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Kids of Kathmandu... a wonderful charitiy project!

Can I please ask your attention for this wonderful charity project. I received an email from Kristin telling me about her designer friend living in Brooklyn who has started an inspiring project that pairs furniture design with funding for children's education.... bit more about the story... "Last year, furniture maker Andrew Raible, and photographer Jami Saunders spent their honeymoon volunteering in a Nepali orphanage, living and working with 41 kids in Kathmandu. Back at home, the couple continued thinking about the children and decided to start the non-profit organization Kids of Kathmandu, which utilizes photography, art and design to raise awareness and funds for these kids.

Their first initiative, The Desk Project, is focused on furniture design. They reached out to established New York architects, designers, artists and woodworkers to design and fabricate a child's desk to be auctioned off with the proceeds going towards the children's education in Nepal. The idea is that each desk sold will support a child for one year. In response, they've received 11 unique children's desks from 11 different designers (including MADE, Uhuru and Daniel Moyer). The desks are now on display and up for auction!(text by Chris and Kristin)

..The Desk Project..

 

Come and Draw Table by Tian Tang design

Sometimes you see something that makes so much sense!

Yes this super fun drawing table called Come and Draw would look very nice in our home too! Tiang Tiang is the designer who currently studies and lives in Gothenburg, Sweden. I discovered Come and Draw at the blog of this good looking kids magazine from Denmark, thanks Mia for introducing me to it.

..Come and Draw Table..

Sponsor Spotlight: Ubabub

I don't know why I don't share children's bedroom furniture very often...guess I don't see that much very special passing by  but Ubabub from Australia totally is my ally...wow beautiful nursery beds that you can transform in to toddler beds. Natasha and Daniel Dumais from Melbourne are very brave in my book...starting a furniture company must not be easy and thinking of the start up costs etc.but I truly believe Ubabub is going to be a big success worldwide and if you are already interested in buying something from them but a bed is not what you are looking for right now then head over to their wall-art section and choose one of the super great prints the boat is my favorite!

..ubabub..

..ubabub wall art..

#451 Rockid

Isn't this a great idea softly swinging, reading a book or singing a lullaby while your baby falls asleep. When the baby has grown to big for the cradle, it is possible to reconstruct the rockid into a single rocking chair.... great design by ontwerpduo from the Netherlands and images by Marly Gommans.

..ontwerpduo..

#436 little nest

How about these child sized replica chairs of the 1952 Bertoia Child's Chairs by Harry Bertoia and of the 1958 Egg Chair by Arne Jacobsen....over at Little Nest they have even more well-known designs available for your kids!

..Little Nest..

..Egg Chair Arne Jacobsen..
..Bertoia child chair for Knoll..

#429 STEK

Patricia and Ifke from the Netherlands are the founders of the children's furniture company STEK....cool, solid and funky looking furniture for our children...together with the help of two experienced carpenters all pieces are made in small batches ... if I would be living in the Netherlands at the moment I would giveaway our IKEA children's set and immediately buy some of the pieces from the STEK collection. From what I understand from their website that everybody who lives in Europe can order online, but I think for more order-information it would be best to send either Ifke or Patricia an email.

 

..STEK..
..About STEK..