Toys For The Modern Minded

Even playtime can have a modern feel to it.

Toy For Kids And Adults

This beautiful art object would look good in any museum. It comes complete with it's little acrylic stand. Play with this fantastic puzzle which doubles as an amazing art object. This is a new work designed for the Aura Collection by the graphic designer Aoi Huber. It is made of 20 pieces of layered acrylic.

In Celebration Of Jackson William

My beloved friend Kelley gave birth to a beautiful son last night, and in celebration of this I wanted to share some very cool design for babys. Here's to baby Jackson William.

Uffizi Bunk Bed

A well designed solution to maximizing the floor space in your child’s room, the Uffizi Convertible Loft Bunk Bed provides a modern resting place that your kids will love. Designed by Jenny Argie and Andrew Thornton for Argington, the cantilevers, semi-enclosed bunks and window-like openings created by this bunk bed’s unique, adjustable design, with sophistication of the Uffizi bed’s architecture ensures a smooth transition into your child’s older years. Even better, it's crafted from environmentally-friendly, sustainable and non-toxic materials

Mobile Sale

Here is a good sale price on a popular mobile at Modernmini. Price $45.

Hey Baby!

A wonderful and useful crib for baby. Take it on the road or use indoors or out at home. At Within 4 Walls.

Cubist Kids

The Dado Cubes are a very modern toy with tons of possibilities for your little modernist.

Kids Rock

The 'Kids-Rock' - Children's Rocking Chair is the work of Thorsten van Elten, Alexander Taylor. After a long hard day of being a child, it's nice to be able to sit back and have a rock every once in a while! English oak frame with rubber inlay available in four pastel colors.

Celery For Tots

A great line of baby furniture from Celery. Available at Modernmini.

Bamboo Nature

I still have my bamboo cricket cage that I had as a child, so when I saw these I was delighted. The cage is adorable and the bamboo insects are hand carved with great detail.

That's One Cool Baby

Roam is a great shop with items for home and people. I think they have some great stuff for your cool baby. Thanks to Joy for the lead on the shop.

Store It Kid

The Via Toy Box is created by John Spencer. An easy modular storage system for kids. Bed coming soon.

Presto Chango

The Tati Superbed KL Convertible Crib is so cool. Not only is it bold, bright and beautiful, it changes from a crib/changing table into a child's bed, dresser, desk, and shelving unit. Available at Modernmini.

A Few Etsy Friends

Here are a few fun items that make an eclectic assortment from friends at Etsy, orange monster from Pink Almond, Poppy Tie from Toy Breaker, graphic design from Miss Evil Kitty 2, Eye Brooch from Elena Mary, green and pink bracelet from Local Library, Pomegranate necklace from Artisan Jewelry. It's important to support independent designers!

Music For The Minis

The design bone's connected to the taste bone, and the taste bone's connected to the style bone, and the style's connected to the ear bone.

I can say, in all honesty, that Peter, Paul and Mommy was one of the most influential elements of my childhood, and is directly related to my design sensibility.




Think beyond the norm of what your kids listen to because it's all connected, and it will make a difference in what they grow up to be. Here are some interesting choices for the ear bone. Available at Genius Jones.

Mixed Palette

Mix your palette at environment337, a store with a varied collection, much of which combines bright color combinations. This is not the somber, stark design you've seen many times here. Think of it as Spring design.

Kool Kids' Seating

Why not have as much style and good design for the kids as for the adults? These are just a few well designed options in seating for the wee ones in an ever expanding niche. Available at Genius Jones.

YoonKids

YoonKids creates customized wall art for modern kids. Pick from many different lines of images then customize your colors and size. What a cool concept this sister team has come up with.

Pop-up

I have always loved pop-up books, but I have a special fondness for David A. Carter pop-up books. Blue 2 is for modernists of all ages. Available at Genius Jones.

Great Ideas

Ever see something and think to yourself, "What a great idea." I found a few items at Calliope that made me think that, so I thought I would share them with you. A folding changing table to save space, ice kabobs to chill and stir, an adoption memory book to show how much it meant to adopt a child, wine glass word tags like "Rich" & "Earthy" for fun party mixing, and question napkins to get conversation started.