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Collector’s Classic: Paradise Tree Coat Stand
By Junior on 01/01/2010 00:00:00
Perch your clothes onto this fantastically bizarre coat stand
The 2009 Me Too collection by Magis unveiled this future collector’s item by the celebrated Finnish artist Oiva Toikka, best known for his iconic glass bird designs of the early Seventies. Built on a steel frame and reaching a height of 190cm, the Paradise Tree costs £402.50 from...
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Style Profile: Alexander Taylor
By on 05/10/2010 12:33:18
The British designer behind the Antlers coat rack and the Kids-Rock chair
with the same qualities. I haven’t made an adult’s version, as I believe the purity of the design would be lost and I like the idea that it is designed just for children.Antlers coat-rack £49 and Kids-Rock £250, available at Thorsten Van Elten; www.thorstenvanelten.com
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Up-and-coming designer: Ingibjörg Hanna Bjarnedotti
By Junior on 01/12/2008 00:00:00
Hang up your clothes with some raven hangers
Hang up coats and scarves on these raven hangers, which can be hung traditionally, or from the ceiling by a steel wire. Created by up-and-coming designer Ingibjörg Hanna Bjarnedottir, they are part of a range that also includes an antler coat rack
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Beautiful bird-inspired accessories
By Junior on 01/03/2011 00:00:00
Gorgeous feathered creatures on home accessories are the current fashion, and here Junior makes some suitable suggestions
Brighten your child’s room with some bang on-trend bird-inspired accessories, such as the wooden bird coat hook, £4, from Bhs, or this vibrant appliqué bird cushion, £9, from Tesco Direct.
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Habitat height chart
By Junior on 01/01/2010 00:00:00
The useful Habitat height chart doubles up as a clothes hook too!
These powder-coated steel height charts come with a hook so you can accurately record your child’s growth spurts as well as use them to hang coats and scarves. Choose from a set of two charts: green and yellow or pink and orange. They cost £22 for a
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Mini armchair
By Junior on 01/09/2008 00:00:00
Children can get comfy on a mini armchair from the Great Little Trading Company
Children will love curling up in this cosy mini armchair that comes with a matching footstool. Upholstered in smart striped cotton with a stain-repellent coating to protect against accidental spills, it costs £99 from the Great Little Trading
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Ball Chair
By Junior on 01/06/2009 00:00:00
British designer and sculptor Finn Stone was the brains behind the brilliant idea of the Ball Chair
designer and sculptor Finn Stone, the chair is a nod to legendary Danish interior designer Verner Panton’s use of colour and organic shapes. Thanks to its UV-resistant coating, it can even be used outside. It costs £90 for the 44cm version and £140 for 71cm
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Educative, colourful canvas
By Junior on 01/06/2008 00:00:00
Lula Sapphire's print will aid your child in learning about colours, words and objects
Teaching your toddler about colours, words and objects just got much cooler with the bold graphics and exciting colours of this print exclusively from Lula Sapphire. The print is on 100 per cent coated cotton canvas stretched onto a wooden frame
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Holiday themed table mats and coasters
By Junior on 01/06/2009 00:00:00
Jenny Duff has designed a range of eye-catching table mats and coasters inspired by advertising posters from the National Railway Museum
, these cheery collections are cork-backed and melamine-coated for maximum heat resistance. They cost £25.95 for a boxed set of six coasters or £49.95 for a set of six table mats from Jenny Duff.
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The belle behind Belle & Boo
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 16:31:32
Paris, play and perpetual childhood. Artist Mandy Sutcliffe on dreaming up the whimsical world of Belle, her rabbit Boo and their playmates
What’s the inspiration behind Belle & Boo?During my second year of art college I went to Paris on an exchange and it was there I started to draw children. The Parisian children were dressed with big floppy hair bows, double-breasted coats and knee
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