Merry Christmas!!!

Walt Disney x Salvador Dali

Small Magazine - Issue 16 - Winter 2010

Japanese Ukulele Duo "U900"

Slipper Socks!

 

 

Are they socks? Are they shoes? These slipper sock creations are made in the little village of Tarn, France by sock company, Collegien. They available in a variety of materials and patterns for kids AND adults!!

Meebo Paper Animals

the x-mas creatures

the wild bunch

 

the wise guys

Charming collection of DYI Paper animals designed by Madeleine Rogers for Mibo. Packaging is inspired by vintage jazz record covers.

Minimalist Muppets

Minimalist Muppets by Eric Slager.
Jason Segal's The Muppet's movie premieres Thanksgiving 2011!

If Santa were Japanese...

 

Muji Noel Machine - Barcelona, Spain

lmnop - Holiday Gift Guide

Lmnop's Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide, including new products from Kido store and Top 3 , two very cool Australian design stores for kids and parents!

Papier Mache - Issue Four

 

Papier Mache - Issue Four

Puddle Ready

Just had to share this adorable pic. Love this city boy's green frog boots!

Incredible 3D Doodle Kit

So simple yet so awesome... Another cute find at the Moma store. Bringing back the classic red and blue 3D.... Create your own 3D images using this set of red and blue pencils and 3D viewing glasses! The incredible 3D doodle kit makes a perfect gift for all ages!

Miller Goodman Playshapes

 

Amazing finds during my NYC trip last week, especially at the MOMA design store. My favorite product was this beautiful box set of 74 geometric wooden blocks made by Miller Goodman, English designers Zoe Miller and David Goodman. These shapes can be combined to create endless possibilities of faces, animals, nature, cars, basically anything you can imagination can conjure up! Watch their awesome animation for ideas....

Orbit's Sidekick Stroller Board

Orbit Baby does it again... introducing their new ride along Sidekick Stroller Board attachment to their current strollers. Their innovative strollers, if you can afford them, are fun, convenient and now truly grow with your family size. You can even attach two boards at one time and the boards flip up and out of the way when you're not using them. If you don't have an Orbit stroller or $870 laying around, you can always get your growing kid some Heelys instead!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

Celebrate  the Mooncake Festival with this super cute downloadable mooncake art from Bernstein & Andriulli Asi. Five paper craft mooncakes and a box to hold them each created by a different talented artist to celebrate the festival!

Takashi Murakami - Macy’s Parade

Kaikai and Kiki, characters created by Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami, are the newest addition to this years Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, reports the NYTimes. The larger than life balloons are in the making and are estimated to to be forty feet long and three stories high. Stay tuned... Nov 25th! Here are some photos of the cute guys during the design process:

Iggy Peck and Follow the Line

This book is amazing: Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty and Illustrated by David Roberts. I love the detailed illustrations down to the children's hairstyles and textured socks (I mean check out the pattern on Iggy's Nordic sweater in the photo above). The story and witty rhyming makes this the perfect book for your little one. I picked this up for my nephew and he loved it (although I think his dad loves it even more)! Follow the determination of creative young architect, Iggy Peck as he accomplishes his dreams despite his disagreeing teacher that tries to stand in his way. Iggy Peck will inspire kids and spark their appreciation for architecture. You definitely won't get tired of reading this bedtime story.

Also, check out Follow the Line by Swedish illustrator Laura Ljungkvist.  The concept of this book is simple - follow the line starting from the cover through city and country, building counting and vocab skills by solving riddles along the way. The graphics are clear and clever and the charming colors give the illustrations a fifties retro feel. She has turned this book into a series with Follow the Line Around the World and Follow the Line Around the House. Can't wait to check them out!

Silly Bandz

Newest kid craze: Silly bandz... cute silicone die molded bands in endless shapes worn as bracelets on kids everywhere. They've even made a music video about it!



At $5 for a pack of 24, creator Robert Croak says business has grown ten times in the last six months. The original animal bands were used as office supplies. The Japanese creators have been recognized with national design awards and the bands were being sold in limited quantities at the Museum of Modern Art Store. Following its predecessors of Beanie Babies and Pokemon cards, Silly Bandz has been transformed by Croak into this year's must have collectible accessory item for kids.

Studio Kluif

Studio Kluif

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