Category: For Moms & Dads
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NY Design Week 2012: Recycled Skateboard Tiles by Art of Board
This week is NY Design Week 2012 so I will be bringing you a few of my fave picks here and there from all the shows. This first one is amazing and completely eco-friendly from company, Art of Board which makes these original tiles from broken skateboards. They also founded skateboard recycling initiative…
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Indoor Swings for Kids and Adults
Doesn’t everybody love the idea of an indoor swing? And I don’t just mean the kids. Here are some indoor winners that are just dying to be swung on! We do have a nice wooden kid swing that we hang in a doorway but these have me dreaming of putting one in our loft…
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Ernesto Neto: Slow Iis Good Exhibition, Chelsea
If you are in New York and in the Chelsea art gallery area, this new installation by Ernesto Neto of his new, climbable sculptures, is really worth checking out. Unfortunately, I couldn’t let the girls in there to climb around, despite pleading from Oona, as this one is only for the older kids – ages…
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Angle on – Paul Harmon
Chair in Situ II, 2011 A Bedtime Story, 2011 Our latest in our Angle On Artists series is Paul Harmon, internationally exhibited artist and old friend of mine. As I mentioned in this post, we met in Paris when we were both living there – I was very drawn to his colorful and original stenciled…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Via Happy Mother’s Day to all the lovely Mamas! I hope that today is a wonderful day filled with appreciation and love. Here are some lovely Mother’s Day arrangements that I thought you would enjoy. As you can see, I have a thing for flowers in cages at the moment. xoxo, jeanne Here is a…
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Wallpapered Furniture by Bryonie Porter
Wow to these one-of-a-kind wallpaper covered pieces of furniture by Cornwall artist, Bryonie Porter. I especially love the ABC-number chest. She also does furniture for non-kids, either on commission or at her stockists.
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No. 1 Jenny Packham
The favorite designer of Duchess Kate, Keira Knightly and many others, Jenny Packham, has launched an affordable collection called No.1 Jenny Packham as part of Debenhams’ ever-expanding portfolio of designer collections. No.1 Jenny Packham captures the renowned designer’s softly embellished, ethereal style in a collection of women’s and children’s dresses and accessories. The collection’s four ivory…
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Il Tutto Diaper Bags & Handbags
I wish I had known about these super stylish baby bags earlier from chic Australian label, Il Tutto (which means, “everything” in Italian because they hold everything) ! Now, it’s too late for me for the baby bags but they also have lovely handbags and totes without all the diaper changing paraphernalia. Still, I would…
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Damien Hirst Retrospective at Tate Modern
Hirst’s most famous piece: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living Mother and Child Divided Photo credit: Tate Modern website Whether you are a fan of his work or it leaves you cold, there is no denying Damien Hirst’s current profile and influence in the contemporary art world; and…