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Rie Elise Larsens Winter 2010

October 12, 2010 by Scandinavian mum

Rie Elise Larsen is a Danish designer specialising in bold, vibrant colours bringing energy and colour to the home.

The highly creative designer has launched a new winter 2010 home collection and has also some fabulous decorative items for Christmas. See more of Larsen’s work here: www.rieeliselarsen.dk

Available in the UK: www.ellageorgiajewellery.co.uk

Posted in Children's design, Christmas | Tagged advent calendar, AW10, danish, decor, Decoration, design, home, nursery, Rie Elise Larsen, scandinavian | 2 Comments

Little Scandinavian at the Scandinavia Show

October 8, 2010 by Scandinavian mum

Only a quick reminder; The Scandinavia show is on this weekend!
Indulge in the best of Nordic design, travel, fashion and food, Saturday or Sunday.

What we find so great about this show is that it gives you an insight in what Scandinavia has to offer, all under one roof at Olympia, London.

The picture shows the bean bag HappyCat by danish design company Roommate. HappyCat is a children’s beanbag with a new design expression. It can be used for sitting in, but is also designed for play and romping about. The HappyCat beanbag is a combined furniture and toy.
The HappyCat and Roommate will be part of the stand of Nordic Elements which is one of the many stands we look forward to visit.

Hope to see you there, but don’t worry if you can’t make it as the highlights will all be presented here!

Posted in Family & Life | Tagged 2010, bean bag, design, London, nordic, Nordic Elements, Olympia, Roommate, Scandinavia, scandinavian, show | Leave a comment

Blafre design in UK

October 6, 2010 by Scandinavian mum

The Norwegian family run design company Blafre has since 2005 produced retro stationery.
Recently they extended their product range to include super cute and very 70′ thermos flasks, drinking bottles and tin lunch boxes all made from recycled stainless steel.

See more products from Blafre, here or visit www.blafre.com

The pictures shows the Squirrel Thermos Flask 350 ml, perfect size for kids. Stainless steel with a plastic cup. Price £ 21.

This thermos flask is perfect when you want to bring a hot drink your child can enjoy outside, either if you are on a walk in the countryside or if you are at ice rink in the city!

Available online in UK at Olive loves Alfie, a children’s boutique in Stoke Newington, London.

Oh, how I wished the girls School would consider allowing something else than only water in the drink bottles for lunch, especially on a wet and grey day like this! Healthy, cold and miserable or unhealthy, warm and happy… You choose!

Photo: Blafre

Posted in Children's design | Tagged 70', Blafre, design, Lunchbox, norwegian, Olive loves Alfie, retro, thermos, UK, Water Bottle | 1 Comment

Lovely Lucky Boy Sunday

September 26, 2010 by Scandinavian mum

Lucky Boy Sunday was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark on a sunny Sunday in August 2007.
The talented Danish designers behind the brand (Camilla and Camilla) are very fond of offbeat characters and their collection includes an unusual family of friends each knitted from 100% soft alpaca.
They create two retro and quirky collections every year including soft toys, graphic pillows and wooden toy or furniture pieces.

Check out the cutest little creatures from Lucky Boy Sunday at Mash N Gravy, Little Fashion Gallery and Dotty Dot.

Photo: Lucky Boy Sunday

Posted in Children's design | Tagged danish, design, furniture, graphic pillows, knit, Lucky Boy Sunday, retro, soft toys, wooden toys | 1 Comment

Simplicity, comfort and eco-friendly; well done, LUDD!

September 25, 2010 by Scandinavian mum

LUDD is a Swedish-Spanish company creating exclusive, ethical, ecological basics for your child (0-3years). Design of Sweden, made in the EU.

Choosing LUDD is choosing quality, basics and a brand full of meaning as the company itself adhere to a strict code of values:

- Using fair-trade 100% organic cotton, eco friendly dye and printing.
- All materials are quality certified and chosen to protect the baby’s health and the environment.

However LUDD’s main priority is providing your child with comfortable clothes. And it’s indeed so utterly comfy and well made that you would wish they came in your size too!

And LUDD knows how to tick all the right boxes;
All packaging is made from recycled material and is designed to be re-utilised. It contains no elements other than the container itself, making it easy to remove the label without any wastage, while the LUDD brand is not printed on the container itself. If we re-use the container, there is zero wastage. And with the practical lid I know that this box definitely will come in handy in this house!

Picture (top left) shows the long sleeved t-shirt Amsterdam with v-neck. Price £20.
The ultra trendy design packaging truly complete the high quality garment so well -making this the perfect gift to any eco-conscious fashion tot! Check out www.luddorganic.com

Photos: theScandinavianMum, all rights reserved

Posted in Baby, Children's fashion | Tagged Baby, Boys, Children's fashion, design, eco-friendly, fair trade, LUDD, Organic, recycled, swedish, t-shirt | Leave a comment

Norlie – fit for a prince or princess

August 14, 2010 by Scandinavian mum

Norlie was established in 2005 in Denmark by Camilla Liedner and Kirsten Noergaard, and they are already well known for the innovative and exclusive knitwear line for both babies and children 0-10y.

However, soft jersey qualities have been an important part of the Norlie collections, too, and to ensure the continuing development of the brand, a woven line has expanded the collection to complement the knitwear and jersey clothing to create a complete collection. When wearing Norlie, the child can feel comfortable in clothes that have a timeless simplicity, freedom of movement, and pure fabrics in delicate soft and breathable materials.

Norlie has also quickly gained its popularity not only for the high quality and design but also because the CIFF’s patroness, HRH Crown Princess Mary, dresses the Price and the Princess in clothes from Norlie.

Little Scandinavian loves Norlie for the beautiful finish and details, the subtle colour palette inspired by the Nordic atmosphere and for the soft and luxurious materials.

Visit www.norlie.dk to see more.

Photo: Norlie

Posted in Children's fashion | Tagged Autumn Winter 10, AW10, Children's fashion, danish, design, HRH Crown Princess Mary, knit, Norlie, Wool | 1 Comment

Retro baby blanket

August 12, 2010 by Scandinavian mum

This beautiful summery quilted baby blanket is designed and handmade in Sweden. It consist of several retro fabrics quilted together at the front, a inner batting fabric in the middle and a soft fleece fabric on the back to ensure a warm luxurious feel. Blanket as shown is 60 x 70 cm, suitable to use in the buggy or in a cot. Blankets like this could add just that litle personal touch to your buggy and your child would probably never part with it!

Visit Krimskram to see more colours and combinations or to order a your customized quilt. Price from £32.

Posted in Children's design | Tagged Baby, blanket, design, fleece, handmade, nostalgic, quilt, retro, swedish, vintage | 1 Comment

Happiness in a bag

August 10, 2010 by Scandinavian mum

Four new collections every year reflecting trends and fashion, where every piece is threaded by hand, where every pearl or gem stone is living material that makes each piece unique.

Playfulness and charm, but above all happiness is Baglady’s trademark. Naturally combined with a sense of fashion, they don’t settle for humble solutions. Baglady is everything but modest.

Our Little Scandinavian came home from her holiday in Sweden with a stunning piece, a necklace that truly caught our attention. And even more, she had brought another little bag of happiness for her little sister.

These handmade Scandinavian design jewellery for children (and adults) is clearly of high quality and indeed very well made. And as a bonus the design is as lovely as a bouquet of fresh flowers.

To see more happiness visit www.baglady.se or contact info@baglady.se to find your nearest retailer.

Posted in Children's design | Tagged Baglady, Children's design, design, hand made, jewellery, scandinavian | 1 Comment

At home with Sofie Schnoor

July 16, 2010 by Scandinavian mum

The danish talented designer behind the label Petit by Sofie Schnoor lives with her family just outside Copenhagen in a funkis house were she creates a lovely balance between minimalism and romance.
She’s invited us to visit through an article in the danish interior magazine Boligmagasinet.

Boligmagasinet is also about children’s rooms with interior and styling tips. Have a look here.

Posted in Children's design | Tagged Boligmagasinet, children's room, contemporary, danish, design, interior, Petit by Sofie Schnoor, scandinavian | Leave a comment

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