Ellie, 4 year old – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Ellie loves animals; a part from that, reading her answers to the questionnaire,  she seems a really easy going and joyful girls - Rob Gallacher her father is the founder of Pippo Footwear, a new line of simple, beautifully made children's shoes.

Company Profile : Merveilles

Brand name : Merveilles Website : www.merveillescollection.com Date of creation : December 2010 Country of origin : France  - Countries of production : India, Portugal, Mauritius Name of the founders : Félice Guilmeau & Isabelle Ancenay

Sebastien, 7 years old – New Delhi, India

Sebastien has great courage and is a risk taker which makes him an excellent traveler. He has a great curiosity and sense of adventure. He is passionate, persistent and energetic. Him and his little sister Anna (5) create great stories every day. Mother of the two, Chantal is…

Wovenplay

Wovenplay

Brand name : Wovenplay Website : www.wovenplay.com Date of creation : 2007 Country of origin : USA - Country  of production : USA, New York Name of owner : Katherine Edmonds

Coco, 4 years old – Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (UK)

Dancing ,drawing, swimming, baking and jumping on her trampoline - Claire Harper the mother is the founder of IndiaCoco. 

How was Playtime Paris? Three retailers share their experience

Corinna from Kidsen (London),  Sabrina form Boucle d'or (Brussels), Barbara from Mezzanotte (Milan) comment their visit at Playtime and share their precious finds.

Gastronomy + Children’s Fashion at Bonpoint Paris

The Paris Bonpoint flagship is impressive in size and displays an inspiring visual merchandising. The addition of  Japanese canteen Nanashi, which serves healthy organic bento boxes (owner Kaori Endo was formerly at Rose Bakery) will definitely make the place a top must-visit…

Teach Animal Anatomy at Home

We bought a "4D Vision Frog Anatomy" kit at Praxton Gate, in San Francisco. That store is really great and we spent hours looking at the  curiosities, games and books on display; a wonderful selection for kids and adults.  Yesterday in London was a pretty ugly and rainy day and…

Ali Wing & son, Tyler

Tyler, 9 years old – New York, USA

Tyler is a sports enthusiast, and begrudgingly good pianist.  Ali Wing his mother is the Founder/CEO of giggle and giggle.com, the stylish chain of baby products for new and expecting parents.

Kidscase

Brand name : kidscase Website : www.kidscase.com Date of creation : 2000 Country of origin : The Netherlands - Countries of production : India, China, Turkey, Portugal Name of founders/owners : Merel Verbrugge & Jacqueline van Nieuwkerk

Focus on American Brands Showing at Playtime Paris – July 2012

About ten American brands were showing at Playtime Paris this season. I've asked them some comments on the show, the visitors that came to their booths and the economic climate in the US. Here there are, in alpha order...

Did you know? Faguo means French in Chinese…

Faguo is a sustainable brand created in 2009 by two young French entrepreneurs,  Frédéric Mugnier et Nicolas Rohrof. In China for a student's exchange, they had the idea to start a new project and to ethically produce it there.