With my five-year-old starting to raid my jewellery box, these super cute necklaces could mark the start of her own grown-up collection!
Furnishing our children’s rooms with a playful but sophisticated vibe can sometimes be a tricky proposition. For picky parents (myself included) finding something as simple as a coat rack for the littlies can be an arduous task.
I have an elephant aficionado at my house. He has a huge herd of small plastic elephants, elephant books, elephant t-shirts (surprising how many are actually available), soft toy elephants and for a time would only eat off the Babar plate. Our regular visits to Melbourne Zoo’s impressive elephant enclosure invariably start with ‘riding’ the … [Read more.]
Back in January we mentioned these Eames Elephants. They were always made in plywood and very pricey. We have just heard they have released them in plastic (polypropylene). They will be available in five colours – red, pink, ice-grey, white and lime. They are available at Utility in the UK for £139.95.
Want to avoid all those kiddy wall drawings on immaculate paint work? This is the way kids can draw to their heart’s content without testing parent’s patience and ruining painstakingly decorated homes. The Elephant Blackboard Sticker by Coco Boheme, can be removed and repositioned so that kids have a ready-made canvas in any room in … [Read more.]
Charles and Ray Eames were fascinated by elephants and in 1945 designed a plywood version for use as a child’s toy and as a decorative interior object. Unfortunately, these were never put into mass production — in actual fact only 2 were every produced, one still in the Eames family archives. To celebrate Charles Eames … [Read more.]
