Welcome to thelittlecollection.com

Allison Grant is a mother of 4 (boys!), a serial entrepreneur and a real team player. In 2003 she opened The Collection, an interior store based in Paris. In 2006, a second shop was born : thecollection.fr. In 2008 after her colleague Pia brought up the idea of a place fully dedicated to children, she started to put together the concept of thelittlecollection.com, that was launched 3 weeks ago. Pia came up with the name, she helped giving birth to the concept and she is now in charge of wholesale and PR. The little collection proposes a mix of designer’s products, as well as their own which are available in stores across Europe, including Couverture in London.

Above is a selection of Allison’s favourite products :

Sebastian Bergne’s Flapjack range that she likes for different reasons – “they are humorous, clever and functional pieces and scaled down to just the right size for children. A child of 4 or 5 can come home from school and hang up his coat in the coat cupboard, and its just the right height”.

Thelittlecollection’s wallpapers : the birdhouse paper and the new cars paper being her current favorites (I love them too!). Without forgetting the vintage animals and trees, which are always irresistible.

Alex MacDonald ‘s pieces (the little blue chair) because they have a timeless quality and they’re fine, not heavy, clunky pieces. “I like the idea that they integrate easily into all sorts of environments and that you would be happy to have them around even when your children have outgrown them. A lot of childrens furniture is often too ‘childlike’ if you know what I mean. For me, Alex’s designs are very adapted to childrens needs (handles on the chairs and shelves for instance) and at the same time, very refined”.

Florence Rolando

Florence Rolando (journalist, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows) was the original Founder of Pirouette in early 2009. Pirouette blog* has been a reference in the industry since it started with its combined business and consumer view of the children’s market. A fantastic resource for children’s fashion, design, trends and culture, it aims to support creativity and talent but it also does this by talking about life, family, culture and health.

Florence is an international leader in the industry (8 years as a Milk Collaborator, contributor to Naif Magazine in Spain, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows in New York and London).

Now Florence runs Energy Therapy Porto @enrgy_therapy_porto

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