The Tools at Schools (TAS) collection is the end result of the Tools at Schools program, an initiative designed to integrate design thinking into early education. For the program’s inaugural year, 44 eighth-grade students were asked to rethink the classroom, focusing on the iconic basics. Their cumulative ideas were incorporated into a singular and collaborative vision for the locker, desk and chair. The objective was to instill in the students’ design thinking and creativity as a problem-solving tool for real-world solutions. It was the intent to focus on the process rather than end products, so the design reins were put in the hands of 14 year olds. However, to make the process truly applicable, their designs needed to be brought to life. Knowing that prototypes would be manufactured, the students were asked to focus on the attainability and craftsmanship of their designs.