Archived articles - Children 
LoJo Ball launches new product range for indoor and outdoor use
LoJo Ball is an innovative seating concept which utilizes space without compromising comfort - zipped, it forms a perfect sphere, to be used as a stool or foot rest; unzipped it becomes a stylish and comfortable lounge chair. LoJo Ball won “Best New Product” in the home category at Pulse, judged by Alice Delmar-Morgan from The Conran Shop Paris. “Innovative design, comes in a flat-pack and the price point is amazing. The concept is fantastic - a really well thought out product. I was highly impressed.” LoJo is designed by the husband and wife team, Stefan and Kirstin Knox, who run the internat... [more]
PLAY+ soft furnishings for public play spaces installed at Heathrow Terminal 5
A collaboration of international design talent and child development experts are behind a new concept set to revolutionise the way children engage with and are inspired by their environment - in particular public play spaces – with its debut UK installation now in place within London’s Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5). The concept, PLAY+SOFT (PLAY+) is a range of soft furnishings created following a study by renowned Italian education consultancy, Reggio Children, which explored the correlation between design and child development as part of an initiative to provide high quality pre-school environm... [more]
New trading card game from Lunartics
Lunartics, the collection of crazy characters that live inside the moon, will be showing a preview of their new trading card game aimed at 7-12 year olds at Brand Licensing Europe 2008 in October 2008. Also on show will be a newly developed map of the inside of the moon, showing the seven zones where the Lunartics live. Each moon zone is further explained in a new series of seven books that include stories and anecdotes about the Lunartics. The Lunartics characters are now available for license with their original background artwork, or as cut outs enabling licensees to put the Lunartic of ... [more]
The ultimate wood garden swing
“Just Bit of Fun” the oak rope swings from Sittingspiritually is made from prime English Oak and Hempex rope. Coming with a unique and simple hanging mechanism, these are the ultimate swing and very easy to hang. The seats are 75cms by 25cms. Chosen for its longevity and ease of maintenance, this oak swing will age beautifully if left outside. It will silver and may even cup or twist slightly, which will add to its unique character. They are made in kit sizes to suit virtually any application. Uncarved, carved with “Just a bit of fun” or your own text, they can be delivered in 7 to... [more]
Painting service for decorating children’s bedrooms, nurseries, playrooms and bathrooms.
A brand new children’s painting service Alice & Charlotte, which specialises in providing bespoke murals, has been launched by artistic sisters Alice and Charlotte Hawthorn. Alice & Charlotte offers a range of unique, imaginative and colourful designs that are ideal for decorating children’s bedrooms, nurseries, playrooms and bathrooms. To date, the company’s work ranges from parrots to pirates, Barbies to bears, underwater scenes to jungle landscapes, bathroom bubbles to starry night skies... even sheep for counting to ensure children never have a problem sleeping! Alice & Charlotte wil... [more]
