I stopped dead in my tracks in front of the Nurseryworks booth at ICFF when I spotted this crib called Vetro. I had seen it online before but to see it in person was one of those moments where your heart stops for a split second. Glorious.
Bugaboo, known for their modern strollers, has teamed up with Italian fashion house Missoni to design and produce an exclusive Bugaboo + Missoni special collection.
Designer Jonathan Robson has created a fun product for kids: a life-sized LEGO Space Helmet that plays downloadable audio tracks for comics. We want an adult-sized one!
Last year, furniture maker Andrew Raible and photographer Jami Saunders spent their honeymoon volunteering in a Nepali orphanage, living and working with 41 kids in Kathmandu. Back at home, the couple continued thinking about the children and decided to start the non-profit organization Kids of Kathmandu, which utilizes photography, art and design to raise awareness and funds for these kids.
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Their first initiative, The Desk Project, is focused on furniture design. They reached out to established New York architects, designers, artists and woodworkers to design and fabricate a child’s desk to be auctioned off with the proceeds going towards the children’s education in Nepal. The idea is that each desk sold will support a child for one year. In response, they’ve received 11 unique children’s desks from 11 different designers (including MADE, Uhuru and Daniel Moyer). The desks are now on display and up for auction!
L’Oiseau is a wooden bird sculpture by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra that offers a nod to the Eames House Bird. It is a simple bird with no function, just an accessory. Or perhaps a playfriend. It will launch at Salone this month.
Back in February at the Furniture Fair in Stockholm Swedish brand The Snowroom — a cooperation between designer Ulrika Liffner and Josefine Wahlström — presented a new collection of furniture for public spaces and the home.
This is the coolest kids bedroom I’ve ever seen, and I’d totally rock this room as an adult.
