"In the early 1950s the children's room at carpenter Svend Larsen's home in Langeskov was wallpapered with Kay Bojesen's wallpaper. When the family in the 1960s built a new villa next to the factory, the former residential area was converted into a workshop. They painted over this wallpaper, but they didn't bother painting behind a large cupboard..."
More: here. Wow. ©kaybojesendesign.dk
Beautiful mobile made by Brett Cody Rogers. Polished brass rod, painted and unpainted linen, string and brass grommets.
via Ready for The House
top: Steel wall-mounted desk. Doors open to reveal sliding storage bins. Perfect size (38in x 18in) for a standard changing pad. €1750. bottom: Pilastro shelf unit is 25in x 18in and has a built-in lamp. "Drawers are a bit stiff." Perfect! It's child-proof too. €650.
Don't let the Dollar stop you: Bom Design Furniture
See also: Ikeahackable? (daddytypes)
Same old story: Jean Touitou (owner and designer of A.P.C.) didn't like the options for his daughter's preschool — so he started his own.
Ateliers de la Petite Enfance (A.P.E.) opened in January with 25 students. The student to teacher ratio is about 1 to 6. Tuition is "expensive by French standards" at $16,000 per year. A satellite space around the corner opens this spring as the A.P.E.'s art workshop and mini theater for concerts and plays. A partner at M/M enrolled his own kid and is now working on a "visual toolbox" for the school. Jessica Ogden is a part-time art teacher. The school was designed by A.P.C.'s architect, Laurent Deroo, who installed plywood closet doors that double as a climbing wall, little Aalto chairs and that rad black folding wall thing. The school is Touitou's way to "build something solid that might last longer than fashion."
From W, April 2008: "Even if you grow up to be an accountant, it's better to be surrounded by beautiful furniture than by ugly furniture." / "This is a nursery school, so you can't just put in a concrete floor because it looks good." / "Montessori has kept a lot of shrinks in business."
Luigi Colani, 1975
Furniture for Children "Rappelkiste"
162 cm h x 187 w x 82 d
Made by Elbro, Germany
Beech and plywood
From Quittenbaum "Design Made in Germany" auction.
I think this is from an old NY Times style section slideshow.
Yep, architect Richard Rogers designed a 2,800 sq ft glass cube on top of a Shoreditch warehouse for his son and his family. The fresh conversation pit can be seen from the street. Thanks Greg.
