Creativity and Ecology from Knallpulver design

I just find this lovely clothing label Knallpulver design and I’m hooked! Just look at the unique and imaginative prints and it is like you are transported into the mind of a 5-yearold. In addition, all garments are made out of 100% ecologically produced cotton and the prints are made by hand and with water based paint. If you want to get one yourself, you can find the garments at FreshMilk.

Beautiful Patterns by Sandberg

I want to redecorate my oldest son’s bedroom. I think that children rooms should be colorful and happy and right now his room is just blue. I love patterns on walls, curtains and beddings and I find intended mismatching irresistible. But it takes time and energy to find the perfect color, wallpapers and curtains, and right now there are days it is even hard to find time for a shower. But today I did some successful web surfing and find Sandbergs fantastic children collection Kaspar & Saga. I love it! It is a collection of wallpapers and textiles that brings you directly into a fairytale. The patterns are inspired by pedagogic Swedish children TV shows from the 1970’s and encourage children to be curious and creative. What more do you want a room to “teach” your child?

Bonkeli: Children Clothes with Beauty and Soul

 I really feel good about this post! It is fun to blog about something that is more than a product. The Swedish children clothing label Bonkeli has managed to create beautiful clothes that are completely environmental friendly as the garments are made from compostable cotton. Bonkeli explain there design strategy as a process in which they “avoid toxic emissions, chemicals on the skin, eliminating the waste and concludes thus a biological cycle.” In there online shop you can find both there totally eco-friendly and recyclable collection Cradle to Cradle and other garments that and all are made of ecological fabrics. 

A Perfect Chair in a Perfect World

I'm not a big fan of plastic colourful children furniture but my son is. He likes those chairs and tables in bright colours that seem to scream "please little child play with me". If I could decide, but that right vanished when he turned 3 and got an opinion of his own, his next set of furniture would be made of wood and be classic but yet modern. I just came across Gärsnäs beautiful children chair Milla by awarded Swedish designer Åke Axelsson and I’m head-over-heels. This charming chair almost looks like someone’s handy grandfather has made it, but its functionality and impeccable details reveal that it is made by a master. I can really see it in my sons room next to the mountains of Lego and home made spaceships. But to have just one would be a pity, just see how beautifully they are piled up together! 

I stopped writing...

…for a while. It has been Easter. My mum has been visiting. And the baby has entered the phase I call “don’t you dare put me down even for a second” and has been glued to my (or my mum’s) hip for almost the entire week. I think it is soon time to start using the baby carrier on a daily basis. The 4-year old is calling it the “baby bag”. He is really into bags right now. He put everything he sees in bags, so why not a baby he might reason. It is something with small children and bags. They love to carry things with them and most often they don’t even care what they carry or what bag they use. In our house plastic bags and small wallets are the favorites. But, even if my son and many kids with him couldn’t care less, there are really cute children bags out there. My favorites right now are the cute children’s suitcases from Bigso. The monkey prints are adorable! However, if I want to make my son super duper happy I have to get the fishing bag with toy fishes and fishing rods from Oskar and Ellen. Here below you find them and other cute bags from Swedish designers. 

From the top: Bigso, Oskar and Ellen, Camilla Martelius, Kids Concept, Lapp på lapp, Johanna form och design, Micki, Klippan Yllefabrik design by Bengt Lindberg and Skip Hop by Amvina.