Pirouette One to Watch Award ‘Wolf’ Headpiece designed by Frida’s Tierchen
Many months ago we started a conversation with Maria - founder of Frida's Tierchen (see previous post) proposing the idea of Maria creating a Pirouette One to Watch award designed by Frida's Tierchen for the Summer edition. Fast forward to present day and Maria has successfully…
Loopy Mango : One to Watch Winner – Design, Playtime New York
Loopy Mango recently crossed over into the world of children's design by creating a mini range of their popular DIY knitwear boxes. The pieces are gorgeously super chunky which on a little kid looks incredibly cute. Lets face it chunky is in for Aw17, and you don't get much more…
Formidable Family Tuchinda
Founder of Tuchinda Tina Tuchinda lives in New York with her husband (and business partner) Jay and their two boys Hunter and Harry. Tina was born in Korea but moved to the US during her early childhood. She studied fashion at Parsons school of design, with a background in…
Playtime New York AW17
New York has had it's fair share of snow the past few months which made for an interesting flight to Playtime New York but it was well worth the bumpy arrival. It was great to see many European brands in attendance at the Playtime New York show alongside the many American, South…
Pirouette ONE TO WATCH awards
We are very excited to announce the launch of the Pirouette blog One To Watch awards for AW17 at Playtime - Paris, Playtime - New York and Dot to Dot - London.
TiA CiBANi KiDS at Playtime New York
"Frida Kahlo's garden", a recent exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden, sparked Tia Cibani's interest, which transformed into a collection - currently on show at Playtime New York.
Playtime New York 2015: home decor and collectible steal the show
Lats week end I had the pleasure to attend Playtime in New York. Playtime is the world's largest trade show network for children's collections. It is THE place for all amazing children related products and this year, the New York edition celebrated it's 10th birthday.
Nobodinoz : a factory of creativity and new ideas
It started with a store in Barcelona, filled with a great assortment of contemporary products for kids. A few years later, Nobodinoz has turned into a label producing furniture, deco, clothing, toys and all things fun and new. Their collections focus on quality, durability and…
Playtime New York, March 2014 Edition
Playtime is the world’s largest platform for independent children’s labels, with shows in Paris, Tokyo and New York. The 8th edition of the NY show took place last week, featuring a comprehensive selection of unique American and international brands from all over the globe.…
Little Creative Factory : ready for Playtime New York
Spanish brand Little Creative Factory launched their F/W 14-15 collection at Playtime Paris last month, and is getting ready for Playtime New York. This young company has a lot of positive energy and the enthusiasm of Cristina Fernandez and Esther Villanueva, founders/designers…
Hilda.Henri, new label launching at Playtime Paris
Among the new children's labels that will launch at Playtime Paris (Jan 25 to 27), Hilda.Henri caught my eye (and my brain). Founded in by Verena Wondrak, it proposes a sustainable couture made from milled loden, an Alpine farming fabric in pure new wool, that is normally…
Playtime New York, Insider’s Overview
I could not make it to Playtime New York this season, but here's some feedback about the show and the new location in Wall Street. Thanks to Etiquette, Lucky Fish, Noe&Zoe, Little by Lilit, Bla Bla Kids, Nonchalant Mom for sharing their experience.