Showing posts with label Milk Magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Milk Magazine. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

A Little More Leg Room




I really like this 1940's school desk and chair that I spotted yesterday in Hindsvik's shop.
I doubt it'll stay there long. If I lived in the States I'd be tempted, it's the kind of furniture I love, just for decoration. It would be no good for any of my three children, however.

Dylan (14), in particular, has been eating his greens, you see. Lots of them, infact. So much so that he now towers above his father and I and has long since stopped borrowing our socks ( size 47 shoe and growing fast...). I'm fairly tall (1.73m) but have to look up to talk to him (currently standing at 1.88m!). This is all very well if you're into basketball but it's starting to pose a problem at home. Thank goodness for our high ceilings!


We've just had to buy Dylan a double bed and are now trying to find a long-term solution to the desk situation. Sitting down at any table has indeed become a problem, no leg room you see (you should have seen the poor kid on a plane in the Summer!).

We're thinking of trying this DIY industrial-looking desk I found in the latest issue of Milk Magazine. What do you think? Anyone have any other ideas? I'd LOVE to know.

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Pirouette Interview

Savannah.

She's smart, stylish and successful. Florence Ronaldo, co-founder of the Bubble Trade Shows, Milk Magazine contributor, children's brand consultant and author of the excellent Pirouette blog, has invited Savannah & I to answer a few questions about ourselves. If you haven't been following her Mum & Child interviews, now's the time to start. Florence has her finger on the pulse of the international children's industry and pens one of the most reliable, up-to-date sources of design, trends and inspiration. An indispensable daily read!
Merci Florence !

Wednesday, 31 March 2010

Mid-week picks - All creatures great and small

Paper Animal Project - Fideli Sundqvist

A Slithering Friend - Made by Joel





Who are You? Zine by Gracia & Louise



ABC Maya - Shandy Books

The images in this book were created in 2007 by the children of the Lacandon village of Nahá in the rain forest of Chiapas, Mexico, during workshops guided by Gill Eatherley. Each letter of this ABC is illustrated by an example drawn from their natural world.



SAARI "Blue" by Veronika Lassenius
A Catalonian children's TV programme and website discovered via Milk.
We love these animations!