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ciff youth 2019

  Things that caught my eye at Ciff Youth. When young in the '70/'80 Jens Storms bag always take you down memory lane. Bigger bags and pencil case was new to me. Pinecone was new to Ciff - a tumbling furniture/pillow among others, that had a soft cover, for the kids to play on, from resting as a newborn to toddlers to jump from and balancing while playling. Washable and easy to stack into a block.
LiiLu a German brand that is all about natural colors, organic and sustainable.


A book of Magic and Dreams at Soft Gallery - could not resist this dark velvet top.


Christina Rohde in a decadent miks of beautiful bright colors and flowers on print and in vase!


LuckyBoySunday alway a fun visit in so many ways.


New inspiring brand from Barcelona Spain "Weekend house kids" designed by Cristina, so much fun, great quality and all made in Spain.


New wallpapers from Ferm living kids, illustrated by Katie Scott with beautiful animals. Rugs for the floor or wall (on the back of the rug, is a strap to hang the carpet), inspired by  sea creatures, for the kids room or for the bathroom.

Earth colors at Liewood - Cat rug and Panda lunch box in soft silicone.



Exit Ciff youth!

Ciff kids 2018

Back in August I went to Ciff kids in Copenhagen to get inspired, see news and trends, the trade is mostly kids clothes, which is full of so many great news, but my interest is more in interior and accessories for kids.

Leo Leo:

First stop was Leo Leo a new brand started by Emil and Josefine, a family business that started with the cuddle teddy Lion, for soon after to involve duvet covers and soft books, hand drawn watercolour by Emil from his childhood. In the future Leo Leos adventure continues in an old bus taking the whole family to Portugal, where they expect to live and expand their brand with a line of kids clothing. Follow their journey to Portugal @leoleojournal and their brand @leoleocopenhagen and for much more about their story and thoughts behind Leo Leo 

Wooden toys - for all ages:



Loullou.com - Wooden memory game and hanging toys for the youngest.
Kolekto by Stories in structures, building bloks in so many shapes and corlor - great for even the smallest architects.


Luckyboysunday



And LuckyBoySunday. Their next step would be ? ......Christmas balls! - yes of course, I love them. In shop for Chriatmas 2018. If you are at Maison&Object these days you will see them again. 

Kids clothes with flower, quilts and rainbows – for summer 2019



(1)Flowers at Christina Rohde, she continues to create great clothe with lots of flower prints. SS19 catalogue is full of flower print and flowers in a beautiful colour mix.
(2) Great quilts by Hannahandtiff for a cold summer day and more flowers and balloons at Bobochoses
(3) Rainbow love at Soft Gallery for summer 2019.
(4) Favourite from my childhood - i lived in those sandals, my mom bought them in Nørregaard way back when they had a slide in the shop - obvious long time ago. 

inspiration for the kids room

Go etnic or wild with designs by Anatology, here from Maison & Object fall 2014. choose new colors for the kids room - love the dark teal seen at BonTon in Paris.

retro furniture for playing

Sweet retro furniture for playing. Kitchen, washing machine, shelves and desk all designed and made by Macarena Bilbao. Inspired by the 1950s look and feel she started out with a kitchen for her kids - and from there it has grown into a shop. Take a closer look at the shop.

a furniture for mess

Boidem is a furniture for mess and a pretty one. When I saw it in Frankfurt in the beginning of the year I must admit that I fell in love with the idea. I guess it is not a new idea to raise a basket or similar up to the ceiling, but with simple and aesthetic design it is easy to use it in a modern home with kids. Great design from the cotten rope to the wooden knob where you attach the rope.

See more of Boidem here.

spring cleaning

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The last couple of days it has been all about spring cleaning at the office and in my stock. So there is empty cardboard boxes all over the place, that I until now just wanted to take to recycling. But then I visited this blog and saw these great cardboard box projects at this super blog. So I will save boxes for the easter holiday and then we can create castle out of them. Pictures from Wildflowers blog

ikea ps 2014

     

IKEAs PS collection is alway something to wait for and soon there will be several news from IKEA PS 2014 near you. (In Denmark the 25 april.) Above you see some of my favorites - a balance bench I have to have for the garden for all the balancing kids. The bench immediately gave me a feeling of something I knew, it was the back of the chair, same design as the handle of a kick sledge, which is an ancient Scandinavian means of transport. :)
The garden table I would love to have, it is easy to fold and I will use it inside and outside, when guest are around.

IKEA sees this collection for people and homes in motion

vintage rattan beds

Rattan beds from the 50th in different designs and sizes - just love them. se more here

gift for the kids room

What to get your children for christmas - should it be a toy, a sustainably thing, a long lasting thing for their room....so many things go through my head. One thing I would consider would be these carpets for my daughters room - they are cute to look at, great natural materials, long lasting and soft to lie on. se more here.

homemade christmas gift

Years ago I made this article about upscaling my kids small plastic animals and other funny thing. Collect a big pile of mini toys that your kids will not miss or will give you an ok to use. Take the selected frame and place all the figures the way you like — take at picture to remember the "pattern". Spray paint all the figures. 

When dried — glue them to the canvas with a glue gun, and you will end up with a modern art peace to give someone, or put on the wall.

black in black

Just love the simplicity. from Acne JR.

new things around

It is time for trade shows, time to find new interesting things......there are so many things to see. I loved the look of this clock and even more when I got to know the stories behind.

You could stop the time, or just slow it down, when you are busy having fun playing. The Swedish designer Elina Nilsson was inspired by kids and their way of playing and their sense of time.

Take at look here:

melvin on the side

Sweet Melvin a bedside table and at the same time a subtle light when it is time to sleep. His mouth holds books and other stuff needed close to the bed. Melvin is designed by Elena Nunziata. (se more here)

a bird, a blanket and a sleeping bag

Michaela Weisskirchner-Barfod has created an amazing blanket where she combines 3 functions in one. A sleeping bag, a blanket and a bird. She has not only created a multifunctional baby blanket she has also introduced origami in a new way - because the blanket can be folded in various ways and even end up as a swan. The colors are subtle in a beautiful mix and will look great in the living room or children's room. Unfortunately all my kids are to big for this blanket, but I would love to give it as a gift to someone dear.

trend zones from ciff kids fashion fair

Trend zone from the Ciff Kids fair - styling Helle Høgsbro Krag.