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Bonkeli -eco friendly clouds from Sweden to the UK

Scandinavian mum — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:00:03 +0000

Bonkeli, a family run design company based in Sweden, is offering a limited edition range of clothes for kids with a collection of t shirts and baby accessories made entirely out of compostable materials, the clothes being certified as Cradle-to-Cradle.
The Cradle-to-Cradle design concept is based upon the idea of making products that fit into the life-cycle of nature. By using only bio-degradable materials like cotton and wool, no poisonous waste materials are produced.
The print on the baby clothes are sweet but we simply adore the Cloud shirt as shown in the picture, with lovely playful design in simple colours made of the softest organic cotton.

We are very much looking forward to be following the work of Hanna och Jeppe Larsen, both within fashion design and new ways of protecting our environment. www.bonkelidesign.se

The baby line is available in the UK at the charity concept online store Big Blue Cuddle, a store that offers a whole new concept where designers offers their surplus stock to Big Blue Cuddle, you can purchase the clothes for recommended retail price and then up to 50% off the price will be donated to a charity, chosen by you. easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy

Naty and Nature Babycare with new clothing range

Scandinavian mum — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 07:00:28 +0000

Naty is a small entrepreneurial company founded by Marlene Sandberg, a Swedish mother and a champion of environmental causes.
The Swedish based company provides environmentally aware parents organic options in personal care products with their Nature Babycare range.

Find out more about Nature Babycare and clothing by Naty at naty.com

New this year is a clothing range in organic cotton and wool. -And they are showcasing their very first collection at Bubble London this January!
We are very much looking forward to have a closer look (and feel) of the garments by Naty in utterly pure materials.

Watch this space.

Find out more about Bubble London by visiting bubblelondon.com
or see other Scandinavian exhibitors that will be showcasing their very latest collection in London this month.
Photo: Naty

3rd of December, winner of lunch kit from My Friendly Lunchbox

Scandinavian mum — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:00:17 +0000

Thank you to all for participating and all your lovely comments.

The winner of 3d of December and a Waste Free Lunch Kit by Kids Konserve from My Friendly Lunch Box is *riikka*! Congratulations!

Will you please forward your full name and address + choice of colour to us on: post@littlescandinavian.com
and one eco friendly Lunch Kit by Kids Konserve from My Friendly Lunch Box will be on it’s way to you!

The Kids Konserve Waste Free Lunch Kit from My Friendly Lunch Box consists of:
One insulated lunch sack
Insulated lunch sack made of recycled material with adjustable strap and inside pocket. Stack your food upright inside the insulated sack, so your food doesn’t end upside down. Fits nicely into a backpack. BPA, Lead and Phthalate free.

Two round stainless steel food containers
Two leak-proof medium sized containers made of stainless steel with recyclable plastic lids that are the perfect for packing any kind of food.

One food kozy
Wrap sandwiches, bagels, tortilla roll-ups or whatever you want to wrap up and take along. It also doubles as an “on the go” place mat! Food Kozies make perfect refrigerator storage as well! Wrap up blocks of cheese, deli meats, cut cucumber or anything else you used to put in plastic wrap or foil. Easy to wash, just rinse/wash in the sink and air dry in minutes.

Little Scandinavian thinks this lunch kit is a brilliant idea and a must have for all families. And Anne from My Friendly Lunch Box is such a lovely person offering all customers personal advice and service.

To see more environment friendly lunch kits and recipes for a healthy lunch visit My Friendly Lunch Box.

Photo: My Friendly Lunch Box

The Alpaca Society

Scandinavian mum — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 06:00:40 +0000

A Norwegian secret society is revealed… The Alpaca Society has been dressing children and adults in luxurious and natural garments since 2005, and its about time it’s introduced to us and the UK! Only got a few pics from their latest fashion show in Norway, but the collection consists of clothes for babies 0-2y, boys and girls 2-8y, tweens 8-12y and women.
The Alpaca Society is members of the Ethical Trading Initiative-Norway

Photo: Alpaca Society

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

Scandinavian mum — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:49:05 +0000

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

ImseVimse organic nappies from beautiful Sweden

Scandinavian mum — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:00:04 +0000

ImseVimse was founded in 1988 and is based on the picturesque island of Gotland, in the Swedish city of Visby , which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Visby is a popular vacation destination for Scandinavians during the summer and receives hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.

Gotland is also known for being a environmental concerned, where everyone are expected to become involved: the business and public sectors, as well as the municipality’s individual residents at work, in their leisure activities and at home. Everyone contributes to the development and formation of the Eco-municipality of Gotland.

The company ImseVimse is no exception. Right from the beginning they have marketed their products on the basis of their benefits to the environment and health, with their aim to be the most environmentally friendly company in the industry. The company was founded by Marie Walleberg when her daughter developed contact eczema from wearing disposable diapers. The problem disappeared when she wore cloth diapers.

ImseVimse produce and sell a range of products in organic cotton; nappies, training pants, swimming nappies, towels and blankets. For more information visit UK stockist coolinclothes.co.uk

Photo: Gotland.travel and ImseVimse.co.uk

Photo and Imse Vimse

No angel? Certainly eco funky!

Scandinavian mum — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:50:10 +0000

Lobilos first eco friendly unisex collection consist of comfortable soft tees hand painted or with glamorous angel wings printed on the back. They also do made to order, so you could get your child exactly what they want.

Visit www.lobilo.se for a true unique shopping experience.

Photo: Lobilo

shak-shuka stylish eco boutique for baby, child and mama

Scandinavian mum — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:00:19 +0000

Shak-Shuka is an exclusively eco-friendly online boutique, with their unique selection of eco-friendly goodies for babies, children up to 6 and their mums. Finding the best in handmade by both large and small family-run companies, Shak-Shuka ensures that each products conforms to their ethos of using only sustainable, ethical, and eco-friendly materials. From handmade wooden toys sealed with organic oils for teething to Oeko-tex certified messenger bags for kids on the go, Shak-Shuka has the whole family covered, and making sure the environment isn’t harmed in the process.

Visit shak-shuka.com and see their extensive selection of clothes from Mini Rodini, Speesees, Lille Barn, Shampoodle, Popupshop and many more!

Photo: SS10 by Mini Rodini

Katvig and recycled cotton

Scandinavian mum — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:43:46 +0000

Always in the lead, Katvig is proud to introduce recycled cotton, a brilliant new way to make use of the enormous amounts of cotton that would normally go to waste. 25 percent of the world’s pesticides are used on cotton, 40 percent of all cotton goes straight in the bin as pure waste.
The result is a different material that is softer and lighter. I find it quite reassuring to know that leading fashion designer companies has such a strong emphasis on environmental care.
And talking of Katvig, their High Summer 2010 collection is out! Set shown underneath is in organic cotton, choose between pink or green.

Photo: Katvig

Perfect party bags

Scandinavian mum — Wed, 12 May 2010 10:55:38 +0000

Bright stripes and a plain style makes these paper bags from Minimega the perfect party bag for little guests.
Festive and funky but yet very traditional as they remind me a lot of the old fashioned sweetie bags.
Remember when sweets came in glass jars not plastic bags? When you went to the local sweet shop to spend your pocket money and came back with a proper paper bag with two ounces or a quarter of your favourite sweets?
And what’s good to know is that minimega only offset prints on 100% recycled paper with vegetable-based inks. No needless chemicals are added in the process.
This is simply brilliant danish design, available online at minimega.dk

Photo: minimega