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).
BIRTH ATELIER
Birth Atelier was born in August 2019. Creations with a soft and playful design, for young and old, inspired by the Nordic style of decoration, unique pieces handmade in France. We love them all!
WALL OF ART
A curated series of colorful and playful motifs by Wall of art adapted for children that is characterized by boundless creativity and imagination. Over 100 motifs where in some cases art also speaks like a fairy tale with the motifs as inspiration. The collection is characterized by a warm color scheme in combination with clear elements of accent colors. The collection is inspired by the biggest and foremost creators we have, the children. Each motif carries its own fairy tale, some with an already finished story by the artist himself. The rest is for you and your child to decide, fantasize and dream about. Who is in the motif, where are they going and what colors can be found? Let the goodnight sleep get a new meaning and let every night become a new fairy tale!
EEVEVE
Eeveve was founded in 2019 by a Dutch family. They strive for the best quality, so the products last a long time! Driven by passion, the family business comes to life by creating the designs and choosing the right contemporary colors. They think about nature and the traces we leave behind; the next generations should be able to enjoy life to the fullest. That’s why they besides making products that help them discover, also products that are environmentally friendly and sustainable. The packaging they use is recyclable and the products are not harmful. Good job!
Photo credits:
Pic 1: @lotje_lotshots
Pic 2: @inblckandwht
Pic 3: @inblckandwht
Pic 4: @lotje_lotshots
Pic 5: @lotje_lotshots
Pic 6: @mom.and3boys
LE PETIT LUCAS DU TERTRE
Le Petit Lucas du Tertre is two designers. Behind the name of a man, two elegant and high in colors women. One is a chic Parisian and the other one is an audacious Bohemian. A colorful “retro folk” style which explodes the "boring-black-grey-dull” colors of the city. Instinctive collections of modern, timeless and free styles Fresh and poetic prints.
They make possible the impossible, mix tradition and modernity, bridge the gap between India and Paris, craft and Parisian fashion.
We love their mattresses, playmats, cushions, ottomans..they fit in your bedroom, living room, playroom, reading area, terrace…. Used flat or folded, single or mixed and matched, they bend to all your desires, indoor & outdoor.
BABYRIDE
Babyride strollers are characterized by their amazing versatility: their premium and innovative quality, singularity and style. A sustainable stroller, with a timeless design and almost infinite longevity – created by and for you in France with carefully selected materials. We totally love them!
LINA ROCKING HORSE BY LIEWOOD
The new LIEWOOD Lina Rocking Horse is a modern take on the traditional rocking horse design. With its simplistic design and focus on functionality, it’s a likely candidate to become your next family heirloom.
We love it!
PIECES OF PORCELAIN
Saara Kaatra is an obsessive drawer and a porcelain specialist. She is born in Sweden but lived most of her life in the little capital of Finland. Currently based somewhere between Berlin, Helsinki and Zürich. We totally love her Pieces of porcelain, let’s have a look at them!
CAMBIO BY FORMAFANTASMA
Cambio is an ongoing investigation into the extraction, production and distribution of wood products by the Italian designer duo Formafantasma.
Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Rebecca Lewin, in Italy with Cristiana Perrella, the exhibition analyzes the supply chain of the carpentry industry, one of the most impactful production activities both in economic terms than ecological.
This multidisciplinary exhibition highlights the crucial role that design can play in our environment, and its responsibility to look beyond the edges of its borders. The future of design can and must attempt to translate emerging environmental awareness into a renewed understanding of the philosophy and politics of trees that will encourage informed, collaborative responses.
For the exhibition in Prato, the reflections conducted by the original project will be the subject of new combinations and further suggestions, such as the comparison with Giuseppe Penone's long-term research on trees.
Until October 24 at Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci!
Photo credits:
Pic 1:
Formafantasma, BEKVAM, 2020, installation view, Formafantasma. Cambio, Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, 2021. Pic © Ela Bialkowska.
Pic 2:
Formafantasma, The Archive of Lost Forests, 2020 (detail), installation view, Formafantasma. Cambio, Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, 2021. Pic © Ela Bialkowska.
Pic 3:
Formafantasma, The Archive of Lost Forests, 2020, installation view, Formafantasma. Cambio, Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, 2021. Pic © Ela Bialkowska.
Pics 4, 5 and 7:
Installation view, Formafantasma. Cambio, Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, 2021. Pic © Ela Bialkowska.
Pic 6:
Formafantasma, The Archive of Lost Forests, 2020 (detail), installation view, Formafantasma. Cambio, Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, 2021. Pic © Ela Bialkowska.
Pic 8:
Formafantasma, 51 years, 2020, installation view, Formafantasma. Cambio, Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, 2021. Pic © Ela Bialkowska.
THE MOTLEYS BY BRIGHT POTATO
Created by London based design studio Bright Potato, The Motleys are a collection of playfully recognisable characters that are designed and precisely crafted to be beautifully simple and bring joy and fun wherever they go. From the spiked hair of the Punk to the pointy hat of the General, the full collection of 20 individual characters are beautifully designed with gorgeous details that give a unique personality to each one.
These cute characters are not only environmentally sustainable because they are made completely from solid hardwood, but for each Motley sold the creators will plant 5 trees to offset the material and resources used to produce each one. Adding to these impressive green credentials, the Motleys only use renewable and recyclable packaging material to deliver each one.
The cleverly designed collection uses magnets to connect the pieces of each character, bringing endless fun to each in assembling and disassembling, but also offers even more fun when exchanging different parts from completely different characters.
As a collection of characters representing the variety of human cultures, the Motleys celebrate diversity and promote respect between all people. Amazing!