Ferm Living Kids | A/W 2016 collection

I really like the start of the new Autumn/Winter season. When summer comes to an end a new wave of inspiration cheers us up. I’m waiting with excitement to see new beautiful products from our favourite brands. Ferm Living is one of them and it is always such a pleasure to watch their fresh 

new catalogue - Ferm Living Kids | A/W 2016 collection

We see again their signature graphic prints and minimal forms on NEW WALLPAPER, BAMBOO DINNER SETS and Kids Aprons. Funny HOUSE WALL STORAGE welcomed in the collection this season.  What else is new? Maritime motifs with fishing boats and on the other side sweet cherries, and festive drums decorate wooden mobiles and cushions. Stylish, playful with a good dose of colours. 

Dream Big - modern nursery

It’s not often, if ever, that I show you a nursery room on the blog.

This one however I found so special that I just needed to present it to you. 

Little boy Marin is a 3rd child of talented illustrator and stylist Faustiane. Her blog Jesus-sauvage is filled with plenty of inspiration for your home not to mention, she has a fabulous house herself, which you can spot sometimes on her very popular Instagram account. Well, that’s a little introduction if you don’t know her already. No surprice, that this mom with a good sense of style has created this modern nursery for her little boy.

The room was created as a part of a larger room of parents. I really like this way of dividing a room. Glass panes visually connect the space and keep a lot of light. The base of the room is kept in white, together with basic furniture in the same finish. I absolutely adore the way the String shelve system was used in this room.  Remember my post about String here ? I haven’t seen it before in a room for a little baby. Everything is so well arranged and organised. The little hang wardrobe is just adorable! When Marin will grow up, he can easily use the shelves for other purposes in his toddler or teenager room. The colour shame is also so nice. The blue with mustard and stylish accessories.  

What do you like the most about the room ? 

Petit-Bateau - 120 years

Can you imagine a company which is producing a basic cotton underwear for 120 years? Well, HATS OFF -  here comes French Petit-bateau. Late congratulations to this amazing brand, because in April 2016 they had celebrated their over 100 years in the making of clothes. 

Their production still takes place in Troyes France, the hometown of the company. We have to imagine, that many things changed and evaluated in all this years, an there were up and downs for sure. From an only for children brand, they now serve a truly multigenerational garments for adults, children and babies. Petit-bateau new store concept and identity is taken from bold colours of the brand’s origins – to the pure white of the cotton fabric combined with the midnight blue of the sea. White was put at the heart of all the brand’s communications such as the logo, stores and packaging materials. I absolutely adore their chic aesthetic, using the finest quality cotton to create timeless staples. From the famous yellow raincoat and soft knitwear to classic breton. Petit-bateau. defiantly know how to bring the basic style into so much fun and enjoyment!  

and did you know? “ In 1994, Petit Bateau becomes a fashionable brand thanks to the fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Indeed for a fashion show, he dressed the model Claudia Schiffer with a Petit Bateau T-shirt under a Chanel suit. So a lot of women went to the stores to buy these T-shirts originally created for children.

Ashes of Roses bedding set and how I get things my way….

I was questioned many times, where do I take my inspiration from. Well, it is not so easy to answer that question with one sentence.  Inspiration for me is a process of collecting fragments and putting them together like a puzzles into something new. I look at Interior magazines, movies, Pinterest , I like to discover new places and I’m carefully watching reality around me…even when I’m standing in a line making grocery. When I go to a caffe, the front window with the view will be always my favourite spot. 

When I saw for the first time this beautiful bedding - Ashes of Roses, I knew, we needed it in our Rafa-kids bedding collection and that I will create a new room with it.  As I’m not a pink fan, I’m glad to discover so many different tones of this colour and play with it.  This particular image of  iittala with issey-miyake I find very inspiring.  I automatically imagined cosy, warm and magic sleeping space for a little girl. Then I collected other elements around Rafa-kids furniture and created a new space called - Sweet dreams. 

What is my secret? Well, I learned to believe in my own feelings and taste. If i doubt, then I just don’t do it and go other way, I take a break, I take a coffee. It is not always easy, and I do have many doubts, especially if you do something out of your comfort zone, but well….this is just a part of creative process. The final effect is sometimes better, sometimes I’m not happy about it  ( there are some Rafa-kids photo sessions and furniture which are never published/produced  ) but we are not perfect, right ?  The most important is to try and to do the best we can. 

Monday inspiration - blush pink with blue for children’s room

Today we are talking about unique two colour combination instead of one . The most cliché colour hues for boys and girls - PINK and BLUE. Panton selected for 2016 Rose Quartz (baby pink) and Serenity (baby blue). I find it very interesting that they decided to put together this combination. I noticed very strong movement in gender equality in fashion and secretly hope the genderless trend will start to be more present in children deco too. I believe that style should be above all this traditional perceptions of what ‘should be’ for  boys and for girls, especially if we talk colours. 

Both colours, blush pink and blue, stand strongly on their own and while also complementing each other beautifully. My favourite colour combo will be the dark blue and black along with sweet pastels. It is a brave and modern colour mix. We are not very much into blush at our own house, even though my older boy always really liked the salmon colour, close to blush. I gave him some soft pink pillows next to dark blue bedding and it is looking very nice. Haven’t heard comments about it so far, so I will advice to try this colour combo around. Very refreshing. 

Thank you for the inspiration - photo credit :  1 - 2 - 3- 4 - 5-6+7- 8- 9 -10-11

El Ramla Hamra for Kids rooms

I'm glad to discover examples of decorating children’s spaces ‘out of the box’. 

What do I mean? 

I imagine that we decorate space for children with products which we found not in dedicated children’s stores.  I love the idea of using moroccan carpets, poufs & cushions in children’s rooms. They give texture, colour and fun! If kids get bored of them you can just moved them to your living room or bedroom. The same with rugs….

It is the talented stylist/photographer Paulina Arcklin who created all these sets and I absolutely love them. In El Ramla Hamra store you will find the unique products from Marocco , which can be used to create a bit of boho and relaxed vibe. 

Aizen Kobo - indigo textiles

We came back from Japan 3 weeks ago already, but the memories and inspirations we took with us will hopefully stay much longer  … I would like to show you from time to time some more of it. Today we are traveling back to Kyoto where we discovered indigo textile studio called Aizen Kobo. I’m so in love in indigo colour! 

We found this charming place through Durston's Old Kyoto book, which is truly unique. The Aizen Kobo studio is located in weaving and textiles district where we cycled ( it’s a pretty long way to go from the central station!).  The workshop is a third-generation family business. It's run by Mr. Ken-ichi Utsuki and his wife Hisako. She does the beautiful designs- scarves, shirts, dresses, coats- all hand-dyed and hand sawn.  AIZENKOBO name literally and amusingly translates as “the workshop that loves dyeing,” . Miss  Hisako gived us a short guide into the very old and so beautiful house and explained the  unique process of making traditional indigo textile. You can read more HERE.  Miss Hisako , kept convincing us that all what was made in their studio , you would not find anywhere . As you can imagine, I wished to take with me half of the products she showed us… I’m so glad we went there and discovered this truly magic place , where there is so much authenticity and beauty.