Plywood furniture is big business for kids
Browse the Internet looking for plywood furniture for childrens bedrooms and you will come across plenty of designers. Here in South Africa there is plenty of scope for anyone wanting to start out in exactly the same way.
scandinaviandeko.com
Although the standard range of local plywood is of absolute shocking quality, there are suppliers of Birch-faced plywoods here in South Africa, even though these aren't stocked by your average hardware or timber merchant. You can get in touch with Universal Plywoods to find a local suppliers of quality Birch and Spruce plywood.
rafa-kids.com
RaFa-kids originated from the shared dream of two married architects, Agata and Arek. The business of designing furniture for children occurred after the arrival of their own two children and the need for high quality and good looking furniture. Their mission is simply to make good and affordable quality design objects for children.
modmomfurniture.com
Kiersten Hathcock is an ex-marketing executive turned self-taught furniture designer and builder at ModMom. While spending time at home with her kids doing freelance work, she discovered only two supplies of modern style toy boxes, and she set out fill a marketplace void. Over the years, Mod Mom Furniture has not only been featured in magazines, TV shows, and modern design books but is being purchased by families, celebrities, and interior designers from around the globe.
casakids.com
Roberto Gil is an architect who has been designing and manufacturing plywood furniture for children since 1992. Roberto now collaborates with CasaKids to produce an entire range of plywood furniture.
perludi.com
Founder of Perludi, Thomas Maitz, a carpenter and interior designer, says that his children are the biggest motivation and inspiration for the range of sustainable plywood furniture in the Perludi range.
There is a market for quality plywood furniture that is affordable and it would be nice to see more South Africans get involved in this type of manufacturing.