Where to buy Montessori furniture in Malaysia & Singapore

Ever since I posted Vee’s 3 years 3 months old update, several Mummies have been asking me where to buy Montessori furniture and materials. Let’s start with the furniture first.

Here are some suppliers I found in Malaysia and Singapore:

Malaysia

1. Osaka Education Supplies

• Website: http://www.osakaeducation.com.my/index.html
• Tel/Fax: +603-9543 3488
• Address (Showroom): Lot 2-079, 2nd Floor, Endah Parade, No.1, Jalan 1/149E, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur

What I bought:

• White wooden storage c33 (W12 L33 H35), white, price RM250
• White wooden tower shelf c48 (W12 L48 H35), white, price RM290 (For wood finishing, price is RM490) – Perfect as a sensorial shelf to display the Montessori Pink Tower
• Delivery charge to KL: RM30 per trip

Additional Notes:

• Showroom: quite cramp, sells educational toys too
• Staff at showroom: patient, answers enquiries, generally good, contactable easily by phone
• Delivery: Wrong wooden storage shelf (too long) for first visit, sent again, assembled wheels on the spot, generally polite staff
• Delivers to Singapore customers as well

2. Kids Station Marketing

• Website: http://www.kids.net.my/
• Email: aks@kids.net.my
• Tel: +6012-2244 202 (Eric Tan) or +6012-2211 410 (Serene Lau / Lisa Yap)
• Address (Retail shop & showroom): Lot 2-73, 2nd Floor, Endah Parade (Carrefour Sri Petaling), 1, Jln 1/149E, Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur

Additional Notes:

• May be suitable: Long storage shelf unit (120cm x 80cm x 30cm), price RM380
• Shop: same level as Osaka Education Supplies, sells a wide range of educational materials and books
• Staff: I bought several books at the store and Serene was able to assist me

3. Medley Hallmark

• Website: www.medleyhallmark.blogspot.com
• Online catalogue: http://www.scribd.com/mobile/documents/5061927/download?secret_password=1u4bak87b51zmu830u2t
• Email: medleyhallmark@yahoo.com, Louis
• Tel: 603-40238608
• Office: No. 27-2, Jalan 1/23F, Off Jalan Langkawi, Taman Teratai Mewah, 53000 Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (No showroom)

4. Early Learner Furniture Solutions

• Website: http://elfs.gbs2u.com
• Tel: +6012-201 7218 (Lily Lee), +6012-266 5454 (Victor Ng), +603-4280 9625
• Address: No. 16 Jalan Utama 2/24, Seksyen 2 Taman Perindustrian Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong Selangor, Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

5. IKEA Damansara

• Website: http://www.ikea.com/my/en/
• Address: No.2 Jalan PJU 7/2, Mutiara Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

What I bought:

• TROFAST toy storage series in pine wood, option to use with the boxes or wooden planks (as shelves)

Additional Notes:

• I couldn’t find any low long shelves suitable for Montessori homeschool at IKEA
• TROFAST boxes: suitable to store toys / materials / supplies; small boxes as sensory bins or the day’s activities; easy to rotate because they slide into the frame instead of being stacked up on one another
• The TROFAST wooden planks can easily slide in and out of the frame, so the child may be distracted by it

Here’s a picture shared previously at Mummy’s Reviews:

Singapore

1. New Age Kidz

• Website: http://www.newagekidz.com
• Tel: +65 6748 9060
• Address (Showroom): 3023 Ubi Road 3 #05-15A UbiPlex I Singapore 408663

2. IKEA Singapore – Alexandra and Tampines

Tips to buying homeschool furniture:

• Measure your room and sketch a map with dimensions before visiting the showroom or shopping online
• Google for “kindergarten furniture malaysia” or “kindergarten furniture singapore”
• Ask preschool / Kindergarten staff to refer you to the school’s supplier
• If possible, buy direct from manufacturer or distributor for best prices
• Try to keep to plain or wooden colours (instead of colourful shelves). This helps the materials look more attractive. (On hindsight, I find the TROFAST red boxes too “loud” in the classroom.)

If you’ve more shops to add to this directory, please mention them in the comment box below. Thank you!