TAPAM – TAPAM: three sisters from France who decided to get together around a table, hand in curiosity, to make a lot of beautiful things. Don’t you feel the impression of being lost in a botanical garden by watching these pictures?
PETALOSO
It's a nice story! Sorry it works only for Italians!
A young pupil named Matteo, attending the primary school of Copparo faced with a task assigned by the teacher on adjectives! He wrote that a flower was " petaloso " . The teacher decided to send the new word at the Accademia della Crusca for evaluation. And the Accademia said YES, PETALOSO is a well-formed-word and could be used in Italian! There are other Italian words formed in the same way: for example "peloso" (pelo+oso), "coraggioso" (coraggio +oso).
I love PETALOSO. And do not forget the #petaloso
THE SALAMANDRIAN PROJECT
The Salamandrian Project by the artist JIWONXKIM is a colorful journey with bizarre animals. Wonderful!
GRAMPA
From Paris the “Happy little world for kids” imagined by GRAMPA
SABINE MARCELIS
The ‘voie’ light series is the first result of an investigation into the manipulation of light-paths by Sabine Marcelis studio. These are so magic!
GYMI FURNITURE
Directly from Finland here it is Gymi Furniture: a functional furniture set that enables your children to continue their gym class at home.
CASSINA
Cassina offers a new reinterpretation of the iconic model Baby Utrecht by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld dated 1935: it is a new version, with reduced sizes to be ergonomically suited to children.
CLOUD BY RICHARD CLARKSON
Cloud is an interactive lamp and speaker system by Richard Clarkson. It is designed to mimic a thundercloud in both appearance and entertainment. A new kind of magic!
WHOLE
WHOLE is a gorgeous Wastefree, Hand dyed, Organic, Local and Eco friendly items for your home & family. Enjoy it!
PEDRO CERISOLA
HIPOCAMPO is the playful furniture by Pedro Cerisola. A multi-functional rocking chair in the shape of hippocampus that is transformable according to the different stages of child development.
STUDIO ZOETHOUT
Directly from Netherlands Studio Zoethout make the world a happier place with their lovely clouds!
HAPPY CANDLEMASS
The celebration of Candlemass originated as a tribute to the light of God's glory that was manifested in Christ Jesus. The date of February 2nd places the Candelaria celebration forty days after Christmas. It is also the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. The tradition want that during the Candlemass day all the candles in the house are blessed!
I remember my grandma was used to say: "Candelora dell'inverno semo fora" (tras. It's candelora and the winter is almost finished)
DOBLEUFA
Let's have a big party with the fab garlands by Dobleufa from Argentina!
PACIFIC RAINBOW
Although it's only January , here is a new French brand perfect for next summer : Pacific Rainbow that has renewed the swimsuits that parisian teenagers loved in the 90's.
REMEMBERING FABER-CASTELL
Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell, who led German maker of the humble pencil used in classrooms around the world, has died at 74 last January 21. He was eighth generation to run the enterprise, founded in 1761 in Stein near Nuremberg. The history of the company is really interesting! Go on reading on Faber-Castell website!
P as PITTI IMMAGINE BIMBO N. 82! Here we are!
A as Alicucio (I), Aneluma (I) and Anitas Peg Dolls (US)
B as Elena Bergamini – CUCUMA (I)
D as Dellemyr (SE)
G as georges (F)
J as Joolz (NL)
I as Il Mondo di Eve
L as Lilipinso (FR), Linea MammaBaby (I)
M as MV% Ceramics Design (I) and Mana’o Nani (PL)
N as Nidi (I)
O as Ocarina (I)
P as Puella Petite (I)
R as Marcus Reed (GB)
S as Samuele Menin (I)
S as Studio delle Alpi (LU)
T as TocTocLAB (I) and Tresxics (ES)
Images captions: 1. Arriva Gesù Bambino, editrice Piccoli; 2. Peter Pan nei giardini di Kensington, ed. Corticelli 1952; 3. Fishli and Weiss The Least Resistance, 1980-81, 16 mm film, 30 mins; 4. Pietro Sissa, Bertina, Gino del Duca, Milano, 1935; 5. Peter Pan nei giardini di Kensington, ed. Corticelli 1952; 6.Huck Scarry, La nostra terra, Arnoldo mondadori ed. 1982; 7. Holly Hobbie L'alfabeto in girotondo, Arnoldo Mondadori ed, Milano, 1979; 8. Damien Hirst,Caprice Aldenyde, 2003; 9. Nando Rossi, La piccina commedia, 1946; 10. Urs Fisher,Whatching a three-legged Cat Cross a Street, 2005; 11. the Aalto children, with a friend in their house in Turku, Finland, c. 1929. Photo by Aino Aalto, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyvaskyla, Finland; 12. Giacomo Balla, decorative panel 1918, guache and ink on panel, Fondazione Biagiotti Cigna, Guidonia, Italy; 13. Annette Tison & Talus TaylorI Record degli Animali, Arnoldo Mondadori Ed, 1984; 14. Young boy at Barnbyn Skå, a home for emotionally troubled children, 1949, photo by Mark Kauffmann, Getty Images; 15. Maddalena Sisto MAD acquarelli tempere pastelli, ed. Condenast, 2004
LITTLE GLOWING STARS
A little lady and a little boy, with their little glowing stars: they are new friends that help us not to feel alone during the dark night. It 's the new collaboration of unduetrestella with the Anitas Peg Dolls from US!
Ps a little girl has named these dools GLOW !
FIND YOUR INSECTS!
Studio Harm en Elke is a cooperation between Harm van den Nieuwenhof and Elke van den Berg. INSECTS is a collection of hand drawn insects on matt porcelain pastel colours. The insect set contains plates, bowls, cups, pitcher, vases and spoons.
These are insects to love!
HAPPY EPIPHANY! HAPPY GALETTE DES ROIS
The Galette des Rois is a fantastic cake (and game!) to prepare on January the 6, the Christian holy day called Epiphany (when the 3 wise men visit to baby Jesus). The tradition of serving the Galette des Rois, a puff pastry tart, comes from France and can be traced back to the 14th century. A small porcelain figurine (la fève) is baked inside the cake and whoever receives the little favor is then crowned king/queen for the day. It's easy to preparare: here above you find the ingredients and add readymade puff pastry !
images: A and B) vintage photos; C) David et Marion et la galette des rois; D) the “fèves”, the small porcelain figures; E) Juliette et la galette des Rois, Doris Lauer, Editions Lito; F) photograph by unduetrestellababy.
CHRISTMAS PARTIES
Eight windows of the Milano Rinascente, Piazza Duomo, by the Swiss artistJohn Armleder: Let it Shine, Let it Shine, Let it Shine. It's Xmas again! Happy holidays!