European Trade Show Calendar June-August 2012

It's show season again, a marathon for exhibitors and buyers who will travel from London to Copenhagen via Florence, Amsterdam, Paris and Barcelona. And that's for Europe only. Other trade shows will also take place in New York and Tokyo. Here's a quick overview.

Eenymeeny Land

I had never heard of Eenymeeny until I visited Tufnell Park, a residential neighborhoud near Camden. The area is very green and full of families with young kids. This is London : so spread out with lots of hidden things to discover.  

The magnificent Ordos Museum

Only a few years ago, the city of Ordos was totally unknown. Today, it is a vibrant and ultra modern place, hosting a jaw dropping piece of architecture : The Ordos Museum, designed by MAD Architects, a Chinese firm. This cultural center, in the middle of Mongolia, opened its…

New York Pop Up

Atsuyo et Akiko, Les Pompons de Violette, Tamar Mogendorf, Lucky Fish and Wovenplay set up their own little POP UP SHOP this Wednesday, May 23, 2012.  9 am to 3 pm at 56 Walker Street, New York, NY 10013.  Pass the word!

Introduction to Farm Life in France

How about unpluging yourself from the urban craze and enjoying the very best of the countryside ? Un Lit au Pré (« A Bed in a Meadow ») offers stays in small-scale French farms. A unique Art de Vivre experience on real active farms, where the farmer and family are passionate…

A new e-store for YoyaMart

Have you ever visited YoyaMart with its amazing selection of clothing, designer toys, and gadgets ? The store opened in New York 8 years ago and quickly became the place for kids of all ages. Yoyamart has no equivalent in bringing together design, art and humour. Kids love it,…

Clementina & Elisalex Deane, 4 and 7 y old – Venice Beach, USA

Clementina and Elisalex  live in a pretty house that you can see here. Freddy Deane their father is the designer + founder of lifestyle brand Smiling Planet. Both girls are determined to take over their parent's business when they are adult. Dream girls!

New Brands coming soon at Little Liberty

The opening of a children's section at Liberty earlier this year made all stylish mums dance with joy. Faithful to its overall approach, the department store mixes hard to find labels (Maan, Rita co Rita, Gold, Kidscase, Imps&Elfs, etc), beautiful indie brands (Caramel…

Children Love Fornassetti

Piero Fornasetti was a Milanese painter, sculptor, interior decorator, engraver of books and a creator of more than 11,000 products. Fornasetti is celebrated as being among the most original creative talents and one of the most productive of the twentieth century.

Iris drawing

Iris’ drawings

We have a piles of drawings by Iris (6), as she spends hours with crayons in hands, inventing the most extravagant and crazy stories. I am only showing the quiet scenes here but her universe is usually full of babies, dads, moms but also monsters, blood, people crying and…

Mochila…the new, hot, stylish & ecological bag

What are mochilas ? If you have already spotted them in the press or in chic boutiques, you will surely have memorised their iconic shape and colourful patterns. These sought after cotton bags are hand woven in South America and they are all different from one another, which…

Formidable Family Adamo – London

Co-founder of Babyccino Kids, Courtney Adamo lives in London with her husband Michael and their three children, Easton (7), Quin (5) and Ivy (3). Courtney was raised on a tulip farm in a tiny town north of Seattle,  USA, she studied in Chicago then lived in LA. In 2003 her…