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The good folks at Nurseryworks just sent me a heads-up about their new partnership with TRUCK, a product and architecture firm. As a designer, this really appeals to me to see that a noted furniture company has adopted a design-centric model in both aesthetics and function to produce some truly beautiful and functional furniture. Below is an excerpt from their email…
Nurseryworks, the noted specialist in handcrafted contemporary furniture, bedding, and rugs for the kids of design-savvy parents, is now working with TRUCK Product Architecture. The up-and-coming design firm, founded by architects Jennifer Carpenter, Jonathan Marvel, and Rob Rogers in 2000, turns heads and enlivens interiors with its sleek, smart furniture for adults and kids, and its distinctive modern housewares. Like Nurseryworks, TRUCK emphasizes designs that make the modern home more fun to live in. Its clients include, among others, Kate Spade, Pure Design, and Studio Nova.
Nurseryworks, which concentrates on beautifully made and highly adaptable designs that can evolve from the nursery to other areas of the domestic landscape, has commissioned an initial introduction from TRUCK Product Architecture that consists of the Loom Crib, Studio Crib, and Goodnight Glider and Goodnight Ottoman. These designs fit neatly into the Nurseryworks family of products: numerous options allow customization to suit individual requirements for utility and style; in addition, the pieces are detailed and manufactured to suit a visually informed adult aesthetic. Forms and colors are both modern and contemporary, and materials are unusual, durable, and sophisticated.
July 8th, 2007
Silver Cross Pram isn’t the only company adding more modern gear to their line. Dutailier recently introduced its new innovative glider, the Adagio. With the comfort of a recliner and the soothing motion of a glider, this gorgeous leather chair goes great in the nursery as well as the family room. It’s got both a recline setting and a calming gliding motion, as well as a flip-up footres and extra lumbar support.
Check it out at Giggle.
Also, as a father on the other side of needing a glider (my daughter is now 18 months) a good looking glider goes a long way in the old “man room” for watching football and sports. It’s quite comfortable and makes for a great chair for Dad.
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June 26th, 2007
Retail chain Restoration Hardware is planning to launch Restoration Hardware Baby & Child later this year as a catalog and web site, with about 150 actual stores to open at a later date.
“This is a severely under-served category in the top shopping centers,” said Gary Friedman, president and CEO. Noting that the top 100 centers “have only one offering – Pottery Barn Kids,” he said. Restoration Hardware Baby & Child will be positioned slightly higher in pricing strategy.
Look for the catalog/website this fall/winter.
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June 19th, 2007
The Austin Crib by the ducduc team is designed with high-functioning versatility in a refreshing modern vocabulary. Solid, durable and elegantly simple, the crib adapts to your child’s changing needs with a sleeping platform that progressively lowers in four stages to keep the growing child safe and secure. Inspired by the 1945-66 Case Study Houses that included designs by Richard Neutra, Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames and other modern giants, the Austin Crib combines simple iconic style and honest, durable materials along with a subtle palette.
http://www.dwr.com/productdetail.cfm?id=7744
December 6th, 2006
Cariboo of New Zealand offers a timeless line of bassinets and changing tables made from beautiful and sturdy Radiata pine wood. Full of simple, understated style to match any decor, their bassinets offer ultimate comfort for baby, too!
The Classic Bassinet looks great in any room, from traditional to more modern decor, with its sleek wooden frame and crisp white zip-on bassinet bag that’s machine washable for convenient care.
Complete with a fire retardant mattress and mattress sheet for baby’s safety, it’s a wonderful first bed for any little one.
http://babystyle.com/common/dProductDetail.asp?pmid=18758&dept=4&sc=490
December 4th, 2006
The chair that grows with your child!
With the Tripp Trapp® chair, Stokke builds upon the amazing, international award-winning success of their KinderZeat® by adding a super-safe 5-point harness and an optional Baby Rail, both of which allow your child to start using the chair as early as they’re able to sit up unassisted!
Incredibly stable, sturdy and stylish, this revolutionary children’s chair lifts little ones up to table-level so they can be included in more family activities. The ergonomically-correct design also makes it an excellent chair for kids to use while working at the computer or playing video games.
The fully adjustable seat and footrest allow the Tripp Trapp to grow with your child from tot to teen and all points between. In fact, the seat and footrest hold up to 300 pounds, so even adults can sit in it!
But one of the best things about this chair is that kids actually enjoy sitting in it! Unlike highchairs, which restrict kids’ movement, and uncomfortable “big person” chairs that give them no “floor” for their feet to rest on, the Tripp Trapp offers more freedom, a larger variation of movement, better circulation and a secure footrest.
http://babystyle.com/common/dProductDetail.asp?PMId=20170&dept=36&cmCL=crosssell20172
December 4th, 2006
