Let’s discover Yuko KURAMATSU’ works, porcelain works, in particular with the technique called neriage, amazing!
PLAY AT SLAEP
Play at Slaep’s journey started in 2017 in India and continued in Portugal. It is a slow fashion label founded by Marsha that produces sustainable items from pure fabrics, without chemical additions, fair-made and GOTS-certified. Inspired by Montessori and Waldorf play materials, let’s discover these wonderful products!
FEDERICA RAMACIOTTI
Let’s discover Federica Ramaciotti, an Italian ceramist and nature lover. She creates unique porcelain objects that tell the story of people and places through the imprints that objects leave on the earth. We love these artworks!
MABELMADE
Inspired by the quilts of Gee’s Bend, the colors and shapes of Paul Klee and Milton Avery paintings, Mabelmade is born from the idea of pulling from the past, while at the same time creating a new contemporary story. Every piece is made one of a kind, to be seen more as artwork than clothing: Mabel the founder patches together and gives new meaning to old materials. Wonderful!
"1, VICEVERSA" THE FIRST SILENT BOOK BY MATITA
We are proud to announce the release of 1, subtitled Viceversa, the first numbered silent book edited by the new independent publishing house Matita, on sale from 12 June 2023.
1, Viceversa, is curated by the founder of AMArchitectrue studio, Stefania Agostini and Luca Mostarda, and illustrated by the French artist Catherine Cordasco. 1 is for those who were children between the 1980s and 1990s and for those who are children today, in 2020. It is the lived story of a faceless child who grows up, from the 1980s until 2020, and he becomes an adult and a parent. It is a story that puts into images eleven scenes of everyday life, past and present. 1 silently tells the story of forty years of a life that could belong to anyone, an inclusive story that could take place anywhere: the locations include a bedroom, a kitchen, a street, a school corridor, a playground, a train compartment, a swimming pool, among others, and contain a multitude of details that take the adult reader on a journey through time to share with their children.
MARGARIDA FABRICA
Margarida Fabrica is a portuguese ceramics brand created by Margarida M. Fernandes in 2010. Its work has been inspired by everything is related to the basic needs of life - food and cooking. Let’s have a look at the Kids Collection, customized pieces for children.
LUCAS ZANOTTO PRESENTES PLANK
Italian designer, animator and director Lucas Zanotto has created a short film for PLANK using the company’s furniture as props in a sequence of playful trick shots. The film is shot in a simple studio to focus attention on the furniture’s timeless, iconic forms and functional qualities. We love both film and design pieces!
KARUP DESIGN
Karup Design is all about living: multifunctionality is its hallmark. let’s discover its futon and the other products!
LEPEL CLUB
Lepel Club’s mission is to create the world’s most cheerful spoons, to start the day with a smile through its spoons. The reason behind the name? Lepel stands for spoon in Dutch. Lovely!
LEKKID
Lekkid is a project born in Barcelona to create pieces for developing children’s creativity.
Let’s discover their products: innovative designs and beautiful shapes!
MINNA
MINNA creates beautiful and functional tableware that kids and parents can both enjoy.
Simple, but playful silicone designs - with bubbly shapes - that make mealtime fun for little ones.
Each Minna set is packaged in a reusable bag that can be used for snacks, toys or treasures. All their products are 100% Silicone as it is non-toxic and resistant to heat and cold temperatures, BPA, lead, cadmium and phthalate free. Wonderful!
MiNiMONO
MiNiMONO are Julieta and Dirk, a multicultural couple based in Berlin. They developed this project during the first covid lockdown, deciding to turn plastic into life-lasting furniture objects, easy to clean, beautiful to see and could be used and loved by both adults and children. Amazing!
Photo credits: Briony Ridley
"1, VICEVERSA" BY MATITA EDIZIONI
We are proud to announce the release of 1, with the subtitle Viceversa, by the new independent publishing house Matita. The first numbered silent book will be on sale from 12 June 2023.
1, Viceversa, is curated by AMArchitectrue studio by Stefania Agostini and Luca Mostarda and illustrated by the French artist Catherine Cordasco.
1 is the lived story from the point of view of a child (without showing his face) who grows up through eleven memorable scenes of everyday life from the 1980s until 2020, once he has become an adult. Years have passed and the protagonist has become a parent himself. The point of view is always unique, the child who has grown up, and his hands getting bigger.
Let’s discover 1, Viceversa book!
HAPPY FRENCH GANG
Sandra Dejanovic launched Happy French Gang in 2013: handmade products, using materials that are comfortable, beautiful and friendly to the environment. Each product is a work of art, unique, hand-dyed and hand-stitched, ready to add sunshine into every room, wardrobe and life.
MASAMI AKATSUKA
Look at the handmade Cocon creations by Masami Akatsuka, stylist, designer and applied artiste. So poetical!
We are totally in love!
PANISA
Panisa Objects aims to create products that are playful, poetic, and functional. She does not only create things in her wooden toy factory, Panisa also loves to explore the landscape of craftsmanship, as well as curating and collecting objects and stories from small disappearing communities of ‘makers’ in Thailand. We totally love it!
THE ANALYST PLAY KIT BY LOVEVERY
Challenge your (almost) four-year-old to use precise fine motor skills, solve new sensory and STEM puzzles, and cook with fractions—all with fun, hands-on play. Let’s discover the Analyst Play Kit by Lovevery!
PAPER CHARACTERS BY LEX POTT
After Lex Pott experimented with paper it is time to welcome Paper Characters: a family of faces. Wow!
OKU BY KATHLEEN REILLY
Influenced by traditional Japanese place setting and arrangement, Oku, a new knife design carefully produced in collaboration with highly skilled craftsmen in Tsubame City (Japan), has a unique folded handle that elevates its function, allowing it to interact with objects on the table in new ways. Oku's innovative form utilises generations-old manufacturing techniques and promotes locally sourced materials and craft skills to challenge centuries-old traditions of Western tableware. Go Kathleen Reilly!
LOPSIDED DINING TABLE BY ANNA VAN ECK
Having lost it’s original function the dining table transforms into a sculpture that is questioning the importance of stability of everyday life. Look at the Lopsided dining table by Anna Van Eck: the four legs of a conventional table have been replaced in order to call for attention. While sitting at the table the legs of the two persons are becoming part of the construction and stabilise the table again - a new dining experience that invites to rethink the usual. Wow!