Tian Tiang’s Come and Draw table and clock

Anyone got a spare £410? No? Damn. It’s just that I really, really need to buy this amazing table by Chinese, Sweden-based designer (and master in Child Culture Design) Tian Tiang. Come and Draw is a table with a difference, featuring 300 multicoloured circular sheets of paper on top, ideal for collaborative projects or just [...]

Flux Junior Chair

I love the Dutch designed Flux chair, a large polypropylene envelope that transforms into a chair and winner of the Grand Designs Product of the Year Award 2011. Now there’s a junior version (suitable from 3+), which can be flatpacked in a couple of folds, used indoors and outdoors and can take up to 12 [...]

Resol Julietta Children’s Table and Chairs

I was having a bit of a browse for cool table and chairs for a friend this weekend when I happened on this rather delicious set from John Lewis. Made by Spanish designers Resol, this table and chair set is designed for the garden but I think it would work just as well inside the [...]

Nonah! furniture at Monsters & Munchkins

  Ooh, there’s some hot new furniture around this week. Yesterday, Bobo Choses’s amazing chairs, today Nonah!, a French company designing eco pieces for children. The entire collection is made from solid sustainable wood, sourced in Latvia, where it is also manufactured.   The pieces seem really sturdy and only eco paints in a cool [...]

Bobo Choses Petit Chair

Bobo Choses are one of my favourite clothing designers for children at the moment. I steam up the virtual windows of shops gazing at their quirky prints which are both chic and playful. When their new chairs popped into my inbox I was all of a fluster. The Petit Chair is an instant design classic [...]

10 Best: ideas for a Paris-themed room

  We’ve been to London and New York, so it seems only fitting that we should pay a visit to that chicest of fashion capitals across the Channel. A Paris-themed room could be great for boys (Eiffel Tower, gargoyles) or girls (Eiffel Tower, poodles). I tried really hard to find Pompidou Center goodies, but they’re [...]

Hot New Shop: Little Yellow Birds

The latest online boutique to open its doors is a treat for lovers of children’s interior design. Little Yellow Birds was founded by Jenny and Harriet, two Mamas with a passion for gorgeousness in children’s spaces. When I first browsed through the site it was with a skippy mouse finger eager to see the next [...]

Hot buy: half-price Green Lullaby cardboard furniture at Beaming Baby

Now this is a seriously good deal. Head over to Beaming Baby and you’ll find a 50% discount on Green Lullaby fantastic Eco Benz table and bench – that means £17.49 for the table and a minuscule £14.99 for the bench. I can testify to the incredible durability of Green Lullaby’s cardboard products – we’ve had their [...]

10 Best: Ideas for a space-themed room

Space. The Final Frontier. And a fantastic theme for a child’s room. There’s so much material out there that I found this really tricky, but here are a few extra terrestrial ideas. 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Blast off! On the walls, you can’t go far wrong with Kakemono from innovative French company Carton Chic. Is [...]

House of Young – One seriously hot shop full of affordable vintage buys for kids

  You know we’re weak for vintage gear here at BG so when Kat spotted House of Young, an online haven full of affordable vintage toys, furniture, blankets, cushions, cards, and gifts, we were swooning and squealing with glee. Nostalgic delights with a story abound at House of Young and pretty much everything is divine [...]

Spinning chair

Got a cool €1,200, and love those spinning cups you find at the playground? The Spinning Chair was apparently inspired by the Hadron Collider, and claims to be the opposite of a rocking chair. That is, rather than calming you, it energises – which is a shame, because I’d chalked it up as something that [...]

Beanbags by Lalé

  We’re weak for a beanbag here at BG and this time I’ve been dazzled by these absolutely scrumptious Lalé beanbags. Named Théo after a little boy who carries his beanbag with him on his travels from room to room, there are three gorgeous prints – Naive (top), Polka Dots, and Stripes (below) – on [...]

Alfie’s presents: gift ideas for two-year-old boys (and girls)

I always ask people what their children received for birthdays and Christmas. Call me nosy, but I often get inspiration for my own gift purchases. And I’m always happy to return the favour, so just in case any of you have two-year-olds to buy for, here are some of the pressies Alfie received from his [...]

Rokka Play wooden rocker/boat/theatre/kitchen!

My friend Michelle tipped me off about Rokka Play having spotted it in a design magazine. The brainchild of Cornish mamas Sam and Vanessa, the Rokka is a versatile toy that grows with your little one. The starter pack consists of a birch plywood Rokka seesaw, and a Cornish fishing boat accessory pack containing a vibrant [...]

Pedlars enormous floor cushions

As you know, we adore a beanbag at BG but, if you’re not a fan, you might like to consider a floor cushion as an alternative for slouching. These two huge moleskin fellows from Pedlars are super-hot. I really can’t decide whether I prefer the retro 70s-ness of the rainbow one or the sheer quirkiness [...]

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