Apis Cera develops an exciting variety of exclusive hand-made creations, candles and soaps, while being environmentally responsible each step of the way. High-quality natural products to ecologically-conscious customers in Europe and all over the world. Its business helps protect local communities, hard-working honey bees and our global environment, while promoting an ancestral savoir-faire. We love it!
TONN FURNITURE
At TÔNN furniture they design and produce furniture that makes you thrive at home. Their design philosophy is all about multifunctionality. All homes need different functions and as life changes the furniture can transform as well. The hero in the TÔNN furniture family is the PORTAL shelving system. Since it was launched in 2015, the shelving system is always evolving to fit different rooms and homes. Look at new the PARAD wall shelf too, with it’s soft, playful shapes it’s like a piece of jewellery for your wall. Perfect as a kitchen shelf, for your livingroom or in a kids’ room.
GAMCHA
Gamcha is a small village in Nepal where Ane Hansen’s family owned an ecological driven guesthouse. Her father and she became fascinated by the traditional handicrafts that crafters were making in their small workshops - and here the idea of Gamcha started. They wanted to share the beautiful work in Europe and in mean time support the Nepalese crafters. Shanti and Nirjala are two women who started a felt production in 2004 and in collaboration they started designing products fitting the European market. Europeans loved their idea which means that today more than 125 women are working making their designs with fair treatment and payment: they have the vision to help even more nepalese women to get a fair payed job and therewith independence which is rarely for women in Nepal.
With the growing felt production they've added organic cotton products to their collection with illustrative motifs that carry the same playful, imaginative aesthetic as the felt products. They have also added the softest cashmere products crafted in Nepal with beautiful handmade embroideries.
JUSTE INSEPARABLES
Juste inseparables’ nest is in Lyon, passionate team with the desire to offer the best to families. They create doudou made in France supporting local know-how and choosing quality materials. We love their pieces so much!
LITTLECHEW
LittleCHEW are two sisters who create handcrafted teethers, home decorations and educational toys for baby’s development. All their products are built with completely non-toxic food grade silicon and 100 % natural beech wood. Every piece of littleCHEW product is handcrafted with love and care under the highest safety code that meets USA and European standards. Each product they design is one of a kind, reusable and washable. Lovely fashionable, safe and functional products which enriches the connection between the mother and her baby, whilst benefiting them both. Cool!
"MERAVIGLIE DI NATALE" BY JOYEUSE
Look at the new Christmas’ album by Joyeuse: “Meraviglie di Natale”.
Four Christmas’ classics (songs) interpreted a cappella, to be sung together around the Christmas tree, and an unpublished version of La Befana told by the voice of Debora Di Gilio.
A warm and heartfelt album to share with your family!
WOOKIDS
Wookids is the project of a group of enthusiasts about nature and children that transformed their passion into a way of living by setting up a business of children’s furniture. Wookids is all about wooden furniture, evolutive and customizable, for children's rooms. Inspired by nature, sustainable furniture with a playful design adapts to the needs of children and parents.
CHARLIE & JUNE
Charlie & June is the colorful and sparkling universe of Julie. Both sun and poetry, her story begins as an inspiration during the pregnancy of her second daughter June. Hair clips, garlands and clips were his first knitted creations. And since an adventure is even more beautiful when it is a family one, it is by observing her mum, a knitting enthusiast, that Julie finds inspiration. Love it!
MAISON BABA
MAISON BABA is born from the desire to combine Marine & Laurence skills and know-how to create a range of pretty and timeless seats, which appeals to children AND parents, and which corresponds to their values: aesthetics, comfort and quality, respecting people and our planet. Wonderful!
EPERFA TOYS
Have you ever wondered around the garden after sunset? Just after the Sun settled and the crickets started to chirp, when the shadows became bigger just as the opportunities to discover the wonders of the night…
The new collection of Eperfa provides astonishing accessories for these amazingly magical adventures. Let’s explore the wonders of the night together! We love these new toys about Hungary, ispired by the hills and lake Balaton!
WERKELKÜCHE
The Werkelküche by Christine Oehme is a gender-open activity workstation that enables children to immerse themselves in free play worlds. In contrast to gender-linked and gender-segregated toys, the elements of the Werkelküche offer diverse possibilities to play. The curved worktop can be used as a sink, workshop or ski slope. The side compartments can provide storage and hiding space or bake crispy rolls. With the help of the colorful and interchangeable tools, children can realize their ideas and imitate the world of adults in a playful way. The Werkelküche combines the formal and aesthetic features of children's kitchens and workbenches. This opens up a wide range of play options that lie between, next to or beyond the tension between the kitchen and the workshop.
SEASON PAPER COLLECTION
Season Paper collection was created in April 2012 by two textile designers, Julie Costaz and Mélissa Le Vaguerèse in a small studio in Montreuil. Patterns, colours and materials lovers, they imagine, design, manufacture and distribute a line of stationery goods. They create 2 collections per year based on the inspiration of the moment. Their products are imagined in Montreuil and manufactured in Paris and in the centre of France. All of their papers are from sustainable forests in Europe and they use vegetable inks to print most of their products. All their designs are hand-drawn by pencil, felt pen or painted in a feminine, soft and timeless spirit. They are then reworked on computers and printed with love.
Photo credits:
pic 3: Lune emeraude : Season Paper Collection X Heju / photo credit Heju studio
pic 8: Le chemin : Season Paper Collection X Maison Eliza / Illustration by Seoha Lim
GEMMA ORKIN CERAMICS
Look at these handmade and handpainted ceramics of birds and flowers in South Africa by Gemma Orkin....family and pet portrait made to order!
POPPY-R BY PORGABÉ
Porgabé is an abbreviation of the phrase ‘Premium ORGAnic BÉbe’. porgabé focuses on ‘presenting high-quality natural products for our babies’. It is composed of 100% organic cotton clothes for babies younger than 12 months, furniture for children made with natural wood, and jewellery products for children, mothers, and fathers. Their signature item, Poppy-R, is a thinking chair, refreshing young minds and offering their parents a little relief. The ‘R’ stands for rabbit; you can’t miss the chair’s cute design, with its back in the shape of lopsided bunny ears and a sweet smile underneath its seat. Poppy-R is made entirely from natural wood, using no harsh chemicals. If your child has misbehaved, Poppy-R is the best way to encourage them to stop and think about what they have done. Sit your child in the chair, put them in touch with their breathing, and bring them back down to earth. This way, the child has time to reflect on what they have done wrong, and the way to avoid such behaviour in the future. This is a great way/method for both parent and child to take a break from each other, calm down and refresh. The chair’s cute ears will help release some of the parent’s stress and anger, and spread good energy into the parent-child relationship.
FULL FLOWER MOON
Full Flower Moon is a mother of four daughters, she hand makes Waldorf inspired things, natural materials and plant dyed. No words, we love her beautiful creations.
LITTLE BRUMMIE
Founded in 2018, Little Brummie is a Halifax based, one - woman studio focused on surface pattern design and printed, textile related home goods. Victoria Brumwell is a visual artist and multidisciplinary maker originally from Pugwash, Nova Scotia. Victoria designs and makes a selection of artwork, clothing and homewares in small batches, brought to life through colourful patterns. All products are designed and made by Victoria herself in her Halifax home studio. Look at these wonderful carpets!
LOVEBOX
Lovebox was born in 2015, built in a makerspace in France. It is a connected, messaging device that pairs with an app to go beyond regular communication and deliver special expressions of affection. The Lovebox can bring you closer to your family members, your significant other or a friend, even when miles apart. You can send photos and colored messages, stickers, and drawings! We love it!
FDB MOBLER
FDB Møbler was founded in 1942, with architect Børge Mogensen heading up the studio. Many new designers have since entered the fold, but the foundational principles remain the same: to create beautiful, functional and exceptionally crafted furniture that makes room for everyday living at home. And that can withstand everyday wear and tear to age gracefully with those who use them. FDB Møbler is internationally known as a frontrunner of Danish design. It’s a story of classic pieces to be passed down from generation to generation. Let’s have a look at the children collection!
KATIA SOUSSAN
Let’s discover Katia Soussan, a ceramicist and mother to four children. She was a fashion designer in a previous life! She is creative, deeply sensitive and an unconditional dreamer. She listens to her heart and lives life to the full. Look at her creations!
MIDMINI
MIDMINI was founded as a team of two - husband and wife - Roberts and Elīna, with one goal in mind - to create high-quality, long-lasting, beautiful and playful bespoke plywood play-sets. Every set is made with EU-sourced FSC certified Baltic Birch Plywood, creating sustainable and eco-friendly play-sets. The finishing touches are made with hard-wax oils and water-based eco paints, which are safe for kids (so you can actually play with the set, not just pretend).