Contemporary design for children by Ella & Otto

January 29, 2012 by Scandinavian mum

Ella & Otto was founded by the designer Tania Urban in London in 2008, and are focusing on children’s bedding and accessories. With the products Tania brings together her experience as a designer and as a mother of four children. Raised in Sweden she now lives in London with her family.
We think worth noticing is the children’s bedding with it’s stand out print and the nature inspired organic range for babies.


© Ella & Otto 2011 collection

There is also some great advice from Tania on How to decorate children’s room, the Independent. Ella & Otto will be exhibiting at Bubble London and we are looking forward to see the products. What do you think?

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Trends for AW12 by Mummymoon

January 28, 2012 by Scandinavian mum

After experiencing the Nordic nature and climate when living in Norway Mummymoon really shows and interest and appreciation of nature. We love this little video (and music), showing that nature and natural is the main trend for AW12.

autumn/winter 2012/13 from Mummymoon on Vimeo.

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Nomess Copenhagen -storage when you need a spring-clean!

January 28, 2012 by Scandinavian mum

As the days gets longer and the sun is peeking through the window it’s time to have a proper spring-clean, to treat your home to some attention, care and love. With a few simple steps it’s easy to achieve a tidy and fresh living space.
1. Out with the old and in with the new. Well, not quite as drastic as it perhaps sounds, but do go through all things, especially the ones that has ‘no place to live’.
Consider giving away to charity what’s still usable and throw away what cannot be saved. Make decisions!

2. Everything in it’s place. In order to achieve that you’ll need storage. Especially with a smaller home a good storage solution is crucial. Storage like bookcases, shelves and multi functional furniture. Make the use of wall space by fitting a tall and narrow bookcase or shelving unit. Use coloured boxes to arrange books, magazines and DVD’s to keep them out of sight.
A streamlined room with masses of storage is an ideal way store all your child’s treasures and toys. Not only will it be time saving by easy access, but it will also protect the items from damage when laying about and maybe most importantly it will open up the room and create a feeling of space.

3. A family spring clean day. Organize a day, or two, where you involve the whole family.
We do a family spring-clean in our household and the girls just loves taking part. And helping out makes them even more happy with the end result.
They do anything from sorting out toys and clothes for charity to actually clean with water and soap. It’s actually quite helpful and even fun when everyone joins in.

Nomess Copenhagen is the ultimate solution for anyone looking to make order out of chaos with designed quality products and to give you control in your busy life. Nomess winning concept “a place for everything and everything in its place” it’s exactly what we need when organzing our home and giving it a well deserved spring clean!
Oh… and I think the products are rather funky too, I love both the finish, use of material and lots of colours! nomess.dk

Children's clothes hanger available in 8 delicious alu colours, 30 cm, 5 for DKK139 by Nomess.


Shelving units in colourful acrylic made into one bookcase, by Nomess.


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The ones to watch at Bubble London

January 27, 2012 by Scandinavian mum

This are the brands and collections for Autumn Winter 2012 that you shouldn’t miss when visiting the trade show for children’s style and fashion, Bubble London this Sunday and Monday. This post will be updated so do come back!

Aravore, for nostalgic clothes with a modern twist.

Tappa Nakki, for boys only!

Pale Cloud, daily couture with luxurious fabrics for girls.

Shampoodle, childishly comfortable clothes for 0-8 y.

Jumina, for accessories and clothes with amazing details. Stand D10.


Indikidual, interesting Swedish/British newcomer, visit stand G13

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Tropical Summer with How To Kiss A Frog

January 27, 2012 by Scandinavian mum

Swedish favourite brand How To Kiss a Frog‘s summer collection makes us all long for tropical holidays with white sandy beaches and amazing sunsets. Teamed with leopard leggings and leather sandals and you are ready to enter the jungle. Little A loves HTKAF, both the cut and fabrics and she’s very much looking forward to get hold of some for Spring Summer 2012!





How To Kiss A Frog will be at CPH Kids in Copenhagen with their coming AW12 collection next week.

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The one to watch at Playtime Paris

January 26, 2012 by Scandinavian mum

BANGBANG Copenhagen, founded by the Danish designers Louise Lundholm and Mia Risager, has a strong focus on playful and creative design for children age 1-8 years. We love the fluorescent colours and bold print that creates such a quirky and unique expression.
Here’s a preview, behind the scenes pictures from their AW12 collection. Make sure you’ll swing by if visiting Playtime Paris.

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Renew the children’s bedroom with Scandi interior and decor

January 26, 2012 by Scandinavian mum

Winter will soon be over, and it’s time for both a spring clean and perhaps freshening up your child’s bedroom. We’ve made a small selection of desirable furniture, decor and accessories that are sure to renew juniors room in an instant.
Key elements are; Storage, materials like wood and soft fabrics and colours -lots of gorgeous and utterly delicious colours!

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Husky Tours in Norway -Powered by Nature!

January 25, 2012 by Scandinavian mum

Why not take the whole family on a proper exotic outdoor adventure, on Husky tour in the arctic climate of Norway in the upcoming half term and winter holiday. Dog sledding is an amazing way to explore the snowy winter wonderland of the North and gain memories to last you a lifetime.
There are several options for Dog Sledding holidays in Norway, one of them being the Beito Huskey Tours that are located in Beitostølen, on the doorstep to the Jotunheimen National Park as well as the high arctic and the finish Archipilago.
They offer a range of tours from 1 hour to several days and overnight stays in mountain cabins and dinners in sami lavvos. They provide snow suits, snow boots with an extra focus on keeping little children warm. They’ll also give advice on how to dress properly in the Nordic climate. Older children may also try driving the sledge together with an adult, making this a unique experience for both adult and children.
The main focus is the teamwork, the animals and of course the splendid nature. beitohuskytours.com

Situated less than 4 hours by car from Oslo, Beitostølen is a ski resort and a mountain village offering a variety of winter activities. There’s lifts and slopes for alpine skiing and snowboarding and endless of trails for cross-country skiing. There are several family hotels to choose from too. See more at visitnorway.com/beitostolen


© Beito Huskey Tours

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A Ice Skating Birthday party

January 25, 2012 by Scandinavian mum

Our choice landed on one of London’s many ice rinks, to celebrate Little A turning 7 in early March.
And what better theme for the party, the same year as Sonja Henie’s 100 anniversary!? Lets lace up the skates!

Sonja Henie



No other Norwegian women have ever been so famous as the ice skater and actress, Sonja Henie. On the 8th of April 2012 it’s exactly 100 years since the athlete was born. Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater and at the height of her acting career she was one of the highest paid stars in Hollywood. In her lifetime she was also a patroness of modern art accumulating a large collection with her husband that later formed the basis for the Henie-Onstad Art Centre at Høvikodden in Bærum near Oslo, Norway.

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Sneak peek, new styles by Lobilo for AW12

January 24, 2012 by Scandinavian mum

Up and coming Swedish designer brand Lobilo is on our ‘the ones to watch’ at CPH kids in February. Lobilo’s collection for Autumn Winter 2012 for boys and girls are made of soft eco friendly cotton, with a comfortable cut, almost naive in it’s expression but at the same time slightly understated in a rather intriguing way. We definitely like what we see in these pictures and are very much looking forward to see the collection and meet with the designer in Copenhagen in a weeks time.


© Lobilo
See previous Lobilo collections

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