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Showing posts with label wooden toys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wooden toys. Show all posts
Friday, April 11, 2014

wooden wonderland

Wooden Wonderland from Lee Storm for Hay

I'm never tired of a simple shapes. 
This set of 16 building blocks in beautiful colors is perfect for plying and for display.    
Wooden Wonderland is designed by Lee Storm for Hay
The sets come in two variation – “Rose” and “Green” , beautifully packed. 
 " Lee Storm has a playful approach to design 
and embrace colors and shapes as their inspiration and joy. "

Happy weekend ! 
Wooden Wonderland from Lee Storm for Hay

Friday, January 17, 2014

Kids' Design book from BRAUN

bunk bed Rafa-kids in braun book kids' design
braun book kids' design
bunk bed toddler bed Rafa-kids in braun book kids' design

We are very proud that Rafa-kids' beds are featured in KIDS' DESIGN 
book by Michelle Galindo released by Swiss publisher Braun. 
The volume: 

" ... presents a selection of the most innovative designs for children, 
from novelties to established classics. It is for all parents who value great design and want to pass it on to their children."

We find it amazing that being only 1,5 years on the market we are standing between such a good companies as Oeuf or Kalon Studios.
There is plenty of other great products for kids in this book but I cannot take pictures of it all :)  
If you are interested in kids' design, you can get it here : braun-publishing

kalonstudios caravan crib
snowpuppe lamp
dog lamp by pana objects
 oeufnyc perch bunk bed
stek table
come&draw table
and some of the established classics toys....
kaj bojesen wooden animals
cuboro blocks

Monday, September 16, 2013

wooden toys and furniture for children from Japan


Welcome Buchi. Simplicity, playfulness and beauty. 

They are toys and furniture which parents like to look at it and I don't know how many time children share they taste. I think we wish to have less and better quality products for our kids and it is worth it to give a try. The lady behind Buchi is Fumie Shibata,  a Product Designer based in Tokyo. I translated from her website :  " Her works have received tremendous acclaim in various Design Awards worldwide including, red dot Design Award in Germany and Gold Prize of Good Design Award, and MAINICHI Design Award  in Japan." Buchi products appears a lot to my and this is how I see a good design for kids. 


Unknown toys, wooden toys
Thursday, August 22, 2013

Poor Toys & Happy Toys

wooden toy from poorex
wooden toy poorex

Two brands: one from Poland and other from The Netherlands. 
One called they toys " Poor " the other " Happy" .
 Do you know which toy belong to which name? I'm not going to tell you. 

What is so interesting for me, is the fact that they both used simple materials. Dutch brand Usuals has crafted a set of handmade wooden toys out of branches from a hazel tree that grows on the family farm of one of the designers. The brand was formed by design duo Van Eijk and Van der Lubbe. The other toys are coming from Poorex and they combine simplified wooden vehicles with household items such as a brush, a plug and a clothes peg. 
Do you like them ? 

wooden toy usulas

basic wooden toy usulas


Sunday, July 14, 2013

Brio Toys





We are loving and collecting Brio Toys for a long time. 
They are not only playful and beautiful, it is pleasure to look at them, when they stay in your living room for  a while ;-) My boys have a big collection of railway trains and we will put them into a big box for our grandchildren (if we will have ones ;-) but definitely this is a toy which you are happy to invest money in. These photos are made by J. Ingerstedt at home of stylist Emma Persson Lagerberg. I really like the scandinavian feel of it, and the bold colors of toys. 
picture's from : Ingerstedt.se

Unknown toys, wooden toys
Thursday, July 11, 2013

let's SWING with Rafa-kids

Rafa-kids at Inside design amsterdam

Do you remember Rafa-kids at Inside Design Amsterdam last year ? 
We made for this event a swing based on our R toddler bed wheel. 
So many parents and kids have fun and keep asking us  :  
when we can buy it ? It took us some time , but today he is : 

We have chosen the rope in yellow and black.
Attach it to a tree, attic beam or ceiling and try to get your kids off it! ;-) 
Rafa-kids S swing in the studio
simple design swing Rafa-kids
swing for kids from rafa-kids

Sunday, February 24, 2013

ADO speelgoed & Ko Verzuu








my busy boys….



For a long time I haven't seen such a magnificent exhibition! 
The wooden toys are wonderful, the space welcome so well children, they can do toys by themselves and can play with them too. The ADO speelgood ( toys) first catalog is from 1932 ! Can you imagine ? They are so modern! All ADO toys were made in Tuberculosis Sanatorium, in Berg en Bosch, close by Apeldoorn. The patients, instead of going on walks, spend four hours per day working - if possible at they own job. Ko Verzuu, was appointed head of men's work therapy. Father of 11 children! Like you can imagine, they tested and played with all prototypes. Ko Verzuu brought to a Dutch market something very unique. ADO original toys are not in production any more and become collectors items ….4 of us like them so much! 

You can see the exibision here : Tentoonstellingen - Coda Museum - AdoSpeelgoed 
I highly recommend it ;-)