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ATELIER
arredi perfurnishings
l'infanzia
for young children

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ATELIER



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ATELIER
arredi perfurnishings
l'infanzia
for young children

2002
line of furnishings for young children:
infant-toddler centers, preschools, com-
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ATELIER
munity facilities, homes.

produced and sold by

Via F. Turati, 41/A

42020 Quattro Castella, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Tel: +39 0522 887421

fax: +39 0522 887129

E-mail: info@isaff.com

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classroom atelier
13 77

121 131

lunchroom offices
kitchen

piazza entrances
andthresholds
83 109

149 155

dedicatedto
service infants
areas and
toddlers

 Reggio
Children
the pedagogical approach
Reggio Children is the pedagogical consultant for
ATELIER3 and has worked alongside ISAFF with
the aim to develop furnishings inspired by the quality
that characterizes one of the most renowned educatio-
nal experiences in the world: the Municipal Infant-tod-
dler Centers and Preschools of Reggio Emilia, widely
the tradition recognized at the international level as one
ATELIER3 of the most advanced early childhood programs.
is a project by This catalogue, therefore, can also be used as a guide
ISAFF, a leader in on how to use the furnishings in interesting
the field of school and effective ways.
and playground fur-
nishings in Italy that
has been operating
for forty years with colors
continuity and con- The varied “chromascape”
stant growth. ISAFF safety in the ATELIER3 line has
guarantees product All items in the line been designed to create
quality and durabi- fully respect the most an environmental effect that is
lity, constant and recent European Union sunny, pleasant, and amiable;
updated attention to guidelines on safety symphonic, not cacophonic.
safety issues, and in early childhood envi- The premise is that the envi-
flexibility ronments. ronment of a school should be
and speed in re- slightly desaturated in terms
sponding to of color so as to leave room
our customers’ re- for the real chromatic prota-
quests. gonists: the children and their
work. The colors, therefore, are
non-toxic mainly secondary or tertiary,
materials and the primary colors are
The components in used in low saturation, thus
wood have a class E1 creating a chromatic range that
formaldehyde content, is not merely red-yellow-blue
and all paints and but is as complex as
coloring agents the identity of a child.
are non-toxic.

design
The designers are involved
in the most advanced resear-
ch in the field, exchanging
energies with other research durability
studies The durability of all ISAFF furnishings is above
and projects, including the In- average. Furnishings produced over twenty years
dustrial Design Department of ago are still in excellent condition.
Milan Polytechnic Institute
and Domus Academy Resear-
ch Center. maintenance
The materials

quality
and paints used make
the furnishings easy to
maintain. The paints for

features
wood, for example, leave
the wood vein visible and ed
are non-toxic, but can be r o v
p
cleaned with products ap
that are quite strong.
certification
Our company’s opera-
tion fully meets the ISO
9000 standards. In addi-
materials tion, all our furnishings
The line makes use of a wide range of materials: wood have received certifica-
(birch, ash, beech), natural, water-painted or enameled; tion from the CATAS Re-
metals; laminates with different finishes; rubber; lino- search & Development
leum; glass; perforated metal plate; rope; resins; poly- Center
mers. in accordance with the
The range of surface finishes is just as varied: smooth, current UNI standards
textured, undulating, and ridged. The aim is to create a regarding resistance
material landscape that is rich from the sensory point to wear and tear and er-
of view and thus stimulates the developmental proces- gonomic standards. The
ses of the child’s perceptual activity in those years in project designs have
which mental maps and the ability to perceive reality been registered.
are formed.


Pedagogy Reggio
Children
and Furnishing
by Carla Rinaldi

Designing the space of an infant-tod- a human being, in relation with their own level of perceptual sensitivity and com-

dler center or preschool – or perhaps experiences, times, and culture. petence – polysemous and holistic – in

we could say designing any school The quality of the space can therefore be terms of the surrounding space. Their

– means, first and foremost, creating defined in terms of the quantity, quality, immediate receptors are much more

a space of life and of the future. This and development of these relationships. active than they will be in later stages

requires the shared research of pedago- Ensuring the existence and flow of this of life, and they show a great ability to

gy, psychology, architecture, sociology, kind of quality is the primary task of rela- analyze and distinguish reality using sen-

and anthropology, disciplines and fields tional pedagogy and architecture. sory receptors other than those of sight

of knowledge that are called upon to There are certain premises that allow re- and hearing. For this reason, the utmost

state their own epistemologies and to lations to exist, take shape, be qualified, attention should be given to designing

compare their languages. The dialogue and expand, thereby fostering the ge- light and colors, as well as olfactory,

and exchange between these fields, the nerative and self-generating process of auditory and tactile elements.

hybridization of their knowledge and change that guarantees the identity and Important implications derive from the

their uncertainties, generate a kind of the vitality of the school, which is concei- consideration that very young children

research that is open to the contributions ved, above all, as a “place of life.” spend a substantial amount of time

of the most advanced experimentation These premises include the following: seated or lying down, and for a certain

in the spheres of music, choreography, - The awareness that the physical space period move only “on all fours.” This

design, performance, and fashion. can be defined as a language, a very means that greater importance should

Only by working in this way can we strong one, which is a conditioning factor be given to surfaces that are normally

guarantee that the space of the infant- because it is analogic. It speaks accor- treated as merely background elemen-

toddler center or preschool will be in ding to precise cultural conceptions and ts, such as floors, ceilings, thresholds,

itself a research project and therefore deep biological roots. Like every other and walls.

capable, day by day, of taking stock of language, the physical space is therefore - The assumption of the value of the ima-

its own outcomes, the effectiveness of a constituent element of the formation ge of the child as a competent, active,

its language, and its capacity to dialogue of thought. The “reading” of spatial critical subject. A child who is therefore

with the process of becoming that is the language is multisensory and involves “challenging” because he or she produ-

basis of true education. both the remote receptors (eye, ear, ces change and dynamic movement in

This means constructing an empathetic nose) and the immediate receptors for the systems in which he or she is invol-

space that is not only a place of knowle- the surrounding environment (the skin, ved, including the family, the society, and

dge acquisition but is itself a “metaphor membranes, and muscles); it is subjec- the school. A child who produces culture,

of knowledge” which both represents and tive and holistic (tactile, visual, olfactory, values, and rights. A child who is able

suggests possible changes and actions. and kinesthetic). It is modified throughout to assemble and disassemble possible

It is a space that is capable of generating the various phases of life and is strongly realities, to construct metaphors and

its own change, because an ideal space, linked to one’s own culture. creative paradoxes, to construct his or

an ideal pedagogy, an ideal child or hu- - The awareness that young children de- her own symbols and codes while lear-

man being do not exist, but only a child, monstrate an innate and extremely high ning to decode the established symbols


 space can be read by its inhabitants),

transparency but also opacity (where

and when the children are permitted to

remove themselves from adult supervi-

sion and their privacy is respected); the

capacity to stimulate curiosity, actions

and gestures, manipulative and con-

structive skills.

It would be wrong, however, to overem-

phasize the protagonism and identity of

the child per se, because the central

focus is on the relationship between

children and adults. The infant-toddler

center and preschool should be seen

not as a single system but as a system

of systems, a system of relationships

and communication among children,

and codes. A child who, very early in life, ments are therefore defined reciprocally teachers, and parents.

is able to attribute meanings to events to give children the sense of security that In order to be considered truly relational,

and who attempts to share meanings and derives from feeling welcome and valued, this kind of interaction must also extend

stories of meaning. and at the same time to guarantee the to spatial relationships, with interconnec-

Children’s learning paths and processes opportunity for developing all their rela- ting classrooms that are also linked to

thus pass through the relationship with tional potentials. the service areas (kitchen, dining area,

the cultural and scholastic context which, The infant-toddler center and preschool bathrooms) and not separated by corri-

as such, must be a “formative environ- are first of all living spaces that are con- dors or isolated walkways. There should

ment,” an ideal place for development tinuously characterized and modified by be larger, more open spaces (like the

that values these processes. events and stories that are both individual common area or piazza) but also smaller,
Children’s competencies and motivation and social. more confined spaces that foster the

can be either enhanced or inhibited Based on these considerations, we can experience of working in small groups

depending on the receptiveness of the move toward a reconceptualization and or individually.

surrounding context and the awareness reorganization of scholastic architecture These choices of meaning that foster

embodied in its design. Numerous stu- and its furnishings, of the spaces and the environment of relation-interaction

dies have brought to light the importance how they are connected. This also invol- also suggest the need for transparency

of the adult’s role in young children’s ves the capacity of the spaces to accept on the inside (glass walls and windows

development not only by means of direct and support both the “I” and the “we,” that make it possible to orient yourself

and targeted actions but also indirectly, the small group and the large group, in- visually and maintain the spatial relation)

when the adults create educational con- dividual memory and collective memory; and toward the outside.

texts that enable children to utilize their to support the possibility of acting and The pedagogical project must be interwo-

own skills and competence. reflecting on one’s action, the legibility ven with the architectural project in such

The physical and psychological environ- of the space (the extent to which the a way as to support the processes that


take place in this space, the processes
of learning, teaching, sharing, and under-
standing, on the part of all the protagoni-
sts: children, staff, and parents.
The presence of adults (staff and parents)
means organizing spaces and furnishings
that facilitate and support the teachers’
professional work and the staff-parent
relations, including well-equipped mee-
ting rooms, archives, library, and work
tools; in other words, all that is essential
for the daily work of the teachers and
indispensable for supporting the parents’
active involvement in the school.
The aim is to ensure that all three su-
bjects can inhabit the space effectively,
but above all to guarantee their well-
being as creators and users of the space
and what takes place there.
The scholastic institution – infant-toddler
center or preschool – is viewed as a
“living organism” that pulses, changes,
transforms, grows, and matures.
This definition poses an issue that we
would define in terms of the processes of
entropy, or the management of change. A
living organism never remains the same,
and a school for young children is never
the same from one day to the next, so
we must be able to ensure a continuity
of identity within change, a memory of
the past and “memory” of the future.
The school that opens in the morning is
different from the one left the previous
afternoon precisely because of the many
changes that take place during the day.
When choosing materials, for example,
we should carefully evaluate this question
of modifications and changes that leave
traces and memories in the space and in
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the overall environment. The space and
the furnishings have a right to age, and
thus to show the marks of time. It would
be distressing to have a space filled with
“sterile” materials that are impermeable
to time or wear, though obviously the
necessary attention must be given to
maintenance and hygiene.
The idea is that we should avoid any
choice or solution that would make a
school building a sterile place rather than
a living space.
This consideration of desirable change
also regards that which takes place over
the course of the year, the month and,
as we said, the day.
The question lies in how many possibili-
ties there are for the individual child and
the group of children – the protagonists
of the experience – to have a story, to
leave traces, to see that their experien-
ces are given value and meaning. It is
the question of memory, narration, and
documentation as a right and as that
which embodies the vital quality of the
educational space.
The space of an infant-toddler center
(children from 3 months to 3 years
old) requires a number of specific
considerations, while remaining within
the overall educational project shared
with the preschool.
The needs for safety and personaliza-
tion are clearer and more marked in
the infant-toddler center (children from
3 months to 3 years old), as the age
of the children and their perceptual,
cognitive, and affective development
requires a high level of awareness in
terms of the architectural considerations
and qualities. Careful attention should be
given to the organization of the spaces
(niches, more intimate spaces), the
surfaces (the materials used for floors,
walls, ceilings), the perceptual aspects
(sound, smell, and touch, as well as light
and color), and the furnishings and mate-
rials that can best respond to the needs
for safety and the desire for autonomy
expressed by children of this age. The
architecture of the infant-toddler center
must be respectful of the considerable
differences among the individual children
(in terms of identity, rhythms, gender,
habits), but must also satisfy the needs
for discovery, novelty, morphogenesis
and participation that are just as strong
in children of this age, though perhaps
less evident, as in older children.
Most of all, both the infant-toddler cen-
ter and the preschool (as well as other
educational spaces), in order to be truly
a place of production, learning, culture,
and socio-political experimentation, must
be conceived and constructed as a place
of action rather than just words, like a
real “artisan workshop,” which in our
case is a clear cultural reference to the
Italian Renaissance.
Through acting and doing, children are
able to understand the path of their
learning and the organization of their
experience, knowledge, and the meaning
of their relationships with others. Reflec-
ting on one’s actions helps to construct
the differentiation that gives shape to the
knowing subject, the known object, and
the tools of knowing.
Grace and Care Reggio
Children
as Education
Vea Vecchi

that is responsive to the surrounding tied to nostalgic adult stereotypes, but a

reality, should evolve together and be community that investigates and works

oriented by general cultural reference in an atmosphere of creative ferment. A

points and metaphors that are constantly school that daily attempts to develop the

changing. ability to listen to the developmental pro-

During the course of their long history, cesses of children and adults and that is

the Municipal Infant-toddler Centers and open and responsive to the surrounding

Preschools of Reggio Emilia have dedica- culture and reality.

ted a great deal of attention to the physi- In terms of the environment, such a
cal environment, and in various moments school requires an overall project of

have carried out specific research on how theoretical and cultural reference points.

the school space is inhabited. The “Metaproject for an Environment for

The most recent and most important Young Children” research represents for

study was carried out in conjunction with us a sort of virtual space where big and

It may be obvious to point out that the architects and designers from Domus small events originate and from which

inhabited space declares many of the Academy. As described in the resulting they draw reference. The ATELIER3 line

characteristics of its inhabitants and book Children, Spaces, Relations – Me- is one of the more important results of

makes it possible to live day-to-day life in taproject for an Environment for Young this research, an opportunity to give

different ways. But perhaps it is not equal- Children, this study attempted to set concrete shape to the desires we have

ly obvious to note that the philosophical forth the conceptual indications that have had for some time, as well as to improve

declarations of a program are often guided our choices regarding the school and refine these desires.

distorted by the concrete facts. There environment. The project also attempts Based on our sensations and the infor-

are many reasons for this. Perhaps the to provide some information and con- mation obtained from numerous observa-

main one is the fact that, as far as Italy is cepts concerning both the physical and tions and interpretations of how children

concerned, a different value is placed on immaterial qualities of an environment for move about and inhabit the space, we

private and public environments, which young children. informed the project designers and the

consequently do not receive the same Our desire (which is not easily fulfilled but staff of ISAFF of what we considered to

level of attention. As regards children which in any case guides our choices) be the needs of a community of children

and schools in general, the predominant is to create a sort of school-workshop and adults. We received in return a wil-

cultural image is highly reductive. where children and adults together can lingness to listen and a strong, cultured

Given the assumptions stated in Carla explore many materials and ideas simul- sensitivity to materials, light, colors, and

Rinaldi’s introduction concerning the taneously. This means an environment tactile perceptions.

image of the child, a suitable environ- that can be modified easily over the Recent neurobiological studies have

ment should follow simply and naturally. course of a day and over the years, an increasingly confirmed all that has been

Pedagogy and the environment, in a environment that reflects an image of a said about the highly refined sensory

natural process of reciprocal listening community that is not “babyish” and not perception with which we are born. It is

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a patrimony with which we explore and Instead, it proposes a multifunctional

interpret the world, thereby constructing place where children and adults work with

much of our knowledge. This sensory both traditional and modern instruments,

perception is priceless when it is given where they play (with both traditional and

free rein to be experimented with and contemporary toys and games), where

expressed. they talk, listen, eat (hopefully good

Yet how often is this aspect considered food!), and rest (given that rest is also

to be one of the principal elements in considered productive). In other words,

the construction of environments and a place where they live the day, trying to

furnishings? live it with intelligence, care, grace, and

The aesthetic dimension is also a natu- with attention to relationships.

ral part of children’s lives. Mankind has We believe that daily life is a special tea-

always been attracted to beauty; care for cher and that the environment that hosts

our space and hospitality are part of age- this life is fundamental. We are aware

old traditions. We believe that constant that we are talking about a privileged chi-

attention to the environment – what it al- ldhood, about schools and environments

lows, denies, and communicates – must for only a part of the world. Neverthe-

be part of pedagogy and didactics. less, we are convinced that intelligence,

The furniture and objects of the ATELIER 3

care, and attentiveness to childhood are

line bear witness to an attitude common among the most important attitudes for

to the most advanced design research; ensuring that what can be defined as

that is, the aim of giving priority to and privileges actually become rights.

fostering the relationships between We should not be afraid of making

individuals and the environment, with schools that are too beautiful; care and

particular attention paid to the sensory attention to the environment should not

aspects. be regarded as educational waste or a

When seen together, the precision of non-essential aesthetic adjunct.

the shapes, the choice of materials, the In education, attitudes must be given

chromatic range, and the refined details concrete form, not merely preached or

create an environmental landscape quite taught. Democracy, a sense of beauty,

unlike the traditional image of school and care, and attentiveness to others and to

children. the environment should all be experienced

The ATELIER3 project proposes a life concretely, in day-to-day life. Certainly,

environment with an atmosphere that is we hope that our determination to bring

cultured and attentive to the intelligences grace and beauty into schools will be

and sensibilities that are inborn in each the seed for attitudes that will continue

one of us. It is not an environment that is over time, at least to some degree, and

categorized strictly as a school, nor does that will foster the construction of places

it simulate a home or an 18th century where living is pleasantly intelligent.

village, with all the resulting stereotypes.

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classroom

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aula

basic tables, basic chairs, quadra storage units in cream sycamore

The ATELIER3 line is made up of 150 different items (all designs are
registered) featuring a very simple basic design, linear shapes, and
pure volumes. The variations are primarily in the materials and colors, and
the maximum attention has been given to detail.
Though the furnishings have been designed for certain types of
environments and functions, they easily lend themselves to being
used in spaces and for functions that differ from those illustrated in
this catalog.
This approach allows for and represents one of the spatial principles
stated in the book Children, Spaces, Relations (Reggio Children,
1998) based on research conducted by Reggio Children and
Domus Academy; that is, the absence of a hierarchical relationship
between the different areas of a school, where the classroom and
the entrance, the archives and the piazza, the bathrooms and the
offices, all have the same importance, and where the school itself is
transformed into a big workshop for children’s own exploration and
learning.
The range of products includes a number of basic elements: tables,
chairs, and quadra storage units, which are illustrated first. low tondo table, quadra storage units in blue, metacrylic mailboxes

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classroom

The future of schools will increasingly be

based on group learning. The classroom

space must therefore enable a number of

work activities to take place at the same

time, respect the differences between

these activities, and be flexible. It should

be possible to divide the classroom into

multiple work-spaces that are soundproofed,

where possible, and well equipped in order

to allow for different activities.

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quadra storage units, studio table, sorriso chairs classroom
basic table and chairs with frame in midnight blue

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tables
The ATELIER3 line includes various types
of tables: with frame in wood or metal,
and with different types of tops and
surface finishes (wood, laminate, linoleum,
glass, mirror) which in some models are
interchangeable.
All models are available in different heights
(45, 50, 56, 75 cm), that is, from infant-
toddler sizes to adult sizes.
See pp. 28-37

chairs
The line of chairs is also varied: in wood
or metal and laminate, with different seat
heights (25, 28, 33, 46 cm) and colors.
The variety of colors and materials makes
it possible to combine tables and chairs
in different ways to create different
environments based on a certain color
scheme, but without limiting the possible
combinations.
See pp. 38-47

quadra storage
units
Storage units for different purposes:
archives or shelves, containers for the
children’s personal portfolios, toy boxes. The
units can be open, closed, or with drawers,
and can be placed along the walls or in the
center of a room to create separate areas.
A versatile system of elements for any type
of environment, from the lunchroom to the
classroom, at school or at home, quadra is
just one type of storage unit in the ATELIER3
line.

sorriso chair

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quadrastorageunits

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 quadra storage units
Structure in melamine chipboard with matching edges in ABS, quadra cupboard
doors in laminate or water-painted birch, with 105° opening, with doors
drawers in beech plywood covered in laminate, exterior frame and two inside shelves
in water-painted ash with rounded edges, leather pulls, plastic 120 x 42 x 110 cm
spacer feet.

Modular units in heights accessible to children.

The back is made of the same material and color so that
the units can also be used in the center of a room.

Five models:
quadra 27
quadra cupboard (art. 570) for 27 personal portfolios
Basic storage unit with doors. The children can use it to 120 x 42 x 110 cm
store toys, work, and materials without needing an adult’s
assistance.

quadra 27 (art. 574)

Storage unit with 27 portfolio shelves (standard size), one
for each child to use for his or her personal possessions.

quadra unit with cabinets and drawers (art. 572)

Storage unit with cabinets and drawers, same functions
as above. quadra with cabinets
and drawers
quadra 12 (art. 573) customized combinations
Storage unit with 12 cubbyholes for crates that children 120 x 42 x 110 cm
can use unassisted.
cubbyhole crate (art. 986)

quadra shelf unit (art. 571)

Open unit for the objects and materials
used every day.

quadra shelf unit quadra 12

120 x 42 x 110 cm 12 cubbyholes
120 x 42 x 110 cm

cubbyhole crate
34.5 x 41 x 23 cm

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quadra storage units

The classroom-workshop needs to be

furnished with pieces that take into

account the basic uses but also lend

themselves to flexibility and change. The

furniture itself can be used to partition

the space to create separate areas that

can change over time. The furniture

has to be managed and used both by quadra storage units, cream sycamore series

the teachers and by the children with

no hierarchy, so it needs to be easily

accessible from the point of view of

both size and ergonomics, and allow

independent use by the children when

adults are not present.

The archetypal shape of the square is

the basis for storage units that hold in-

dividual spaces, like children’s portfolios

and personal storage boxes, spaces for quadra storage units, green sycamore series
small toys and board games, for books

and magazines, for various work tools,

and so on. Some of these containers are

open, some are protected.

quadra storage units, blue series serseries

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quadra storage units, cream sycamore series
quadra storage units, blue series
quadra storage units, green sycamore series
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structure
melamine chipboard, cream sycamore finish
melamine chipboard, green sycamore finish
laminate with blue ridged finish
frame
turquoise beech
rosy ash beech
doors
cream sycamore laminate
green sycamore laminate
wisteria laminate
willow green birch
structure
frame
doors
cream sycamore series
. quadra cupboard (art. 570)
cream sycamore structure and doors, rosy ash frame
. quadra 12 (art. 573)
cream sycamore structure and partitions, rosy ash frame
. quadra 27 (art. 574)
cream sycamore structure and partitions, rosy ash frame
. quadra shelf unit (art. 571)
cream sycamore structure and partitions, rosy ash frame
. quadra unit with cabinets and drawers (art. 572)
cream sycamore structure, cabinets and drawers, rosy ash frame
green sycamore series
. quadra cupboard with wood doors (art. 570)
green sycamore structure, turquoise frame, willow green wood doors
. quadra cupboard with laminate doors (art. 570)
green sycamore structure and doors, turquoise frame
. quadra 12 (art. 573)
green sycamore structure and partitions, turquoise frame
. quadra 27 (art. 574)
green sycamore structure and partitions, turquoise frame
. quadra shelf unit (art. 571)
green sycamore structure and partitions, turquoise frame
. quadra unit with cabinets and drawers (art. 572)
green sycamore structure, cabinets and drawers, turquoise frame
blue series
. quadra cupboard with wood doors (art. 570)
blue laminate structure, with green interior, turquoise frame, willow
green wood doors
. quadra cupboard with laminate doors (art. 570)
blue laminate structure, turquoise frame, wisteria laminate doors
. quadra 12 (art. 573)
blue laminate structure, green partitions, turquoise frame
. quadra 27 (art. 574)
blue laminate structure, green partitions, turquoise frame
. quadra unit with cabinets and drawers (art. 572)
blue laminate structure, wisteria cabinets and drawers, turquoise frame
 quadra cupboard, green sycamore series

The back of the quadra units is finished and

edged in shockproof ABS, which means the
units can be placed in the center of a room.
The back of the unit can also be covered
with a reflecting film, a blackboard, or a
sheet of corkboard.

The handles are in treated leather with satin

finish aluminum hooks. The leather provides
softness and deformability, guaranteeing
safety when bumped. The leather and the
frame in beech painted with matte water-
base pigments provide soft touch elements,
which gives more textural richness to a
type of furniture that is often built using only
“hard,” smooth materials such as laminate,
painted wood, and metal.

The cubbyholes in the quadra units are

based on the size of the normal folders
and binders available on the market,
which can be easily replaced when worn out.

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quadra basic cabinet with drawers, quadra 12 basic unit, quadra basic cupboard

quadra basic
A simplified version of the quadra storage unit. The basic
units have no finishing frame and the doors and drawers
are flush with the structure. The ABS edges match the
cream sycamore finish laminate. The absence of a frame
means that costs are reduced and that different units can
be more easily placed side by side. Like the quadra units,
they can be placed either along a wall or in the middle of
a room to divide the space into separate areas.
Structure, partitions, shelves and doors in cream
storage units: quadra 27 basic, quadra basic cupboard, quadra 12 basic
sycamore finish. Dimensions: 120 x 40 x 110 cm.
Five models as described on page 20.
. quadra 27 basic (art. 583)
. quadra 12 basic (art. 582)
. quadra basic cupboard (art. 580)
. quadra basic shelf unit (art. 584)
. quadra basic cabinet with drawers (art. 581)

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classroomquadrabasicstorageunits
quadra basic cupboard, quadra 27 basic, quadra basic cabinet with drawers, quadra 12 basic

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 basic tables and chairs; bookcase

classroom tables and chairs

The tables and chairs in the ATELIER3 line

tableschairs
are based on very simple, solid, basic
lines that create a simple backdrop for
the principal actors: the children
and their work.
The objective of this line is to create
basic furnishings (tables, chairs, sto-
rage units) with a singular yet discreet
presence that create an aesthetic base,
giving the environment a background
flavor. The colors have low saturation,
the materials are full-bodied, and the lines
are simple; furniture that is cheerful but
tables, chairs, and children not “noisy.”
Tables in particular are seen as instru-
Each shape of table lends itself to different kinds of relationships between individuals:
ments for the children to use
a square table creates equidistant positions in space; a rectangular table places pairs in their work, which is complex, profes-
sional. The tabletops are not excessively
in spatial roles; two rectangles placed side by side gather together a large group of
dominant chromatically.
children; a round table perceptually fosters convivial situations. They are versatile, specialized for cut-
ting, working with transparent materials,
All these relational possibilities should be present in the school. Some adult-height tables
or other activities, and some are inter-
should also be present in the areas dedicated to the children. changeable.

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metamorfosi table studio table basic table
The particular feature of this table is the This table’s primary feature is modularity. This table is characterized by essentiality,
interchangeable tabletop. Each tabletop The tabletop mounted flush with the lightness, and a minimalist design. Like the
has a different surface material to be used structure means that a number of tables studio model, the basic table is very solid
according to specific needs. This enables can be placed side by side to create and easy to place in any environment in
the teacher to choose the surface that is a large continuous work surface that combination with other pieces.
most appropriate for a particular activity. facilitates larger projects such as murals It gives a lean aesthetic dimension to the
In addition, by turning the tabletop over, and sequences. Two tables together form a space.
the classroom’s chromatic landscape can square. The solid minimalist design makes
art. 861
be changed. it easy to integrate this table into many
Frame in epoxy powder painted tubular metal,
types of environments.
art. 868 tabletop in high-pressure laminate screwed on
Frame in water-painted solid beech. Reversible art. 878 flush with the frame, with rounded edges in
tabletop set into the frame can be changed as Frame in water-painted solid beech, tabletop matching color ABS.
desired. in high-pressure laminate, edges in matching 140 x 75 cm x various heights
140 x 72 cm x various heights ABS. S - h 45 cm
S - h 45 cm 140 x 75 cm x various heights M - h 50 cm
M - h 50 cm S - h 45 cm L - h 56 cm
L - h 56 cm M - h 50 cm XL - cm 75 (adult)
XL - h 75 cm (adult) L - h 56 cm
Frame:
Available tabletops
.
XL - h 75 cm (adult) . light silver
wood + linoleum
Available tabletops
. midnight blue
amber yellow water-painted wood on one side,
blue-gray DLW linoleum on the other
. wisteria laminate Available tabletops:
.
. laminate: yellow + sycamore
. gray laminate
.
wisteria laminate

Yellow laminate on one side, cream sycamore

. cloud gray laminate
.
gray laminate

laminate on the other

. cream sycamore laminate
.
cloud gray laminate
cream sycamore laminate
. laminate: wisteria + blue . glass for XL model (h 75 cm - adult)
Wisteria laminate on one side, blue maple
laminate on the other
. glass: two sheets

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metamorfosi table

studio table

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basic table

metamorfosi table; detail of leaves placed between the two glass sheets

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 metamorfosi table
On this table the transition from the work surface
to the frame is shifted inwards, with two positive results:
- the corners are rounded, providing safety and comfort
- the tabletop can be easily substituted.
The natural beech is pigmented with non-toxic matte
water-base paints that leave the wood grain visible,
giving it a rosier appearance. The tabletop is edged in ABS
to prevent the infiltration of liquids.

basic table
The basic tables with metal frame have tops edged in
ABS that are rounded according to EU safety regulations.
This makes it possible to have clean, linear shapes while
guaranteeing the safety of children and adults.

tabletops in linoleum
The tabletops are available in wood, laminate, or linoleum.
Linoleum is an environmentally friendly material composed of natural
raw materials: jute, linseed oil, resin, cork, calcareous stone,
and wood pulp. These materials are all regenerating, or in any case
are available in such quantities that they are not at risk of depletion.
Linoleum is long-lasting and of high aesthetic quality. It reflects light
softly and is pleasantly soft to the touch, in spite of its solidity.
It is an ideal work surface for cutting.

studio table
The tabletops and frames are assembled with no
protuberances. This means that it is easy to place
the tables side by side to form large work surfaces.
The laminate tabletops are edged in matching color ABS.

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 tables high tondo table, birch tabletop with leaf pattern

metamorfosi conference table, wisteria top

tondo table
art. 880
Base in silver perforated metal plate, round tabletop in water-
painted birch or MDF and laminate, with rounded edges.
Diameter: 112 cm. Height: 35 cm or 56 cm.
Available tabletops:
• amber yellow birch with textured leaf pattern
basic conference table, light printwood top • natural finish birch
• cloud gray MDF and laminate
• sand color MDF and laminate

The mesh base gives a sense of lightness because

it does not block the view of the floor, which makes
this table ideal for use in smaller spaces.
The birch tabletop has a leaf pattern in the same
color, like traces of fallen leaves.
See pp. 35, 58, 59.

basic conference table, dark printwood top

square metamorfosi table

conference tables
Both the metamorfosi and basic tables are also
available as conference tables. The finishes are
refined without sacrificing the sturdiness and easy
cleaning necessary for a worktable.

metamorfosi conference table

art. 870
Frame in pigmented beech, feet caps in ABS to protect
flooring. Inset tabletop in water-painted birch, periwinkle
on one side and pomegranate red on the other.
Dimensions: 200 x 100 x 75 cm
square metamorfosi
basic conference table
table
art. 863 art. 869
Frame in light silver epoxy powder painted tubular metal, Frame in water-painted solid beech.
tabletop in high-pressure laminate, edged in matching color Tabletop set into the frame, usable on both sides:
ABS. cream sycamore laminate and cloud gray laminate.
Tabletops in light printwood laminate, dark printwood laminate, Alternate version with fixed mirror tabletop.
or mahogany laminate. Dimensions: 90 x 90 cm; height: 45, 50, 56 cm.
Dimensions: 200 x 100 x 75 cm See pp. 80, 81.

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basic conference table, height 75 cm, light printwood tabletop

square metamorfosi table, height 56 cm, cream sycamore tabletop

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metamorfosi conference table, height 75 cm, periwinkle tabletop

tondo table, height 56 cm, amber yellow birch tabletop with leaf pattern

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 sorriso chair
art. 777
In birch pigmented with water paints.
Caps in ABS to protect the feet.
Colors: honey, amber yellow, willow green.
Models:
wooden chairs
• S - seat h 25 cm
32.5 x 36 x 25/51 cm
• M - seat h 28 cm Chairs are the most quantitatively
32.5 x 36 x 28/55 cm
important elements in a school, pre-
• L - seat h 33 cm
32.5 x 36 x 33/60.5 cm sent in large numbers and the most

Wooden chair with surface varnish
that lets the wood grain show throu-
gh. The colors are in low satura-
tion. A special treatment gives the
finish a soft appearance and makes
it non-toxic as well
as easy to clean, as it withstands
solvents as well as commercial
cleaning products. The smile-sha-
ped cut in the backrest
(“sorriso” is “smile” in Italian) ser-
ves as a handle.
frequently visible. This is why they
need to be functional but also capa-
ble of communicating the identity of
a school that is mindful of relations
and aesthetics.
It is a nice effect when the chairs, like
these with the cut in the backrest,
seem to smile and also suggest
movement. They should contribute

to a “seating landscape” where the

elements that stand out are the

joyfulness and energy typical of

young children.

sorriso chair, colors: honey, amber yellow, willow green

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metalchairs
metal chairs
Precisely because chairs, along with tables,
are the most numerous design elements in a
school, there should be a number of different
models in the environment.
In the case of metal chairs, the different seat
heights communicate the idea of a commu-
nity of children and adults who live and work
together in a democratic relationship.
The satiny silver color metal helps create a
contemporary atmosphere, which a school
should always communicate, a sign of being
attuned to the surrounding cultural reality.
From research conducted in the Reggio Emilia
schools, we identified a range of heights and
of ratios between the seat and the table. The-
se measurements will change over time as
the average height of children changes, given
the trend in recent years towards an increase.
We have thus decided to keep an eye on this
particular aspect and to make production
changes in the future when necessary.
Our research also revealed a strong prefe-
rence on the part of the children to use not
only the table and chairs appropriate for their
height but also those designed for adults.
basic chair with light silver frame, seat in blue, wisteria, cloud gray, gray, or cream sycamore laminate
basic chair
art. 765
Models:
Epoxy powder painted metal frame in light
S - seat h 25 cm; 34 x 35 x 25/51 cm
silver or midnight blue. Laminate seat and
M - seat h 28 cm; 34 x 35 x 28/53 cm
backrest. Noiseless rubber feet caps.
L - seat h 33 cm; 34 x 35 x 33/58 cm
The design is simple. The structure XL (adult) - seat h 46 cm; 42 x 44 x 46/83 cm
of the backrest is separated from the
seat by spacers set at a 45° angle
frame: light silver metal
midnight blue metal
to increase stability and improve the
ergonomics of the seat, as well as to
seat and backrest: cream sycamore laminate
maintain a linear lateral design.
cloud gray laminate
The seat heights are based on blue laminate
specific research carried out in the wisteria laminate
municipal preschools of Reggio Emilia gray laminate
and on an analysis of the ergonomic
indications provided by the EU regar-
ding seat heights for children.
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 metalchairs

The basic chairs

can be stacked.
The spacers
placed at a
45° angle with
respect to
the sides of the
seat,
the straight back
legs,
and the tilted
backrest make
the operation
simple and make
the stack of
chairs visually
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 The design of the basic chair
is simple and contemporary.
Among the small modifications
made to the traditional models,
we avoided the inclination
of the legs so that the visual
and spatial dimensions coincide
and so that the chair becomes
archetypal. The goal was
to dignify one of the most com-
mon types of chairs
in public institutions and to faci-
litate integrating this chair with
other similar types of chairs.

The seat and

backrest in bent bee-
chwood and plastic
laminate are shaped
to follow the contour
of the metal frame
and are finished
with rounded edges.
The back part of
the frame is joined
to the seat with
spacers placed at
a 45° angle.

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 stool
art. 778
Base in light silver metal, seat in natural
varnished beech, black noiseless feet caps
embedded in the legs.
42 x 42 x 58/68 cm

Adjustable height. The joining ring

has a purely ergonomic function;
it can be used as a foot rest
and facilitates the correct posture
of the spinal column.
adjustable height stool

sorriso bench
art. 792
In periwinkle pigmented birch,
with noiseless feet caps.
110 x 36 x 30/60 cm

The bench is an extension of the

sorriso chair, with the same lateral
contour but 110 cm in length.
The cuts in the backrest serve
as handles.

sorriso bench

bent beechwood chair

bent beechwood chair

art. 771
Chromed steel frame, seat in natural bent beechwood.
50 x 48 x 46/83 cm

Stackable chair with noiseless feet caps

and spacers to protect the seat during stacking.

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beechwood chair
art. 768
In solid beech, completely assembled with dowels
and glue.
34.5 x 34.5 x 33/59 cm

Traditional design chair, ideal as

a complement to pre-existing furnishings
with similar aesthetic characteristics.

beechwood chair

folding chairs
art. 774
SHAFT folding chair, APOLLO model, resin molded,
lightweight, in translucent blue and milk white.
47 x 52 x 42/82 cm

Folding chair, useful in conditions of limited

space or when setting up for parties, mee-
tings, workshops, etc.

folding chair

rocking chair
art. 761
In natural bamboo.
61 x 120 x 42/100 cm

Rocking chair for resting in the classroom,

rocking infants, or reading. This different
type of seating adds a variation to the
relations between child and adult, and also
offers comfortable seating for the teacher.

rocking chair in bamboo

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corner tier unit and modulo storage units in green melamine chipboard

assembly spaces

Children at school construct a world of relationships that requires moments of privacy and moments

together as a group, including class assemblies. What do tiers represent and what function do

they have in the classroom? They become a special place, a point of attraction, where the children

gather together and cohabit in different ways. Some children use the tiers to play with building

blocks, others sit and chat, others lie down and look around, still others use the steps as jumping-off

points. In certain moments of the day this becomes the place where the children gather together

for the assembly to discuss or to listen, and the corner shape supports this community “forum.”

The elements can also have other practical uses, such as storage for materials, thereby making

the space more interesting.

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tier unit
Structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard,
edges in matching color ABS, seating surface
in blue-gray DLW linoleum, storage containers
in wood with front panel in cream sycamore laminate
and window in Plexiglas.
• art. 788
Simple tier, 200 x 42/95 x 28/58 cm
• art. 785
Corner tier, overall dimensions:
300 x 300 cm; depth 42/95 cm; height 28/58 cm

Besides providing group seating, this

multi-level unit has two basic functions:
it provides a place with varying heights
-– low, medium, and high – and serves as simple tier unit, quadra unit in blue, 3D square wall shelf, mailbox unit with 6-box horizontal rows
a storage unit for toys, objects, and tools.
The tier unit becomes a point of departure
for movement from the floor level upward.
It is a special place where the children
explore their relationship with space, as well
as a point of attraction, a focal point that is
ideal for group activities.
The higher levels can be used for storing
mattresses, cushions, blankets, and so
on, while the lower levels can be used for
storing toys. The containers slide out
and are easy for the children to access
and handle. The round window lets you see
what’s inside.
The linoleum surface is soft to the touch,
easily washable and environmentally frien-
dly. The upper opening is controlled
by jackscrews to prevent accidental finger
pinching.

simple tier unit, straight element with pull-out toy boxes, mailbox 27 unit with panel

simple tier unit composed

of two pieces

corner tier unit composed of two simple tier elements

and four joining pieces

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modular platforms

platforms
Structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, surface in blue-gray DLW linoleum.
Parts that open have magnet fastenings.

Box-like elements to create floors at different heights, “landscapes”

to climb, explore, and experiment with, for playing in groups
or for sleeping. The upper section is also a storage unit
(for nap mattresses, toys, tools, and so on).
The platforms have different though equally important roles
in the infant-toddler center and in the preschool.

platforms in different configurations

• art. 802 Linoleum
Low element Linoleum is soft to the touch, highly resistant,
150 x 75 x 16 cm easy to clean, and pleasing to the eye,
in this case, with a matte blue-gray color (varia-
• art. 803
ble because it’s natural).
High element
Linoleum is composed of natural raw materials
150 x 75 x 31 cm
One end can be opened
(jute, linseed oil, resin, cork, calcareous stone,
for storage. wood pulp) which are all regenerating, or in any
case are available in such quantities that they
are not at risk of depletion. It is therefore an
environmentally friendly material.

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about platforms

The floor is a privileged sur-

face for young children, fre-

quently inhabited and used

in many different ways. The

floor space should therefore

be complex, diversified, and

of varying heights, creating

alternative plays on space

and situations.

It is also important for the

surface material to be plea-

sant because it is in contact

a group situation
with the child’s whole body.

Our platforms have thus

been designed in modules

so that they can be as-

sembled in different ways

and with different levels,

enabling the creation of

multiple “landscapes” ba-

sed on the spaces and on

the children’s desires. The

linoleum surface gives a mailbox unit, three vertical elements

pleasant tactile sensation.

mailbox unit
In satin finish metacrylic, 3 mm thick, with flap doors.
Photo holder on request.
• art. 926
mailbox unit - 27 boxes with panel 230 x 22 x 70 cm
• art. 927
mailbox unit - three-box vertical elements 20 x 20 x 60 cm
• art. 928
mailbox unit - six-box horizontal elements 20 x 118 x 20 cm

These units are designed for classroom mai-

lboxes, where each child has his or her own
box for receiving messages, gifts, and invita-
tions. The mailboxes can be personalized with
the child’s name and/or I.D. photo. The satin
finish lets you see only the colors and shapes
a special place to sleep of what’s inside. The mailboxes can also
be used in the school offices, bathrooms,
kitchen, and so on. Available in sets of three.

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classroommini-atelier

studio tables, sorriso chairs in amber yellow, easels, multipurpose carts, bookshelves

basic tables with light silver frame and wisteria top, basic chairs in various colors

the mini-atelier

The mini-atelier is a special work area that is part of each

classroom, specially equipped for experimenting with and

manipulating materials. It is an extra space in or adjacent to

the classroom that has a strong and positive influence on the

way teachers and children work on a daily basis, providing

a dedicated space for working in small groups on various

projects.

The mini-atelier is often a small space with room for a me-

dium-sized group of children (maximum 8), and is partially

soundproof. It is fully equipped with various materials to

create a high quality context and motivation for exploring and

constructing. Both the furnishings and the equipment must be

conceived in such a way as to enhance the workshop nature

of the space: large tables with reversible surfaces, furniture on

wheels, and finishes that are appropriate for the type of use.
work in a mini-atelier

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carts
Water-painted birch structure. Interchangeable
shelves, wheels with brakes. Handles on request.
Colors: amber yellow, honey.
50 x 86 x 64.5 cm (measurements without handles)

A series of carts formed of a basic element

on which other parts for specialized uses
can be mounted: shelves and partitions for
paint pots, brushes, markers and flat sheet
storage; shelf with waterproof basin for
water, sand, or clay; shelf for TV, stereo, or
computer. A family of carts on wheels for
environments where many different activities
take place during the course of the day.

carts in three versions: TV or computer cart, paper/paint cart, cart with basins for water and clay
light table with cylinder base, detail of light switch light table with side panels

light table
Blue laminate frame with base in perforated metal
plate, epoxy powder painted silver. Alternate base
with blue laminate side panels. Opal glass work
surface, three 36W florescent lights.
light table with perforated metal plate base:
140 x 70 x 72 cm
140 x 70 x 53 cm
light table with laminate side panels
140 x 70 x 65 cm
• art. 842 - lighted top
• art. 964 - perforated metal plate base
• art. 965 - laminate side panels

Tabletop in satin finish safety glass back-lit

with fluorescent lights, based on professio-
nal photographers’ light tables.
A lighted surface where children can play
with transparent, translucent, or opaque
materials, fabrics and knits that produce
landscapes of shadows, and sheer mate-
rials that create colored shadows
and transparent colors.
The safety glass top makes it possible
to cut, engrave, and work directly
on the surface without scratching it.
The light table is also a work surface for
adults, for selecting photographic images
and assembling documentation. It can
also create mood lighting at low energy
consumption.
The light table is available with two types
of bases: a cylinder in silver perforated
metal plate or with side panels. The cylinder
base table can be used anywhere and
leaves greater visual continuity with the
flooring; placing it so that the light passes
through the base creates interesting effects
of light and shadow.
light table with perforated metal plate base; wall shelving units

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light table with silver perforated metal plate cylinder base

children’s play and work with the light table

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 moveable display
rack
art. 620
In silver perforated metal plate with birch side
panels pigmented periwinkle, on wheels.
104 x 40 x 98 cm

Storage/display unit for magazines,

books, paper materials. On wheels, it is
easy to move the unit from one place to
another to display documentation or as a
support to reading activities and games.
The bottom shelf can be used for other
objects as well.

moveable display rack

slide screen
art. 844
Vertical screen in white oilcloth, telescopic.
210 x 8 x 193 cm, box 8 x 8 cm

shadow screen
art. 845
Vertical screen in white fabric, telescopic.
120 x 300 cm

Screens for projecting, one professional

and one standard. The latter can also be
used for shadow games or for back-projec-
tions when placed in the middle of a room.
screen for projecting and for shadow play, in white cloth slide screen in oilcloth

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 carts
paper/paint cart TV/computer cart

mobile furniture

It’s good to have furniture that can be

moved around, to keep nearby when

children are building with three-dimen-

sional materials, painting, eating, and so

on; to hold oversized materials for easy

access, or to store heavier materials,

or simply as a support surface for a

TV or VCR. The list could go on and on.

In a school the activities are so varied,

basic cart
so many, so flexible and unpredictable

The carts can be customized by adding elements to the basic model. that storage on wheels has become
- basic model, composed of structure with two shelves, on wheels,
indispensable.
in amber yellow pigmented birch
- partitions in beechwood And when the carts have mirrored
- shelves in honey color birch
sides, the children have an
- amber yellow shelf with white ABS basins for water and clay
- amber yellow birch surface for computer or TV, flush with the edge additional opportunity for perceptual
of the structure
experimentation: the world in motion
- chrome handle 39 x 4 cm
- mirror reflected.

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 carts mirror
Water-painted birch structure. Amber • art. 989
yellow and honey. Interchangeable mirrored sides
shelves and wheels.
50 x 86 x 64.5 cm Reflecting mirror sheet,
• art. 592 unbreakable, with no
basic cart sharp edges, applied on
• art. 593 request to the sides of
paper/paint cart the cart. The cart thus
• art. 594
becomes an element
TV/computer cart
for visual experimentation
• art. 595
with which the child
cart with basins
explores the world of
basic cart
The handle is available on request.
reflections in motion and
• art. 970 - chromed metal handle can be directly involved
in understanding, as well
Carts are mobile furniture in as changing, the rules
harmony with a number of the of the game.
characteristics of flexibility of
mirrored sides, on request
our contemporary lifestyles.
Certain activities are no longer
carried out only in certain
places; indeed, the form-function
relationship is crumbling in every
paper/paint cart area.
The last few decades have
witnessed the progressive
fluidification of spatial “zoning” in
interiors. Technological inno-
vations (computer technology,
partitions in wood for paper/paint cart
telecommunications, Internet)
and the subsequent new objects
and new models of thinking have
led to our carrying out many
different activities in the same
place, at different moments:
TV/computer cart eating at the office, working
at home or on the train, social
gatherings at the gym.
At school, where different activities
have always coexisted, this kind
of hybridization is even stronger. detail of waterproof ABS basins
The furnishings have to be flexi-
ble and transformable to adapt
to, and also reflect, this new
way of using space.
Among the many pieces of
furniture in the ATELIER3 line on
cart with basins wheels, the archetypal element
remains the cart – multipurpose
or customized – which becomes
a helpful “guardian angel.”
chromed metal handle, on request

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classroomthirdspace

the third space

A third space in the classroom is a privilege for the children that should

be present whenever possible. In addition to the mini-atelier, the “third

space” is another possible small, equipped work area that can be used

for music, or perhaps other activities, or simply for quiet play.

It’s a place to be alone or in silence, in a cozier dimension; a place where

you can take a break from a social sphere which, though important,

requires a lot of energy and can sometimes become tiring.

onda bench, semi-sphere mirror, mesh bookcase, carts, hanging plant disk

for the third space

All the furnishings in the ATELIER3 line share the characteristic that they can be used in many detail of the tondo table with leaf pattern
parts of the school. Some pieces, however, are more appropriate for this special space that has
a name that’s not really a name: the “third space.” This is a quiet space that is always created
in an improvised, “hands-on” fashion in the schools, to which we try to give a particular image
and a pleasant functionality. The furnishings presented here are not specifically for this space
but have the characteristics of function, color, material, and above all relational qualities that
seem to be suited to experimenting with a new image for the “third space.”

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 onda benches facing each other
onda benches in a row

onda bench onda bench rotated 90°

art. 790
In willow green water-painted birch.
130 x 34 x 30 cm

The onda bench is a very

simple element obtained by
curving the basic rectilinear
tondo table
onda benches in sequence art. 880
model. The ergonomic cha-
Base in silver perforated
racteristics remain unchanged,
metal plate, round tabletop
while the curved shape makes
in water-painted birch or
it possible MDF and laminate, with
to better organize certain as- rounded edges.
sembly situations and groups. Diameter: 112 cm.
By placing the benches in Height: 35 cm or 56 cm.
different ways Available tabletops:
you can create a cozier atmo- • amber yellow birch with
sphere that fosters dialogue or textured leaf pattern
simulate a theater. By moving • natural finish birch

and arranging the benches, the • cloud gray MDF

and laminate
children have more oppor-
• sand color MDF and
tunities to create relational
laminate
landscapes. Another type of
seating that is lower and has
The tondo (round)
a backrest can be created by
table fosters a
turning the bench up at a 90°
conversation situation
angle.
quadra wall units in blue, low tondo table, 3D shelf, six-element mailbox unit that has no hierarchy,
that is informal and
low tondo table with leaf patterned birch tabletop and modulo wall units variable. It is ideal
for group work.
The tondo table

modulo wall units is available in two

versions: a low table
In cream sycamore or green sycamore for seating on the
melamine chipboard, with matching ABS edges. floor “Japanese style,”
Two models: and a high table
• art. 565 for traditional seating
Module with cross partitions, no back
on chairs.
• art. 566
Module with central partition, with back
70 x 40 x 70 cm

Modular elements that are simple,

lightweight, and stackable.
They can be used to form wall storage
units of different shapes and can also
be used to section off a room with
or without visual transparency.
They can also be used to cover a wall
entirely and create a new room.

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 modulo

islands

The third space is a place where you can “recharge your

social batteries.” The many hours spent at school and the

number of children present mean that taking a break from

the universe of relations is not just useful but necessary.

There should be islands throughout the school where quiet

activities can take place, either in silence or with music. The

furniture must allow the spaces to be easily sectioned off to

create areas that are visually/acoustically isolated and also

provide storage space for all the special equipment (like mu-

sical instruments). The furniture must also be multipurpose,

like that in the rest of the school.

The solid archetypal shape of the square helps to create

a serene atmosphere. The composition of the modules is

extremely free, fun, and flexible, and can be easily modified

to meet various needs and desires. The fact that some mo-

dules have a back and others do not means that intriguing

plays of transparency and lightness can be created in the

environment.

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modulo wall units
Cream or green sycamore melamine chipboard structure with matching
ABS edges. Two models:
• art. 565
module with cross partition, no back - 70 x 40 x 70 cm
• art. 566
module with central partition, with back - 70 x 40 x 70 cm
• art. 997
base for module, in cream or green sycamore melamine chipboard - h 5.5 cm
• art. 990
top for 3 modules, in matching color with ABS edges

The modulo system includes modular elements that can be

mixed and matched, set side by side, or stacked to create wall
storage units that are always different and suited to specific needs.
The system is made up of only two basic elements, both of
which are 70 x 70 cm with a depth of 40 cm. One element has
a central partition, which can be used horizontally as a shelf
or vertically, with no back, and the other element has a cross
partition, with closed back.

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onda benches in serpentine configuration
onda benches in an interior courtyard
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onda bench
art. 790
Structure in willow green water-painted birch.
130 x 34 x 30 cm
The onda (wave) benches are useful for creating
varied types of seating to emphasize certain
situations and make them more visible:
as theater seating for events and performances
or for the morning assembly; in a serpentine
configuration, which provides many corners for
conversation, depending on how the children use
them; or facing each other for more intimate,
private conversations.
Although these uses are possible with the other
rectilinear benches, the curved shape facilitates
and supports certain situations and also repre-
sents them by reinforcing their “shape”
and making them communicable.
Like all simple furniture elements, the onda
benches can be used in various ways and in
any area of the school, from the entrance to the
classrooms, from the piazza to the bathrooms.
The minimalist design, like that of most of the
elements in the ATELIER3 line, leaves room
for movement and interpersonal relationships
(children, adults) without imposing a specific use
or emotional interpretation; that is, they are not
forcedly cheerful, in primary colors (red-yellow-
blue). The dialogues and the relationships of
young children are not, in fact, always carefree
but can also be (and fortunately so) intense,
worried, curious, concentrated, sympathetic,
adventurous, emotional, silent, and so on.
periscope
art. 940
Monobloc structure in pomegranate
red water-painted birch.
20 x 20 x 100 cm

With a simple play of mirrors,

the periscope allows you to see around
corners, behind walls, beyond barriers.
This game provides an opportunity
to experiment with visual perception,
with mirrored reflections, and with tricks
on the eyes (as in the photo on the right,
where the red vase seems to have
a yellow base, but it is actually
the transposed image of the vase
on the other end).

periscope

3D mirror unit
art. 942
Base structure in amber yellow birch. Drawer
handle in leather. Mirrors in honey color birch
frames. The central mirror
is fixed, the side ones are movable.
75 x 27 x 47 cm

A three-panel mirror placed on top of

a storage unit. The idea is to give children
an experience with three-dimensional
perception of a person by moving the
side mirrors and watching the perspective
change, thus discovering profiles and
the back of your own head.
The three-panel mirror can also be placed
on top of any table and become an instru-
ment for drawing from life or
for playing with light reflections.
3D mirror, magic games and/or instrument for life drawing

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motor the body in motion
The body is the fundamental element by which young children come into contact with the

play
world and through which they construct their own identity.

Particularly in the first few years of life, children undertake the complex task of maste-

ring their own bodies: they attain an efficient sense of balance, they learn to maneuver

with ease, and they acquire motor skills. These skills are perfected in an incredible way;

children learn not only to master their own balance but are able to exploit it and move

onto new activities with the utmost agility.

soft trapezoids, three-dimensional shapes in foamed polyurethane covered in vinyl

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All their movements, from the most delicate and refined to the larger and more complex,

are essential to the perception of their own bodies, of space, and of themselves. Children

need to experiment and test themselves; most of all they need to feel legitimated to do so

while watching the other children’s movements or moving to the rhythm of other bodies.

The presence of large and small pieces of equipment that suggest body movement and are flexible

and adaptable to the skills, explorations, and cautions of each child offers a unique opportunity

to test yourself and compare yourself with others, and also to improve not only your own

motor skills but above all your sense of security and the pleasure of being with others.

onde (waves): three types of soft solids in foamed polyurethane covered in soft synthetic material that can be combined to create different landscapes

soft solids
Foamed polyurethane shapes covered in vinyl fabric,
easy to clean, hygienic, soft, and pleasant to the
touch, in aquamarine and blue.
Six shapes:
- trapezoid
- onda 1
- onda 2
- onda 3
- cylinder
- cube

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 trapezoid cube, cylinder
art. 911 In foamed polyurethane covered
In foamed polyurethane in vinyl fabric, soft, easy to clean.
covered in vinyl fabric, Colors: blue and aquamarine
soft, easy to clean. art. 912
Colors: blue and Cube: 50 x 50 x 50 cm
aquamarine art. 907
50 x 100 x 50 cm Cylinder: diameter 50 cm,
height 50 cm

a soft sea of waves (onda 1, onda 2, onda 3), cylinders and mats

waves
Sinking into a shape that’s soft and inviting, that follows your movements without posing

too much resistance, is not only an experience of movement but also a pleasant oppor-

tunity to relax.

Composed together, the shapes create a scenario in which moving means seeking new

balance and positions, but where it’s also fun just to dive in and enjoy the feel of the

material moving under the weight of your body.

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onda fluff
Foamed polyurethane shapes Inflatable cubes in vinyl.
covered in vinyl fabric, soft, easy Two models: all satin finish,
to clean. or with four transparent sides
Colors: blue and aquamarine and two satin finish sides.
• art. 921 satin finish cube
art. 908 onda 1: 50 x 80 x 65 cm 40 x 40 x 23 cm
art. 909 onda 2: 50 x 80 x 50 cm • art. 920 semi-transparent
art. 910 onda 3: 50 x 80 x 50 cm cube - 40 x 40 x 23 cm

inflatable fluff cushions, in the satin finish and semi-transparent models

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 safety mats mats
art. 931 art. 930
Safety mats in foamed polyurethane covered In foamed polyurethane covered in vinyl fabric,
in TMB fabric, fire-retardant, fungicidal, soft, easy to clean. Color: aquamarine
antibacterial. The mats can be joined together 200 x 100 x 5 cm
with Velcro strips. art. 512
4 mats - 100 x 200 x 5 cm In foamed polyurethane covered in TMB fabric,
1 mat - 140 x 140 x 5 cm fire-retardant, fungicidal, antibacterial. Color: blue
200 x 100 x 5 cm

gym cube, view of rope net and climbing wall

gym cube
art. 914
Structure in natural finish beech with four different sides: one in beech with double ladder; one in beech with rope net; one in birch with resin climbing grips
and round hole; one in birch with round hole. The top is a beech frame with ropes. The ropes have nylon joiners. In amber yellow and natural beech.
140 x 152 x 146 cm
On request: safety mats in foamed polyurethane covered in TMB vinyl, fire-retardant (class 2), fungicidal, antibacterial. Color: bottle green.

Five sides of possible movements with ropes, ladders, and climbing
grips. The rope net is reinforced and has knot-holder joints, and
is placed both vertically and horizontally to allow different motor
activities. The ladders offer another climbing experience, as well as
use for gymnastic exercises.
The third route has resin training grips for free climbing distributed
in such a way that climbing is possible but not easy and, above all,
always different.
The cube itself can also be inhabited: you can enter through the round
holes and create a hiding place for various games. The interior and
surrounding areas can be padded with green mats provided on request,
in order to create a soft flooring all around the frame.

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climbing grips
Resin grips based on the professional type
used in indoor free climbing training.
The grips are shaped so as to provide
partial support to either hands or feet
and are in various shapes and colors.

pull boards
art. 903
detail of the double ladder free climbing wall Rectangular elements in MDF
painted pomegranate red
on noiseless rubber wheels.
Ropes with handle and joining
elements on request.
120 x 40 x 8 cm

A simple system for

adding wheels to furniture
so that it can be moved
around without having
to apply permanent
elements. The piece of
furniture is simply placed
on top of the pull boards.
The boards can also be
used to move heavy or
cumbersome objects.
By adding a rope joining
element they become a
classic game: a cart on
wheels to pull friends,
move toys and games
“transparent” view of the gym cube
around, race, and imagine
new worlds.

three pull boards form a cart

nylon joiners keep ropes in tension

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 tactility
From birth to age six, children form the
processes involved in analyzing reality
and relations. All the senses are involved
in this discovery. While as adults, our
sense of sight prevails due to cultural
conventions, at this young age the senses
of smell, taste, sound, and touch are the
protagonists in the formation of a child’s
identity.
In order to grow and learn, the brain needs
to be stimulated by sensory experiences
in an environment that is rich and varied.
In their first few months and years of life,
children need to see, touch, hear, taste
and smell. They need to play, explore,
and experiment.
This cannot happen with a simple
“multisensory machine”; it is
the environment itself that must be richly
and profoundly sensory.
And, like all music, that of the senses
must have pauses and harmonic relation-
ships. However, not everything should be
concentrated in a single
multisensory corner.

Tactile richness, both physical and visual,

is the result of an overall project
for the environment. All of the elements
in the ATELIER3 line are designed to ensure
the concurrent presence of different mate-
rials, precisely in order to increase
the material richness of the environment.
The items presented in this section are
not meant to solve the overall question
of tactile experience in the infant-toddler
center and preschool. In fact, they are
made of a single material (plastic).
They are simply meant to be games
that make use of the three-dimensional
tactile quality of surfaces to create oppor-
tunities for fun and experimentation.

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 ridged tiles
art.937
Pair of plastic tiles molded
with raised grooves,
with square modules oriented
in both directions.
Color: white. 60 x 60 cm

These tiles can be used

to create pathways on the
floor as well as on walls, in
furnishings or passageways,
as thresholds for classrooms
or spaces designated by the
ridged tile path detail of two ridged tiles children. They can be moved
around, fixed, used outside
between grassy areas and
walkways, and in the sandbox.

sphere tiles
art.934
Pair of modular plastic tiles
molded with raised semi-spheres,
two large and eight small.
Color: white. 60 x 60 cm

These tiles can also be used

to create pathways, as well as
on walls or on the ceiling. The
standard size means that they
can be combined
with the ridged tiles, thereby
increasing the variety
path of semi-sphere tiles detail of two semi-sphere tiles of the three-dimensional
surfaces obtained.

oops
In white plastic covered
in green vinyl fabric.
art. 936 - round OOPS
diameter 50 cm, height 10 cm
art. 935 - rectangular OOPS
175 x 75 x 15 cm

Rocking boards to practice

balance and for games of
agility, to be used alone or
in groups. OOPS can be used
for gymnastic exercises or
as spaceship platforms, as
desired by the children.
round OOPS rectangular OOPS

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naproom
sleep

Naptime at the infant-toddler center and preschool represents a very delicate moment

and requires sensitivity and attention. This appears to be obvious with very young chil-

dren, but the same amount of attention should be accorded to the naptime of children

at the preschool.

Aside from satisfying the children’s physiological needs, sleep has deep implications

of a psychological and relational nature.

Sleep means losing contact with reality and abandoning oneself to a relationship of

complete trust. For some children this may be a gradual process, to which the envi-

ronment contributes significantly.

The place where children rest must be above all reassuring, quiet, and personal.

A space – if possible a space dedicated to this alone – must be capable of accommo-

dating the individual rhythms and ways of each child but must also support dialogue

between the children and their need for closeness, their rituals for falling asleep, and

the possibility of going to bed and getting up by themselves.

The wooden beds, one for each child, represent a valid solution for reconciling the

children’s need for comfort and the right to autonomy, which should also be guaranteed

in this moment of the day at the infant-toddler center and preschool. The height of the

frame, in fact, allows young children to get out of bed by themselves upon waking and

to join friends and adults.

Children who have just started to walk or who are even still crawling can therefore go

to their own bed (which will have some feature that makes it recognizable to each child)

and begin their rituals of falling asleep, either with an adult or with the other children.

Upon waking, the children can get up and move around without necessarily waiting for

an adult’s assistance.

Particular construction features make it possible to stack the beds and move them

from one area to another. This not only facilitates cleaning but is also ideal for those

infant-toddler centers and preschools that do not have a separate nap room and so

the beds are set up in areas used for other purposes during the rest of the school day

(classroom, piazza, and so on).

The cots serve the same function: they are washable, lightweight, and stackable,

and are particularly suited to those situations in which there is not a specific area for

naptime or where, as often happens in the classrooms of older children, the option

of multipurpose spaces affords more possibilities during the entire course of the day.

The fact that the cots are lightweight and thus easy to handle means that the older

children can help set up the area for naptime and later help put everything back, in

preparation for other activities.

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wooden beds in natural finish birch, Tuscan cloth folding screen, 3x3 storage cabinet, wall of modulo units

basic cots in metal and fire-retardant Atelier cloth, partition screen in yellow cotton, Tuscan cloth folding screen

hygienic cots with molded plastic feet and synthetic fabric surface, Tuscan cloth folding screen

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wooden beds
art. 725
Birch frame water-painted turquoise or honey.
65 x 128 x 26 cm
art. 726
Mattress in TMB, antibacterial and fungicidal.
60 x 123 x 5 cm

Wooden beds with sides sized and shaped

to facilitate stacking and to ensure the stability
of the stacks of beds.
The square hole can be used as a handle.
A photograph of the child can be attached
below the hole in a metacrylic photo-holder.

turquoise wooden bed

honey color wooden beds stacked

basic cot
art. 721
Silver color metal frame, with noiseless feet caps,
Trevira cloth surface sheet, fire-retardant class 1.
Color: aquamarine with Atelier silk-screen print.
135 x 50 x 20 cm

With its classic, simple design, this metal cot

has a surface sheet that’s easy to remove and wash.
The fabric slides over the tubular metal structure
and is stretched by means of rope ties at the head
that pass through metal grommets.
As these cots are stackable, they are the lightest
and most flexible solution for naptime.

basic cots stacked

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hygienic cot with blue surface sheet in synthetic material.
stacked hygienic cots, where the sheets and covers do not touch the cot above
mats and corner tier unit
hygienic cot
art. 722
Frame made of plastic corner pieces that serve as legs
inserted in tubular metal side rods. Corner pieces are
midnight blue, side rods in silver color steel.
Surface sheet in blue filoplast.
A system of wheeled bases makes the stack moveable.
135 x 56 x 16 cm
Stackable cots with molded feet that act as spacers
when the cots are stacked, which ensures that
the top of one cot does not come into contact
with the bottom of another and means that the cots
can be left made up and ready for use.
This structural device may be necessary in order
to comply with health regulations.
The cot at the bottom of the stack can be fitted
with four wheeled bases in order to move
the entire stack more easily.
The cot can also be personalized by putting a photo
of the child on the plastic foot so the children
can find their own beds by themselves,
and to distinguish the beds when they are stacked.
sleeping mat
art. 512
Mat in foamed polyurethane covered in TMB, a synthetic
material that is fungicidal and antibacterial. Color: blue.
100 x 200 x 5 cm
This is the easiest system for setting up a nap area,
with the mats distributed directly on the floor
or the tier units. These mats are ideal for lofts
or for structures with panel floor heating or
in any event with floors made of warm materials.
The advantage of the mats is that they can be used
to create a uniform soft surface where children can crawl
or walk, where they can choose when and how to lie down.
The sizes are such that the mattresses can be easily
stored in the tier storage compartments or in similar
places. They are easy to clean and covered
with a special antibacterial material.
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atelier

image of the atelier in a preschool in Reggio Emilia

atelier
The atelier is a very special
The atelier (studio) is the workshop space par excellence
place that can be furnished
and is equipped as such. It should contain many different with very simple pieces.
It’s a workshop where the
materials and it must be possible to keep them in order so
children and their projects
as to store, find, and use them easily. are the protagonists.
All the furnishings in the
The space and the furnishings must allow for the creation
ATELIER3 line are suitable
of special products in terms of dimensions and materials, for organizing an atelier:
tables, chairs, storage
such as large-scale paintings or sculptures.
containers, cabinets,
The atelier usually also has a kiln, stereo system, computer, and shelves. Some items,
which are presented in the
and so on. It’s a special place that should communicate
following pages, resolve
industriousness, creative tension, and appeal. specific problems.

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light box
A special box (set on the floor or on another surface) where

the light itself designs, transforms materials and colors, and

offers the children interesting opportunities for exploration and

discovery between magic and science.

Transparent cutouts of the same color can be transformed into

a rich tonal scale; simple transparent tools and objects can

be used to create imaginative stories, and so on. Light, which

seems to be a sophisticated element to manage, is in fact, along

with shadows and the other perceptual and sensory effects that tabletop light box

derive from it, one of the first discoveries made by even very

young children, and has the potential to become an element rich

light box
in possibilities and appeal art. 830
Blue laminate structure with matching ABS edges,
with lighted surface in scratchproof layered opalescent glass.
50 x 50 x 20 cm

Portable tabletop light box based on professional photographers’

equipment. It can be used for playing with transparencies,
colored shadows, transparent black shades, textures, and so on.
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work mat for clay
art. 839
In layered laminate, 10 mm thick.
33.5 x 50 cm

A gray work mat for materials such as clay, plasticine,

and so on. It’s made of a particularly resistant material
that is washable and can even be fully immersed.
The mat makes it possible to work with clay on
tables with delicate surfaces or to avoid having
to clean the entire tabletop.
The neutral color is necessary so as not to chromati-
cally “pollute” the children’s work in progress.
the work mat for clay can be used on any tabletop

swivel base
art. 820
In MDF covered in cloud gray laminate,
with swivel mechanism for rotation.
Diameter: 35 cm

A rotating work surface for sculptures that require

constant three-dimensional checks on the work
in progress. The color of this surface, too, is neutral,
once again so as not to chromatically “pollute”
the children’s work.

swivel base

atelier easel
art. 818
In natural finish birch.
24 x 75 x 118 cm when closed

A classic instrument for work in the atelier.

The easel dimensions enable the use of sheets
of paper that measure 50 x 70 cm, or 70 x 100 cm
with two easels side by side.
The paint tray can be removed for easy cleanup.
The easels can be placed side by side to create
a single work surface.

easels in a row

mirror table
art. 869
Square metamorfosi table with safety mirror top;
structure in rosy beech.
90 x 90 cm
Heights available: 45, 50, 56 cm

A variation of the metamorfosi table, with a reflecting

tabletop surface. The table can be used for play
and for experiments, for the study of visual perception,
for variation and shifting perspectives in life drawing
and for unexpected observations.
It also reflects the sky.
mirror table in an internal courtyard

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paper rack
art. 625
Willow green and turquoise water-painted birch,
joint mortise assembly secured with screws.
Holds sheets up to 70 x 100 cm.
58 x 105 x 92 cm

Vertical paper rack for filing drawings, paper, car-

dboard, and images that have to be used
every day and therefore be accessible.
The design is like that of display racks for prints
and engravings, with the aim to combine proper con-
servation of materials with optimum accessibility.
It can also be used for displaying documentation
or work that can be glanced through without losing
the sequence.

paper rack

fold-up table in opened and closed positions

wall-mountedfold-uptable
art. 877
In cream sycamore laminate, edges in matching ABS;
anchoring and movement elements in beech.
Safety catch is fixed to the wall.
130 x 64 x 55 cm

This wall-mounted fold-up table is one of the many

elements designed to respond to the growing need for
flexible environments.
It can be used to increase the work surface,
as an extra surface, as a place that can host unex-
pected activities, for visitors, and so on.
Given the size of the atelier, the fold-up table
is ideal for this space, though of course
it can be used anywhere in the school.

mirrors
What can we say about a

small table with a reflecting

surface? Any simple daily action

that’s done on this surface, like

drawing, chatting, or having lun-

ch, takes on a special, different

dimension.

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piazza

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lapiazza

the central piazza of a preschool in Reggio Emilia

the piazza

The word “piazza” (town square) is used to designate the typical Italian place that symbolically

represents encounters and being part of and creating a community. The piazza is a place of

meetings, exchanges, pauses, and discoveries, a place where there may be many people

or just a few, where you can spend time in groups or separate yourself from them.

It’s an inviting space, a space of daily transits and pauses, and lends itself to assemblies

of adults and children, becoming the setting and stage for parties, theatrical productions,

and cultural initiatives.

The piazza is therefore characterized by a sort of pulsing rhythm, alternately full and

empty, quiet and noisy, where children can encounter many opportunities for meeting,

playing, creating stories, making discoveries, dressing up in fabrics, colors and lights,

creating a theater, playing with shadows, reflecting, multiplying and modifying their own

image. It’s a multipurpose space even though it is highly characterized in its cultural and

educational aspects.

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 furnishings for the piazza
All the furnishings in the ATELIER3 line, from the sorriso chairs
to the quadra units, can be used in the piazza just as they
can in the rest of the school. Some pieces, however, have
the potential to generate and maximize effective pedagogical
opportunities for this space that is the setting and symbol of
encounters at school. These furnishings act
as a catalyst for experiments, games of discovery, and role
playing. They are reservoirs of surprises, multipliers
of unexpected relations, instruments for perceiving the laws
of physics and seeing such laws apparently overturned.
They are like “enzymes” that support and make visible
the processes of relations, exchange, experimentation, enjoy-
ment, and reflection. The furnishings of the piazza
thus directly derive from pedagogical considerations
or from specific research conducted.
Although it is always the pedagogical philosophy that gene-
rates the overall approach to designing an environment for
young children, and therefore the choice of furnishings and
their features (aesthetic and functional), in this series the
pedagogical element is more explicit, more extroverted, more
exposed. The furnishings for the piazza thus have shapes
and colors that are more in keeping with a protagonist’s role.
They not only support the children’s relationship-building
and experimentation but also represent them.
children in the mirror triangle, an inhabitable kaleidoscope

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 mirror triangle
Designed by Tullio Zini, 1975, and updates to 1998

art. 950
Blue laminate structure, edges in matching water-painted solid wood,
mirror surface on three inner faces.
150 x 105 x 132 cm

An inhabitable kaleidoscope, where each child, flower, or

object is multiplied to infinity, with different effects obtained
depending
on the angle of vision.
It is a generator of wonder, a magic observation point, that
can also be used as a hiding place, meeting place, mountain,
fort, or bed.

Childhood, as Musil says, is essentially “the age in which

objects fly up to meet us.”

The idea behind this extraordinary object is to allow you,

with a simple step, like Alice in Wonderland, to enter

a world where reality is overturned and rediscovered

in a different way.

A fantastic kaleidoscope of yourself, of your friends,

or of any object that enters this triangle of mirrors.

The didactic element is explicit: fostering access

to knowledge through access to transformation.

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 dressing up
Dress-up play is a special kind of symbolic game.

It is a game of the self, or rather, the self at play.

You are you, then you’re not, only to reappear

and find yourself again. It is the ability that chi-

ldren acquire to play with their own self-image

and identity, taking from reality those elements

that make each object and each person unique.

Children capture the essence and use it to transform

themselves.

A child only needs a cape, a piece of cloth, a glo-

ve, or a hat to become a character, to become,

through this sort of “transitional object,” the

character this object represents (for example,

a crown for a king). This transformation initia-

tes a narration-representation that starts from

these characters and unfolds within the space of

the school and of the imagination.

We could say that in personification games the universe

of early childhood appears and is symbolized:

the figures and characters that might appear in

daily reality or virtual reality (TV, fairy tales, and

so on) or the fantastic characters who primarily

reflect experiences connected to the maturation

of the pulsing world.

It’s a game of transformation where what counts is

not appearing or seeming to others (typical of adult

disguises), but being.

Dress-up play therefore may not exactly evoke

a character symbolically or perceptually but the

object (the cape, hat, and so on) as an essence

makes one take on the identity of that role or

character you want to evoke.

This complex operation, with obvious implications

of a symbolic and psychological nature, thus requires

a well-defined area where it can be carried out; a pla-

ce that is protected and confined, hidden from view,

and in which a mirror is the essential element.

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dress-up unit
Designed by Tullio Zini, 1975, and updates to 1998
art. 900
Composed of one hollow semi-circular element in plywood covered in
wisteria laminate. Rounded edges in matching color wood. Noiseless,
slip-proof rubber feet.
Each semi-circle has 15 safety clothes hooks (the hooks detach
when pulled to guard against the risk of choking) and can be fitted
with a mirror, on request.
181 x 91 x 111 cm
art. 988
dress-up unit mirror
frame in silver painted beech

The two semi-circles create a private space when overlapped;

children enter, dress up, check themselves in the mirror,
and go out “in public” with a new identity. So the disguise
thus takes place in a sort of transformation “machine”
and not simply in a normal room or corner.
It is thus both a furnishing element and a place
(characteristic of many of the items designed for use
in the piazza), with its own chromatic and formal identity.
The height of the semi-circles gives the children a sense
of privacy and/or mystery and at the same time allows adults
to keep an eye out.
In the evening, or during moments of the day when it is not
being used, the dress-up area can be closed by forming
a full circle with the two semi-circles.
The ideal setting for this item is a central position, away from
walls. However, if space is limited, only one semi-circle can be
used to set up a dress-up area by placing it against a wall
that acts as a background or support wall where mirrors
and hooks can be mounted.

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theater with projection from an opaque projector on a white oilcloth

theater

Narration is an integral part of play and knowledge-

building, and is actively pursued by children using many

different forms and instruments.

More than being a traditional theater, this is a large

theatrical object, a sort of magic lantern that unleashes

many possibilities: from puppet theater to light projec-

tions and light play that act as the backdrop or an

integral part, where the children can reconstruct and

reinvent life experiences, create new ways of being,

and live them through imagination.

The theater is an important presence that extends the

walls of the school and stimulates journeys with the

body, voice, and mind.

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 children playing in the light projected on the theater

theater
art. 949
Structure in water-painted birch.
Composed of separate elements to be assembled on site:
- wisteria base on wheels
- turquoise columns with rear storage space
- wisteria frontal piece with roller-holder unit
- roll-up screen for shadow play, in white cloth
- roll-up screen for slide projection, in white oilcloth
- roll-up darkening screen for puppet shows
Dimensions: 200 x 45 x 188 cm

The ATELIER3 theater is a real scene-making machine.

By unrolling any one of the screens stored in the box
at the top of the frontal piece, the theater becomes a stage
for performances, the backdrop for projecting images,
a portal for shadow play or projections, or a puppet theater
when the dark screen is pulled down and hooked to the base.

detail of screen roller unit for

storing the shadow screen,
projection screen, and puppet
theater screen

Each school should personalize its own theater with the chil-
dren’s work every year so that it is unique and different each
year. For this reason the shapes are very simple and both
the frontal piece and the side columns are designed in such
a way that they can display the children’s work. The backs of
the columns, on the other hand, become storage space for
theater equipment.

theater with puppet screen columns children using the shadow screen

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the infinito game: a modular environmental kaleidoscope, here composed of 6 panels

infinito infinities
art. 922 Like the mirror triangle, the infinito structure is one of the elements
MDF structure in pomegranate red; mirrors; with system
for fastening the elements to each other. in the environment that lend themselves to making reality strongly
An “L” shape must be formed to guarantee stability.
and unpredictably transformable.
Each panel: 90 x 21 x 120 cm
An enclosed space, a box that conceals a place made of myriad
This system of box-like structures with mirrors
places that go on to infinity.
can be assembled as desired to create an environment
with infinite reflections. Science? Magic? Keeping the two together, children know how
It is a variation of the mirror triangle that can be modified
to explore and intensely experience the possibilities of such an
and inhabited as a room rather than a “burrow,”
which children can run in and out of, gather in a group object.
of friends, or hide.
The inclination of the mirrors produces magical landsca-
pes, from perceptual tricks to the effect of infinity.
The height of the structure allows adults to keep an eye
out without taking away from the children’s sense the magic box inhabited by children in a preschool
of privacy and the impression of hiding.

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 magic box
art. 925
Birch structure in pomegranate red,
composed of four sides:
- two sides with black elastic panels fastened
to metal structure, to be used as access
- one side with an undulating distorting stainless
steel panel
- one side with a one-way mirror on an MDF panel
145 x 145 x 127 cm

magic box
A big box that contains... what? Children are

attracted to it and curious about it and try

to enter, but they can only do so by passing

through the opening of elastic panels.

Each wall of the cube is a presence that

amazes and amuses: How come when

I’m inside I can see you but you can’t

see me? A one-way mirror on one side

of the cube allows this to happen, like

the distorting undulating side enables

another discovery.

The inside of the cube becomes a refuge

where you can see without being seen,

while the outside is like a “skin” that un-

leashes perceptions, sensations, and fun

possibilities and games of perception.

magic box

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 shop game structure, with storage drawers

the shop game

and size, with the utmost naturalness.
The traditional game of playing shop, using conven-
This situation is therefore particularly rich in cognitive
tional coins, allows the ancient ritual of buying and
possibilities that are fun and interesting. In the desi-
selling to take place. Children love this game, which
gn, we consciously avoided the traditional image of
gives them the opportunity to explore the value of
the local shop (so well-loved by adults); we preferred
numbers and operations such as addition and su-
to reinterpret it using new, more contemporary and
btraction. They arrive at examining the relationship
interesting icons.
between different units of measure, such as weight

curved shelf units placed side by side to form a wall of storage space

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 the shop game structure, with storage drawers

shop
• art. 586 rence to a “language” that is contemporary but
Shelf unit in curved MDF enameled in light green. nevertheless capable of recreating the traditio-
100 x 40 x 190 cm nal shop situation.
• art. 901 The removable containers make it possible
Shop counter in silver perforated metal plate, with to display merchandise in a number of ways
sides and surfaces in turquoise water-painted birch. and can also be used for carrying items. The
150 x 43.5 x 60 cm
two elements (counter and shelving) can also
• art. 985
be used separately, in combination with other
Storage containers hung on the steel plate,
elements in the line.
easy to remove and position as desired,
in turquoise water-painted birch.
27 x 14.5 x 7.5 cm
The curved shelf unit can be substituted by the modulo
shelf unit, 70 x 40 x 70 cm, in the same color.

These two elements reconstruct a shop counter

without imposing the formal icons of a market
stall, which are too limiting (for example, striped
awnings and so on); we wanted to avoid redu-
cing the image to a cliché or a caricature.
Children nowadays are immersed in a pervasive
commercial world with which they can certainly
establish a relationship that is critical but also
responsive to sophisticated qualities, on a
formal level as well. Here we have given prefe- the shop game

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 buying and selling, with curved shelf unit, shop counter,
and storage containers

curved shelf unit

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shop
Playing shop is a simulation game that offers
opportunities to experiment and to study
the concepts of number, units of measurement,
value, and size.
Like all furnishings, and equipment in general,
this game has a potential pedagogical value
that is enhanced by the teachers’ work.
See pp. 94-95.
a child trying out the kaleidoscope
kaleidoscope
art. 905
In silver color metal, with base in perforated metal plate
and handle in silver color wood, feet in silver color MDF.
Internal prism of mirrors, rotating on ball bearings.
60 x 60 x 105 cm
This kaleidoscope can be personalized: objects
placed inside by means of a hatch door on the front
appear to be multiplied.
Children and teachers choose what to put inside
and watch it be transformed by the kaleidoscope’s
prism of mirrors.
The size of the kaleidoscope, aside from offering
the possibility of viewing large objects, is such
that children can stand up to use it. It thus becomes
an element in the environment to be used in passing,
to stop a moment, where mysterious objects
can be left to be found by friends, or to discover,
day after day, something different.
kaleidoscope
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the loft and multiple levels

Among the various places of a school there should also be a “non-place”; that is, an area that

can be constantly reinterpreted by the children, in terms of its identity and function, as they

play and interact.

The loft is one of these “non-places,” an object whose identity is defined by the conventions

and decisions made by a group of “companions in adventure.”

The loft has some strong characteristics that make it unique and easily identifiable: its height

and dual volume permit children to measure themselves against its size and develop games

on a number of levels, creating a simultaneity of events and narrations.

The steps not only provide an occasion for motor activity but also connect the two contexts

and foster movement and connection among the protagonists. At the same time, the two levels

can also be perceived and experienced as distant from each other.

The “telephone” provides another sort of contact that excludes vision, and therefore highlights

indirect communication and elicits whispers and secrets.

The materials used for the loft vary visually and to the touch, thus offering diversified suggestions

and invitations: a space that in some respects is like “outer space,” adventurous, but becomes

a warm and cozy shelter for playing with dolls and stuffed animals when mats are laid down.

The upper level can be covered with screens or fabric and the sides can be hung with veils to

further transform the object to make it resemble a house, a spaceship, a castle, or a ship. Or it

can become an unusual kind of gym where tactile, acoustic and kinesthetic experiments, along

with movement, become important. The use of lights and screen projections may also enhance

the magical and imaginary suggestions that are intrinsic in such a large object, providing both

physical and conceptual challenges.

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 loft
A system for assembling multi-level spaces.
The basic elements are:
- frame
- parapets
- roof panels
- staircase
The structure is assembled with concealed bolts
and can be dismantled.
The upper floor is in wood. The basic module
is 150 x 150 x 300 cm and can be assembled
with other modules and with the staircase.
The parapets are rectangular and can be moun-
ted vertically or horizontally, singly or
in pairs, to form a wall with small apertures
to peek out of and not be seen.
The perforated metal plate gives the loft a rich
material texture that produces interesting effects side of staircase with access hole
of shadow texture. to the hiding place
The roof is made of curved frames that generate
different shapes and that shade certain parts. loft system
The staircase, hidden from view, creates cozy art. 892 - tower module
corners, hiding places and passages to the Structure in rectangular section metal, light
ground level. Wood contributes to the loft’s rich silver color. Surface in amber yellow water-
variety of materials, making it more stimulating painted birch. Overall dimensions
from a perceptual-sensory point of view. of one module: 150 x 150 x 300 cm
The accessories provide additional opportunities
for play and experimentation: art. 893 - plate panels
Panels in silver perforated metal plate with
- 180° reflecting semi-sphere
natural finish beech frame. The panels are
- telephone game
modular and can be assembled vertically
- mats
or horizontally to create walls or parapets.
The semi-sphere, like the one used for traffic signs,
148 x 2.5 x 74 cm
gives a reflected view of the entire space when
placed on the center under the loft floor. It can be art. 896 - roof
used when “under attack” and for “defense.” Composed of two rectangular section
The telephone game – two funnel-shaped metal frames, light silver color, with awning
elements and rubber hose – permits communi- in Tuscan cloth. The frames
cation between the different levels without being can be mounted in either direction
seen. to create varying configurations.
The periscope can be fixed to a parapet Each element: 262 x 137 x 39 cm
and lets you view the other levels.
The mats create a soft, comfy area under art. 894 - staircase
Metal staircase structure with parapets
and around the loft.
in amber yellow water-painted birch,
stairs in willow green birch.
150 x 217 x W67 x H224 cm

art. 895 - semi-sphere mirror

180° semi-sphere mirror, in plastic
with reflecting film.
diameter 63 x 28 cm

art. 891 - telephone game

Composed of two rubber hoses
and two funnel elements in colored plastic
(two mouthpieces and two earphones).
Rubber hose: 600 cm long.

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 roof configurations

tower module and staircase with roof and five plate panels
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folding house opened up, with awning pulled over for a roof, and sorriso chair
folding house
Structure in water-painted birch.
Colors: amber yellow, citron yellow, honey.
Expandable system made up of:
. art. 915 - kitchen
basic module with counter top, shaped
cooking elements in wood, stainless steel
sink, and three birch shelves
50 x 150 x 132 cm
. art. 916 - expansion module
a module with micro-perforated
intermediate wall and a panel with window
and collapsible table.
150 x 150 x 132 cm
. art. 917 - awning
to be used as a roof or to close
off the entrance, in Tuscan cloth,
with fastening system and storage
in the basic element.
150 x 150 cm
Complete unit:
closed - 56 x 150 x 132 cm
open - 200 x 150 x 132 cm
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This piece simulates a home environ-
ment and can be used
to construct a protected space where
children can hide, make up stories
and situations, play role games, experi-
ment with (and also subvert)
adult behavior.
When the folding house is closed,
it occupies an area of only 56 x 150 stages of opening the house
cm. When it is opened up it becomes
a real space, with windows that open
and close and an entrance that can be
closed off by a curtain. When open, the
house occupies an area of 200 x 150
cm; when that same space is needed
for other activities, the house is simply
closed up once more.
The micro-perforated wall creates light
patterns on the floor.
When closed, the house can be used
for storing objects and games.
It can also be stored in another part
of the school.
Until the next day.
playing house

The tremendous importance of play in the life

of children and of adults is now universally

recognized; still under debate, however, is

the meaning of dramatic play in a child’s

experience. It appears that this kind of play

is interesting not because it “traces” that

which has happened (the past), but because

it expresses the way in which the young child

confronts and interprets the selfsame expe-

rience in which he or she is involved.

From this emerges the importance of a type

of education that is capable of recognizing

detail of the basic module and micro-perforated wall that produces a pattern of light
and fostering (also through play) the symbo-

lic instrumentation that young children are

developing. Thus, placing value on young chi-

ldren’s symbolic production means suppor-

ting and expanding what children produce,

and that is, creating occasions, opportunities

and contexts that permit the children to

express themselves and to learn.

One of the play areas children most frequently

seek out and appreciate is the playhouse.

Ideally, a child should be offered not a house the house when closed first phase of opening
that has been defined in minute detail, but an

archetypal object that evokes the possibilities

of a house without conditioning the child’s

inventiveness or creativity, or influencing

any modifications that the individual child or

group of children might want to make.

More than anything else, the playhouse must

be an evocative place, a theater of possible

representations, where objects suggest a

story that unfolds into multiple plots through

the children’s own interactions, modifica-

tions, and negations.

the house when opened

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detail of the stove top and the closing system of the collapsible table

kitchen
art. 915 - kitchen
art. 917 - awning
Water-painted birch
structure on wheels.
Colors: amber yellow,
citron yellow, honey.
With counter top,
shaped cooking
elements in wood,
stainless steel sink,
and three shelves.
Tuscan cloth awning.
This is the basic module
for the folding house.
50 x 150 x 132 cm

It is possible to
purchase this basic
element alone. The
awning fastened to
the wall creates a
space that is just
as defined and iden-
tifiable.
the basic module of the kitchen with awning fastened with hooks on roof and wall

playhouse in a more traditional version

house
art. 906
Structure in water-
painted birch.
Colors: periwinkle,
turquoise, willow green.
130 x 114 x 152 cm

The playhouse in its

traditional version,
brought back to
archetypal shapes
and using water-based,
abstract colors that
do not simply simulate
a traditional house.
The aim is to not limit
the children’s imagi-
nation and ability to
invent new places
by giving them a
reductive icon of a
playhouse chosen
by adults (with a roof
the color of red clay
tiles, and so on).

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wave mirror

wave mirror perceptual

paradoxes
art. 945
In curved stainless steel sheet inserted
in a frame of blue laminate with matching As children navigate through
ABS edges.
a whole world to be discove-
The reflecting surface is on both sides.
On wheels. red, they are easily amazed
150 x 40 x 110 cm
and love to be so. The place
A large distorting mirror. that hosts them must provide
The sheet metal has different curves
that produce different reflections: large and small surprises that
the surrounding landscape is distorted children can encounter alone
in such a way that it is always unpre-
dictable and variable. or with their friends.
The wave mirror is on wheels, Wonder, joyfulness, humor.
and the fact that it can be moved
around accentuates the variety and un- We learn and build knowledge
predictability of what appears reflected through paradoxes of percep-
on its surface.
This is a classic game of visual percep- tion and amusing disorienta-
tion and the deceptiveness tion, as in this case.
of appearances.

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looking in the mirror

Our encounter with the mirror was a fundamental moment in the history of mankind,

and that encounter is renewed each time a child recognizes his or her own reflection

in a mirror. Initially, very young children do not seem to recognize themselves but

nevertheless show signs of pleasure and satisfaction. From that moment on begins

a long process that will lead them to recognizing their own face, the first image the

world has of that child. The mirror is thus an essential tool in this journey.

But a mirror is also an incredible kaleidoscope that reflects the surrounding environ-

ment, an observatory in which to keep an eye on the reality it reflects, dominating

images and emotions. distorting semi-sphere mirror

mirrors
. art. 946 - small mirror
32 x 32 cm
. art. 944 - medium mirror
20 x 60 cm
. art. 943 - large mirror
60 x 217 cm
. art. 947 - round distorting mirror
diam. 63 x 3 cm
. art. 895 - distorting semi-sphere mirror
diam. 63 x 28 cm
. art. 414 - mirror with beech frame
100 x 2 x 150 cm

For looking at yourself, naturally.

But mirrors are also a ray of light in
a dark area, magic lanterns that illuminate
60 x 217 cm mirror unexpected zones, give fragments of
reflections that are seemingly impossible,
and double the sizes of rooms, making
them “longer” and, in some cases, distor-
ting them. And above all, mirrors are an
extraordinary instrument
in the children’s search for identity.

round distorting fish-eye mirror

opposite page: 20 x 60 cm mirrors mirror with beech frame

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entrances
and
thresholds

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back-lit perforated metal plate wave screens, low table, multi-purpose benches, partition bench in amber yellow and wisteria birch and wall mailbox unit
wall mailbox unit

Entrances and thresholds, through which we gain access to a space,

entrances
symbolize the place of transition, of passage, par excellence. It is here

that the passage and the transference of psychic, affective, and emo-

tional movement, as well as behavioral models, objects, and stories,

and
take place. It is a place and a metaphor, where the encounter between

personal and collective stories, between what you leave behind and what

you are about to encounter, becomes palpable, visible.

This is a place of racing hearts, of emotions, expectations, worries, cu-

thresholds
riosity, and joyful meetings. A place where you can observe without being

seen, where you feel welcomed and expected, or better yet, desired.

At times it’s necessary to be able to pause, sit, and receive information;

and also to feel welcomed. This is true for the children as well as for the

adults, a parent or otherwise. This is a space where welcomes must be

tangible and enjoyable.

wall shelving with mirrors, shelves in honey color birch and cloud gray laminate. See pp.114-115 angelo display unit

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lampo display unit, low table in cream sycamore laminate, settee in polyurethane covered with
beige microfiber velveteen
low table
art. 865
Tabletop in cream sycamore
laminate, matching ABS edges, legs
in silver color metal.
75 x 140 x 17 cm
With its low surface this is
an archetypal element that helps
to identify an entrance area,
to define and characterize it.
Naturally, it can be used for
holding magazines, information
sheets, flowers, children,
and so on.
wave screen with side panels in cream sycamore laminate
wave screen
art. 645
Light silver color perforated metal
plate panel and frame.
100 x 29 x 187 cm
art. 647
Pair of side panels in cream
sycamore laminate.
2 x 30 x 190 cm
These curved perforated elements
can be used singly or in series
as display panels for information
notices, exhibits, or messages.
The perforated metal plate
lightens the panel’s impact and
creates two levels of depth (the
panel itself and the wall behind),
which helps to enlarge entrance
areas or narrow spaces. With
a simple neon light tube, it can
also be used for area lighting.
wave screen, amber yellow bench
partition bench with textured shadows on the wall behind
angelo display
partition bench unit
art. 791 - multipurpose bench art. 635
In amber yellow water-painted birch. In silver color bent perforated metal
130 x 34 x 30 cm plate, with sockets for traditional light
art. 796 - perforated panel bulbs.
Vertical element in periwinkle birch, with 23 x 28 x 127 cm
round holes.
To display notices of parties
150 x 2 x 150 cm
or events, or for daily messages, for
Seating on both sides standard A4 size sheets.
of the panel. It can also be used for area lighting.
This piece makes it possible
to create an entrance area
detail of wave screen
in a large space or to designate
a waiting area without having
to literally divide the environment.
The perforated panel creates
pleasant shadow play on the floor.
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lampo display rack in silver color perforated metal plate
3D shelves
art. 973 - square 3D shelf
In gray and blue laminate.
80 x 15 x 80 cm
art. 974 - rectangular 3D shelf
In blue and green laminate.
25 x 35 x 220 cm
Box shelves used for displaying
objects and children’s work in
a shape that, from a perceptual
point of view, is strong and simple.
These are some of the many
support elements for documen-
ting the work that takes place in
a school in
the attempt to make visible
the processes of the children’s
learning adventures, and not
just the results of the these
processes.
square 3D shelf in gray and blue
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display panels in poplar plywood and birch wood cart
lampo display
rack
art. 636
Bent perforated metal plate, silver color.
100 x 15 x 142 cm
A wall display rack for books,
announcements, publications,
and objects. The rack is made of
a single sheet of bent perforated
metal plate, with no joints, to be
wall-mounted. It is lightweight:
the perforated metal plate de-
materializes the object, instead
giving texture to the light and to
the shadow patterns.
display panel
art. 649
In poplar plywood, natural finish,
screw mounted.
wall shelf
art. 972
120 x 160 cm, 1 cm thick
Panels for displaying the children’s
Shelf with concealed pins, in blue,
gray, or cream sycamore laminate.
work as well as messages to 100 x 30 x 2 cm
parents, visitors, and the children Wall shelf with internal stud
themselves. The displayed items mounting that provides
can be changed frequently without the cleanest visual solution,
ruining the walls. particularly for the children
This is a very simple but essential from their upward-looking
element in a school that is based perspective.
on the collaboration between
children, teachers, and parents.
It is for a pedagogical approach
that requires extensive spaces
for documentation and for com-
municating the common values
of these three subjects with the
outside as well as the inside.
cream sycamore laminate wall shelf rectangular 3D shelf
display case with glass doors and key lock, and settee upholstered in blue microfiber velveteen
settee
art. 781
Frame in silver color square metal
section bar. Cushion in foamed
polyurethane upholstered
in polyamide microfiber velveteen.
Two versions:
- beige, no buttons
- blue, with buttons
148 x 48 x 44 cm
Straight seat.
Like the low table, the shape
of this settee is simple
and linear, in order to avoid
the iconography of a domestic
sofa but to provide comfort,
both functional and visual,
entrancesandthresholds
in a contemporary language
that is more appropriate
to a school.
3D shelf and 3x3 storage cabinet
magnetic blackboard, for magnets and/or chalk
magnetic multipurpose
display case blackboard bench
art. 631 art. 640
Structure in beech color melamine In plastic, metal and aluminum.
chipboard, inside back covered Magnets can be used to post art. 791
in corkboard, transparent glass doors announcements. In amber yellow
with lock. 120 x 90 cm, 8 cm thick water-painted birch.
100 x 9 x 70 cm 130 x 34 x 30 cm
A multipurpose blackboard
Lockable display case for that can be used with traditional Straight seat. By turning
announcements and information chalk or with magnets the bench 90°, the central reinfor-
that cannot risk being tampered for attaching paper notices. cement becomes the seat and the
with or removed. lower part becomes
a backrest, thus creating a seat
17 cm from the floor,
with backrest.
detail of rectangular 3D shelf square 3D
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wall shelving with shelves in pomegranate red MDF and wisteria laminate; basic table and chairs with frame in midnight blue, tabletop and seats in wisteria laminate

documentation

Schools, and in particular schools for young children, have only recently embraced visibility, sharing, and collegiality as fundamental values

and identified documentation as an essential strategy that fosters these values in the daily dialogue. Documentation – that is, the teachers’

production of traces, the creation of documents, notes on hypotheses, observation grids, diaries, photographs and videos – can create

a shared testimony of the learning processes and the way children build knowledge, get engaged and excited, and live.

The languages, messages, and places through which this sharing takes place should therefore be multiple, usable in different ways, and

able to dialogue with the children, teachers, and parents who experience the school in varying, multiple, and effective ways.

Walls can therefore take on a new meaning and role that is closer to and more in line with the culture inside and outside the school. Unlike

verbal communication, which takes place daily, messages displayed on the walls, due to their permanence and their synthetic nature,

take on a special role in the dialogue with children and families.

Wall displays, as sites for communication, must be identified and recognized as such, and it must be possible to modify them over time.

The documentation materials displayed must vibrate with the experiences, the emotions and the discoveries that involve the children and

adults at school. The documentation panels, the curved or shaped display units, the wall shelving units, the single shelves, and even the

blackboards, respond in different ways to this need, holding all these elements and guaranteeing their identity and recognizability.

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wall shelving
unit
Panel in cream sycamore laminate,
with four aluminum tracks and system
of movable shelves and aluminum hooks.
Vertical aluminum track for finishing
the sides.
art. 748 - panel module
100 x 160 cm; 28 mm thick
art. 749 - vertical track
Aluminum track for finishing the sides
of the panel
2.3 x 160 cm; thickness 28 mm
Accessories:
. art. 746 - shelf with underneath support
100 x 30 x 2 cm
- in cloud gray laminate
- in pomegranate red MDF
. art. 747 - shelf with concealed pins
100 x 30 x 2 cm
- in honey color birch
- in cloud gray laminate
- in gray laminate
- in cream sycamore laminate
- in red MDF
33 x 30 cm
- in honey color birch
. art. 745 - hanging shelf
with brackets, in pomegranate red MDF
100 x 30 cm
. art. 743 - clothes hook
hook in cast aluminum
. art. 946 - small mirror
32 x 32 cm

This system makes it possible

to change the position of the shelves
and hooks as desired, at any time,
without tools. The resulting wall unit
can be used in work areas or
in entrance areas and thresholds.
The recommended height from
the floor for this wall shelving, as for
the other display units, is 60 cm,
in the belief that the wall space from
0-60 cm should be kept free to facilita-
te the children’s experiments
and excursions.
This wall shelving is ideal in combination
with the display panels.
The size and height of these panels
and those in poplar plywood coincide
with the upper edge of standard size
doors commonly found on the market.

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wave screen and planter wave screen with side panels in willow green birch

partitions wave screen

A single environment often needs to be divided into various spaces, art. 645
Light silver color perforated metal
especially in large communities where concurrent situations and plate panel and frame.
187 x 29 x 100 cm
authentics®
work projects require separate areas that are clearly perceivable.

Screens are a readily available system of partitioning to create

art. 646
Pair of side panels in willow green
water-painted birch.
new spaces, and they can be moved around easily. Through
45 x 2 x 113 cm
art. 659
the fascinating play of transparency, mesh partitions enable
Planter in silver color sheet metal.
certain important characteristics of the environment to come These partitioning elements can be
through: the relations between the various spaces, a global view assembled as desired. They can
be used to visually delineate certain
of activities underway, and an overall feeling of lightness. areas while preserving
the overall perception of the en-
vironment and creating pleasant
effects of shadow and light. The
screens can be stored one inside
the other or in a specific space.
clothes hooks
art. 813
Hook clothes hooks by authentics® in
molded ABS plastic, translucent, basil
green.
The hooks are attached to the wall
by means of an adhesive strip.
5 x 3 x 5 cm
Adhesive clothes hooks
to be positioned as desired
in a horizontal or vertical row,
in squares, etc.
Also ideal for bathrooms.

adhesive clothes hooks by authentics® clothes hooks in cast aluminum, part of wall shelving unit wall-mounted metal clothes hooks

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cast aluminum
clothes hooks
art. 743
Cast aluminum, natural color,
part of the wall shelving system.
See p. 114.
These hooks are part of
a system of elements that can be
positioned as desired, without
tools. This means that you can
create an entire wall of clothes
hooks, or shelves, or mirrors.
mobile coat rack
coat rack
With hooks in silver color metal
fixed at regular distances on a blue
laminate board. Two versions:
art. 811 - wall-mounted with 13 hooks
142 x 15 cm
art. 814 - mobile with 26 hooks
structure in silver color metal
on wheels, with lower shelf for shoes
or bags in blue laminate.
150 x 50 x 114 cm
The classic coat rack, with the
advantage of having many hooks
in a limited space. The wall-moun-
ted coat rack has an essential
design and clearly designates
an entrance area without taking
up too much space. The mobile
coat rack is ideal in situations that
require flexibility.
coat stand
art. 812
Silver color metal structure,
hooks with plastic-coated ends,
base in beechwood.
diameter 37 x 180 cm
The classic coat stand,
with hooks placed around
the central stem to reduce
the overall amount of space
occupied by the clothing.
coat stand
cloakroom bench
cloakroom
bench
art. 799 - panel
Panel in cream sycamore melamine
chipboard with matching ABS edges,
hat rack in periwinkle color wood.
Three-pronged rotating hooks
with safety release.
150 x 25 x 150 cm
art. 791 - multipurpose bench
Bench in amber yellow
water-painted birch.
Overall dimensions: 130 x 34 x 30 cm
This cloakroom module can be
used in series to create a speci-
fic, easily recognizable area: the
modules can be placed in rows, in
an L-shape,
or in double facing rows.
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 lockers on wheels, with multipurpose bench in the foreground

the cloakroom area

duals, where the “I” and the “we,” the self the child between home and school, mark
The concept of differentiation appears to
and the other, the “mine” and “ours” can the external limits of our body; at times
be crucial in the development of the child’s
be defined, differentiated, and compared. they declare the child’s identity in terms of
personality. By this we mean the process
Spaces and objects that are individual, gender, and they bear the signs of family
through which a child constructs his or her
personal, and personalized. love and concern. For this reason the loc-
identity, the contacts of the “I”, the sense
One of these spaces is the cloakroom, ker represents one of these “self” spaces,
of self, the “mine,” in correlation to the
where the children can store their clothing and it is very important that the child can
definition of the “other.”
and personal belongings. Clothing (coat, easily identify his or her own locker, which
It therefore becomes very important to gua-
change of clothes, shoes) is an important is made possible by a space on the locker
rantee children the possibility of alternating
element in the child’s construction of his or that can be personalized either by a photo
spaces and moments of being together
her identity. Clothes go back and forth with or by a personal symbol.
with spaces and moments of being indivi-

cloakroom lockers in cream sycamore laminate, with three base versions: laminate base, on wheels, or with feet

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 3x3 storage cabinet in green sycamore melamine chipboard with silver color metal feet

cloakroom locker 3x3

art. 551 art. 560
Cream sycamore melamine chipboard structure; four lockers with Willow green melamine chipboard structure and sections,
two shelves in cream sycamore melamine chipboard and two feet in light silver color metal. Handles in leather.
metal hooks each. Handles in leather. Available bases: 120 x 42 x 135.5 cm
. art. 998 - base in phenolic birch covered in laminate
. art. 978 - feet in silver metal A multipurpose 9-compartment storage
. art. 982 - swivel wheels with brake cabinet for teachers’ personal belongings,
model with laminate base: 120 x 42 x 115 cm or for the children’s belongings in the bathroom,
model with feet: 120 x 42 x 125 cm for storing documents, or for use in the kitchen.
model with wheels: 120 x 42 x 120 cm
. art. 979 - metacrylic photo holder
detail of wheel
Each child has his or her own locker, or two children
can share a locker. Their clothing is kept separate and
protected: shoes, hats, scarves
and gloves in designated spaces. The photo holder
personalizes the locker. The different bases satisfy
varying furnishing layouts and needs.
The wheels make it possible to move the lockers
around to create a specific cloakroom area.

detail of adhesive photo holder placed on a locker door detail of cloakroom locker interior: hinge, hooks, shelves for shoes and for hat and scarf

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lunchroomkitchen
lunchtime

As is well known, mealtime has a very important symbolic and relational value in the lives of each one of us,

adults and children, as well as in a community, be it infant-toddler center or preschool, where children have

the opportunity to experience this moment with other children.

They learn how to feed themselves, but also and above all their palate is educated in relation to the ways in

which food is presented at mealtimes, and they learn what mealtime means in their local culture.

Lunch therefore does not simply mean satisfying physiological needs but is a multisensory context that

involves taste, smell, sight, the sensations of hot and cold, and the consistency and volume of foods. This

context is also made up of light, smells, sounds and noises, where eating becomes an important moment

of interacting with others.

Meals can be an opportunity for self-sufficiency, self-control, learning, pleasure, and friendship. It is therefore

necessary to create an environment where the furnishings, the lights, the proximities and distances are able

to support intentional exchanges and encourage self-sufficiency in a setting that is warm and responsive,

where the cultural meaning and the cognitive and emotional potential of lunchtime are made explicit

snack in a preschool in Reggio Emilia: basic table and chairs, bookcases in perforated metal plate with shelves in blue laminate and beech

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 lunchtime for the 5-year-olds, with tondo tables and sorriso chairs

the lunchroom and kitchen

The lunchroom, and in general the areas dealing with food, including its preparation, are
spaces in a school that should be considered equal to the spaces that traditionally have been
considered more important (the classrooms, the piazza, etc.). We believe that all the spaces
are important to the children’s autonomous learning processes.
The lunchroom and kitchen should therefore be spaces that are easily accessible, also for the
children to use in their own ways, and should have high quality furnishings.
All the furnishings in the ATELIER3 line can be used to furnish the lunchroom and to complement
the specific furnishings of the kitchen, along with their own specific furnishings. All of the finishes
are hygienic, non-toxic, and can be easily cleaned, as such an environment requires.
So the elements presented in the other sections of this catalogue can be used as desired.
Some pieces, however, are dedicated to these two particular spaces because they help to
create a specific, recognizable identity.

credenza in cream sycamore melamine laminate, horizontal mailbox unit, basic table and chairs in cloud gray, wisteria and cream sycamore, serving cart
disco portapiante,

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 serving cart

serving cart
art. 600
Light silver color metal structure on rubber wheels;
shelves in blue laminate.
120 x 55 x 85 cm

A cart for transporting food to the tables, desi-

gned to facilitate the children’s participation in
setting the tables, serving, and clearing
up afterwards. The dish-holder surfaces are
therefore good sized and at the same time
easy to clean.
Utensils can be hung from the sidebars.

3x3 cupboard
art. 561
Green sycamore melamine chipboard structure
with matching ABS edges. Feet in silver metal.
120 x 40 x 135.5 cm

Storage element based on the 3x3 cabinet

but without doors. It can be used in combination
with the credenza with doors as a self-service
area for napkins, cutlery, condiments, fruit,
glasses, and so on.

3x3 credenza

studio tables with cream sycamore tabletop, arranged in a square, amber sorriso chairs, credenza, and hanging planter

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studio table with wisteria tabletop

tables
All the tables in the ATELIER3 line can be used
in the lunchroom. The studio and basic tables
have a smooth surface with flush edges
and therefore can be placed next to each
other to form one continuous table.
The tondo tables are ideal because there
is no hierarchy in the seating arrangements.
All table surfaces are compatible with commer-
cial cleaning products, even those
that are particularly heavy-duty.

credenza
art. 563
Cream sycamore melamine chipboard structure,
with four drawers and four tilt-out compartments.
Handles in leather.
210 x 45 x 85 cm
art. 991
Base frame in silver color metal

This piece can be used to store cutlery, napkins

and tablecloths, and anything else for the table.
Although all the storage cabinets in the line
can be used for this purpose, the credenza
represents a particular dining area archetype
expressed in a contemporary language.
credenza

studio tables with natural beech structure and cream sycamore tabletop, amber sorriso chairs, credenza, and hanging planter

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snack time: basic tables and chairs in gray, modular bookcase

modular bookcase
Structure in silver color perforated metal plate, with
silver color base. Shelves in blue laminate and beech,
adjustable, fastened with concealed bolts.
90 cm or 120 cm width, height 210 cm, depth 40 cm.
Overall size of three units: 350 cm.
Sized for storing multipurpose carts, display unit,
or toy boxes.

. art. 731 - upright in perforated metal plate

10 x 40 x 217 cm
. art. 733 - shelves
- 110 x 40 x 2.8 cm, in cherry stained beech
- 110 x 40 x 2.8 cm, in blue laminate
- 80 x 40 x 2.8 cm, in cherry stained beech
- 80 x 40 x 2.8 cm, in blue laminate
. art. 732 - cabinet
Two-door cabinet in blue laminate, handles in leather.
110 x 40 x 35 cm
. art. 734 - tension rods
Pair of adjustable tension rods in chromed metal.

The dining area is often used for parties, mee-

tings, games, and work. It therefore requires
storage not only for mealtimes but also for
narrating the school’s activities to outsiders
who occasionally visit, to the parents, and to
the children themselves.
The ATELIER3 bookcase system is modular,
with self-supporting vertical sections and
adjustable shelves. It is simple and represents
a small contribution to obtaining a complex
material landscape with clean lines.

modular bookcase with birchwood carts in amber yellow; detail of the perforated metal plate and shelves in blue laminate and beech

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partitions
Partitions satisfy the need to oc-
casionally isolate or divide areas
of the school.
The lunchroom often requires
this sort of partitioning: to separate
the dining area itself from the
transit areas, or to divide it into
quieter sub-areas. Our partitions
all have certain characteristics
in common: they must be
temporary, they must not block
out light, and they must partition
without flattening the landscape
so that the perception of depth
of field remains intact.

Four models:

. art. 651 - roller blind partition

Vertical screen in ocher yellow
Trevira cloth, with cord for roll-up.
120 x 300 cm

. art. 656 - folding screen

Three-panel structure in rosy beech
and Tuscan cloth, with metal hinges.
217 x 2 x 167 cm

. art. 655 - perforated metal roller blind partition in ocher cloth, tondo table, sorriso chairs, 3x3 cupboard, credenza

plate folding screen

Three-panel structure in rosy beech
and silver perforated metal plate,
with metal hinges.

. wave screen
Curved perforated metal plate, frame
in metallic finish, placed horizontally,
with side panels in birch.
art. 645
Panel in perforated metal plate
with silver frame.
187 x 29 x 100 cm
art. 646
folding screen in perforated metal plate Tuscan cloth folding screen
Side panels in willow green
water-painted birch.
45 x 2 x 113 cm

wave partitions with birch side panels for stability

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hanging plant holder with mirror reflects objects below, making them appear suspended when seen from a certain angle

hanging plant holder

art. 658
Disc in willow green birch with mirror fixed underneath
in a metal ring painted light silver, with attachement rings and chain.
Diameter 70 cm, thickness 8 cm

The hanging plant holder can be used to suspend plants

(or objects) and is fixed to the ceiling with a screw anchor.
A series of discs adds a virtual level of reading the space
based on the length of the chains, and helps to identify
an area or increase its depth of field.
These hanging planters can also be used to designate
the threshold between two spaces, thus avoiding having
to put up a wall or barrier.
The version with mirror creates a special observation
point and unusual angles of reflection.
When hung very low, the plant holder defines an area
on the floor like a mini-piazza.

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compact kitchen
art. 850
Compact kitchen block with basic appliances
and hanging cabinets.
Base in laminate, doors with rounded edges
and border in laminate, internal shelves
and baseboard, all banana yellow.
Countertop in beech finish postform
laminate. Complete with stainless steel
single sink and single lever faucet, two gas
burners, dishwasher with stainless steel
finish, oven with door in steel and smoked
glass, refrigerator. Hanging cabinets
in laminate, rounded edge doors with
borders in laminate, interior shelves,
all banana yellow.
Complete with exhaust hood, banana yellow.
Satin finish aluminum door handles.
Overall size: cm 240 x 60 x 210
complete compact kitchen: in the foreground, basic table with glass top
Compact kitchen block with all
the elements and appliances necessary
to make it complete.
Although it is unlikely that this kitchen
is sufficient for preparing full meals
in an average sized school,
it is perfect for those schools who-
se meals are prepared by catering
services. It is also ideal for preparing
snacks and coffee, for reheating foods,
or for special occasions such as par-
ties, birthdays, or when guests visit. In
schools with a limited number
of children this compact kitchen
can easily meet all food preparation
needs.
detail of built-in refrigerator, with banana yellow door
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 documentationresearch
a new school office
The contemporary school is more involved in research, documen-
tation, writing, meetings, and study than ever before, and the
evolution of the teaching profession tends toward a sphere of acti-
vity that is not limited to working directly with children. The school
should also be open to various professionals (graphic designers,
photographers, IT specialists, musicians, writers, and so on) who
can meet and use the building and its tools.
This requires spaces that are equipped as “offices,” not only for
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doing paperwork but also for carrying out everyday tasks. This
means creating the identity of a new space that will be used for
the school’s “desk work.” The objective is to create multipurpose
areas that can be used for daily administration but also for those
situations when a group gets together to work, to do research, for
self-study and professional development, and so on. Furnishings
already present in other parts of the school can also be used here,
provided this area has its own specific identity.
observation
and documentation

The education profession is evolving and therefore

the spaces of the school and the way they are used

must also change. The traditional administration

office is no longer sufficient, given that observation

and documentation require well-equipped areas

where these activities can be planned, systematized,

organized and carried out.

Each child has the desire – and the right – to be seen

and heard at school. One of the strategies available to

teachers to ensure this visibility is by observing and

documenting individual and group processes. Over

the years, this kind of observation and documenta-

tion, which is responsive to the children, has proven

to be one of the most effective elements in teachers’

professional development and an invaluable tool

for relating and attuning to the children’s emotional

and cognitive strategies. This approach gives both

teachers and children greater freedom and creativity

in individual and group thinking.

Moreover, the children are given the chance to revisit

the paths they have followed, the choices made, the

alternating pauses and moments of intense activity,

in carrying out a project. This provides an opportu-

nity to reflect on each person’s way of knowing and

learning. The documented projects also become an

important testimony in exchanges and discussions

with colleagues and families.

This approach to teaching and the production of

this type of material require instruments, spaces,

and furnishings that both enable and facilitate the

documentation process.

basic table and chairs, drawer unit, wall shelves, filing cabinet

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 tables conference tables
Three basic models, in different sizes The conference tables differ from
and tabletop finishes and colors: the other tables in size (100 x 200 cm)

. art. 861 - basic table and in some of the finishes.

Square metal section frame in silver or midnight . art. 863 - basic conference table
blue. Tabletop in wisteria, gray, cloud gray, Square metal section frame in light silver color.
basic table
or cream sycamore laminate. Tabletop in wisteria laminate, dark printwood,
Matching edges in ABS. light printwood, or mahogany laminate.
75 x 140 x 75 cm Matching wood edges.

. art. 878 - studio table 100 x 200 x 75 cm

Natural beech frame. Flush-mounted tabletop . art. 870 - metamorfosi conference table
in wisteria, gray, cloud gray, or cream sycamore Frame in rosy beech.
laminate. Matching edges in ABS. Tabletop flush-mounted in the frame, with one
75 x 140 x 75 cm side periwinkle and one side pomegranate red.

studio table
. art. 868 - metamorfosi table 100 x 200 x 75 cm

Frame in pear stained beech. The tabletops,

with two sides of different colors,
are flush-mounted in the frame and
are interchangeable. Tabletops available:
. wood + linoleum
. yellow + cream sycamore laminate
. wisteria + light blue maple laminate
. glass
72 x 140 x 75 cm
tabletop 64 x 132 cm

metamorfosi table
metamorfosi
basic table and chairs in silver and gray; drawer unit, conference table
partition made of modulo wall units

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 metamorfosi conference table, basic chairs, bookcase, and drawer units

basic chair modulo wall units

A simple design with the backrest set back A system of two basic elements that can be assembled
from the seat in order to optimize the ergonomics. and stacked in different ways to create partitioning walls
and storage units that are never the same.
art. 765
Frame in light silver color epoxy powder painted metal. In cream sycamore or aquamarine melamine chipboard with
Seat and backrest in plastic laminate. matching ABS edges. Two models:
Noiseless rubber feet. . art. 565
XL model (adult): seat height 47 cm module with cross partition, no back
42 x 44 x 47/83 cm 70 x 40 x 70 cm
Frame: silver metal . art. 566
midnight blue metal module with shelf partition, with back
Seat: cream sycamore laminate 70 x 40 x 70 cm
cloud gray laminate . art. 997
blue laminate base for module, in cream sycamore
wisteria laminate or aquamarine melamine chipboard
gray laminate height 5.5 cm

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drawer units
and filing ca-
binets
. art. 605 - A2 drawer unit
Drawer unit in ocher yellow metal
for A2 size sheets, 8 drawers.
62 x 55 x 93 cm
. art. 993 - square storage trays
In plastic, to fit in drawers.
8.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm
. art. 994 - rectangular storage trays
In plastic, to fit in drawers. plastic storage trays
12.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm

. art. 609 - under-table drawer unit

Structure in light silver color metal,
top and four drawers in blue laminate
A2 drawer unit
for A4 size sheets, handles in leather,
on wheels. The height of the cabinet
is compatible with all the tables
in the line and with the width
of the bookcase.
44 x 57 x 61 cm

. art. 607 - Bisley filing cabinet

Filing cabinet for A4 size sheets, silver
color, eight various sized drawers
(height: 22, 51, 102 mm), on wheels.
28 x 43 x 64 cm
. art. 961 - fixed base
28 x 43 x 7 cm

. art. 615 - large Bisley filing cabinet

Filing cabinet for A4 size sheets, four
large drawers, blue. With fixed base.
47 x 62 x 138 cm
. art. 983 - wheels for filing cabinet

under-table drawer unit with basic table, front and side view

Bisley filing cabinet Bisley filing cabinet large Bisley filing cabinet

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on/off table in working position
on/off table in closed position
computer table
on/off table
art. 875
Structure of storage unit in birch water-
painted willow green: contains mobile
elements from the modulo series.
150 x 50 x 80 cm
art. 566
Module with shelf partitions, with back,
in green melamine chipboard with matching
ABS edges. On wheels.
70 x 40 x 75 cm
A temporary workstation, completely
enclosable in one 150 x 50 cm block.
When closed, the table is a compact
block; when opened, a table and
two drawer units appear, with all the
necessary material to get down
to work. When the work seesion is
finished, the table is simply closed up
without having to move the material
– it is stored in the two modulo units
where it is protected from dust and
from tampering.
Ideal for situations where a work table
is needed only periodically or when
temporary collaborators need a work
station, or where space is limited and
a number of activities have to share
the same room at different times
of the day.
computer table
art. 740
Chromed metal frame, work surface in
bake-painted sheet metal, wisteria color.
83 x 40 x 74 cm
Computer table with shelves,
to complement furnishings already
in place or for work exclusively
on the computer, or to introduce a PC
into the classroom or atelier.
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archives

In any school where documentation is used to support

the educational activity in dialogue with children’s learning

processes, the quantity and quality of the documents

produced impose a revision and a redefinition of the

concept of archives and of archiving.

Simply producing documents (photographic images, hand-

written notes, videos, and so on) is not enough unless

these documents are individually interpreted by those

detail of modular bookcase
who produce them and supported by collegial comments

and interpretations. As this procedure builds and gives

meaning to what would otherwise be periodic fragments,

it becomes the basic element for the didactic project as

well as for the teachers’ professional development.

So this redefinition means that the concepts of archives

and archiving are viewed as a sort of connective struc-

ture, where the proposed order (that is, narration) is

not only the organization of past memories but also the

predisposition toward an organization and memories of

the future. The past offers itself to the new interpretations

and meanings of the future.

The archives must therefore be set up in such a way as

to ensure continuous consultation and revisiting; they

should suggest an order but be open to new kinds of

organization.

The archives must be easy to access and consult but

at the same time protected. Given the high number of

modular bookcase and archive cart
possible users, the classification criteria and possible

new connections must be evident and clear.

It is therefore desirable for the archives to have a dedi-

cated space or room, where it is possible to consult the

material, meet colleagues and discuss the documents,

and view the audio-visual material. It is essential to have

furnishings and tools which, though located in various

areas of the school, can foster this important operation

of organizing and archiving all the material so that

greater meaning can be given to the day-to-day life of

a school.
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 modular bookcase
Structure in silver color perforated metal plate, with
midnight blue wooden base.
Shelves in blue laminate and beech, adjustable,
fastened with concealed bolts. Pitch 90 cm or 120
cm, height 210 cm, depth 40 cm.
Overall length of three units: 350 cm.
Sized for storing multipurpose carts,
drawer units, or toy boxes.
. art. 731 - upright in perforated
metal plate - 10 x 40 x 217 cm
. art. 733 - shelves
- 110 x 40 cm, 28 mm thick,
in cherry stained beech
- 110 x 40 cm, 28 mm thick,
in blue laminate
- 80 x 40 cm, 28 mm thick,
in cherry stained beech
- 80 x 40 cm, 28 mm thick,
detail of modular bookcase with shelves in blue laminate and cherry stained beech in blue laminate
. art. 732 - cabinet
Two-door cabinet in blue laminate,
handles in leather. (see p. 126)
110 x 40 x 35 cm
. art. 734 - tension rods
Pair of adjustable tension rods
in chromed metal.
. art. 626 - toy box
Storage box in cherry stained beech,
on wheels.
45 x 45 x 59 cm

A solid and flexible bookcase, also suitable

for the archive space, giving a unified image
to places where materials are deposited,
which are generally neglected.
The system is modular, with self-supporting
uprights and variable shelves – very simple.
The depth and pitch dimensions also make it
possible to have a space for storing drawer
modular bookcase and carts in amber yellow birch with mirrors on the sides units, carts, display units, and toy boxes.
See pp. 126 and 140.

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leggera shelving
Lightweight shelving unit in chromed metal
with adjustable shelves.
art. 736 - upright
39 x 2 x 177 cm
art. 737 - shelf
39 x 80 x 2 cm

Modular shelving with a “lean” structure

in a single color – chrome silver.
It can be used as a wall unit in the archive space
or storeroom, or to partition any room into two areas
with a visual impact that is almost transparent, leggera shelving unit, three modules
as the empty sections do not block the light.

leggera shelving unit, three modules

archive cart
art. 591
Square metal section frame, shelves in midnight blue sheet metal,
top in blue-gray linoleum, matching ABS edges. On rubber wheels.
76 x 114.5 x 67 cm

Cart for storing 70 x 100 cm sheets horizontally.

This cart serves as a handy archive for material that is used
frequently or to keep large sheets of paper on hand
in the atelier or the classroom. It can also be used for filing
material while work is still in progress, to be later transferred
to the formal archives when the work is finished.
Both this cart and the vertical paper rack are sized to hold
posters, which can be easily classified and protected,
as well as sheets of Bristol board for wall documentation,
children’s paintings, or other types of documentation.

archive cart for 70 x 100 cm sheets

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swivel tower made up of two modulo units on a swivel floor base, basic table with cream sycamore tabletop and silver basic chairs, Bisley filing cabinet

swivel unit
A tower made up of two modulo
units in cream sycamore or green
sycamore melamine chipboard, with
cross partition and no back, on two
swivel discs. 70 x 40 x 143 cm
. art. 565 - modulo unit
. art. 966 - swivel disc

This swivel unit can be used

to store work instruments or
as an attractive display case
for objects that are especially
important or interesting
in a particular moment.
It can also be used in an office
for objects of sentimental value.

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cupboard unit in blue ridged laminate with shelves in pomegranate red MDF, metamorfosi table, basic chair in silver and blue, stools, Bisley filing cabinet

tall cupboard unit

Exterior structure, base, and doors in blue ridged laminate, edges in blue ABS; A system of wall units characterized by a surface finish with light
interior and shelves in gray laminate; handles in leather. horizontal grooves that capture the light and give the piece texture
Open shelves in pomegranate red MDF.
. art 557 - double-door cupboard
but do not compromise the ease of cleaning.
The open red shelves are standard size but can also be made
90 x 42 x 217 cm
. art. 556 - single-door cupboard
to order to furnish an entire wall of a room. The red surface beco-
mes the variable that allows for covering the entire available length
45 x 42 x 217 cm
. art. 555 - corner unit
of a given area.
On request, the doors can be pre-drilled for double handles: one at
42 x 42 x 217 cm
. art. 980 - shelves
adult height, one at child height.
Short shelf 45 x 40 cm, 20 mm thick
Long shelf 100 x 40 cm, 20 mm thick

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tall cupboard unit, with double-door cupboard and corner unit in blue ridged laminate and pomegranate red MDF shelves

detail of pomegranate red MDF shelves

detail of leather handles

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 authentics® trash cans
art. 822
authentics® trash cans in plastic, with bag-cover lid.
authentics® midican, diameter 30 x 54 cm
authentics® maxican, diameter 34 x 68 cm
Design: Hansjerg Maier-Aichen, 1984

authentics® storage stools

art. 779
Universal storage stool by authentics® in plastic,
diameter 35 x 48 cm.
Design: Hansjerg Maier-Aichen, 1993

mailbox unit
Satin finish metacrylic boxes,
3 mm thick, with flap closure
and possibility to attach
an identification label or photo.
. art. 927
three-box vertical unit
20 x 20 x 60 cm
. art. 928
six-box horizontal unit
20 x 118 x 20 cm
See p.51.

stainless steel
trash can
art. 366
Trash can in stainless steel with pedal. diameter 25 x 37
cm

umbrella stand
art. 821
Sheet metal cylinder painted silver.
diameter 20 x 50 cm

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 paper rack
art. 625
In birch water-painted willow green
and turquoise.
Holds sheets up to 100 x 70 cm.
58 x 105 x 92 cm
See p.81.

large bin
art. 823
Structure in silver painted metal,
plastic sacks, on rubber wheels.
62 x 62 x 95 cm

authentics® wastepaper bin

art. 828
Cap wastepaper bin by authentics® in plastic with bag-cover ring.
diameter 30.5 x 39 cm
Design: Hansjerg Maier-Aichen, 1996

argento
wastepaper bins
art. 821
Sheet metal structure painted silver.
. large argento wastepaper bin
diameter 30 x 50 cm
. small argento wastepaper bin
diameter 25 x 32 cm

art. 659
Sheet metal structure painted silver.
. square wastepaper bin (or planter)
25 x 25 x 25 cm

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areas

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bathroomsandserviceareas
personal hygiene

The bathroom represents not only the place where children carry

out their personal hygiene but much more besides. Psychology

and pedagogy have highlighted the fact that personal hygiene is

fundamental to the child’s construction of identity and to his or her

sense of security. Children have the right to freedom to look after

their own bodies, to wash themselves, and to privacy.

Children will love, take care of, and respect their bodies if they feel

that their bodies are loved, taken care of, and respected.

This means that a space must be created where children’s self-suffi-

ciency, rhythms, discoveries, and need for privacy are respected, a

pleasant place where children can pause to talk with friends or play

with water and other materials that are not available elsewhere.

A space, therefore, that is highly educational, with equal dignity

and importance to the other areas of the school.

tumbler and towel rack

art. 835 In blue laminate with chrome hooks, wall-mounted.
60 x 15 cm; depth 11 cm
art. 825 authentics® plastic tumbler, diam. 8 x 12 cm.
Design: Hansjerg Maier-Aichen, 1996

authentics® storage stools authentics® basin

art. 779 art. 832 “2 Hands” basin by authentics® in blue plastic.
Universal storage stool by authentics® in plastic, diameter 35 x 48 cm. diameter 54.5 x 24.5 cm
Design: Hansjerg Maier-Aichen, 1993 Design: Kostantin Grcic, 1995

authentics® stools in blue, white, and green authentics® basin in blue

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infirmary with examining table, stepstool, medicine cabinet, coat stand, curved beech chair, scale with height measure, stainless steel trash can

health and hygiene services

The finishes and materials in the ATELIER3 line are such that White metal cabinet with glass door and shelves; with lock. 40 x 50 x 160 cm
all of the furnishings can be used even in those areas of the school
where water is abundantly used or in storage areas where pieces
. art. 861 - basic table
Square metal section structure, light silver color. Tabletop in glass.
are subject to a great deal of wear and tear. 75 x 140 x 72 cm
The storage containers, changing room lockers, shelves, hanging
planters, and wall shelving that are presented in other parts of this
. art. 812 - coat stand
Silver color metal structure, metal hooks with wooden knobs, metal base.
catalogue are also compatible with the areas for health and hygiene.
37 x 37 x 180 cm
Some items, however, are dedicated to or particularly suitable
for this area, such as the toothbrush holder and towel rack, . art. 771 - curved beech chair
or the translucent plastic items by authentics®. Chromed metal structure,
The infirmary is in large part furnished with items already presented seat in curved beech,
in this catalogue and completed with some specific items: the exa- natural finish.
mining table, glass front medicine cabinet, and lightweight screen. 50.5 x 48 x 45/83.5 cm

. art. 360 - examining table . art. 357 - scale

Scale with height measure.
Silver color metal structure, surface in foamed polyurethane covered
51 x 34 x 220 cm
in white vinyl, with paper-roll dispenser.
183 x 60 x 77 cm . art. 366 -
. art. 977 - paper-roll dispenser stainless steel
. art. 367 - stepstool trash can
Stainless steel
Silver color metal structure with step surface in aluminum. 42 x 48 x 33 cm
trash can
. art. 361 - folding screen with pedal.
Silver color metal structure, with three panels, screen fabric in white plastic. Diameter 25 x 37 cm
150 x 167 cm
. art. 358 - medicine cabinet

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storagespaces
metal storage
cabinets
Although all the furnishings in our line
can be used in service and storage areas,
the type of furnishings for these spaces de-
pends on the environmental conditions (wall
units, storage rooms, outdoor area, hallway,
service corner, dedicated space). Thus we
complete the range of our line
with a series of metal storage cabinets.

. art. 468 - metal storage cabinet

Sheet metal structure and four shelves with base.
Ocher yellow. Padlock closure.
100 x 45 x 200 cm
perforated metal plate bookcase with laminate and beech shelves. See pp.138-141
. art. 450 - double metal locker
Sheet metal structure and shelves,
with internal partition for clean/dirty clothing
and upper shelf for hats, etc. With feet.
Ocher yellow. Padlock closure.
96 x 50 x 180 cm

. art. 450 - single metal locker

Sheet metal structure and shelves,
with internal partition clean/dirty clothing
and upper shelf for hats, etc. With feet.
Ocher yellow. Padlock closure.
50 x 50 x 180 cm

. art. 466 - metal broom cabinet

Sheet metal structure and three shelves,
with base.
Ocher yellow. Padlock closure.
leggera shelving (see p. 142) 100 x 40 x 180 cm

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double metal locker with clean/dirty compartments double metal locker with clean/dirty compartments

metal broom cabinet metal storage cabinet metal storage cabinet

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dedicatedto
infantsand
toddlers

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dedicatedtoinfantsandtoddlers
(special furnishings in addition to the standard line)

the first steps

baby walker with internal mirrors

Among the many events that characterize a child’s

first years of life, all of which are full of meaning and

baby walker
art. 665
In birch water-painted amber yellow, with internal
intense emotions, taking his first steps certainly
mirrors and bendable flag.
represents an enormous revolution in the child’s 60 x 60 x 50 cm

body and mind, in his perception of the world and

of himself in the world. This is a moment of great

joy mixed with wonder and a certain amount of fear.

Not only to follow paths already laid out but to build new
Knowing how to walk is a competency that not only
paths in the space: this is what the baby walker offers,
has social prestige (the adults’ expectations are
an object that is easy for toddlers to manage and move
great) but above all means the possibility to go and
around in various directions, thereby changing the space
make contact with objects, with one’s own desires,
itself. Pushing but also be being pushed: an interesting
or, on the contrary, the possibility to move away
experience for the child seated in the walker, who lets
from unpleasant situations and therefore to be more
himself be pushed by other children or by adults who
in control of one’s emotions.
want to satisfy the desire to play the game of moving and
Walking takes an enormous amount of effort and
being moved. And the child aboard can see everything
requires the necessary neurological and muscular
in the internal mirrors.
maturity, a lot of practice, and a lot of courage.

Giving children the chance to experiment with the

coordination of movements to try to find their balance

(which involve the entire body) means offering them

a physical and psychological “gym” where they can

test themselves without excessive pressure from

adults and in full respect for the rhythms, methods,

and desires of each child.

baby walker seen from above, with internal mirrors

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 basic first steps
element
art. 686
Structure in silver color tubular metal.
190 x 128 x 73 cm

A harmonious and delicate interweaving

of tubular metal elements traces possible

paths. Almost as light and delicate as a

“hint,” but at the same time sturdy, the dif-

ferent elements offer the child a number of

variations, changes of direction, or places

to pause. The movement of the elements

adapts to the height of each child.

basic first steps element

first steps unit

art. 685
In birch water-painted amber yellow, silver color
tubular metal elements, soft parts in foamed
polyurethane covered in vinyl; mirrors, rod with
rubbery and rough-textured plastic materials.
155 x 82 x 67 cm

A motor experience, a walk, but also a

tactile experience provided by the handrail

with different tactile effects, which sugge-

sts pauses and ways to experiment. The

possibility of passing through the unit in

either direction makes this piece attractive

and sought after for use by several children

at a time.

first steps unit

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lunchtime

It is well known that mealtimes are a moment of

special interactions, discovery, self-sufficiency, and

awareness of the self, of one’s needs and of one’s

own body.

Fostering and recognizing self-sufficiency in the

context of a warm and sharing experience is an edu-

cational value oriented toward the child’s achieving

psychological and physical well-being, the recognition

sorriso highchair
art. 695
of her competencies and her right to manifest and In birch water-painted willow green.
Padding in polyurethane covered in soft, waterproof vinyl.
follow her own rhythms, tastes, and needs. Seatbelt in synthetic fiber with safety buckle.
The furnishings of the lunchroom in the infant-toddler 37 x 51 x 57/86 cm

center should therefore support this objective and

For many years now in Western culture, the presence of a young child
help to reconcile as much as possible each child’s
in a home or elsewhere is indicated by the presence of a highchair. This
needs with those of the teachers, who have to
intelligent invention allows the child, at least when seated, to be at the
assist a number of children at the same time. The
same height as the furnishings and other things that characterize adult
furnishings must be comfortable for both the chil-
life. A highchair gives the child her own autonomous, protected space that
dren and the adults, and they must foster multiple,
can be brought up to a table so that she has access to a large surface
simultaneous interactions with adults, friends, and
where her food, a toy, or other objects of interest can be placed.
the food itself.

sorriso highchair

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highchair table
Design: Tullio Zini, 1998
art. 705
Structure in silver color round section metal plate, tabletop in wisteria laminate.
Highchairs in silver color metal section with seat and backrest in foamed
polyurethane covered in white vinyl.
205 x 90 x 75/84 cm

Weaning a young child is a very delicate phase. It is not only the passa-

ge from liquids to solids but also represents a complete change in the

child’s posture, in his relationship with the adult’s body and with food

itself. Food can be touched, manipulated, brought to the mouth either

with the hands or with a spoon; the child can manage it alone or with

the help of an adult.

The presence of other children at the table is very stimulating, as they

provide a model to observe and imitate. A large table, around which

all the protagonists of the meal can sit and eat together during this

important daily ritual, represents one of the solutions that best corre-
detail of seats hooked onto the highchair table
sponds to the meaning attributed to mealtimes. Washable surfaces and

comfortable, safe seating with plenty of room for each child make this

table ideal for very young children.

highchair table, seen from the teacher’s side; basic adult-size chair in silver and wisteria

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sorriso armchair

sitting

Sitting does not mean only stopping and resting; it also means assuming different positions that allow for new activities and relation-

ships with the space and with others. This is what it means for young children: they sit down to start a new activity or play with another

child, or to seek out and confirm a friendship, or even to isolate themselves, to concentrate, to pause. Sitting on the floor on a mat

or cushion and sitting on a chair represent different possibilities.

Chairs must be easy to manage, easy to move around also for the children. They should be easy to fit alongside each other and

stackable, to give the children the opportunity to construct relations and “landscapes.”

It is important for the child to be able to sit down and get up by himself easily and, that his feet touch the ground when seated.

metamorfosi table basic table studio table

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basic chair

sorriso armchair chairs for very

art. 680
In birch water-painted amber yellow, with noiseless feet.
young children
32.5 x 37 x 25/50 cm
Version of the sorriso chair for the youngest children,
with raised sides to help the child balance himself. Sitting in an upright position, holding this position for an ex-

tended period of time, getting up, and sitting down again are

such routine actions that it seems a child has always been

basic chair able to do them. However, sitting upright is a conquest that
art. 765
Structure in epoxy powder painted metal, silver and midnight blue. takes place over time and in time, and it can be fostered by
Seat and backrest in cream sycamore, cloud gray, blue, wisteria,
or light gray laminate. Noiseless rubber feet caps. chairs with raised side panels that give the child something
Models: S (small) = seat height 25 cm; 34 x 31 x 25/51 cm
to hold onto as she prepares to sit or stand up.

basic chairs in blue, wisteria, cloud gray, light gray, cream sycamore sorriso chair

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changing table with open steps, hanging planter with mirror, 3D shelving unit, 3x3 cupboard, horizontal six-box metacrylic mailbox unit

the relationship with the body

The relationship we have with our own body, our recognizing it as the primary site of our identity and of multiple

sensations and perceptions, depends on how our body has been loved and respected by others right from

the very first days of life. One of the most pleasant sensations is that of being washed, cleaned, and caressed

while being changed.

The quality of this moment must be guaranteed at the infant-toddler center, as it must be at home, by spatial

organization, furnishings and equipment that facilitate the dialogue of words and gestures that is established

between the child and the adult. Functionality, hygiene, and a feeling of warmth must also be guaranteed.

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changing table
art. 661
Green sycamore melamine chipboard structure, base, doors
and shelves; willow green birch stow-away stairs; changing
surface in polyurethane covered in soft, waterproof aquamarine
vinyl; with paper-roll holder.
120 x 80 x 93 cm

Young children like to move around on a large, safe, soft

surface while being changed, and the structure of this chan-

ging table allows them to do so. Thanks to the height of the

changing table the teacher, too, can be comfortable, relaxed,

and facing the child. This means that the teacher can be more

open and responsive to this precious moment of intimacy

with the child.

The mirror over the changing table is of special importance,

as the child can play with his own image. The stairs give the

children who are a little older an important sense of self-suffi-

ciency while at the same time relieving the teachers of having

to lift heavy weights.

changing table with stairs stowed away and opened up,

so children can climb up by themselves
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 labyrinth and diagram of panels

labyrinth
Birch panels water-painted amber yellow and citron yellow.
74 x 100 cm, 15 mm thick
. art. 673 - arch panel
Entrance arch and three round holes
. art. 671 - 3-hole panel
Oblong holes with backing in satin finish Plexiglas,
perforated metal plate, transparent Plexiglas
. art. 670 - spiral panel
A spiral incision in the birch
. art. 672 - frame panel
. art. 674 - mesh panel

labyrinth panels positioned to form a closed box

possible panel layout

labyrinth panels in a cube

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tunnel
Structure in silver color tubular
metal elements, platform base
in birch water-painted turquoise,
netting in satin finish vinyl.
. art. 710 - basic element
58 x 70 x 55 cm
. art. 711 - central element
58 x 58 x 62.5 cm
. art. 712 - wooden platform
base
58 x 58 x 2 cm

A modular system to create

routes to be crawled through.
Some of the sections are tran-
sparent, so that you can see
and be seen, and others are
satin finish, so that only the
outline of who is inside can
be seen. The snap-together
wood joiners make it easy to
change the overall layout.

tunnel in one of the possible layouts

view of inside the tunnel

orientation and the sense of space

Mastering space, “the sense of space,” takes place progressively and happens while the child is constructing her sense of her own

body; that is, through the relationship of her sensitivity and the direction of the surrounding space.

There are different kinds of spaces, and orientation takes place in the intersubjective space, the space between the object and the

individual.

Interacting with the environment; that is, knowing how to orient yourself, involves a series of complex intellectual operations based on

what the child perceives, knows, infers of herself in relation to the space and vice versa. But orienting yourself is not just physical; it is

psychological as well, and the emotional involvement is connected to feelings of security and fear, the joy at finding yourself and the

fear of losing yourself. It’s a game, a metaphor of the process of growth and life.

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 3D rainbow ramp, with two slide ramps, one stair ramp,
and mirrors in the tunnel underneath

rainbow ramp
Stair structure in metal. Walls in birch water-painted willow green
and turquoise, with stairs and slides. Mirrors on the tunnel walls.
Single ramp: 150 x 64 x 110 cm
Platform 55 cm from the ground
. art. 690 - 2D rainbow ramp
Overall dimensions of 2 ramps: 300 x 64 x 110 cm
. art. 691 - 3D rainbow ramp
Overall dimensions of 3 ramps: 350 x 350 x 110 cm

Modular system for different types of ramps depending

on the size of the available space. The ramps are either stairs
or slides. The upper platform is large enough for children
to spend time there, to look around from above, to have
a privileged position while playing, or for whatever else they
decide. The holes along the sides allow the children to spy
on the rest of the environment without being seen or glimpse
the other children going up and down the ramps. Underneath
the central section there is a short tunnel
with mirrored walls, an inhabitable kaleidoscope where
the children can experiment with tricks of visual perception.
3D rainbow ramp: view of stairs and slide

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2D rainbow ramp, with two ramps: stairs and a slide

detail of the mirrored tunnel: a kaleidoscope you can crawl through

the sense of height

There is a period, a long period, in the life of a child in which

ascending, descending, sliding, stopping at different heights,

and hiding are routine movements and actions.

An object like the rainbow ramp is a real “motor laboratory”

for very young children (and not only). The children at the

infant-toddler center love to spend a lot of time in this large

structure.

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tana bed in bamboo and cotton padding

tana bed
art. 700
A bamboo basket with padded bottom
and sides covered in mustard yellow cotton.
75 x 110 x 50 cm

This is a piece of furniture that creates an environment, a sort of

cocoon, a soft and protected place (“tana” in Italian means “burrow”)
where the child can move around, turn, and raise himself in total
safety and comfort. Young children can experiment with new move-
ments and establish their own rituals for falling asleep
in this cozy, warmly colored space. A bed-environment that
children can get into and out of without an adult’s assistance.

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sleep at the
infant-toddler center

Naptime at the infant-toddler center is particularly

important and requires sensitivity and attention to

even the smallest details. Sleeping at the infant-

toddler center should take place in a specifically

designated area, with indirect, adjustable lighting

and “atmosphere” elements (like music boxes) to

help children to relax and let go.

The child’s supine position while sleeping makes

the ceiling an important surface, so the space

between the bed and the ceiling can be equipped

with objects or fabric veils to produce an effect

of movement, also thanks to the play of light and

shadow created.

In a dedicated nap room, the basic furnishing ele-

ment does not have to be flexible and stackable,

as there is no need for beds to be put away after

naptime.

Attention should be paid to the overall tactile and

environmental qualities: the possibility of creating

a sort of cocoon, a burrow that is soft, warm, and

inviting. Children can crawl into the tana bed by

themselves, and on waking they do not have the

impression of being imprisoned.

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 wood
natural birch citron yellow birch amber yellow birch honey birch

Note: The colors

shown are purely
indicative, due to the
inevitable differences
of photographic
reproduction.

pomegranate red birch periwinkle birch willow green birch wisteria birch

turquoise birch rosy beech rosy ash turquoise ash

cherry stained beech natural beech

metal

light silver perforated metal plate light silver sheet metal midnight blue metal ocher yellow metal

chromed metal

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plastics
blue nylon polyamide satin finish metacrylic
vinyl fabrics

satin finish vinyl transparent vinyl aquamarine vinyl blue vinyl

blue filoplast blue TMB

fabrics

blue microfiber velveteen beige microfiber velveteen Tuscan cloth “Atelier” Trevira

ocher Trevira white vinyl tana bed fabric

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 laminates
blue ABET 430 wisteria ABET 484 cloud gray ABET 804 dawn pink ABET 806

yellow ABET 862 blue ridged ABET 430 gray ABET 473 green ABET 454

sand ABET 415 blue maple ABET 1674 green sycamore cream sycamore

mahogany ABET 1376

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 printwood
llight wood ABET 1688 dark wood ABET 1690

melamine
clipboard

green sycamore cream sycamore water green banana yellow

laminate
heavy

blue heavy laminate gray heavy laminate

MDF

pomegranate red silver enamel ice green enamel

linoleum

blue-gray linoleum

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CABINETS AND CONTAINERS
ARTICLE NAME CODE NO. DESCRIPTION
list of furnishings DIMENSIONS CAT. PAGES

QUADRA SERIES - CREAM SYCAMORE

structure in melamine chipboard and doors in laminate, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23
QUADRA CUPBOARD AAR570NSCUSC cream sycamore color, frame in rosy ash; two internal
shelves
structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23
QUADRA 27 AAR574NSCU00 frame in rosy ash; 27 folder compartments

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23

QUADRA 12 AAR573NSCU00 frame in rosy ash; 12 cubbyholes

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23

QUADRA UNIT WITH CABINETS AAR572NSCUSC frame in rosy ash; four cabinets and four drawers
AND DRAWERS
structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23
QUADRA SHELF UNIT AAR571NSCU00 frame in rosy ash; open with two shelves

QUADRA SERIES - GREEN SYCAMORE
structure in green sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23
QUADRA CUPBOARD AAR570NSVUVS frame in turquoise ash, doors in willow green
birch; two internal shelves
structure in green sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23
QUADRA CUPBOARD AAR570NSVUSV doors in green sycamore laminate, frame in turquoise
ash; two internal shelves
structure in green sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23
QUADRA 27 AAR574NSVU00 frame in turquoise ash; 27 folder compartments

structure in green sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23

QUADRA 12 AAR573NSVU00 frame in turquoise ash; 12 cubbyholes

structure in green sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23

QUADRA UNIT WITH CABINETS AAR572NSVUSV frame in turquoise ash; four cabinets and four drawers
AND DRAWERS in green sycamore
structure in green sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23
QUADRA SHELF UNIT AAR571NSVU00 frame in turquoise ash; open with 2 shelves

QUADRA SERIES - BLUE

structure in blue ridged ABET 430 laminate, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23
QUADRA CUPBOARD AAR570ABMUVS frame in turquoise ash, doors in willow green birch;
2 internal shelves
structure in blue ridged ABET 430 laminate, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23
QUADRA CUPBOARD AAR570ABMUGL frame in turquoise ash, doors in wisteria ABET 484
laminate; 2 internal shelves
structure in blue ridged ABET 430 laminate, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23
QUADRA 27 AAR574ABMU00 frame in turquoise ash; 27 folder compartments

structure in blue ridged ABET 430 laminate, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23

QUADRA 12 AAR573ABMU00 frame in turquoise ash; 12 cubbyholes

structure in blue ridged ABET 430 laminate, 120 x 42 x 110h cm 13-23

QUADRA UNIT WITH CABINETS AAR572ABMUGL frame in turquoise ash, four cabinets and four
AND DRAWERS drawers in wisteria ABET 484 laminate

QUADRA BASIC SERIES - CREAM SYCAMORE

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard and 120 x 40 x 110h cm 24-25

QUADRA BASIC CUPBOARD AAR580NSCUSC frame in cream sycamore laminate; 1 vertical partition
and 2 shelves each compartment
structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 40 x 110h cm 24-25
QUADRA 27 BASIC AAR583NSCU00 with 27 folder compartments

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 40 x 110h cm 24-25

QUADRA 12 BASIC AAR582NSCU00 with 12 cubbyholes

structure in green sycamore melamine chipboard, 120 x 40 x 135.5h cm 124
3 X 3 CUPBOARD AAR561NSVU00 open with 9 cubbyholes, feet in silver metal
ARTICLE NAME CODE NO. DESCRIPTION DIMENSIONS CAT. PAGE

CABINETS AND CONTAINERS

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard; 120 x 40 x 110h cm 24-25
QUADRA BASIC UNIT WITH CABINETS AAR581NSCUSC 4 doors and 4 drawers in cream sycamore
AND DRAWERS
structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard; 120 x 40 x 110h cm 24-25
QUADRA BASIC SHELF UNIT AAR584NSCU00 open with 2 shelves

SHELVES FOR QUADRA SERIES

SHORT SHELF AZZ980MRMB00 shelf in MDF painted pomegranate red 45 x 40 x 2h cm 144

LONG SHELF AZZ980MRMG00 shelf in MDF painted pomegranate red 100 x 40 x 2h cm 144

BOOKCASE SHELF ASC733ABLB00 shelf in blue ABET 430 laminate 80 x 40 x 2.8 cm 126

BOOKCASE SHELF ASC733ABL600 shelf in blue ABET 430 laminate 110 x 40 x 2.8 cm 126

MODULO UNITS
structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard with 70 x 40 x 70h cm 60-61
MODULE WITH CROSS PARTITION AAR565NSCU00 matching ABS edges, cross partition without back
(cream sycamore)
structure in green sycamore melamine chipboard 70 x 40 x 70h cm 60-61
MODULE WITH CROSS PARTITION AAR565NSVU00 with matching ABS edges, cross partition without back
(green sycamore)
structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard with 70 x 40 x 70h cm 60-61
MODULE WITH CENTRAL PARTITION AAR566NSCU00 matching ABS edges, central partition with back
(cream sycamore)
structure in green sycamore melamine chipboard with 70 x 40 x 70h cm 60-61
MODULE WITH CENTRAL PARTITION AAR566NSVU00 matching ABS edges, central partition with back
(green sycamore)
BASE FOR MODULO UNITS universal base for Modulo units, in birch covered with 70 x 39 x 5.5h cm 60-61
(cream sycamore) AZZ997ASCU00 cream sycamore or green sycamore laminate
(green sycamore) AZZ997ASVU00
TOP FOR THREE MODULES structure in cream sycamore or green sycamore 210 x 40 x 2h cm 60-61
(cream sycamore) AZZ990NSCU00 melamine chipboard
(green sycamore) AZZ997NSVU00
silver painted metal base frame for 3 Modulo units 210 x 43 x 15h cm 60-61, 125
FRAME FOR MODULO/CREDENZA AZZ991FARU00 and Credenza

pair of Modulo units with cross partition in cream 70 x 40 x 143h cm 143

SWIVEL UNIT (cream sycamore)
SWIVEL UNIT (green sycamore)
2 pcs. AAR565NSCU00 sycamore with matching ABS edges; with circular
2 pcs. AZZ966000U00 swivel base for rotating the units diam. 30 x 1h cm
pair of Modulo units with cross partition in green 70 x 40 x 143h cm 143
2 pcs. AAR565NVAU00 sycamore with matching ABS edges; with circular
2 pcs. AZZ966000U00 swivel base for rotating the units diam. 30 x 1h cm

TALL CUPBOARD UNIT

structure in blue ridged abet 430 laminate; 90 x 42 x 217h cm 144-145
DOUBLE-DOOR UNIT AAR557ABMUBM 2 doors and 4 adjustable internal shelves

structure in blue ridged abet 430 laminate; 45 x 42 x 217h cm 144-145

SINGLE-DOOR UNIT AAR556ABMUBM 1 door and 4 adjustable internal shelves

structure in blue ridged abet 430 laminate; 42 x 42x 217h cm 144-145

CORNER UNIT AAR555ABMURM open with 5 shelves in MDF painted pomegranate red

shelf in MDF painted pomegranate red 45 x 40 x 2h cm 144
SHORT SHELF AZZ980MRMB00

shelf in MDF painted pomegranate red 100 x 40 x 2h cm 144

LONG SHELF AZZ980MRMG00

structure in curved MDF enameled green with 100 x 40 x 190h cm 95

SHELF UNIT AAR586MLVU00 open shelves

structure in green sycamore melamine chipboard 120 x 42 x 135.5h cm 119

3 X 3 STORAGE CABINET AAR560NSVUSV with 9 doors in green sycamore laminate, supports in
silver color metal
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CABINETS AND CONTAINERS

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, with 210 x 45 x 85h cm 125
CUPBOARD AAR563NSCUSC four drawers and four tilt-out compartments; feet in
silver metal

CLOAKROOM LOCKERS
structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, with 120 x 42 x 110h cm 118-119
LOCKER UNIT AAR551NSCUSC four doors in cream sycamore laminate; four lockers
with two shelves each
four wheels in synthetic material designed by Jrvine; diam. 10 x 10h cm 118-119
WHEELS FOR LOCKER UNIT AZZ982000Q00 two with brake and two free
AZZ982000R00
base for locker unit in birch covered with cream 120 x 41 x 5h cm 118-119
BASE FOR LOCKER UNIT AZZ998ASCU00 sycamore laminate

four silver metal feet for locker unit 10 x 10h cm 118-119

FEET FOR LOCKER UNIT AZZ978FARU00

photo holder in plastic to apply on locker doors and 5 x 5 x 0.2 cm 119

PHOTO HOLDER AZZ979000U00 mail boxes

sheet metal cabinet and doors; four adjustable 100 x 45 x 200h cm 153
METAL STORAGE CABINET AAR468FGOUGO shelves; all ocher yellow

double locker with clean/dirty compartments in ocher 96 x 50 x 180h cm 153

DOUBLE METAL LOCKER AAR450FGO2GO yellow painted sheet metal

single locker with clean/dirty compartments in ocher 50 x 50 x 180h cm 153

SINGLE METAL LOCKER AAR450FGO1GO yellow painted sheet metal

sheet metal broom cabinet with doors and three 100 x 40 x 180h cm 153
METAL BROOM CABINET AAR466FGOGGO adjustable shelves; all ocher yellow

MOBILE CONTAINERS AND CARTS
CARTS
structure on wheels in water-painted birch, amber 50 x 86 x 64.5h cm 56-57
BASIC CART ACM592LGAU00 yellow

structure on wheels in water-painted birch, amber 50 x 86 x 64.5h cm 56-57

PAPER/PAINT CART ACM593LGAUMI yellow; with two shelves and partitions, honey color

structure on wheels in water-painted birch, amber 50 x 86 x 64.5h cm 56-57

TV/COMPUTER CART ACM594LGAUMI yellow, with TV/computer top and 1 shelf, honey color

structure on wheels in water-painted birch, amber 50 x 86 x 64.5h cm 56-57

CART WITH BASINS ACM595LGAUMI yellow, with basin holder top, honey color

handle in chromed metal, universal for all types of 39 x 4 x 1h cm 56-57

HANDLE FOR CART AZZ970FCRU00 carts

synthetic mirror, universal for the sides of all types 49 x 58 cm 56-57

MIRROR FOR CART AZZ989000U00 of carts

light silver metal frame on wheels, shelves in blue 120 x 55 x 85h cm 124
SERVING CART ACM600FARUNB laminate

metal square section frame on wheels and sheet 76 x 114.5 x 67h cm 142
ARCHIVE CART ACM591FBNUPG metal shelves, midnight blue; top in blue-grey linoleum

structure in birch painted willow green and turquoise, 58 x 105 x 92h cm 81

PAPER RACK ACM625LVSU00 joint mortise assembly with screws
four-drawer structure on wheels in silver painted sheet
UNDER-TABLE DRAWER UNIT ACM609FARUBL metal; top and front panels in blue ABET 430 laminate 44 x 57 x 61h cm 136

metal drawer unit for A2 size paper, painted ocher 62 x 55 x 93h cm 136
A2 DRAWER UNIT ACM605FGOUGO yellow, with eight drawers

square plastic tray to insert in the A2 drawer unit 8.5 x 8.5 x 8.5h cm 136
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MOBILE CONTAINERS AND CARTS

SQUARE STORAGE TRAY FOR A2 UNIT AZZ993P00U00

rectangular plastic tray to insert in the A2 drawer unit 12.5 x 8.5 x 8.5h cm 136
RECT. STORAGE TRAY FOR A2 UNIT AZZ994P00U00

structure on wheels in silver color sheet metal, with 28 x 43 x 64h cm 136

BISLEY FILING CABINET WITH WHEELS ACM607FARUAR eight various sized drawers

fixed base for BISLEY filing cabinet in silver painted 28 x 43 x 7h cm 136

FIXED BASE FOR BISLEY CABINET AZZ961FARU00 sheet metal

structure with fixed base in midnight blue sheet metal, 47 x 62 x 138h cm 136
LARGE BISLEY FILING CABINET ACM615FBNU00 with four
drawers for A4 size paper

wheels for BISLEY filing cabinet 47 x 62 x 4h cm 136

WHEELS FOR BISLEY FILING CABINET AZZ983000U00

structure in perforated metal plate with side panels 104 x 40 x 98h cm 55

MOVEABLE DISPLAY RACK ACM620FLAUPE in periwinkle color birch, all on wheels

storage container on wheels in cherry stained beech 45 x 45 x 59h 139

TOY BOX ACM626LFCU00

CUBBYHOLE CRATE AZZ986NSCUSC container in birch with front panel in melamine 34.5 x 41 x 23 h cm 20
chipboard, cream sycamore color

CUBBYHOLE CRATE AZZ986NSVUSV container in birch with front panel in melamine 34.5 x 41 x 23 h cm 20
chipboard, green sycamore color

COMMUNICATION AND DISPLAY UNITS

panel in natural finish poplar plywood to attach to 120 x 160 x 1h cm 112
DISPLAY PANEL ACO6490NAU00 the wall with screws

structure in perforated metal plate painted silver 23 x 28 x 127h cm 111

ANGELO DISPLAY UNIT ACO635FLAU00

wall display unit in perforated metal plate painted 100 x 15 x 142h cm 112
LAMPO DISPLAY RACK ACO636FLAU00 light silver, for books and publications

panel in curved perforated metal plate painted silver 100 x 29 x 187h cm 111
WAVE SCREEN ACO645FLAU00

pair of side panels for wave screen, in 2 x 30 x 190h cm 111

PAIR OF SIDE PANELS FOR ACO647NSCU00 cream sycamore melamine chipboard with edges
WAVE SCREEN - vertical position in ABS

plastic magnetic blackboard with shelf for chalk 120 x 8 x 90h cm 113
MAGNETIC BLACKBOARD ACO640000U00 and markers

structure in beech color melamine chipboard, inside 100 x 9 x 70h cm 113

DISPLAY CASE ACO631N00U00 back covered with cork, glass doors with lock

PARTITIONS
three-panel structure in rosy beech with inside screen 217 x 2 x 167h cm 127
FOLDING SCREEN (in Tuscan cloth) ADI656LFRUTO in Tuscan cloth; metal hinges (open)

three-panel structure in rosy beech with inside screen 217 x 2 x 167h cm 127
FOLDING SCREEN IN PERFORATED ADI655LFRULA in silver painted perforated metal plate; metal hinges (open)
METAL PLATE

WAVE SCREEN ACO645FLAU00 in curved perforated metal plate, painted silver 187 x 29 x 100h cm 116-117

pair of side panels for perforated wave panel in birch 45 x 2 x 113h cm 116-117
PAIR OF SIDE PANELS FOR WAVE ACO646LVSU00 painted willow green
SCREEN - horizontal position
planter in sheet metal painted light silver 25 x 25 x 25h cm 116
PLANTER ADI659FLAU00

vertical screen in fire-retardant Trevira cloth, ocher 120 x 300h cm 73

PARTITION SCREEN ADI651TOCU00 yellow
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PARTITIONS
disk in birch painted willow green on silver metal diam. 70 x 8h cm 128
HANGING PLANT HOLDER ADI658FARUVS structure, suspended with chains, includes mirror

INFANT-TODDLER FURNISHINGS

190 x 128 x 73h cm 157
BASIC FIRST STEPS ELEMENTS ANI686FARU00 structure in tubular metal painted light silver

structure in birch painted amber yellow, tubular 155 x 82 x 67h cm 157

FIRST STEPS UNIT ANI685LGAU00 elements and handrail in metal, central rod in
various materials
structure, doors, and shelves in green sycamore 120 x 80 x 93h cm 163
CHANGING TABLE ANI661NSVUVA melamine chipboard, stairs in willow green birch, top
in polyurethane covered with vinyl, aquamarine
frame in silver color round section metal plate, 205 x 90 x 75/84h cm 159
HIGHCHAIR TABLE ANI705FARUGL tabletop in wisteria ABET 484 laminate, five chairs
with silver metal frame, seat and backrest in foamed
polyurethane covered in white vinyl
structure in birch painted amber yellow; internal 60 x 60 x 50h cm 156
BABY WALKER ANI665LMIU00 mirrors; with bendable flag

bamboo basket with padded bottom and sides 75 x 110 x 50h cm 168-169
TANA BED ANI700000U00 covered in mustard yellow cotton

structure in birch painted willow green and turquoise, 300 x 64 x 110h cm 166-167
2D RAINBOW RAMP ANI690LVSU00 includes stairs,
slide ramp, tunnel, and platform

structure in birch painted willow green and turquoise, 350 x 350 x 110h cm 166-167
3D RAINBOW RAMP ANI691LVSU00 incl. 2 slide
ramps, 1 stair ramp, tunnel, platform

LABYRINTH
panel in birch, citron yellow, with entrance arch and 74 x 1.5 x 100h cm 164
ARCH PANEL ANI673LGCU00 three round holes

panel in birch, amber yellow, with three oblong holes, 74 x 1.5 x 100h cm 164
3-HOLE PANEL ANI671LGAU00 one with satin finish plexiglass, one with transparent
plexiglass, one with perforated metal plate
panel in birch, citron yellow, with large rectangular 74 x 1.5 x 100h cm 164
FRAME PANEL ANI672LGCU00 entrance

panel in birch, amber yellow, with spiral made by 74 x 1.5 x 100h cm 164
SPIRAL PANEL ANI670LGAU00 small holes in the panel

panel in birch, citron yellow, with silver perforated 74 x 1.5 x 100h cm 164
MESH PANEL ANI674LGCULA metal plate mesh

TUNNEL
structure in silver tubular metal fixed on a birch 58 x 70 x 55h cm 165
BASIC ELEMENT ANI710FARUSA base, covering cloth in satin finish vinyl

structure in silver tubular metal fixed on a birch 58 x 58 x 62.5h cm 165

CENTRAL ELEMENT ANI711FARUSA base, covering cloth in satin finish vinyl

WOODEN PLATFORM BASE ANI712LVSU00 structure in birch painted willow green 58 x 58 x 1.8h cm 165

made of birch water-painted amber yellow; 32.5 x 37 x 25/50h cm 160-161

SORRISO CHAIR (small) ANI680LGAUGA feet caps in ABS; with armrests

frame in birch painted willow green; padding 37 x 51 x 57/86h cm 158

SORRISO HIGHCHAIR ANI695LVSUBI covered in white vinyl fabric; with seatbelt

structure in shaped water-painted birch, turquoise 65 x 128 x 26h cm 74
WOODEN BED (turquoise) ANI725LBTU00 color on request
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INFANT-TODDLER FURNISHINGS
structure in shaped birch water-painted honey 65 x 128 x 26h cm 74
WOODEN BED (honey) ANI725LMIU00 color

mattress in blue TMB; antibacterial, fungicidal, and 60 x 123 x 5h cm 74

MATTRESS FOR WOODEN BED ANI726VTBU00 fire-retardant

structure in light silver metal; aquamarine Trevira 135 x 50 x 20h cm 74

BASIC COT ANI721FARUAT surface sheet, fire-retardant class 1

structure composed of plastic feet and stainless 135 x 56 x 16h cm 75

HYGIENIC COT ANI722PNBUFB steel tubular rods; blue filoplast surface sheet

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard 150 x 75 x 16h cm 50-51

PLATFORM - 1 LOW ELEMENT ASP802NSCUPG with surface in blue-gray DLW linoleum

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard 150 x 75 x 31h cm 50-51

PLATFORM - 1 HIGH ELEMENT ASP803NSCUPG with surface in blue-gray DLW linoleum, openable

BOOKCASES AND SHELVING UNITS

MODULAR BOOKCASE
upright in light silver perforated metal plate with base 10 x 40 x 217h cm 126
UPRIGHT IN PERFORATED PLATE ASC731FLAU00 in wood painted blue 138-141

bookcase shelf in cherry stained beech 110 x 40 x 2.8h cm 126

SHELF IN BEECH 110 cm ASC733LFCG00 138-141

bookcase shelf in blue ABET 430 laminate 110 x 40 x 2.8h cm 126
SHELF IN LAMINATE 110 cm ASC733ABLG00 138-141

bookcase shelf in cherry stained beech 80 x 40 x 2.8h cm 126

SHELF IN BEECH 80 cm ASC733LFCB00 138-141

bookcase shelf in blue ABET 430 laminate 80 x 40 x 2.8h cm 126

SHELF IN LAMINATE 80 cm ASC733ABLB00 138-141

pair of tension rods in chromed metal, adjustable, 100 x 2 x 2 cm 126

PAIR OF TENSION RODS ASC734FCRU00 to attach to the central uprights 138-41

structure with two doors in blue ABET 430 110 x 40 x 35h cm 126
CABINET ASC732ABLUBL laminate and edges in ABS 138-141

structure in birch water-painted amber yellow; 50 x 86 x 64.5h cm 56-57

BASIC CART ACM592LGAU00 handle on request

structure in silver perforated metal plate with 104 x 40 x 98h cm 55

MOVEABLE DISPLAY RACK ACM620FLAUPE side panels in wisteria birch, all on wheels

containers in cherry stained birch, on wheels 45 x 45 x 59h cm 139

TOY BOX ACM626LFCU00

LEGGERA SHELVING

UPRIGHT ASC736FCRU00 shelving unit upright in chromed metal 39 x 2 x 177h cm 142

39 x 80 x 2h cm 142
SHELF FOR LEGGERA UNIT ASC737FCRU00 shelf in chromed metal

computer table with frame in chromed metal and top 83 x 40 x 74h cm 137
COMPUTER TABLE ASC740FCRU00 in wisteria painted sheet metal

WALL SHELVING UNIT

bearing panel in cream sycamore laminate with 100 x 2.8 x 160h cm 114-115
PANEL MODULE ASC748ASCU00 guide tracks in aluminum

vertical aluminum tracks for finishing the sides of the 2.3 x 2.8 x 160h cm 114-115
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BOOKCASES AND SHELVING UNITS

VERTICAL TRACK ASC749F00U00 panel module

shelf in MDF painted pomegranate red with 100 x 30 x 2h cm 114-115

SHELF IN MDF ASC746MRMU00 underneath supports in aluminum

shelf in cloud grey ABET 804 laminate with 100 x 30 x 2h cm 114-115

SHELF IN LAMINATE ASC746AGNU00 underneath supports in aluminum

shelf in birch painted honey color with concealed 33 x 30 x 2h cm 114-115

SHELF IN BIRCH WITH PINS ASC747LMIB00 pins

shelf in birch painted honey color with concealed 100 x 30 x 2h cm 114-115

SHELF IN BIRCH WITH PINS ASC747LMIG00 pins

shelf in cloud gray ABET 804 laminate with 100 x 30 x 2h cm 114-115

SHELF IN LAMINATE WITH PINS ASC747AGNG00 concealed pins

shelf in gray ABET 473 laminate with concealed 100 x 30 x 2h cm 114-115

SHELF IN LAMINATE WITH PINS ASC747AGRG00 pins

shelf in cream sycamore laminate with concealed 100 x 30 x 2h cm 114-115

SHELF IN LAMINATE WITH PINS ASC747ASCG00 pins

shelf in MDF painted pomegranate red with 100 x 30 x 2h cm 114-115

SHELF IN MDF WITH PINS ASC747MRMG00 concealed pins

shelf in MDF painted pomegranate red with 100 x 30 x 2h cm 114-115

HANGING SHELF IN MDF ASC745MRMU00 exposed aluminium brackets

clothes hook in cast aluminum 5 x 4 x 10h cm 114-115
CLOTHES HOOK ASC743F00U00

safety mirror for wall shelving unit 32 x 32 cm 114-115

SMALL MIRROR AGZ946000U00

WALL UNITS
shelf in blue ABET 430 laminate with concealed 100 x 30 x 1.8h cm 112
SHELF IN LAMINATE WITH PINS AZZ972ABLU00 pins

shelf in gray ABET 430 laminate with concealed 100 x 30 x 1.8h cm 112
SHELF IN LAMINATE WITH PINS AZZ972AGRU00 pins

shelf in cream sycamore laminate with concealed 100 x 30 x 1.8h cm 112

SHELF IN LAMINATE WITH PINS AZZ972ASCU00 pins

frame in gray ABET 473 laminate; interior in blue 80 x 15 x 80h cm 112-113

SQUARE 3D SHELF AZZ973AGRUBL ABET 430
laminate

frame in blue ABET 430 laminate; interior in green 25 x 35 x 220h cm 112-113

RECTANGULAR 3D SHELF AZZ974ABLUVE ABET 454 laminate

CHAIRS AND STOOLS

SORRISO CHAIR

CHAIRS AND STOOLS

made of amber yellow water-painted birch; 32.5 x 37 x 25/50h cm 160/161
SORRISO ARMCHAIR - small ANI680LGAUGA feet caps in
ABS; with armrests

frame in birch paintedwillow green; padding covered 37 x 51 x 57/86h cm 158

SORRISO HIGHCHAIR ANI695LVSUBI in white vinyl fabric; with seatbelt

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FOLDING CHAIRS
SHAFT chair in lightweight molded resin; blue 47 x 52 x 42/82h cm 47
FOLDING CHAIR (blue) ASE774PBUU00

SHAFT chair in lightweight molded resin; translucent 47 x 52 x 42/82h cm 47

FOLDING CHAIR (milk white) ASE774PBCUBC milk white

made entirely of shaped birch pigmented ASE777LGABGA H. 25 small

with water paints; colors: amber yellow, ho- ASE777LGACGA H. 28 medium water-painted amber yellow 38-39
ney, willow green. Supports in ABS. The cut ASE777LGAGGA H. 33 large
on the backrest serves as a carrying handle.
ASE777LMIBMI H. 25 small
ASE777LMICMI H. 28 medium water-painted honey color 38-39
Chair dimensions: ASE777LMIGMI H. 33 large
32.5 x 36 cm x various heights
ASE777LVSBVS H. 25 small
ASE777LVSCVS H. 28 medium water-painted willow green 38-39
ASE777LVSGVS H. 33 large

BASIC CHAIR (silver frame)

ASE765FARBSC H. 25 small
ASE765FARCSC H. 28 medium seat and backrest covered in cream sycamore 40-45
ASE765FARGSC H. 33 large laminate
ASE765FARISC H. 46 adult
single-block structure in silver powder-pain-
ted metal; noiseless rubber feet caps; seat ASE765FARBGN H. 25 small
and backrest in beech covered in plastic ASE765FARCGN H. 28 medium seat and backrest covered in cloud gray ABET 40-45
laminate. ASE765FARGGN H. 33 large 804 laminate
ASE765FARIGN H. 46 adult

Chair dimensions: ASE765FARBBL H. 25 small

34 x 35 cm x various heights ASE765FARCBL H. 28 medium seat and backrest covered in blue ABET 430 40-45
ASE765FARGBL H. 33 large laminate
ASE765FARIBL H. 46 adult
Small 34 x 35 x 25/51h cm
Medium 34 x 35 x 28/53h cm ASE765FARBGR H. 25 small
Large 34 x 35 x 33/58h cm ASE765FARCGR H. 28 medium seat and backrest covered in gray ABET 473 40-45
Adult 42 x 44 x 46/83h cm ASE765FARGGR H. 33 large laminate
ASE765FARIGR H. 46 adult

ASE765FARBGL H. 25 small
ASE765FARCGL H. 28 medium seat and backrest covered in wisteria ABET 484 40-45
ASE765FARGGL H. 33 large laminate
ASE765FARIGL H. 46 adult

BASIC CHAIR (midnight blue frame)

ASE765FBNBSC H. 25 small
ASE765FBNCSC H. 28 medium seat and backrest covered in cream sycamore 40-45
ASE765FBNGSC H. 33 large laminate
ASE765FBNISC H. 46 adult
single-block structure in midnight blue
powder-painted metal; noiseless rubber feet ASE765FBNBGN H. 25 small
caps; seat and backrest in beech covered in ASE765FBNCGN H. 28 medium
plastic laminate. seat and backrest covered in cloud gray ABET 40-45
ASE765FBNGGN H. 33 large 804 laminate
ASE765FBNIGN H. 46 adult
Chair dimensions: ASE765FBNBBL H. 25 small
34 x 35 cm x various heights ASE765FBNCBL H. 28 medium seat and backrest covered in blue ABET 430 40-45
ASE765FBNGBL H. 33 large laminate
ASE765FBNIBL H. 46 adult
Small 32.5 x 36 x 25/51h cm
Medium 34 x 31 x 28/53h cm ASE765FBNBGR H. 25 small
Large 34 x 31 x 33/58h cm ASE765FBNCGR H. 28 medium
Adult 42 x 44 x 46/83h cm seat and backrest covered in gray ABET 473 40-45
ASE765FBNGGR H. 33 large laminate
ASE765FBNIGR H. 46 adult

ASE765FBNBGL H. 25 small
ASE765FBNCGL H. 28 medium seat and backrest covered in wisteria ABET 484 40-45
ASE765FBNGGL H. 33 large laminate
ASE765FBNIGL H. 46 adult
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frame in round section steel, single-block seat 50 x 48 x 46/83.5h cm 46

BENT BEECHWOOD CHAIR ASE771FCRUFN and back in bent beechwood with natural finish

rocking chair made of natural bamboo 61 x 120 x 42/100h cm 47

ROCKING CHAIR ASE761000U00

made entirely of solid beech, assembled with dowels; 34.5 x 34.5 x 33/59h cm 47
BEECHWOOD CHAIR ASE768LFNGFN natural finish

light silver metal base; seat in beech with natural 42 x 42 x 58/68h cm 46

STOOL ASE778FARUFN varnish

authentics® universal stool-container in translucent diam. 35 x 48h cm 146

AUTHENTICS® STOOL-CONTAINER ASE779PBCU00 white plastic

SEATS AND BENCHES

made of shaped birch painted periwinkle color; with cm. 110 x 36 x 30/60h 46
SORRISO BENCH ASP792LGEU00 noiseless feet caps

made of amber yellow water-painted birch; with 130 x 34 x 30h cm 113

MULTIPURPOSE BENCH ASP791LGAU00 noiseless feet caps

made of shaped birch painted willow green; with 130 x 34 x 30h cm 59-62
ONDA BENCH ASP790LVSU00 noiseless feet caps

DRESSING ROOM BENCH

bearing structure in cream sycamore melamine 150 x 25 x 150h cm 117
PANEL FOR CLOAKROOM BENCH ASP799NSCUGE chipboard; hat/scarf rack in periwinkle painted birch

structure in amber yellow water-painted birch; with 130 x 34 x 30h cm 117

MULTIPURPOSE BENCH ASP791LGAUGA noiseless feet caps

PARTITION BENCH
vertical element in periwinkle painted birch with 150 x 2 x 150h cm 110-111
PERFORATED PANEL ASP796LPEU00 round holes

structure in amber yellow water-painted birch; with 130 x 34 x 30h cm 110-113

MULTIPURPOSE BENCH ASP791LGAUGA noiseless feet caps

frame in silver painted metal section; cushion in 148 x 48 x 44h cm 113

SETTEE ASP781FARUVB polyurethane upholstered in quilted blue velveteen

frame in silver painted metal section; cushion in 148 x 48 x 44h cm 113
SETTEE ASP781FARUBE polyurethane upholstered in beige velveteen

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, 300 x 300 x 42/95d 48-49

CORNER TIER ASP785NSCUPG seating surface in blue-gray DLW linoleum; drawers
with holes x 28/58h cm

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, 200 x 42/95d 48-49

SIMPLE TIER ASP788NSCUPG seating surface in blue-gray DLW linoleum; drawers
with holes x 28/58 h cm

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, 150 x 75 x 16h cm 50-51

PLATFORM - LOW ELEMENT ASP802NSCUPG surface in blue-gray DLW linoleum

structure in cream sycamore melamine chipboard, 150 x 75 x 31h cm 50-51

PLATFORM - HIGH ELEMENT ASP803NSCUPG surface in blue-gray DLW linoleum with openable parts
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SEATS AND BENCHES

INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES

tabletop frame in blue ABET 430 laminate, lighted 140 x 70 x 20h cm 53-54
TOP FOR LIGHT TABLE AST842ABLU00 surface in layered glass

pair of side panels for light table, in blue ABET 430 70 x 2 x 65h cm 53-54
SIDE PANELS FOR LIGHT TABLE AZZ965ABLU00 laminate

base in silver perforated metal plate diam. 63 x 33h cm 53-54

CYLINDER BASE FOR LIGHT TABLE AZZ964FLAB00
AZZ964FLAG00 diam. 63 x 52h cm
structure in blue ABET 430 laminate, lighted surface 50 x 50 x 20h cm 79
LIGHT BOX AST830ABLU00 in layered opalescent glass

structure in natural finish birch, with removable 24 x 75 x 118h cm 80

ATELIER EASEL AST818LNAU00 paint/brush tray (closed)

telescopic vertical screen in white Trevira 120 x 300h cm 55

SHADOW SCREEN AST845T00U00

telescopic vertical slide screen in oilcloth; 218 x 8 x 193h cm 55

SLIDE SCREEN AST844T00U00 professional model

work surface for clay in gray ABET 473 laminate - 33.5 x 0.8 x 50 cm 80
WORK MAT FOR CLAY AST839SGRU00 minimum order 6 pcs.

swivel base in MDF covered in cloud gray ABET 804 35 x 3h cm 80

SWIVEL BASE AST820AGNU00 laminate for working with clay

basin in blue plastic diam. 54.5 x 24.5h cm 150

AUTHENTICS® BASIN AST832PBUU00

AUTHENTICS® MIDICAN blue plastic trash can diam. 30 x 54h cm 146

AUTHENTICS® TRASH CAN AST822P00G00 with bag-cover lid
(MIDICAN)
AUTHENTICS® MAXICAN blue plastic trash can diam. 34 x 68h cm 146
AUTHENTICS® TRASH CAN AST822P00I00 with bag-cover lid
(MAXICAN)
wastepaper bin in sheet metal painted silver diam. 25 x 32h cm 147
ARGENTO WASTEPAPER BIN (small) AST821FARB00

wastepaper bin in sheet metal painted silver diam. 30 x 50h cm 147

ARGENTO WASTEPAPER BIN (large) AST821FARC00

structure in silver painted metal, plastic sacks 62 x 62 x 95h cm 147

LARGE BIN AST823FARU00

plastic bin with bag-cover ring, assorted colors diam. 30.5 x 39h cm 147
AUTHENTICS® WASTEPAPER BIN AST828P00U00

umbrella stand in bent sheet metal painted silver diam. 30 x 50h cm 146
UMBRELLA STAND AST821FARC00

structure on wheels in silver painted metal, upper 150 x 50 x 114h cm 117

MOBILE COAT RACK AST814FARU00 panel with 26 hooks and lower shelf for shoes

wall-mounted clothes rack in blue laminate with 142 x 4 x 15h cm 117

WALL-MOUNTED COAT RACK AST811SNBU00 13 metal hooks; screw attachment

metal stand with base, painted silver diam. 37 x 180h cm 117

COAT STAND AST812FARU00

AUTHENTICS® adhesive clothes hooks in plastic for 5 x 3 x 5h cm 116

AUTHENTICS® CLOTHES HOOKS AST813P00U00 wall mounting - assorted colors
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INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES

in blue laminate with chromed hooks and 5 tumbler 60 x 11 x 15h cm 150
TUMBLER AND TOWEL RACK AST835SNBU00 holes, wall-mounted

TUMBLER AST825P00U00 AUTENTICS® plastic tumbler in assorted colors diam. 8 x 12h cm 150

banana yellow kitchen block composed of: 4 hanging 240 x 60 x 210h cm 129
COMPACT KITCHEN AST850N00U00 cabinets, exhaust hood, refrigerator, dishwasher, sink,
oven, stove-top with 2 gas burners
scale with height measure 51 x 34 x 220h cm 151
SCALE BAM357FBIU00

white metal cabinet with transparent glass doors 40 x 50 x 160h cm 151

MEDICINE CABINET BAM358FBIU00 and shelves;
with lock

structure in silver color metal - surface in foamed 183 x 60 x 77h cm 151

EXAMINING TABLE BAM360FARUBI polyurethane covered in white vinyl fabric

metal paper-roll dispenser for covering the 60 x 10h cm 151
PAPER-ROLL DISPENSER FOR TABLE AZZ977FARU00 examining table surface

silver color single-block metal structure with two steps 42 x 48 x 33h cm 151
STEPSTOOL BAM367FCRU00

silver color metal structure with three panels; screen 150 x 167h cm 151
FOLDING SCREEN BAM361FCRU00 in white plastic material

STAINLESS STEEL TRASH CAN BAM366F00U00 stainless steel trash can with pedal opening diam. 25 x 37h cm 151

CONFERENCE TABLES
frame in rosy beech, double-sided birch tabletop: 100 x 200 x 75h cm 33-34, 134
METAMORFOSI CONFERENCE TABLE ATA870LFRURP pomegranate red on 1 side and periwinkle on the other

frame in silver painted tubular metal; tabletop in 100 x 200 x 75h cm 33-34, 134
BASIC CONFERENCE TABLE ATA863FARUMO mahogany abet 1376 laminate

frame in silver painted tubular metal; tabletop in 100 x 200 x 75h cm 33-34, 134
BASIC CONFERENCE TABLE ATA863FARULS dark printwood abet 1690 laminate

frame in silver painted tubular metal; tabletop in 100 x 200 x 75h cm 33-34, 134
BASIC CONFERENCE TABLE ATA863FARULC light printwood abet 1690 laminate

frame in silver painted tubular metal; tabletop in

BASIC CONFERENCE TABLE ATA863FARUSC CREAM SYCAMORE laminate 100 x 200 x 75h cm 33-34, 134

ON/OFF TABLE
storage unit structure in birch painted willow green 143 x 50 x 80h cm 137
ON/OFF TABLE ATA875LVSUVS

mobile element of the modulo series in green 70 x 40 x 75h cm 137

MODULE WITH PARTITION AND BACK AAR566NSVU00 melamine chipboard with partition and back, on wheels (1 element)

ARTICLE NAME CODE NO. HEIGHTS TABLETOPS AVAILABLE CAT. PAGE

TABLES
SQUARE METAMORFOSI TABLE

ATA869LFRBNS s H. 45 small double-sided tabletop: one side in cloud grey

frame in solid beech water-painted rosy ATA869LFRCNS m H. 50 medium ABET 804 laminate and the other side in cream
ash; noiseless feet caps in ABS; double- ATA869LFRGNS l H. 56 large sycamore laminate 33
sided tabletop set into the frame; tabletop ATA869LFRINS xl H. 75 adult
edges in matching ABS.
ATA869LFRBCS s H. 45 small
Table dimensions: ATA869LFRCCS m H. 50 medium tabletop in layered mirror glass 80-81
90 x 90 cm x various heights ATA869LFRGCS l H. 56 large
ATA869LFRICS xl H. 75 adult
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TABLES
METAMORFOSI TABLE

ATA868LFRBCO s H. 45 small
ATA868LFRCCO m H. 50 medium two tabletops in layered transparent glass; each 29-32
ATA868LFRGCO l H. 56 large 0.5 cm thick
ATA868LFRICO xl H. 75 adult

ATA868LFRBGS s H. 45 small double-sided tabletop: one side in yellow ABET

frame in solid beech water-painted rosy ATA868LFRCGS m H. 50 medium 862 laminate and one side in cream sycamore
ash; noiseless feet caps in ABS; double- 29-32
ATA868LFRGGS l H. 56 large laminate
sided tabletop set into the frame; tabletop ATA868LFRIGS xl H. 75 adult
edges in matching ABS.
ATA868LFRBEA s H. 45 small double-sided tabletop: one side in wisteria ABET 29-32
Table dimensions: ATA868LFRCEA m H. 50 medium 484 laminate and the other side in blue maple ABET
140 x 72 cm x various heights ATA868LFRGEA l H. 56 large 1674 laminate
ATA868LFRIEA xl H. 75 adult

ATA868LFRBLG s H. 45 small double-sided tabletop: one side in blue-gray DLW 29-32

ATA868LFRCLG m H. 50 medium linoleum and the other side in amber yellow birch
ATA868LFRGLG l H. 56 large
ATA868LFRILG xl H. 75 adult

STUDIO TABLE

ATA878LFRBGL s H. 45 small
ATA878LFRCGL m H. 50 medium tabletop in wisteria ABET 484 laminate 29-30, 32
ATA878LFRGGL l H. 56 large
ATA878LFRIGL xl H. 75 adult
frame in water-painted solid beech painted
rosy ash; noiseless feet caps in ABS; ATA878LFRBGR s H. 45 small
double-sided tabletop set into the frame; ATA878LFRCGR m H. 50 medium tabletop in gray ABET 473 laminate 29-30, 32
tabletop with matching rounded edges in ATA878LFRGGR l H. 56 large
ABS screwed on flush with the frame. ATA878LFRIGR xl H. 75 adult

Table dimensions: ATA878LFRBGN s H. 45 small

140 x 75 cm x various heights ATA878LFRCGN m H. 50 medium tabletop in cloud gray ABET 804 laminate 29-30, 32
ATA878LFRGGN l H. 56 large
ATA878LFRIGN xl H. 75 adult

ATA878LFRBSC s H. 45 small
ATA878LFRCSC m H. 50 medium tabletop in cream sycamore laminate 29-30, 32
ATA878LFRGSC l H. 56 large
ATA878LFRISC xl H. 75 adult

BASIC TABLE (silver frame)

ATA861FARBGL s H. 45 small
ATA861FARCGL m H. 50 medium
tabletop in wisteria ABET 484 laminate 28-32
ATA861FARGGL l H. 56 large
ATA861FARIGL xl H. 75 adult

ATA861FARBGR s H. 45 small
frame in silver painted tubular metal; table- ATA861FARCGR m H. 50 medium
tabletop in gray ABET 473 laminate 28-32
top with rounded matching edges in ABS, ATA861FARGGR l H. 56 large
screwed on flush with the frame. ATA861FARIGR xl H. 75 adult

Table dimensions: ATA861FARBGN s H. 45 small

140 x 75 cm x various heights ATA861FARCGN m H. 50 medium
tabletop in cloud gray ABET 804 laminate 28-32
ATA861FARGGN l H. 56 large
ATA861FARIGN xl H. 75 adult

ATA861FARBSC s H. 45 small
ATA861FARCSC m H. 50 medium
tabletop in cream sycamore laminate 28-32
ATA861FARGSC l H. 56 large
ATA861FARISC xl H. 75 adult

ATA861FARICO xl H. 75 adult tabletop in layered transparent glass 28-32, 151

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TABLES
BASIC TABLE (midnight blue structure)

ATA861FBNBGL s H. 45 small
ATA861FBNCGL m H. 50 medium tabletop in wisteria ABET 484 laminate 28-32
ATA861FBNGGL l H. 56 large
ATA861FBNIGL xl H. 75 adult

ATA861FBNBGR s H. 45 small
ATA861FBNCGR m H. 50 medium tabletop in gray ABET 473 laminate 28-32
frame in midnight blue painted tubular metal; ATA861FBNGGR l H. 56 large
tabletop with matching rounded edges in ATA861FBNIGR xl H. 75 adult
ABS, screwed on flush with the frame.
ATA861FBNBGN s H. 45 small
Table dimensions: ATA861FBNCGN m H. 50 medium tabletop in cloud gray ABET 804 laminate 28-32
140 x 75 cm x various heights ATA861FBNGGN l H. 56 large
ATA861FBNIGN xl H. 75 adult

ATA861FBNBSC s H. 45 small
ATA861FBNCSC m H. 50 medium tabletop in cream sycamore laminate 28-32
ATA861FBNGSC l H. 56 large
ATA861FBNISC xl H. 75 adult

ATA861FBNICO xl H. 75 adult tabletop in layered transparent glass 28-32, 151

TONDO TABLE

ATA880FLABGA H. 35 birch tabletop painted amber yellow, diam. 112 cm 33-35, 59

ATA880FLAGGA H. 56 with leaf texture

base in perforated metal plate with round ATA880FLABNA H. 35 birch tabletop with natural finish, diam. 112 cm 33-35, 59
holes, painted light silver; round tabletop ATA880FLAGNA H. 56
diam. 112 cm.
ATA880FLABGN H. 35 tabletop in MDF, diam. 112 cm, covered in cloud 33-35, 59
Table dimensions: ATA880FLAGGN H. 56 gray ABET 804 laminte
diam. 112 x 35/56h cm
ATA880FLABSB H. 35 tabletop in MDF, diam. 112 cm, covered in sand 33-35, 59
ATA880FLAGSB H. 56 color ABET 415 laminate

ARTICLE NAME CODE NO. DESCRIPTION DIMENSIONS CAT. PAGE

wall-mounted fold-up work surface in cream sycamore 130 x 64 x 55h cm 81

FOLD-UP TABLE ATA877ASCUSC laminate with safety catch for stowing

table with top in cream sycamore laminate and legs 75 x 140 x 17h cm 111
LOW TABLE ATA865FARUSC in silver color metal

structure in silver color round section metal plate; top 205 x 90 x 75/84h cm 159
HIGHCHAIR TABLE ANI705FARUGL in wisteria ABET 484 laminate

PLAY EQUIPMENT
structure in blue abet 430 laminate with solid wood 150 x 105 x 132h cm 86-87
MIRROR TRIANGLE AGZ950ABLU00 edges; safety mirrors

structure in pomegranate red MDF, with safety 90 x 21 x 120h cm 92

INFINITO AGZ922MRMU00 mirrors (1 element)

plywood structure covered in wisteria ABET 484 181 x 91 x 111h cm 88-89

DRESS-UP UNIT AGZ900AGLU00 laminate, edges in painted wood

frame in silver painted birch; safety mirror 45 x 2 x 80h cm 88-89

MIRROR FOR DRESS-UP UNIT AZZ988L00U00

structure in blue abet 430 laminate, edges in 150 x 40 x 110h cm 105

WAVE MIRROR AGZ945ABLU00 matching ABS, mirror surface in stainless steel
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TABLES
structure in turquoise and wisteria water-painted birch 200 x 45 x 188h cm 90-91
THEATER AGZ949LBTU00 complete with 3 screens: for shadows, slides, and
puppets

SHOP
structure in willow green enameled curved MDF 100 x 40 x 190h cm 94-96
SHELF UNIT AAR586MLVU00

structure in silver painted perforated metal plate, 150 x 43.5 x60h cm 94-96
COUNTER AGZ901FLAUBT counter and sides in turquoise painted birch

structure in turquoise painted birch 27 x 14.5 x 7.5h cm 94-96

STORAGE CONTAINERS AZZ985LBTU00

structure in pomegranate red painted birch, composed 145 x 145 x 127h cm 92-93
MAGIC BOX AGZ925LMRU00 of four equipped sides

FOLDING HOUSE
structure in birch painted amber yellow, citron yellow, open 200x150x132h cm 102-103
FOLDING HOUSE and honey closed 56x150x132h cm

150 x 150 x 132h cm 102-103

EXPANSION MODULE AGZ916LGCU00

150 x 50 x 132h cm 104

KITCHEN AGZ915LGAUMI

awning in Tuscan cloth for covering the kitchen 150 x 150 x 0.5 cm 104
AWNING AGZ917TTOU00

structure in birch painted periwinkle, turquoise, and 130 x 114 x 152h cm 104
HOUSE AGZ906LMCU00 willow green, complete with kitchen counter

LOFT
structure in rectangular section metal bar painted 150 x 150 x 300h cm 98-101
TOWER MODULE AGZ892FARUGA silver; surface in amber yellow painted birch

structure in natural finish beech and perforated metal 148 x 2.5 x 74h cm 98-101
PARAPETS AGZ893LFNULA plate painted silver

two frames in rectangular section metal, painted silver; 262 x 137 x 39h cm 98-101
ROOF AGZ896FARUTO awning material in Tuscan fabric

metal stair structure with amber yellow painted birch 150 x 217 x 67L 98-101
STAIRCASE AGZ894FARUGA sides and willow green birch stairs x 224h cm

180° semi-shere mirror in plastic diam. 63 x 28h cm 98-101

SEMI-SPHERE MIRROR AGZ895P00U00
module made of one micro-perforated wall painted
composed
citron yellowof and
two arubber
panel hoses
paintedand two funnel
amber yellow with tube length 600 cm 98-101
TELEPHONE GAME honey color painted collapsible table AGZ891P00U00 elements in
colored plastic
structure in amber yellow painted birch with cooking
surface and shelves painted honey color; stainless
structure
steel sinkin natural finish beech with four sides: free 140 x 140 x 146h cm 68-69
GYM CUBE AGZ914LFNU00 climbing, rope net, panel with hole, double ladder

in foamed polyurethane covered with green TMB vinyl, 4: 100 x 200 x 5h cm 68-69
SAFETY MATS FOR GYM CUBE AGZ931VVAU00 fire-retardant class 2, fungicidal, antibacterial 1: 140 x 140 x 5h cm

MAILBOXES
mailbox unit with 27 boxes in satin finish metacrylic 230 x 22 x 70h cm 49-51
UNIT WITH 27 BOXES AND PANEL AGZ926NSVU00 and panel in cream sycamore melamine chipboard

three-box vertical element in satin finish metacrylic 20 x 20 x 60h cm 49-51

VERTICAL ELEMENT WITH 3 BOXES AGZ927PMSU00
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PLAY EQUIPMENT
HORIZONTAL ELEMENT WITH 6 BOXES AGZ928PMSU00 six-box horizontal element in satin finish metacrylic 20 x 118 x 20h cm 49-51

SOFT SOLIDS
made of foamed polyurethane covered in soft, 50 x 80 x 65h cm 65-67
ONDA 1 AGZ908VVAUNB easy-to-clean vinyl; aquamarine and blue

made of foamed polyurethane covered in soft, 50 x 80 x 50h cm 65-67

ONDA 2 AGZ909VVAUNB easy-to-clean vinyl; aquamarine and blue

made of foamed polyurethane covered in soft, 50 x 80 x 50h cm 65-67

ONDA 3 AGZ910VVAUNB easy-to-clean vinyl; aquamarine and blue

made of foamed polyurethane covered in soft, 50 x 100 x 50h cm 65-67

TRAPEZOID AGZ911VVAUNB easy-to-clean vinyl; aquamarine and blue

made of foamed polyurethane covered in soft, diam. 50 x 50h cm 65-67

CYLINDER AGZ907VVAUNB easy-to-clean vinyl; aquamarine and blue

made of foamed polyurethane covered in soft, 50 x 50 x 50h cm 65-67

CUBE AGZ912VVAUNB easy-to-clean vinyl; aquamarine and blue

FLUFF - SATIN FINISH CUBE AGZ921VSAU00 inflatable cube in vinyl, satin finish 40 x 40 x 23h cm 66-67

inflatable cube in vinyl with four semi-transparent 40 x 40 x 23h cm 66-67

FLUFF - SEMI-TRANSPARENT CUBE AGZ920VTRU00 sides and two satin finish sides

made of foamed polyurethane covered in soft, 200 x 100 x 5h cm 66-68

GREEN MAT 200 x 100 AGZ930VVAU00 easy-to-clean vinyl; aquamarine

made of foamed polyurethane covered in blue TMB 200 x 100 x 5h cm 68-75

BLUE MAT 200 x 100 BPA512VTBU00 vinyl, fire-retardant class 2, fungicidal, antibacterial

white molded plastic tiles with raised grooves 60 x 60 cm 71

RIDGED TILES AGZ937P00U00 (2 elements)

white molded plastic tiles with raised semi-spheres 60 x 60 cm 71

SPHERE TILES AGZ934P00U00 (2 elements)

rectangular balancing board in plastic covered in vinyl 175 x 75 x 15h cm 71

OOPS RECTANGULAR MODULE AGZ935P00U00

round balancing board in plastic covered in vinyl diam. 50 x 10h cm 71

OOPS ROUND MODULE AGZ936P00U00

in pomegranate red painted MDF with rubber 120 x 40x 8h cm 69

PULL BOARD AGZ903MRMU00 noiseless wheels (1 element)

MIRRORS
wall-mounted safety mirror with film 20 x 20 cm 106-107
SMALL MIRROR AGZ946000U00

wall-mounted safety mirror with film 60 x 20 cm 106-107

MEDIUM MIRROR AGZ944000U00

wall-mounted safety mirror with film 217 x 60 cm 106-107

LARGE MIRROR AGZ943000U00

180° semi-sphere distorting mirror in plastic diam. 63 x 28h cm 107

SEMI-SPHERE MIRROR AGZ895P00U00

round distorting mirror in plastic diam. 63 x 3h cm 107

ROUND MIRROR AGZ947P00U00
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PLAY EQUIPMENT
frame in natural finish beech; safety mirror 100 x 2 x 150h cm 107
MIRROR WITH BEECH FRAME BAR414LFNU00

base structure with central drawer in amber yellow 75 x 27 x 47h cm 63

3D MIRROR UNIT AGZ942LGAU00 birch; mirror frames in honey color birch

in silver color metal; support in perforated metal plate 60 x 60 x 105h cm 97

KALEIDOSCOPE AGZ905FARU00 and base in MDF, all silver

monobloc structure in pomegranate red painted birch; 20 x 20 x 100h cm 63

PERISCOPE AGZ940LMRU00 two safety mirrors

BEDS AND COTS

structure in shaped water-painted birch, turquoise 65 x 128 x 26h cm 74
WOODEN BED (turquoise) ANI725LBTU00 color on request

structure in shaped birch water-painted honey color 65 x 128 x 26h cm 74

WOODEN BED (honey) ANI725LMIU00

mattress in blue TMB; antibacterial, fungicidal, and 60 x 123 x 5h cm 74

MATTRESS FOR WOODEN BED ANI726BTBU00 fire-retardant

structure in light silver metal; aquamarine Trevira 135 x 50 x 20h cm 74

BASIC COT ANI721FARUAT cloth surface sheet, fire-retardant class 1

structure composed of plastic feet and stainless 135 x 56 x 16h cm 75

HYGIENIC COT ANI722PNBUFB steel tubular rods; blue filoplast surface sheet

bamboo basket with padded bottom and sides 75 x 110 x 50h cm 168-169
TANA BED ANI700000U00 covered in mustard yellow cotton
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furnishings for young children

production and distribution

ISAFF, Quattro Castella, Reggio Emilia, Italy

design
Michele Zini
Claudia Zoboli
Studio Zini, Modena, Italy

pedagogical consultancy
Carla Rinaldi, Vea Vecchi
Reggio Children, Reggio Emilia, Italy

graphic design
Rolando Baldini and Vania Vecchi, Modena, Italy

photography
Dario Bertuzzi, Modena

color separation and printing

Anteprima / Grafitalia, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Special thanks to:

Sandra Piccinini, Sergio Spaggiari,
Amelia Gambetti, Francesca Marastoni,
Maurizio Fontanili, Tullio Zini,
Roberto Bartolucci, Giuseppe Buratti,
Giuliana Campani, Marina Castagnetti,
Paola Cavazzoni, Sonia Cipolla, Mara Davoli,
Carla Gherpelli, Marco Fontanili,
Antonella Ferraguti, Gino Ferri,
Daniele Fontanili, Domenico Maramotti,
Marina Mori, Leslie Morrow,
Daniela Nasi, Rita Neri,
Mattia Parmiggiani, Silvana Pellicciari,
Giovanni Piazza, Evelina Reverberi,
Paola Riccò, Laura Rubizzi,
Mirella Ruozzi, Paola Strozzi,
Maddalena Tedeschi,
and all those who have collaborated
on this project.

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ISBN 88-87960-27-5

ISAFF srl reserves the right to modify the

technical or design characteristics of its
products without prior notice.

©Copyright 2001 ISAFF srl

All rights reserved.
Reproduction by any means, whole or partial,
is prohibited.

The ATELIER3 furnishing line is produced

and sold exclusively by ISAFF srl.
Patent pending.