January 7, 2013
Play With Design @ Playtime Paris
The first edition of PlayWithDesign will take place at the end of this month, in a 400 sq meter space adjacent to the children's trade show Playtime Paris. Artistic directors of the event, Marine Peyre and Marie Czapska give us details about this exciting new event.
December 12, 2012
Two great movies for the whole family (For Santa’s List!)
If you haven't seen Peter & The Wolf and The Swiss Family Robinson, I highly recommend you to add them to your to-see list! Peter & The Wolf is a wonderful animated short movie (32 minutes) from 2006. Very beautifully made, with Prokofiev's famous music
December 2, 2012
Wild Foods, Les Nourritures Feroces, a book by Martine Camillieri
With her transformation of everyday objects into toys, her installations and images, Artist Martine Camillieri makes a sharp comment on our society, on waist, recycling and especially toxic materials. With her book "Wild Foods", she helps us understand how to avoid eating too…
November 25, 2012
Paper Clip Radiators…Brilliant!
Radiators are the cherry on the cake when it comes to decorating. I have fallen in love several times with vintage/reclaimed ones, but never with newly designed versions until I saw these playful paper clip radiators in the Homes section of the FT today. Wow, sciroccoh.it has…
November 24, 2012
Eve Wright’s beach installations
With "Walking Drawings", Eve Wright created an exciting concept of visual art in landscape, reminiscent of Andy Goldsworthy's work (whose film "Rivers and Tides" is an absolute must see with children). She says, "... I wanted to take my studio practice into a public space and…
November 19, 2012
Lale, just a click away!
Lale has a passion for objects with a soul, for fabrics with a beautiful hand, for materials with good vibes and and for places with history. A citizen of the world and a vintage+crafts lover, Lale spent time in Brazil, Morocco, Italy, India, countries that reflect her her sunny…
November 9, 2012
Wee Society : Art & Apps
Wee Society is a new kids brand created by design firm Office, a team of moms and dads who believe in bright little minds, uncontrollable giggles and happy design. They produce prints for decoration as well as a learning app. The "Wee Alphas" on the decoration side features a…
November 5, 2012
Collectif Copirates
The "Collectif Copirates" was founded in 2009 by Lydia Rump (stylist) and Myriam Balaÿ Devidal (who graduated in Industrial Products Design at Ecole des Beaux Arts-St Etienne). Their poetic, fun and quirky creations caught my eye on Facebook and I am always happy to discover…
November 4, 2012
Great architecture makes me happy
This spiral shaped building is a project for a Buddhist temple soon to be built in Taichang, China. It takes shape of a Mobius ring, reflecting the basic principles of Buddhism and the idea of reincarnation. It's a bit like a new version Franck Lloyd Wright'S New York…
October 29, 2012
Numero 74 , what is Numero 74?
Founded by Poupy Sfez and Nancy Fanton, Numéro 74 is a new brand/e-store of textiles and vintage furniture for children . The brand is based in Italy and Poupy and Nancy (who are Italian + cousins) divide their time between Italy, Thailand, France and Ibiza. Poupy focuses on…
October 27, 2012
Christmas is behind the door…
It is getting dark early now here in London, the heater is on and Selfridges has already opened a large Christmas section. How did all that arrive so quickly? I just received the Whippet Grey catalog, another reminder that Christmas is behind the door . Last year I bought
October 24, 2012
Meet Maud and the Shrimpton Family
"Maude The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton" is a brand new book by Lauren Child, illustrated by Trisha Krauss. The story is about The Shrimptons family; "flamboyant and eccentric, being noticed is what all the members of the Shrimpton family live for – all except, that is, for…