Fun and fabulous new lighting from Perch! The sunny Zooey Chandelier will bring the sunshine inside, match with either a Hans Wall Sconce or a Frida Desk Lamp for a complete look! The alluring Perch Birdfeeder and Lunchbox Birdfeeder will have a full flock in your yard in no time! And the original and adorable Early Bird and Black Bird Pendant Lights fit in anywhere.
The Dubai design scene is booming, much like everything else here, and with the new opening of Traffic Gallery in the Al Barsha area of Dubai, the buzz from all the excitement is deafening. Not only are they having a FAB sale during May (first come first serve basis), with designers such as Droog, Magis and Tse & Tse being represented, but they have these awesome items from the Campana Brothers.
Warning: these are almost too cool.
Fernando and Humberto Campana are inspired by South American street life and successfully create vibrant, energetic & colorful unique pieces from found objects such as scraps of wood and fabric off-cuts. Coming from Brazil, one with a degree in law, the other with a degree in architecture, these brothers are establishing worldwide presence from Boston, USA to now, the UAE.
...and one for the kiddies!!!
Our Earth needs extra help, and at least some toy's makers are working in that demand. There are many options, depending the age of the kid, the material of the toy and the kind of game. Some people said that wood toys are not ecologic, because you have to destroy a tree to be able to play with it. True... but, until we don't invent a way to build something without taking anything borrow to nature, wood toys are great, 'cause at least are biodegradable.
Plastic toys sound worst....but, not all plastic toys are bad. If you recycle plastic milk bottles, and use that plastic to make toys, you will have Green toys like these:
Until the packaging of this products are eco-friendly!. Just pure cardboard and no plastic in the front cover.
At the top, a beautiful Polar Bear from Netto Collection. And watch these other cute options... amazing vegetables on painted wood (from Toys to you) or in organic cotton (from Ecotoytown), you choose.
And remember... when you give a eco-friendly toy to a kid, you are giving some happiness to our planet too... and you are teaching that kid to also care about it.
Great new organic bedding from Argington! Smooth and soft bedding for Cribs, Toddler and Twin Beds are 100% Certified Organic Cotton Sateen, and comforters and bumpers are filled with Eco-Spun regenerated polyester. Even the packaging is recycled kraft paper, you can't lose with Argington's new bedding!
If you're still in Buenos Aires since my last post, you probably had already gone to Palermo. Among other lovely design shops at Palermo, you can find "Sopa de Principe", an Argentine dolls and accessories factory were everything is made of soft fabric and a lot of creativity. Monsters, princesses and pets wait sitting inside big fruit boxes.
Created by Verónica Longoni, the pieces try to bring back the spirit of home made toys, very simple and technology free.
Netto Collection has released some great Organic crib bedding for your little one! New Organic Quilted Mattress Pad, Wool Mattress Protector, and Crib Fitted Sheet complete any crib bedding set.
New on 2Modern: Droog! Different and fun, Droog's products are wide-ranging; from Doorbells to Swings, Tablecloths to Parasols. Based in Amsterdam, Droog prides itself in "creating innovative concepts that change perspective."
If you have kids, you probably know that is very hard to make your children move for something different than play in front the computer, with the "game station" or watching television. Perhaps you wish for something, that could make them entertain their selves, and exercise their brains too. Well, probable your wish is already come true.
Look these amazing toys. The best thing about it, is they don't came ready to use. Your child will have to figure out how to put all the parts together to build his/her own toy. Just like a big lego game, very easy to do. If your kid needs help, you can be his/her hero again, forget about Super Mario or Power Rangers.
The name of these toys is Moov, an english product. They are not to the sale now, but it will be soon on the market. And remember... they are four models available in the same box.
Great idea!... Why I grew up so soon!
Via Fayerwayer.
Designers from a Swedish design company, Smånsk, revealed these magnified Legos that stack up into a whimsical bookcase, at the Stockholm Furniture Fair in February. Because it was only a prototype, they are now actively looking for a manufacturer to produce the product and bring into the mainstream. My bets are on IKEA, because the bold colors and fun shapes truly speak to their approach for design. According to Smånsk:
"All parts of the Skew Bookcase are identical. To assemble it you just rotate the parts and place them on top of each other. The identical parts provides easy manufacturing as well."
Skew/Bookcase sketch.
Skew/Team Smånsk. Set design Fredrik Evensen
Photographs by Carl Kleiner
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