Design on Monday

MOEBE - design brand based in Copenhagen

I can’t believe it is already a week since last post on the blog. 

Where is this time going and why does it pass so quickly ? I actually can’t believe we will have December in a moment and the year will end so soon. I’m not ready….

If you follow my blog for a longer time, you’ve probably noticed I like to find nice things on the internet and share it here.  Unfortunately since last months  or even year or two I don’t have much time to do it any more. I thought that today I will make a little change. I would like to show you few little design objects which recently caught my attention and made me smile. Well designed, well crafted with a twist, that’s what I like the most! 

Wall hooks - Luciekaas

Wooden animals T-lab Japan

Groovy Magnets & Rafa-kids

Did you like our  “ Let’s walk into the forest…..” blog post ? 

Well , we have much more for you today. 3 years ago I had a chance to discover a very nice brand from Belgium called Groovy Magnets. At my last visit in Amsterdam I told you about it here, I came across their products again and thought to do something together. Rafa-kids absolutely loves to collaborate with other creatives, so we asked if we could use their playful products in our up coming project. 

So here you are! 

Simple idea with a great and fast effect - magnetic wallpaper, magnetic wall stickers, posters and magnets. You select a wall sticker and magnets -  put it on the wall ( no glue needed) and you can start to play together with your child. I’m sure you will have lots of fun! We have a problem which animal on the magnetic sticker to choose - Owl, Rabbit or maybe the Giraffe ?  The graphics is so cool and the quality is very good. It is not a sponsor post, believe me. I’m just exited.  I always appreciate not only the way the product is made, but how it is packed and Groovy Magnets - get’s my 10 ! Well done. 

Let’s walk into the forest…..

In some parts of Europe there is already a big layer of snow, but in the Netherlands we still enjoy Autumn atmosphere. We feel so lucky to have sunny days and to see the nature changing slowly…. Few weeks ago we brought into our Rafa-kids studio a ‘nature’ vibe and created a children’s room with NEW Rafa-kids B bench. The set was part of a project called Carte Blanche which we were asked to create by our long partner/stockist in France Les Enfants du Design. I was feeling like a little girl in a candy store, since I could select product from their collection to create this room. Yeeey!!! …it is one of our favourite children’s stores carrying plenty of the best modern products for children which are on the market at the moment. 

What is the story behind the room…

 I wanted to bring into child’s room a charm of natural colours and textures. We set two corners - one with our bench next to the bed and the second is a little “ tea corner” where kids can play. Our Rafa-kids bench is such a simple and elegant furniture which can be used in many different ways. We always want to make our furniture - Playful. I hope you like the tones of mint with the contrasting dark brown textures of wood and wool. My favourites are the different kinds of baskets to hide the kids toys. They give a room a bit of a boho vibe contrasting with the modern simple furniture. I also imagine that the room, can be gender neutral and give calm and nice atmosphere to play. I hope you like it. 

To create this room we selected few of our favourite products from the Les Enfants du Design store: 

Nobodinoz - Pouf and jumping rope, Muuto - Dots , Snowpuppe lamp , Ferm Living - House shelf, Dot Mint little basket, pillow , Donna Willson - Wooly Wood plaid, Bloomingville - baskets, Blabla kids - Cloud Pillow and Mint Doudou soft doll , Chair - Oeuf NYC and white table from Flexa Play. 

Monday inspiration - self made wooden furniture in children's rooms

Parents' creativity doesn’t have an end! It is great to discover so many individual projects created for children's rooms by them. It can be an architect in me who always gets exited to see something unique. Today I would like to show you few inspiring project. 

As you can see most of the furniture is made from wood or plywood which is great and easy material to work with. The first room was created by Tinta Luhraman. You can find her charming Instagram account here. Beautiful example that child's room can be made only with natural materials and colours. As Tinta explains it, is all conscious decision - no plastic toys, but only the one which last for a long time and are made from natural materials. Her daughter loves to play  with ‘toys’ found in the forest, what is easy to notice looking at her room. The bed was made by her father. 

The nursery room I’m showing you is created by another creative parents , please have a look at their website : Huisengrietje. Not only the bed is made by them but all the little natural accessories too. What do you think about this absolutely cute clouds hanger made from tree branches ? 

And then big projects - bunk beds! The first project is created by Danish mom Pernille Hornung Bahn for her siblings Vitus and Cornelia. A wide wall with built-in sliding door, storage and sitting area is dividing the room in two. Cornelia has cabinets and shelves to the right of the wall. In the second part of the room is Vitus on the way down from his bed. Cornelia loves her new 'room' with high bed and plenty of floor space for play. The new wall has a built-in bench for Cornelia. A carpenter built an old barn window into the wall, so that she can look into the space of her big brother. The window also lets natural light from other part of the room. Great isn’t it? The two other projects are from here and here. 

Have a wonderful new week ahead! 

Rafa-kids at Dutch Design Week at Crioll

Do you have already plans for the up-coming weekend ? 

What about visiting Eindhoven DDW, 

which become a heart of modern Dutch design from 22 till 30th of October?  

Rafa-kids is presented at the Crioll Designshop. We are so glad to see this lovely set with R toddler bed and L shelf created especially for the event. Cute and sophisticated at the same time. Our furniture is with a great company of our favourite Danish brands : like FermLiving, LuckyBoySunday or Muuto.  As you know I’m not a big fun of pink , but this is just such a playful and modern, toddler’s corner. Thank you Crioll Designshop! You did such a wonderful work. If you are interested in any more of their products, there is a special - 10% OFF on all orders during Dutch Design Week at Crioll. 

Should we say more? 

Dutch Design Week at Crioll Designshop 

from 22 - 30th October

where ?

Bergstraat 43

5611JC Eindhoven

" Eindhoven is the design capital of the world this week,

 presenting the work and ideas of more than 2500 designers."

Lotta Agaton for H&M home kids

It doesn’t happened often that well known interior stylist is creating images for children’s products. Or I don’t know about it, since the names of the stylists are most of the time not even mentioned in the production photos. When I discovered that one of my all time favourite Swedish Interior Stylist Lotta Agoton, made sets for the new H&M kids home collection I just wanted to show it to you. Lotta works for world know companies like String or Bolia, and create work for advertising agencies and newspapers both in Sweden and internationally. Her work is very inspiring and always up front with trends in my opinion. 

This time we see her images created for “ Halloween “ kids party and decorated with textiles from Swedish giant H&M .  All the products are very bold and in simple three colours - black&grey and pink. Rugs, beddings and plenty of storage option - baskets in different sizes and colours. I really like the image with two girls , chilling in their beds.  A lovely mess and a “real” feel of how the children’s rooms normally look like….

Happy weekend! 

Rafa-kids K desk - Studioaandacht for Brabantia

I’m so exited to share with you this modern and minimalistic pictures with Rafa-kids K desk. 

All the images were created by Studioaandacht for a family business Brabantia.  This world famous for their touch bin and wall fix company asked  Studioaandacht to refresh their brand image back in 2012. Each season their develop a new trend strategy and produce and shoot images for packaging, PR and advertising of Brabantia. The images are so playful, filled with colours and eye catching. We are very proud to be selected for their new campaign. My favourite picture is the green metallic one with  “LET’S CLEAN IT UP” note. I wish my working would place look like that, every day….

Soft and cosy Liv’s room

Finally weekend…

what an intensive and busy working days behind us….

I just couldn’t wait to hide at home under some warm blanket with my coffee.  

The perfect ingredients for a cosy Autumn day for me ?  

Cosy and soft room with plenty of felt, linen and wool. 

Please welcome our Rafa-kids benches in all 4 finishes : wood, whitewash, white and dark chocolate. 

Our new family member is a perfect furniture to put next to the bed. It can become a side table to put your book,or something to draw on and play. A storage for textile, garments and all what you need around. It will look so stylish and organised. We hope you love it as much as we do! 

In Liv’s room you will find: 

Rafa kids - A teen bed in whitewash finish. 

B bench 120 cm in whitewash finish and BB bench 90cm in natural wood. 

We also have a new Linen throws and felt basket in beautiful grey and blue. 

We wish you a wonderful weekend ahead.