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KIDS CORNER | WINTER WATER FACTORY & GIVEAWAY

10 June 2015

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I’ve been a bit of a fan of Brooklyn based Winter Water Factory for a while now and was delighted when they got in touch and suggested a blog post with a small giveaway.

YES! You can win this gorgeous Outer Space t-shirt (or chose a different one) by commenting below or on my Instagram account. The competition closes in one week, on the 17th June 2015, and the winner will be drawn at random.

What drew me initially to their range were the gorgeous, slightly retro prints and patterns that somehow reminded me of my own childhood. On further investigation it turns out that founder and owner Stefanie is indeed German and the name Winter Water Factory stems from a small business enterprise she and her sister set up in their back yard when they were kids. Bottling snow and selling ‘winter water’ to her family and friends was a pretty genius idea if you ask me and I’m sure it would have taken off had they got their social media strategy in place.

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Fast forward a few years and Stefanie’s childhood obsession with creating prints and patterns led her to start WWF. She decided early on that she wanted to produce everything locally in Brooklyn and work with manufacturers that treat their people right and pay them fairly.

Reading her interview in DesignSponge it’s apparent how proud she is to personally know the people making her product, a mere 10 blocks away in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. She even bakes them a cake when each collection is finished. What an awesome client!

But as every passionate designer/maker her biggest satisfaction comes from happy customers:

There is nothing quite like seeing kids wearing our clothes and parents telling us how many compliments they get, that we are helping them get the kids dressed in the morning. Kids want to wear our clothes! It’s great to see when they notice that we design with them in mind, and find their favorite animal, toy, or construction equipment printed on their shirts. Our clothing becomes an instant favorite – it’s soft, bright and comfortable. Parents also love it because it doesn’t wear out or go out of style so they can hand it down.

I have to chime in at this point as another happy customer, the quality really is outstanding. Soft and durable and my boys love wearing them.

Fancy getting your hands on one of these? Just enter the competition by commenting below or on my Instagram account. Competition closes on the 17th of June 2015.
 

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PHOTOGRAPHY | Annie Kruse
 
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PAPU | KIDS BRAND

15 May 2015

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These gorgeous photos are via Susanna’s blog Varpunen and are part of a giveaway competition – sadly closed now. But I love the Finnish brand Papu with their hip graphics for kids and the way Susanna has styled the shots as a quick kids work-out in her mini-gym.

Fresh, playful, fun, comfortable and – most importantly – a look that’s pleasing for design conscious parents as well. What’s not to like!? Check out Papu’s range and see more on Susanna’s blog.

 

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PHOTOGRAPHY | Susanna Vento with thanks
 
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CHRISTMAS BAKING WITH KIDS

23 December 2014

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Christmas baking with kids seemed a good idea at the time! I blame all those beautiful Instagram shots of happy kiddos licking spoons and concentrating hard on cutting out elaborate shapes like reindeer or proudly presenting their gingerbread houses with neat rows of chocolate buttons and haribo as decorations (though I have a sneaky suspicion mum might have had a hand it the latter).

Nostalgia also got the better of me wanting to carry on the Christmas baking tradition and remembering fondly baking cookies with my mum and grandmother during the festive season. They never complained that I was hard to manage why should my kids be any different!? And really… how hard can it be!?

Truth is, really, really hard! And even harder when you’re trying to get some half descent shots done of the whole process with the ridiculous ambition to later write a blog post about it. Ha! What a fool! I must have lost my mind or at least temporarily forgotten that my kids are boys and very lively, on top of both being under 4 years of age.

In between my shouting ‘don’t throw that on the floor’, ‘cover your mouth when you sneeze/cough’ and ‘just a small hand full of flour, not two hands’ as well as rolling dough, cutting neat stars, trying not to burn the cookies in the oven and preventing toy cars to run through cookie dough I managed to snap a few shots on my iPhone and DLSR which now needs a good clean after getting covered in flour.

I guess it was a tad ambitious trying to carry out this wholesome act under the illusion of being an earth-mother – I really am not (!) and take my hat off to all pre-school teachers and nursery staff who deal with this sort of thing day in day out.

On the plus side the kids loved the experience and the little one was delighted that he could actually eat the ‘playdough’. Plus we now have a tin full of super duper gingerbread cookies – click here for recipe – and I live to tell the tale and write the blog post. All good!

Now, should I tell the kids that I’ve got 2 more batches of dough in the freezer?
 

NOTE: The fab wooden cutting board with leather handle in the last shot is from The Hackney Draper which was kindly given to me by StreetHub – but more about them in January.

 
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MORE INFORMATION | The Hackney Draper & StreetHub
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KIDS CORNER | BLACK AND WHITE KIDS ROOM IDEAS

20 November 2014

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I’m thinking about changing the boys bedroom when we move in a couple of weeks and have been toying with the idea of keeping it very minimal and black and white – well, as much as a kids room actually can be minimal.

Researching kids room ideas on Pinterest and the wider web has made me realise how much fun it is to furnish and style a kids room and that I’d love to incorporate a few vintage pieces like an old school desk or some vintage gym equipment. Speaking of which an old leather mat would be awesome as my youngest one loves standing on his head and doing forward rolls. My love for DIY which had been on the back burner whilst the boys were still babies is slowly rearing it’s head again and I’ve got a few ideas and projects that I’m currently researching. More soon!

I love the idea of painting part of a wall with black board paint so the kiddos can let their creativity flow and hopefully won’t paint on any other walls… Hmm… might be wishful thinking so let’s start with getting their beds and bedding sorted.

I was surprised at how little choice there is for black and white kids bedding but I can always reply on Agata from Rafa-Kids to come up with the most stylish solutions – isn’t the sheep blanket below to die for. Alternatively, I can dive straight into my first DIY project, buy some fabric and sew some bedding myself. Oh, isn’t inspiration late at night just wonderful!?
 

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TUCHINDA AW14 | INSPIRED CHILDREN’S CLOTHES

30 October 2014

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‘Do what you love and love what you do’. It’s a cliché and we’ve all read it a gazillion times but it is so true that all exceptional products and services are born out of a deeply rooted passion.

The same goes for NYC children’s wear brand Tuchinda. What started out as a way of staying creative for Tina Tuchinda whilst looking after her son soon became a passion and obsession that led to launch her own label. With a fashion degree from Parsons Tina found the childrenswear market somewhat limiting and she started to sew clothes for her baby boy Hunter at night when he was six months old. Soon she had requests from other mums and Tina found herself designing and sewing day and night. Starting up her own label was the natural next step and she describes her point of difference:

Tuchinda expresses a high level of artistry normally reserved for luxury womenswear and menswear. I predominantly use European and Japanese fabrics, including organic fabrics whenever possible. There are a lot of pattern manipulation, sewing technique, details, prints and colours that are highly sophisticated and not easily found in childrenswear. I believe children’s clothes should be multicultural wearable art.

Oh, how I’d love to dress my kids in the latest AW collection, inspired by the Austrian artist Egon Schiele with designs reminiscent of early 20th century peasant clothing like waistcoats, tunic shirts and even a ‘Hansel’ coat. I’m totally mad about the grown-up muted colour palette of grey, ochre, faded brown, olive, burgundy, hunter green and plum with a few innovative prints evoking Schiele’s Expressionism.

This is a label with a real point of difference and Tina has fulfilled her ambitious mission to give children clothes that are passionate, elegant, inspirational, worldly and inspire good taste. I can’t wait for the next collection!
 

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