ERE LAB

Erê Lab is a company that creates and develops objects designed to encourage children to interact and participate through games and play. Their interactive objects can be in small, medium and large areas, through contemporary urbanisation combined with Brazilian spirit and tradition, offer a place for interactions and socialization in daily life. They want to save from vanishing, a tradition of playgrounds in the houses, gardens, squares and public spaces of the cities. They desire to recover and strengthen the sense of citizenship, so people, parents, children and surrounding community, interact among themselves and also with the city.

TIMO HANDMADE

This Family portrait dolls are part of TIMO-HANDMADE, a small design line. Sewn with an eye for detail and a touch for fabric. Being hand-made, each and every item is one of a kind. The Family Dolls series' members are different characters that can be put together as families. The Family Dolls series' members are different characters that can be put together as families. They are soft sculptures, and can stand on any flat surface.
The dolls come in various skin tones and ages and you can thus assemble any family you please – as people indeed do. You are welcome to build your own family, be it real, ideal or imagined, just mix and match them as you wish….It’s a real delight to see the many faces love takes in the modern family!

MAISON DRUCKER

Here you are the kids’ high chair by Maison Drucker, a French creative workshop that has not waited for the era of sustainability, nor for the vintage come back, nor for the “back to traditions” movement, to restore, revive, and repair the life long lasting chairs that are being crafted since the beginnings, more than a hundred years ago.
We totally love them!

PLAYSAM

As the leading Scandinavian design company in its class, Playsam creates innovative and timeless wooden toys for the young and young at heart. With each and every toy, they not only strive for physical functionality, but also for an art form that challenges pre-existing artistic concepts and conventions. Look at the Streamliner series: a classic Playsam design, inventive style and sleek surface; it's no wonder that this wooden cars has been a long-standing favorite for children both big and small!

COLORING PAPERS BY COLLEGIEN

Are you running out of ideas to keep your kids busy?
Collegien thought to give you a hand by putting the drawings of their coloring slippers models at your disposal!
Download them here: http://bit.ly/2Wkm7Gi
We would be delighted to see how your children interpret Collégien models!
Print them, color them and share them by tagging @collegien_officiel on Instagram using the hashtag #stayathomewithcollegien. In the next few days they will organize a competition and they will be giving away a pair of slippers and purchase vouchers! You will find all the details on their facebook page @collegienitalia!

THE GRADIENT PUZZLE BY AREAWARE

The Gradient Puzzle by Areaware, a gift and home accessories brand based in Brooklyn and Columbus, is a vibrant way to meditate on color designed by Bryce Wilner. The act of putting it together is slow and deliberate, where the color of each piece is used to locate its proper position. We’ve used a thick stock and high quality art paper, so the puzzle can be assembled again and again without losing its edge. Perfect for these home days!

BONITO

Look at Bonito, a completely new kind of timepiece inspired by the calm, graceful and efficient movements of fish, we have created a completely new kind of timepiece. With its iconic pendulum tail and lustrous patterns Bonito is a fun emotive accessory for the home. Passionate about fish and ocean life Bonito's founder Gil Muller set out to create a clock brand that is about more than timekeepers. Partnering with the amazing ocean charity Blue Marine Foundation it is contributing 10% of its profits to ocean preservation projects around the world. We hope Bonito will bring excitement to as many people as possible and will do a small part in preserving one of our planets most beautiful and important resources.

VALERIAN HENRY

We want to introduce you Valérian Henry, a young designer who graduated in 2017 from the art school of Rennes in France. For his degree, he worked on playfull objects linked to tales, since then he keeps on working on projects and illustrations inspired by fantastics universes. He uses myths, tales and legends as a raw material of creation, and we literally love his fantastic creations.

KUMI MOOD

Kumi Mood create products between toys and design objects that bring beauty and joy in everyday life, to all generations. Behind Kumi Mood there are Cäcilia Holtgreve, graphic designer with German-Croatian roots and a penchant for fashion design, and Benno Sattler, with a diploma in free art who loves manual work and carries it out with perfection. Together they merge art, design and handcraft into cheerful design objects - which are more than just a toy. They believe that toys can also be art and an early handling of lovingly designed objects stimulates the mind and lays the foundation for later interest in art and culture. Kumi Mood combines the quality and longevity of traditional wooden toys with a modern, reduced design language and coloring, which gives space to your own creativity. They look amazing to us!

COLORING PAGE AND CREATIVITY TIPS BY FABULOUS GOOSE

The independent Scandinavian lifestyle brand Fabulous Goose has prepared this beautiful Art print designed by Rugiada Petrelli free to download for everyone.
You can kindle your child's creativity or you can be creative together! 
Clear the kitchen table,  grab a warm cup of tea (and maybe a hot cocoa for the little one),  and whip out your sharpest colored pencils - it’s time to color!
Come on, when was the last time you have colored something?
Put the creative result into a frame and please share it with us.
It's so on trend to style your interior with art, mixing prints with oil, watercolor and your children's drawings.
Click this link to get the download!

REDESIGN OF THE CORRIDORS AT ST. JOHANNA PRIMARY SCHOOL BY ZMIK

Have a look at the project by Zmik for the corridors of the St. Johann primary school in Basel: in a co-operation process together with students and teachers they reconstructed the three main corridors into multi-functional areas of learning and recreation. A pioneering spatial structure for new learning has emerged. A «cave» and a «perch» are inviting retreats. Various work surfaces invite for individual and group work. Slide, balancing beams and bouncy balls support the concept of «dynamic lessons» whilst the lounge and the alcoves act as meeting and reading spaces. Expansive cloakroom areas form a border to the corridor. Smart spaces for good days at school!

Photos: WEISSWERT, Basel

BE(E) YOUR FRIEND BY WOODEN STORY

This spring Wooden Story wants to take care of the bees, feed them and present them with meadows, gardens, and allotments full of flowers. So please, join the land flowing with honey and their "(Be)e your friend" initiative.
Did you know that during one of its nectar runs a bee visits between fifty and one hundred flowers? It also has a "time clock" which tells it at what time of the day a given plant produces honey. For 150 million years, these little buzzing creatures have been producing honey in the same way. Their golden product consists of 80% natural sugars, 18% water, 2% minerals, vitamins, proteins, and pollen. They are the best crop pollinators. They also play a significant role in forestry, where they increase the yield of forest fruit (wild strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries).
It is hard to imagine our nature without bees, which is why global organizations support the protection and development of populations of bee gardeners. And while Wooden Story is a small, family-owned manufacture, it wants to join in the efforts at supporting bees. After all, using natural wax to preserve its toys, it has for years benefited from the effects of their hard work.  
And that is how the idea for "(Be)e your friend" came about.
As of the beginning of March, you will find seeds of lavender, cornflower, nigella, and columbine with every Wooden Story toy box. Bees like their flowers the most. All you have to do is plant the seeds in your garden, pot, or box on the balcony, on the allotment, or simply in the meadow. Let's create “bee-feeders" together!
Help the bees! (Be)e your friend
https://woodenstory.pl/gb/

PLAYTHING IN BALANCE BY CALISTO DESIGN

Calisto Design sells exclusive, handcrafted, carefully-made products that inspire the imagination of grown-up kids. Every single product created in the lab originates from a thought, from a pencil running over a piece of paper, from the intent to create something that is able to communicates the Calisto’s identity. The whole range of products is carefully crafted, and is entirely made in Italy by hands with a little help of some simple technologies. Look at these funny products from the Plaything line: a snake and a dog. Play with their balance!

ALMA THERAPY DOLLS BY YAARA NUSBOIM

We find out Alma - Therapy dolls by Yaara Nusboim, a series of therapeutic toys designed for children who are dealing with emotional problems. These beautiful dolls are made from maple wood and a flexible polyurethane, and they represent the range of emotions encountered during therapy. The dolls are meant to facilitate a child's connection to his inner world, and to improve and heal his condition. The Play Therapy method suggests that children are capable of healing themselves, they just need the right conditions for it, so we totally love this project!

SMILEY BAG COLLECTION BY HENTEN

Need to smile? Here you are the Smiley Bag collection by Henten. Iconic Smiley Bags to fit any mood or silhouette, that can be worn on the shoulder or cross-body (adjustable strap with 3 measures), easy to carry and roomy. Completely handcrafted in Spain with the best quality leather by the most experienced and skilled artisans. There is also a limited edition piece, called NANO Smiley, made of soft Italian calf leather with metallic colored eyelets. The funniest “must have” piece for both men and women. 

SAINT LAURENT RIVE DROITE - ANNE CLAIRE PETIT

Anne Claire Petit has exclusively customized a black hand-crochet musical heart with Saint Laurent.
Using traditional handcraft techniques from natural materials, this limited edition in eco cotton, has a white Saint Laurent logo embroidery. This collaboration brings authenticity, detail, and precision which makes every piece unique.

OIOIOOI

oioiooi from Seul hopes kids could experience the world through play. Every single product from has been designed studying about good materials and for playing, because they believe that play may make a better world. We love them!

HIYOKO IMAI

Hiyoko Imai is a Tokyo born, Amsterdam-based, illustrator, paper composer, and graphic designer. Here you are her lovely paper cut illustrations: every single piece has been cut and pasted by hand, made of japanese washi paper.
What about the Italian version of the alphabet poster with paper cut illustrations? Let’s learn words and letters with it!

TRAFFIC JAM BY JEROEN VAN VELUW

Discover Traffic Jam, the series of beech wood vehicles, a project by the young designer Jeroen van Veluw. It consists of minimal forms that stimulate everyone’s imagination, for all ages from 0 to 100 years. See the racing track, the cars, and the boats, which one is your favourite?

YOTO

We totally love the Yoto player: a carefully connected screen-free speaker, made for children, controlled with physical cards and playing only the audio content you want them to listen to. It has the smarts of a connected device, but all the content is safe, since its library has been built for kids from the ground up. So clever!