Furniture Design in the Form of Storage Rack as a Stimulation Media for Development Aspects of Children Aged 1–5 Years

The golden age is the most important period in a child’s growth and development. In the age range of 1–5 years, children will be faced with stages of development from the motor, cognitive, and creative aspects. In the stage of growth and development, play is a necessity for children. Through playing, children gain knowledge and experience that can develop their abilities. The purpose of the research is to design a furniture in the form of multifunctional storage racks for children’s play activities that can also stimulate aspects of the child development in children aged 1–5 years. The research method uses literature studies, interview techniques, and distributing questionnaires. The design method used is design thinking method from the Hasso Plattner Institute at Stanford (d.school), and the stages include understand, observe, define point of view, ideation, prototype. The design result is a storage rack furniture with brand called Joykids that came with the features that support the play activities of children aged 1–5 years in development stage. The design work is named Joyspace and is realized in the form of a prototype along with a diorama in scale of 1:5 with material made of balsa wood. Hopefully, its design will be useful for any children according its purpose and can be an inspiration for other product designers.