Bobby is in town!
Totally inspired by the sun today… Sunglasses it is!
Last time at Playtime Paris I’ve met the owners of the
Canadian eyewear brand Sons + Daughters.
Their collection was so cool. Designs we, as adults, would love to wear ourselves…
Bobby, a classic wayfarer inspired silhouette for the rad kids, is the one!
The one who will make you look the coolest on the planet.
‘Tortoise’ and ‘black with neon yellow temples’-versions!
ENJOY THE SUN! … AND GET SOME BOBBY COOLNESS!
p.s. check our ‘specs rules’ on pinterest for some extra inspiration
photography: sons + daughters eyewear
Wild and Sweet!
A true ‘must-have’… This book is one of our favorites ever… It’s really art!
The artist, Rop van Mierlo, used a very special technique with waterpaint… which makes it looks so incredibly soft… Like it’s puppy hair.
Really brilliant! You want the animals to become real.
So a ‘must-have’ for all contemporary families. And a great gift too! It’s 325 x 230 mm, hardcover, so you can display it easily.
You really want to… And Rop is also selling big (poster size) prints of each animal.
The kids will be wild about it!
Check his ‘planet’ for all the products.
ENJOY ART!
Two generations of coolness…
These two gentlemen have a lot in common.
They’re funny, love acting silly and laugh a lot.
So I asked my dad, grandpa, to feature in this photoshoot.
He agreed and we’re happy he did.
We laughed so much…, it was hilarious.
These men are my favourite models, because they don’t care about the way they look on camera.
So, perfect to use for the fantastic, funny and contemporary items of PHOTO BOOTH!
Designed by happy design brand DOIY.
Gadgets on a stick. You will have great fun with it, like we did. Making crazy pictures.
This one is our favourite!
ENJOY A COOL EASTER!
photography: waikikilab
Homie Dombo!
It’s freezing here in Amsterdam and we’re flabberguested about it. It’s almost halfway March. So instead of sitting in the sun enjoying the start of spring, we’re kind of stocked inside the house.
So we thought let’s make things happy and warm.
Luckily there’s our friend the Domoor-cup a.k.a. Dombo. He’s like a homie, hanging around with us. We know him for quite some time right now. Making us happy. Drinking hot cocoa today! Hoping he will never leave, haha!
Thanks to cool dutch designer, Richard Hutten, we’re living with this
very cool [ he’s making us smile ] Dombo!
photography: waikikilab.com
Bouroullec boys rock!
In 2012 these beautiful ‘rocks’ from the famous design brothers Bouroullec, Ronan and Erwan, were introduced in the collection of wonderful well-known design manufacturer VITRA.
The Corniches, are looking so beautiful and simple, but are yet sooooo inventive.
The idea arose from the need for small storage spaces to spontaneously keep items. Creating an impromptu storage in everyday life. There are three different shapes and the way you compose them makes it unique.
For us, the ideal way to make an exhibition at home with all our collected items…, new, secondhand/vintage, found at the streets, bought at fleamarkets or inherited. And change it easily every time you like.
These contemporary ‘rocks’ are forever!
And get the free the Corniches app too, it’s brilliant!
Tetris in wool!
In Paris I met Maya Bekto, one of the owners of Wool Fabrique. In ‘her shop’ at Playtime Paris, she was surrounded by all beautiful woolen products. All looked very firm but felt really natural. The TETRIS version carpet from real wool was the one we wanted to take home immediately! A real wannahave for mums and dads who’ve played this game over a thousand times, back in the days. And what I really like is that they’ve also made baskets out of these carpets… and cubes and bags. So really cool to store all the tons of toys in.
Besides that, it’s eco friendly which is a big plus for us! Made in Bosnia, where her sister & co-owner is arranging the production. They continue the tradition of weaving which was always present in that region. With ecologic and organic farming they hope to contribute to smart growth and sustainable living in that country. I think they’re doing really well! Best of both worlds!
photography: Vincent Thibert
Unique gangsters… very french!
Very stylish, comfortable, desirable unique and that made of a remarkable quality. I saw it with my own eyes at Playtime (and that without glasses)… This brand is something our boys would love to wear. You will be so cool… , obviously, with the sunglasses. But yes I’m convinced that nowadays wearing eyeglasses is cool too. In this upcoming year they will also launch a junior version (10-14 years). So every kid between 3-14 will find their personal flavour to spice up their identity. Kids are lucky with the wide range they can choose from.
Visit Very French Gangsters to find out yourself and enjoy the cool pictures of Sophie Le Gendre too!
Photography: Sophie Le Gendre
Not another tattoo!
Playtime Paris appeared to be ‘a Candy store’. Meeting a lot of nice, little, independent brands, which we really like. One of them is Tattyoo from Switzerland. A happy, creative, funny and special brand. Specialized in one thing: TATTOOS! Luckily for us parents…, it’s not permanent!
They work with a lot of famous artists and illustrators, which makes the tattoos as contemporary as it can be. This version is from Notanotherbill saying ‘not another tattoo’, so funny!. Nice detail: they can even print your own design!
We’ve got a few (lucky lucky), so here’s the result! And if you order tattoos for your boys, get yourself a few too!
Photography: waikikilab.com
Favourite place by luckyboysunday
A big wowwwwwwww we’ve yelled, when we saw this beautiful stylish playhouse with this graphic coloured roof (we would love to have a sweater like that!). Actually we prefer the blue version, but this picture says it all. So we don’t care about the colour. We care about the vibe of this photograph, style and the big ‘wowwww’ factor of the product! Also from one of our favourites: luckyboysunday!
Screwdriver Lollipops
This fantastic German brand called The Deli Garage is a big surprise … A ‘candy store for us’ with great inventive products and beautiful package design. A company you give an A+!!! 
