David John just tweeted it in passing, but suddenly, I look at Alvar Aalto's classic 1937 Tea Trolley, and I want to see it in kid gear.
What could you make of this molded birch strip, tray, solid wheel, and rattan basket vocabulary, hmm?
I mean, a changing table's the first and most obvious one right? Just get a bigger tray, maybe line it with foam instead of ceramic tiles.
But I really want to see a stroller out of this thing. Those wheels would be sweet. Maybe with a rattan seat. And that straight dowel handle. Sirch could probably figure it out.
Or turn a big wicker basket 90 degrees and set it on top of the axle for a great movable crib/cradle.
Or maybe something completely different. Any thoughts, sketches, or prototypes?
Tea Trolley 900, Alvar Aalto [artek.fi via yhbhs]
