Stokke Tripp Trapp
A few months ago when it was time to wean baby Nia (now one), and Saria made it very clear that she wasn’t going to let her use her precious Svan highchair, Norwegian designers Stokke’s Tripp Trapp was instantly top of our list for Nia’s new eating home, and they were kind enough to send us one to try out.
The iconic ergonomic (ensures they are sitting in the correct position) design is a household favourite, with, for instance, our friends nine year old daughter still sitting in hers every day at the dinner table and numerous friend owners raving about it, plus my other BG team members Lucy and Kat own one too.
When we buy a highchair, we like them 1) wooden, 2) with genuine longevity that grows with the child, 3) strong aesthetics that let it fit into our home instead of being an intrusive eyesore, and 4) strong design credentials. We’re not bells and whistles types so we want them to eat in it and do stuff like drawing ‘at’ rather than ‘on’ the dining table, rather than reclining and basically becoming a second home.
It’s fairly straightforward to assemble although from personal experience, I don’t recommend you do it with hangover… It took about twenty minutes and part of the time was taken up by having to loosen the screws as I’d been a bit hasty, so it probably takes about fifteen minutes. It’s assembled with one key which you use when you’re ready to adjust the footrest and seat. You do need to put these extra stabiliser clips on the feet of the chair as well which are removed when they are older, and I’ll admit that I found them a bit annoying because you have to remove the existing one to put them on, and in my view, as it’s likely that it’s a baby that’s going in it, they should be on there already.
The Tripp Trapp’s made from lovely beechwood and ours is in the lovely yellow which has mustardy hues and there are eleven colours to choose from. Stokke market the Tripp Trapp as a no built on table highchair that you instead, pull up to the dining table integrating your child into family eating. BG’s features writer Lucy opted to buy the Play Tray (£49), a Danish design made by a different company that gives you more flexibility without compromising the aesthetic appeal of the chair. We’re not too bothered about not having the table because Nia likes being up at the table with her sister plus when Saria’s not around, if necessary she can sit in the Svan. Shhhhh….
You can buy additional stuff like a harness and cushions although they do clock up in price and so far, we can’t claim to have a need for them. The wood has a protective coating so fear not when cleaning it, although if there is an exceptionally messy meal, there are a couple of nooks that are food attractors.
Footprint wise, it does take up a bit more space than the Svan as it’s wider plus the legs at the back. I’d heard people say that they stub their toe on the feet of Tripp Trapp’s – I discovered the pain about ten minutes after assembling it, although it hasn’t happened since. Nia loves it and oddly, has fallen asleep in it several times after an ‘exhausting’ meal.
Overall, we’re besotted with it and it’s the perfect companion to our Svan, with both being stylish, well used pieces in our home. The Tripp Trapp is an ‘investment piece’ though, with an RRP of £154 for the basic highchair, and stuff like cushions and harnesses being extra. But, if you want a chair that lasts from six months until their teens that you can sit in if you feel like, and buy your products on strong design appeal, it’s a no brainer.
Thankfully there are deals around so do your ‘tinternet research. As an example, Dinky Inc has an extensive range of Stokke gear and the basic Tripp Trapp is £119 with package offers for accessories.
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Natalie, 34, is the founder and publisher of Bambino Goodies and she's also a dating and relationship 'expert' who shares her insights on her own blog Baggage Reclaim, as well as contributing to various sites. Both a shopping and window (virtual) shopping obsessive, she loves well designed and aesthetically pleasing products (she has a degree in product design), has seen a resurgence in her art and design skills and has started making-her-own, is also a bit of a gadget and gaming lover, and has an unhealthy addiction to Waitrose. She's mum to 'the bambino', Saria (4) who is the original inspiration behind Bambino Goodies as well as Nia (2), and lives in Surrey with 'the boyf'.Subscribe
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We love our Tripp Trapp too, we needed another dining chair anyway when we had no 3 so it was cheaper to buy a tripp trapp than a cheap highchair and then another dining chair later. Our daughter is 3 now and loves to sit up at the table in her chair, now minus the babyset. It has really helped with her independence. We just we wish we had bought this highchair for our other kids.
Totally agree – it’s well worth the money. Alfie loves his – we’ve just taken out the backrest of the babyset and use the harness instead (he’s an intrepid climber) and he seems to like it even more.
Our two both love theirs – Monty has just learned to climb out of his so have a hraness on its way!
We loved the Tripp Trapp after seeing our friends use them with their girls in Sweden. At the time, one was 7 and her sister was 3. We were so impressed that they grow with the child. Ours goes with the pale wood in our kitchen, and blends in well, unlike some of the huge spotty or stripy monstrosities you can buy!
Unfortunately, I too have stubbed my toe on the back feet, and our son does use it to hone his climbing skills!
We got ours from the JoJoMamanBebe factory shop in Newport, south Wales for the bargain price of £100, so keep your eyes peeled for a bargain. It’s well worth it!
Ima tripp trapp lover too, and Lo has fallen asleep in hers! I just the love way she sits up nicely in it, unlike others I have used when we’re out and about where she either a) slopes to the side, or b) bum pushes forward …… of that makes sense. And of couse, we have featured them over at Chair Lovers :0 ) Http://chairlovers.co.uk
Interested in which you’d choose if you could only have the Svan OR the Tripp Trapp? I am curious as I am a 2 Svan household, with the Tripp Trapp never appealing (despite having Xplory, Sleepi and Keep from Stokke) due to its sharp design which doesn’t fit with the curve design of all it’s other products.
Well…. It’s a tough one but I did own a Svan first so it would pip Stokke’s Tripp Trapp to the post. I agree Tripp Trapp is quite sharp in comparison to everything else by Stokke. Makes you wonder if they’ll ever find a way to tweak it. The Svan is gorgeous. Quite looking forward to sitting on it myself…
I have a question for Lu (or anyone else) – can you tell me how to fit the harness please?! We have one ready to go but alas no instructions and I can’t see how it’s going to fit on. You mentioned removing the backrest – do you have to do that to use the harness? I’ve looked on the stokke website but they don’t seem to have instructions there either. Thanks!
Martin, I’m mailing you now with the PR contacts details so that she can send you the info.
Hi, can someone please help and send me the info on how to fit the harness to. mIne just arrived today, went together really easily and looks fab, but same prob! No idea how the harness goes on and no instructions!!
I have the instructions but they seem to skip the step of where and how the harness fits to the actual chair.
It could be simply too obvious to print but I am missing that cognitive skill.
Charlotte
Figured it out that same day eventually by looking -very- closely at photos of the chair with harness attached.
Those long pieces with the curved indentations the harness is clipped to? Those pieces slide onto the actualy seat- so you need to loosen the whole thing to allow enough space for those pieces to slide onto the seat (with the loops for the harness towards the back) and then back into the chair between the two sides, then tighten up again, clip the harness onto the loops at the back and it’s done. Very simple really, but a devil to figure out! lol. Hope that helps anyone still unsure- sorry if my explanation is a bit rubbish though.
Also suffering with lack of harness instructions….. do they exist…? Our little mans yearning to be sat in his stokke!