Shop Watch: Nonah

 Pépin Stool

French children's furniture maker NONAH is enjoying a lot of back-to-school press coverage at the moment and it's easy to see why.

Alerce Stackable Toy Boxes

Made in Latvia from FSC-certified solid beech wood and coloured with ecological paints, NONAH's designs are smart, modular and fun.

I love the little hole and hide-away-space on the Zinda chair, 

the versatility of their storage solutions

and IKIPI, which my little Miles would play with for hours.

My tastes are changing a little I think; I set out looking for some vintage kids' furniture to share and ended up showing you this. Definitely one I will be following from now on !

Blog Love: Omami

Wooden Car Toy - Jacob Palmborg

Kiyata

Pininfarina Rocking Horse

A wonderful eye, it's so refreshing!

I am really enjoying looking though the archives of

OMAMI

Naturally

Pure & Simple

Or with just a hint of colour

Timeless wooden beauty

For play and display

Demoplay

Chigo

Fler Find

 I really like the look of this toy castle set.

It's exactly the kind of toy my son Miles loves to play with.

 Found via Fler, the Czech equivalent to etsy.

Rock-a-Bull Baby

" Rock -a- Bull" & "Rock-a-Croc"

(these ffffaces are unusual too)

For those who like a bit of variety in their lives!

Cherry Papa

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I Like Trucking

A nice colourful collection of vintage wooden cars and trucks

Play and Display

My etsy find of the day.

Inspiration: Colour & Wood

Vintage Miniature Dolls' Playhouse Toy Accessories

Vintage Italian Cake Toppers

Vintage Miniature Wooden Doll's House Accessories

Collection of Vintage Wooden Building Blocks

Vintage Wooden Abstract Blocks

Sorry, I had a busy day yesterday (Bank Holiday in France) so it's going to have to be a "Colour My Tuesday" this week.

Hope you find inspiration in this bright and cheerful collection of vintage wooden toys and beautiful collages by Brighton-based Eleanor Rudge. Enjoy!

P.S. A special Hello to Maisie, my latest, nine-year old follower - Maisie you made my day!

A Mouse, a Monkey and a Crackling Hen

Merry Mousewife

Chatter Monkey

Crackling Hen

Three wonderful wooden Fisher Price toys from the 50 / 60's
Found on this inspiring site

For the Love of Kay

As much as I love this rare 1957 Kay Bojesen Rabbit that I found at The Sunday Times Market, I very much doubt that I'll ever be able to afford it. I suppose I shall just have to take solace in this amazing collection of Kay candy.

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Now and Then

Vintage Bill Ding Clown Blocks - Tipple & Snack

La Tour des Robots by Vilac, Madame La Marchande

Miles loves his robots and plays with them all the time. I think I prefer the original set (although a little creepy)...

Hugdetta

A nice cup of coffee and a piece of toast will do me fine, thanks. I can't say I fancy sheep's head first thing in a morning, or at any time of day for that matter (I'm a veggie you see). However, I do like the look of these 2D (TViVi) toys designed by Icelandic studio Hugdetta.
Roshildur Jonsottir and Snaebjorn Por Stefansson like the simplicity of plywood. They recently used it to decorate the walls at a children's rehabilitation centre


and have designed this multifunctional, stackable, four-piece set called Jon's Stool which can be used as a chair, a table, a train, a boat, a plane... Looks fun!

via: Next Door To Magic

PlayShapes

They've done it again! Following the huge success of their award-winning ShapeMaker product, Brighton-based design team Zoe Miller and David Goodman ( a.k.a. MillerGoodman ) have just launched their new wooden toy PlayShapes. This modular set of 74 geometric rubberwood shapes can be endlessly arranged, stacked or used as drawing templates, and comes in a printed, unbleached cotton drawstring bag with illustrations. I love the touch of colour and simple design and can see myself, sorry, can see my children, playing with this toy for hours. PlayShapes will be available from MillerGoodman's shop and select stores from mid-November.