minor details

i can reach it

Danny Kuo's .StairCASE is super space efficient. If you can't reach the top shelf, simply pull out the bottom ones, step up and voilà!

sleep tight

These bedding sets for children over at Kideko are sweet! I love the bold colors and graphics.

meet a mod noah

This great toy box is the latest addition into the Mod Mom Furniture line. I have been a huge fan of Kiersten's offerings and I am so happy to introduce her latest box, Noah Owl. Here are some of the goodies behind Noah :
Made from eco-friendly birch plywood.
Low-voc paint and water-based polyurethane.
Sits on locking casters.
Constructed using miller dowels to insure optimum strength at the joints
Easy lift-off lid reveals ample storage space for kid things...or a little brother or sister to be wheeled around the room sans the lid.
17 wide x 18 deep x 15 1/2 high

Check the online store this week for it's debut.

a colorful case

Piola is a wall bookcase that is right up my book alley. (You can customize!)

papa bear, mama bear, baby bear

Designed by Viable London and manufactured by Byproduct, the OTT hooks are just right for a family of any size! Aesthetically, the four varying lengths can be arranged to produce a graphic look with a natural rhythm whilst functionally, they enable children to hang their coats, hats and toys in the same place as adults. The come in multicolor or white

hang it , clip it

The Paperclip Hanger from Jaehyung Hong is very playful. You could use it to hang your kid's art work on the wall and rotate it out with new masterpieces....... or just make hanging up clothes fun.

view master

Here is another goodie from Jellio. It's a View Master mirror with 14 slots to put your own pictures into. This could be a fun mirror in a kids room. You could even put their art work in the slots.

swinger

Is what Jellio is calling this wooden magazine rack.

LMNOP four

I know I said that I would not be back until tomorrow but the latest issue of LMNOP has come out and I could not help myself. This issue is fantastic. It's filled with amazing finds, great features and dope photography. There is a great piece on Chicago with kids as well. Make sure to hit page 17...... it's my contributing piece on Paris!

 

purify your floors

Raku has a children's line of floor coverings that are very simple and pure....literally. They are renewable, sustainable, biodegradable and made with raw materials grown on Japanese “green” farms. They even naturally absorb moisture and release it into the air, helping to either fight drier uncomfortable air or absorb excess humidity, a leading cause of mildew and molds.

I really like this little elephant floor mat.

its not that small

By far the largest Small Magazine for Aug 08, at 144 pages they don't disappoint. A bit long for an on-line zine but great spreads, beautiful images and well considered.

bam bam baby

Made entirely of sustainably harvested bamboo, it’s strong, flexible, abrasion resistant, and hypoallergenic. The pedals are made of recycled aluminum and ships flat packed. Designed by Andrew Grigor, the Bam Bam Baby trike is a well considered and good looking trike for kids.

sit low ... sit high ... stand up

Oeuf has got a 3 in 1 piece coming out soon. It can be a low seat, flipped over for a high seat or turned over for a stool. It will come in two wood finishes. More info soon....

bringing melamine back around

o.r.e and SugarBooger have come out with a new dish set for kids. It's made of post-industrial recycled melamine and certainly takes me back to my school cafeteria days.

hangin tough

Haseform has come out with some very playful coat hooks for kids.

playful food

I really like the new Happy Birthday cake pan and Dont Play With Your Food Bowl from SUCK UK.

monkey business

I am a fan of IGE mobiles. I was happy to see their latest addition of the monkeys in a barrel-esc mobile. It's not up on the website yet.....it's brand spankin new.

3 in 1

Unlike any other running bike, the Wishbone bike evolves with a child’s different stages of development. It starts at age 1 as a trike, converts to a running bike as the child grows, and by four to five years old, the 'wishbone' frame is flipped, making the Wishbone Bike one of the largest running bikes on the market. With its environmentally sustainable design, and innovative 3-bikes-in-1 feature, the Wishbone bike designed in New Zealand really is the ultimate pre-bike.

rugged art

Rugged Art has two really interesting rugs. You don't see many rugs that are dark/black and playful at the same time.

have a great weekend

This is a lil note to my husband...who comes home on Sunday night after a long trip away. Enjoy your weekend everyone!

(We are so good together by I Am Still Alive)

a hardwood beauty

Christopher Kurtz is an artist turned furniture designer. In his first collection, he introduces his Child's High Chair.

riding high

BuggaLove has made a car mobile that's pretty gender neutral.

head in the clouds

I like the sweetness of Absolument Design's Nimbus Cloud light.

help a dad out

While searching through Craigslist yesterday, I typed in the keywords "vintage child" and this was one of the first things to pop up. It's a dad from Brooklyn that needs to pay child support for his five kids. I did my thing strutting around the neighborhood for all these years. Getting busy and breaking hearts now it’s time for me to pay. I got child support for 5 kids from 3 different women. Need to sell some things to support my support.

Hey, at least he's trying.

Some of his interesting items include :

15. 100’s of Flea Market Items (brika-a-brak) - $250
17. Full Size Stove / Oven Costume - $200
20. Bontempi Electronic Cord Organ - $40
43. Record Collection - $1.00 Each
45. Casio Digital Camera Spy Watch - $115
50. Indoor Brass Alloy Weather Cock / Weather Vane - $18
55. Personal Workout Journal - $15 (is this his or is it blank?)
62. Oil Paintings - $50
65. Laser Light Show Machine - $65
71. Spring Time Bridge Over Water Framed Puzzle Portrait - $14
75. Autographed Strive Promotional Picture of Bill Kazmair Worlds Strongest Man - $25

fertility today

Why rely on your old school clock or internal calendar to tell you when you might conceive. Turn to the USB Preganancy Test to tell you. That is, if you like urine near your computer.

The process starts off like most pregnancy tests. You pee on a stick, specifically the absorbent test strip at one end. But everything's different after that first step. Remove the cap from the other end of the stick (cleverly provided to keep you from accidentally contaminating the wrong end) to reveal the USB connector. Pop it in your computer. The power from your USB port starts the electrospray ionization process, creating a spectrograph of the various masses for your analysis. Get it? Your analysis? Urinalysis? *rimshot* Moving on ... the LCD display on the device itself will light up and show you the symbol of a baby, no baby, or multiples and your Estimated Delivery Date based on the concentration of hCG, hCG-H, and LH in your urine. So you can clear your calendar in advance

(UPDATE : I guess I showed up late to the game. Apparently this was an April Fools Day Joke! Thanks Becky)

the modern night light

Finally, the night light that keeps on giving. With Jonas Samson's high-tech light-emitting wallpaper it's possible to use a two-dimentional flat surface as light source instead of a 3D object. As long as the wallpaper is turned ‘off’, it is indistinguishable as a source of light. Instead, it is just what it appears to be: wallpaper.

wooden goods

Estia Holzspielwaren has a nice kitchen and accessories collection for kids, including this coffee maker, tabletop cooker, tea and plate set.

lets play outside

MetroPlay is a modern pre-fab outdoor playhouse. It comes insulated and offers an electric package ready for AC/ heater units, computers, TV’s, etc. There are even full-size tempered sliding glass doors. Here you see MetroPlay 1 and 2. They certainly are not cheap......the range is $5800-$6900, depending on how you outfit it.

nice rack

I really like this magazine rack by Fredrik Paulsen. It could make for a great book holder in a kid's space.

fun and function

KOON Co. is a based in South Korea and have just launched Little KooN, a children's line of functional furniture. Some of the highlights are the TOTIPOOL, TOXIBOX, The JUST SIT stool, and The ROONY BENCH.

pure inspiration

70°N is an architecture firm from Norway. Back in 1996, they took part in a competition to build 2 kindergartens in Tromsø. They won both. The kindergarten in Fjellvegen was completed in March 2006 and the kindergarten in Lars Thøringsveg in September 2006. The kindergartens have been built to have the possibility of variety in the use of rooms. With very simple moves one can change each room into new rooms of various sizes and functions. There are several options for combinations and joint actions of rooms and spaces.

Both teachers and students can change the environment as needed. I really want this type of thinking in more American schools.

itso easy

Target has a new line of storage units called ITSO and it could work really well in a kid's space. You can create your own configuration and colors.

ride on

I'm on a tricycle hunt. The first is this Muji Children's Tricycle. The second is this vintage Dinky Tricycle. It's from an Australian company called Cyclops. Has anyone seen these for sale??

look closer

ZoomArt is a small and practical "zoom" with high quality optics, that make it possible to admire the details of fine art, sculptures, architecture and miniatures from 3 feet to infinity. I think this is a wonderful tool for little hands to explore what we see everyday.

todays date

What a fun way to get your kids up to speed on the day of the week as well as the month!

on the flipside

Doppelhoppel not only has room for two children but also has a dual function in that when it's turned upside down it's ideal for reading, painting or just lolling around. This amazing piece was designed by Thomas Wehage. For more information, click here.

a mini house

I think you could make some sweet rooms for a mini dollhouse with this Dollhouse Bookshelf.

sweet candy without the rush

Liquorice Allsorts have been around since the late 1800's. Now your kids can enjoy the popular candy without the sugar high. Meet the Allsorts House.

a residential update

Things are coming together for one of the residential playspaces that I am creating for a little boy. We are in the home stretch. As I mentioned before, the wallpaper is up! This week, the rug, tee-pee, train set, cooktop, table, chairs and custom-built cabinets were installed. Only a few more things to go. I'll keep you posted!

an industrial beauty

The Re-Serve highchair is finally here. The frame is stainless steel and the seat made with detachable nylon. I remember seeing the rendering a while back and then stumbled upon this today. Bravo Re-Produkte!

colorful offerings

Petites Productions is a Paris based maker of well-designed goods. Some colorful standouts for the mini are the Valet in steel wall mounted hook, the Module1 storage cubes and the Flower Napkin bib set.

simple and functional design

This is the motto behind Swedish Design House Pappelina. They took the traditional plastic rug weaving technique from the 40's and modernized it with grace. Click here for the Pappelina Rep. (thanks DecoPeques )

hand outta the cookie jar

But if it looks like the Big Daddy Cookie Jar from Pepe and Friends, how could you resist?

another knock-off .... just smaller

Hey look, even Walgreens is getting in on the knock-off craze. Check out this "Swedish Style" High Chair for a doll.