The Children’s Wishbone Chair is a design icon made for someone too young to know it’s an icon. The fun-size version of the 1949 classic, released by Carl Hansen & Søn in 2024 , maintains the signature curved back and Y-shaped support of the original design as well as the chair's meticulous, 100-step production process.

The mini Wishbone is one recent example of adult favorites being remade for a younger (and smaller) customer, a practice that goes back decades but has gained fresh attention in recent years. Ligne Roset’s Mini Togo , introduced in 2007, shrinks Michel Ducaroy’s foam lounge chair for five-to-12-years old. Soon to follow was a child-size version of Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair and Faye Toogood’s Roly-Poly. Paola Lenti premiered a full Kids Collection of downsized sofas, poufs, chairs, and tables at Milan Design Week in 2025. This year, Hamburg’s Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe places these launches within a much longer history.…