There I was in the stock room looking at all our beautiful stuff when I saw these Plastisock baby blankets and realised that I hadn’t put them on to Yellow Lolly as yet - not quite a catastrophe but it means our lovely customers and visitors haven’t been able to see them, which is a shame as they are made from beautifully soft, double layered jersey cotton with a contrasting binding and a comfortable size for a buggy or pram at 80 x70cm.

Being from Plastisock they are of course fabulous looking, bright, funky, colourful, playful and fun and carry the Oeko-tex label which shows that the fabric is free from harmful dyes and chemicals. Well, they are on Yellow Lolly for the taking now and with free world wide delivery (our current promotion) they make a nice little purchase!

Click here for further details Plastisock Cherry Blanket, Plastisock Blue Circus Blanket

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On my travels around the cyber-world of design for kids, I came across this rather crazy product from quirky Dutch design agency Droog. I wanted to share this with you as in our world of health and safety and BS numbers, I wondered if you would be able to find this high chair in your local Mothercare? I think not!!!

Seriously though, this chair is actually a product sold in Holland, so I am sure it is safe as houses but the DIY aspect is the part I find most appealing.

This high comes with a set of instructions (as per any high chair) but also comes with a saw! A lot like the famed TripTrap that changes as your child grows - the Droog High Chair designed by Maartje Steenkamp in 2003, shrinks as your child grows by simply sawing the legs down in length!

The following is taken from the droog website where the chair can be purchased:

"This chair is a companion through childhood. As the child grows the chair diminishes. The notches on the legs indicate each stage of the chair. So when you feel the time is right, you can saw off what is not needed any more."

Brilliant! No good for a hand me down though…?

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If you flick through any edition of Living etc. or Elle Decoration you will often find an image of the iconic Verner Panton chair in someone’s cool dining area or at a dressing table. A design classic from 1959 and originally made in fibreglass, the chair has been through a number of production phases since it’s original launch. Through a collaboration with Vitra, the Panton Chair was relaunched in 1999 and made from a ‘dyed through’ polypropylene which realised one of Panton’s original fundamental objectives: a plastic chair as an inexpensive industrial product.

The bright colours and smooth curves and lines of the Panton Chair have always been attractive to children plus it’s cool and funky and great to sit on! Verner Panton began to consider the idea of producing a child-size version of the chair together with Vitra. Of course, what was financially unfeasible over 39 years ago is now possible. With a seat height of 348mm, Vitra introduces the Panton Junior, whose production is based on the original plans of Verner Panton. Identical to the regular model with regard to material and shape, it’s about 25 percent smaller and available in 6 colours; lime, light blue, light pink, tangerine, clasic red and white. They’ll look great in any modern kids room or playroom and your off-spring will own their first piece of modern design.

RRP £112.70 inc VAT.

Please contact Coexistence on 020 7354 8817 or email enquiries AT coexistence dot com for further details.

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OK, so this is summer but it’s been raining a lot. It’s always a bit disheartening when you know you have got to try to find some new and exciting things to do on a rainy afternoon with the little ones.

Here we have a project extraordinaire, quite how far you take it is down to you and your child’s imagination. The Billy Rocker from Mr Kaliski, maker of extraordinary things, is a recycled cardboard rocker. It comes flat packed in a cardboard box (we can find use for this later), and the idea is that it can be totally customised by it’s owner.

Get out the paints, the glitter, some glue, the scissors and have some fun. Try a polka dot pony, a fire spitting dragon or glittered unicorn. Here’s where the box it came in comes handy as you can use this for a head and tail to add to the rocker.

The Billy Rocker is a great alternative to plastic and can be recycled after it has had it’s time. A fabulous eco-toy that can be stored flat.

Buy from Yellow Lolly for £28.00 (+£2.50 for shipping).

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If you have been looking for an alternative to the traditional family portraits, Mark Gower, a graduate of the Royal Collage of Art, creates bespoke drawn portraits, which have a graphic elegance with a finely tuned use of colour.

Outline drawings, usually derived from photographs taken in succession, are layered over each other to give the impression of figures in motion. Using this style Mark captures the essence of what family life is all about.

“Being a Dad of two lively and energetic girls has been a major influence, so the last thing I would want my work to be is sterile or static.”

The portraits either have flat areas of colour or colours placed on top of each other but these are always surrounded by layered outlines.

Each portrait is a personal study and the style of a particular portrait is determined by the figures being drawn, this process makes Mark’s work truly unique.

Portraits are generally printed on to canvas and then stretched on handmade wooden frames and supplied ready to hang.

To see more examples of Mark’s work visit www.markgower.co.uk

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For those of you that are thoroughly modern in your home and have a dislike of TV characters and bad quality bed linen we would like to introduce to you bedding from Olli and Lime.

This George toddler quilt set is sure complete any modern kids room. It is made from 100% organic cotton percale with a 280 thread count making it every so soft and durable and the quilt is washed as a whole so you don’t have to remove covers for washing.

You can prolong the washing of the quilt by using the flat sheet from the sheet set within the range which is beautifully contrasted in colour. Add some Lime green George cushions and your child’s toddler bed will be worthy of an article in Living ETC.!

Click here for the product page with more images.

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We are very pleased to announce that we have been accepted as online retailers for olli and lime - modern eco design interiors for kids. olli and lime are about great design without compromise.

olli and lime produce children’s bedroom furnishings that do not conform to the stuffy stereotype! The designs are high end creations that parents will feel proud to place in their children’s bedrooms.

Check back over the coming days to see the fabulous range available in the store!

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