Rafa-kids : Design event

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Saturday, 7 October 2017

Remember my first post about Friday’s ‘Out and About’ ? Each Friday we would like to go and discover some new places and recharge our batteries and get inspired. Today I would like to show you our last outing. We went to Amsterdam, to see the fourth edition of pop up event called : The Loft. This event is created by interior design agency, with passion for design in the field of furniture, arts, accessories and curiosa. Everything in the space is curated with an eye for the smallest details.

Directly from a busy street in the heart of Amsterdam we climbed the 3floor of the building to Enter The Loft. I wasn’t sure where to look! From the beautiful windows with views I could stare for hours - big garden behind the Amsterdam’s canal houses and on the other site historical brickwork of Bijnekorf , the most prestigious warehouse of the city….then there was the loft. It belongs to ‘Miss Bare’ as each pop up interior is dedicated to an imaginary person. This time it was a divorced women, her kids lived already independent ( this we had chance to know during our visit). We really like the serene atmosphere and reach textures of all the minimalistic objects. My favourite was the contras between the dark, sleek kitchen with marble top, put next to the ‘imperfect’ and relax table set with chairs. The pictures above the kitchen made it very monumental, but the rustic and romantic table - softened the whole. Living in one open floor plan with kids is not an option I think, but maybe one day we could move in such a relaxed and free space. I really would not mind.

Pictures for the post from The-loft-pop-up and Rafa-kids.

Sunday, 26 June 2016

Dream house and WOTH

Mary Hessing Toon Lauwen house WOTH Den Haag

My followers probably remember, that my family is looking for a new place. Our dream was to adopt an old school in Rotterdam and I talked about this here. Unfortunately we were not the lucky ones to get this place but we still keep looking.

A while ago we had chance to see a very special place in The Hague during Festivaldesignkwartier. I’m still not over this house and could move in there straight away. WOTH – Wonderful Things – creative studio of the former head of Eigen Huis & Interieur and More Than Classic magazines, Mary Hessing. She lives there together with Toon Lauwen and their tree daughters. It is difficult to believe that this enormous space is hidden in the heart of the city. But it really is! This place was created in a former milk factory and the transformation is absolutely stunning. Of course the house was ‘decorated’ for the design event and became a gallery for few days, but using such a beautiful space on a daily basis is just a dream to me…..

There is a NEW Design magazine created by Mary Hessing,

soon to be lunched. You can support the concept and get the first edition here!

Sunday, 13 September 2015

Towerchair & Tellkido

towerchair BudtzBendix by Charlote Budtz i Camill Bendix

One of the positive aspects of attending the M&O in Paris is chance to meet other great brands. BudtzBendix and Tellkido were presenting their collection in the same Hall 6 als Rafa-kids. I had a chance to step by and say hallo, even chat a bit. Since I haven’t show you these two brands before, now it is a reall must! BudtzBendix is created by Charlote Budtz and Camille Bendix, two architects from Copenhagen . The Towerchair for kids is their iconic design. Very unique shape, functional and smart, you will not find anything like that on the market!

If you have not been following Tellkido on instagram already, I would be suprised. 34.000 fans, speaks for itself. It’s one of the most personal, friendly accounts I know. Do you need a simple, stylish paper bag to store all the kid's toys? Well, here it is.

Friday, 11 September 2015

Rafa-kids at Maison&Object 4-8 September 2015

Rafa-kids at Majson&Object Paris 4-8 September 2015

We are back after 5 days in Paris!

Rafa-kids was presenting their collection at the prestigious Maison&Object fair

from 4th-8th of September 2015.

The enorm positive feedback from people visiting the fair, meeting in person our stockists and also getting to know all new store owners was absolutely wonderful experience. We also had a chance to chat and meet other brands showing on the fair. We exchanged experiences and laughed a lot together. The M&O fair attracts business people from all over the world, so during these 5 days we welcomed on our stand companies from France, Belgium, Germany, UK , Switzerland , Denmark, Finland….South Korea or Dubai…

Rafa-kids have created two different rooms on their stand. One was a children room with F bunk bed and R toddler bed on a white wooden floor where we added a playful accessories with a splash of yellow. The second room was made on a black concrete floor and dedicated to a teenager . We showed A teen bed and K desk with stool in natural wood finish. The atmosphere was homey and cosy, and we definitely stood out in a little corner of Hall6 / kids section with our playful , high quality furniture for children in monochrome colours.

Rafa-kids was also presenting for the first time the 4 new prototype shelfs, which were a big succes! We can’t wait to add it to our collection and show you new pictures next week! It was first time for us to show our collection in such a huge event and to be confronted with hundreds of people. It was a blast for us and we are full of positive energy and have full hands of work now.

We would like to THANK you all who made an effort to came and see Rafa-kids furniture and meet us in person in Paris. It all made it so worth to be there!

Graphic work for the stand / Asia Gwis - kavkadesign

photos by Rafa-kids

Thursday, 16 April 2015

salonedelmobile for kids

Ki.D.S., During the Milano Design Week 2015

It looks like this week is all about the Salonedelmobile in Milan, at least in the interior design world.

Well, for some others it’s just a normal, very busy working week…

Thanks to strong social media presence of such events, you can see a lot of news directly from people/brands which are visiting the fair. I spotted this beautiful blue room at Nidi’s Facebook page. The pictures are coming from Ki.D.S., the new event dedicated to kids design! During the Milano Design Week 2015. I find it very magical and perfect for bringing us into relaxed and dreamy mood….

it’s almost Friday! yeeea