We're very pleased to have our London map and Tree cushion featured in the Kid’s Lifestyle Trends for the Home, AW 2011/12. Thank you Tanya! I would highly recommend to visit the Trend Bible blog and website if you're looking for home inspiration and colour trends.
I wanted to share with you the inspirational interior and the beautiful work of Rie Elise Larsen. I love the bright colours in the white interior. Her mobiles are so beautiful.
Via Trend Bible
I love this Moomin Valley project designed by Maria Yasko.
Seen in BabyKinsmag.
I am so impressed by the work of Elisa Strozyk. Her wooden textile series are so beautiful.
Via IDtextile
A very big THANK YOU/MERCI to Edition Paumes for asking us to be part of their new book Paris Family Style. I have previously mentioned their Children's room London, Stockholm and Paris on the blog. It is a real pleasure discover the homes of creative Parisian families (Petit Pan, Olivesle, The Collection, April Showers just to mention a few)
Fab wallpaper from Studio Ditte as seen in Bloesem...my favorite is maybe the ribbon wallpaper...or maybe the scrapwood one...
By Austrian photographer Karin Nussbaumer. Seen in Petits Bonheurs.
Thanks Melissa from Interior Divine for sending me the link of this beautiful dollhouse. It was designed by Caravane shop founder Emily Chalmer and wallpaper designer Deborah Bowness. I love the style and all the amazing little details. It gave me lots of ideas to design Ophelia's dollhouse...
You can find the article in January issue of Elle Deco UK.
My favorite online magazine Papier Maché has just released a Déco supplement of Children's rooms and it has been illustrated by the talented Laura Callaghan.
The contributors are designers like Apolline à Paris, Morghan from Little Circus, Allison at Larkmark, Famille Summerbelle (well Ophelia's bedroom) and many more.
You can download it from their website Papier Maché for just $3.
At the end of the PDF mag you have a long list of the best online kids shops selected by the team of Papier Maché and sorted by categories:Walls, Deco, Furniture, Unique...It's worth every penny!
Those pretty and poetic round bubbles 'Bulles de Nua' are made by Marie Macon and Anne-Laure Lesquoy for Red Editions. They are made out of Vietnamese bamboo and the inside comes in 3 different colours made of lacquer. They are perfect for a stylish way to clear up the toys and magazines. I would happily have them displayed in the living room.
I love this educational wallpapers found via Vintage for Kids and designed by tandem designers Ich&Kar for Domestic:
250 x 46.5cm = €75.00
I first came accross Matthieu Challieres birdy lampshades in Designers Guild in London. I love the simplicity of the wired structure and the fragility of the little birds.
I also like the one with the apples, could be very nice in a kitchen, and the little plaster mouse would be lovely in a baby's room.
Playtime is an international trade show dedicated to a child's universe and it's in Paris twice a year. We took a trip over last weekend to have a browse and check the latest trends in fashion and interior design that will be available in stores soon.
The fair was superbly designed and arranged. They had great visuals, creative workshops and even a culinary workshop for kids. For the adults a 'crea.tif' space to meet textile designers, illustrators and clothing designers.
Ophelia enjoyed it more than us. She was very happy to sprint through the aisles, sampling all of the toys, furniture and clothes along the way. I always feel a little sorry for the exhibitors - smiling nervously as Ophelia manhandles their wares (it wouldn't be good to scold a child at a child's show...)
This is my selection for the interior products:
Swedish designer Bo Ekstrom is the father of 4 childrens and had used his experience to design this clever wooden changing table. Mounted on a wall or behind a door, you can change your baby securely and in style. I love the fact that you can fold it so create more space in the room.
Spanish company Nine to Nine designs creative furniture for kids bedroom. We love the Zebra cot whose 'head' serves as both handle and also a shelf for bottle, dummies or anything else you want close by.
The Toys and Crayons oak shelf and bench have different sized holes into which you can suspend baby's toys and smile at their legs dangling down the other side.
SOme of my favourite Height Charts:
I love this funky tailor's measuring tape from Graham and Green (H232 x 21cm)
Wall stickers 'Measuring Souvenir Berlin' and 'Measuring Plant' by Domestic.
Quickly before going to bed....some images of last weekend at Bubble Trade Show. The show was in its 2 year in London (it has been running for a while in New York). We were exhibiting Famille Summerbelle first collection last January- our first trade show, so we were very excited! This year the show was much bigger with bigger brands like French Connection, Petit Bateau, Pepe Jeans...and less small designers (i guess because of the difficult market situation). Nevertheless it was a good show. Lots of fab clothes and shoes. Personally I'm more interested in interior designs, so this is my selection:
Honeycubes from Superspace is a combination of a child's furniture and a toy. The flexible design of Honeycubes gives a number of ways to use the cube; as giga building blocks that challenge their way of building, balancing and playing, as a quiet place for reading and storytelling, and as a flexible storage system.
Ophelia had fun colouring the Tick Tock Snow wallpaper by Minimoderns. They have a great range of wallpapers and cushions available here.
No need to look further to please your child car addiction. Balouga has designed these fantastic hand tufted woven carpets. You can choose between 2 models and just give a Pantone reference for the colour of your choice. (Dim:150cm x100cm).
The Child Child Chair is a combination of two child chairs (one for a baby, the other for the older child) and a small table. It's a great solution to sit two siblings together. They can eat, play and discuss at the same level. The table comes in 5 colours and is available in shops in the Netherlands and in the USA.
I fell in love with the bedroom of Buisjes en Beugels+++ from Dutch fashion designer Kellie Smits.
The colours are simple yet funky. i love the bed in Dutch tiles and the swing in the middle of the room.
You can check the interview of the talented Kellie on Bloesem blog.
Here 3 boys are also very cute!
I love checking Cookie Magazine website to get some fresh ideas.
I discovered these digital images of virtual children's bedroom a while ago on their home design blog 'Nesting'.
"The virtual rooms are the work of New York City interior decorator Jan Eleni and Boston architectural designer Matthew Fickett.
The bedrooms were all created to fit the individual child's specific interests, like the room for the "Train Fanatic" below:
For more info ideas on how to decorate the nursery check here!
Also I found this very clever bunk bed/desk/closet with a chalkboard on the door. Sadly it's not for sale.
It was designed in 1975 by Luigi Colani for a German company called Ebro.
