Home Space
Your child’s bedroom is the ideal canvas to
enable creativity and imagination. HEALTH
speaks to Sameera Ameer, owner of Wild
Child Designz, a bespoke furniture design
and interior design brand just for children
about the top ways to create the ideal living
space for your child.
How did you
venture into
children’s design?
Sameera While in unive
rsity, we
had many live projects where we had to
design interiors for children. The process
involved interacting and working with
children, it is was then that I realized
just how much I enjoyed designing for
children as opposed to adults. And then
when I had my own children, I discovered
that I could not find furniture for their
rooms that were unique, modern and
sustainable but not the standard Ikea
and Pottery Barn pieces. This led to the
creation of Wild Child Designz.
What are some key
aspects that you look
for when creating a unit
for a child?
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Sam eera Firstly, functionality, what is the
piece going to be used for and what are the
added requirements? Secondly, I look at the
age of the child, as I would like my client to
get as much use out of the piece as possible.
Thirdly, the size of the space it will be used
in has to be taken into consideration. And
lastly, the aesthetics of the piece, would be
determined by the general theme of the space
it will be used in as well as by the interests of
the child in mind.
What specifically
makes children’s
furniture design
different than
conventional design?
Sameera There is an
element of fantasy and that
appeals to me. I feel fantasy and
imagination are necessary in
such a self-destructive world.
I like designing pieces that
transport you to a different
realm, a kind of happy peaceful
place…