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cherish baby chairs / horm

Super-adorable chairs by Horm, called Cherish baby. Why are these so darn adorable? Is it the slightly stubbier than one'd expect legs?

bunny!

Steiff, the uncontested master of the teddy bear, have deviated from their usual adorable, rather reality-based stuffed animals to bring us this acid pop charmer. He's 8" tall, retails for about $50, and comes in five collectible colours that mean it: melted creamsicle orange, psych-out purple, pepto pink, kinetic blue & what I'll call inchwormeee! green. And for Easter I would like one of each. ;)

Because he's so different from their usual fare he's called Crazy Rabbit. There's also a rumour that he comes with some kind of cutout costumes. What fun!

kids collection; richard lampert

Feels like it's been forever since I came across interesting kids furniture. German manufacturer Richard Lampert have released a super-awesome new collection designed by some of the most creative (& fun!) names in design today: Bertjan Pot, Monica Förster, Doshi Levien, and more:

What you're seeing:

Famille Garage storage unit, workbench and table by Alexander Seifert

Rocker rocking horse by Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien of Doshi Levien

Wonder Block matching bench & desk fit together to make a cube; by Monica Förster

Bertjan Pot's Pit Stop bean bag wheels with impressive treads

In-Out mini easychair by Eric Degenhardt

Nixe carpet by Straub & Straub

Tur Tur non-traditional high chair by Eric Degenhardt is part storage unit, part lookout point

bryndís bolladóttir; kula

Icelandic textile designer Bryndís Bolladóttir has found a playful way to incorporate craft and local resources in her Kula series, now picked up by Normann Copenhagen. Made from wool, a material that Bolladóttir says plays a large part in Icelandic identity, each felt ball is uniquely imperfect. In Kula, they are used to make hooks, perfect for a kids room or entryway, and a charming tactile trivet.

tsumori chisato for petit bateau

Tsumori Chisato and Petit Bateau have collaborated on a capsule Christmas collection, in stores in October. Most of the fun is reserved for little ones, but some of these charming pieces will come in adult sizes too.

 

bholu; creatures wallpaper collection

Bholu wallpaper is a range that's the product of a beautiful collaboration between Australian companies Bholu and Porter’s Paints. Check out how Bholu's adorable characters Mavis Monkey, Frederick Elephant and Marjorie Duck come to life on the wall.

 

children's imaginary world by marni

The clothing I most covet in the world, the pieces that really speak to me, are from Marni. This despite my bf's exclamation "Are you being serious?" when I posted about Marni's F/W 2009 collection in September. I can't help it; I'm a coveter. I love pretty things in a non-voyeuristic way. I love them, and therefor, want them near me. It's a sickness, really. It helps to love things that you're convinced are made by lovely people, deserving of your unwavering, rabid attention.

I'm happy to be obsessing over Marni today because of their renewed focus on their charity project The Children's Imaginary World. Here you can buy shopping bags, t-shirts, jackets and more, decorated with charming artwork by kids from all over the world with proceeds from the sales going to support street children in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Tibet, India & Sierra Leone. Sold exclusively online and at Marni boutiques with prices starting at US$145.

From left to right: My World tank, My Wonderland zip jacket, My Home T-shirt.

Shopping bags from left to right: My Home, My Wonderland, My World, Big Kiss, and My Imaginary Friends.

Check out the intro on the Marni website to see a fun illustrated version of the fairy tale The Lion and the Mouse, which in part inspired the drawings. The other source of inspiration is said to be a rainstorm. Love that.

have fun with your food; japan's q-pot

I'm not quite sure I'd wear these myself, but I'd sure love to dress someone else up in them:

Q-pot, from top to bottom:

Biscuit Clips, Double-Scoop Pendant, Spin Candy Earrings, Baby Biscuit Romper, Baby Melted Bib, Sweet Chocolate Umbrella.

alfredo häberli; kvadrat

Alfredo Häberli has designed a fantastic collection of fabrics for Danish textile giants Kvadrat. Included in the collection is The Village in which fantastic sub-plots feature; they appear only at night in the form of fluorescent, glow in the dark ink. The Village was inspired by Häberli's own childhood curtain of a village, and here he seizes the opportunity to add some of the very elements he once imagined when the lights went out. He describes this special detail as something adults are excluded from- a story only for the kids.

In Animals, the theme of day vs night is again addressed. This time animals that one might glimpse during the daytime are the focus while the sun is out, but when darkness falls, watch out! the animals of the night get all the attention. Owls and bats and wolves, oh my!

 

 

la maison de lena

Rattan furniture- for kids! oooh la la. Oh, and a cork dinosaur too!: