For a smile on your face. Courtesy of Doob.

Doob is a Beijing-based cartoonist and animator. We love watching his animation works here. Light, humorous and heartwarming. Here's one favorite, and this, and this. :) Enjoy!

Envirosax for Kids

Goodness does come in kids sizes. :) They are available here in Singapore.


Thanks, Olivia!

Titou le Lapinou

I know I'd never mentioned anything related to the music industry before, but it's really hard. not. to. share this one here. :) It's the Electro Pop children songs by Titou le Lapinou. They're in French btw, but really, I have to warn you, once you watch the music videos, you can't get them out of your head! Too cute, too adorable, and they are goooood! Ask your kids to watch along, I'm sure they'd looove it as much as my two girls did. :)


Above is just one of the Titou le Lapinou music videos found on YouTube. I love this song the most, but you can click here for more.


Enjoy!

Sdi Fantasia, Japan

Sdi Fantasia is a children furniture manufacturing company based in Japan, founded by designer Toshimitsu Sasaki. A glance on their products page, you'll realize that Sdi Fantasia must be known for their innovative designs.




New Bambini (first row pics) serves a dual purpose, as a high chair or as a rocking horse. Cart (bottom right) is a wooden toy vehicle with adjustable height and adjustable steering wheel. And don't you just love that mini Carota chair? :)

Spork

It's a spoon, it's a fork, and yes, it's a knife, too! Spork was designed by Joachim Nordwall for Light My Fire, a Swedish outdoor accessories manufacturer. I found Spork when I visited DesignTorget store at Götgatan 31, Stockholm, last June. They placed them at the cashier counters, so you definitely won't miss it. :)

At first, I didn't know that Spork was mainly created for people who likes to camp, or hike. When I saw it, I just thought it is such a brilliant product. And being a mom who likes to bring a cutlery set for toddler feeding, it is so convenient to just have them in one single piece, like Spork. So I bought one for my youngest daughter, Tamara, and one for my nephew. And we've been carrying the pink Spork, whenever we bring Tamara out, ever since.

Ziestha, Denmark

Here's one textile company from Denmark, Ziestha. Check out their patterns for Kids and Home. Too bad the site is in Danish, but it sure offers some visual delights! :)

Plastisock

Plastisock is an infant/toddler apparel company based in Malmo, Sweden. Their clean, bold & monochrome patterns won me over. Available in Australia, UK & Europe.

edenstar

edenstar is a contemporary children clothing for 3 - 7 years old, designed in Australia, made in Australia. It was launched in early 2003 by Therese Bourne, a fashion designer who has 15 years of experience. I found it when I visited the Fancy Faire this afternoon. edenstar is available at #01-16/17/18 Turf City. It's sharing space with KindyROO, a fun learning centre for babies 6 weeks to 5 years old. Can you guess from these pictures, why I like edenstar ?? Yup, I'm having prints fever, and nothing can cure me.... ;-)

do you blik?

What is Blik? Well, you're about to find out. Blik Surface Graphics, is a Venice, California based company, who has wonderful products, self-adhesive wall decals created for commitment phobic people. It's considered a new thing in Asia, where people here are starting to experiment with decor ideas. What's not to love about Blik? Just look at what they did for HP/Wire Image photo studio. It's SO awesome! But it's not just that. They offer decals for kids, glass stiks and more. You can visit their gallery here. Decals can be sticked on almost any surfaces, such as windows, floors, wooden furniture. See how ppl use it here.

OiOi Diaper Bags

These are some of the prettiest diaper bags I've ever seen. OiOi is an Australian baby bag brand, started by Lisa Bennetts, a mother who saw the need for a stylish yet functional diaper bags. OiOi diaper bags are available worldwide, you can visit their retailers page to see if your country has this brand. If they don't have your country listed, OiOi provide international shipping on their online shop. I like the floral prints the most, but for those who are more conservative in terms of choosing designs, you can't go wrong with their solid colors baby bags.

OILILY

I was first introduced to Oilily brand during my trip to U.S. back in 2003. Oilily is originated from the Netherlands. Their products are very playful in terms of colors, textures, and designs. They have apparel, shoes, bags and accessories for babies, kids and adult women. Sorry guys, somehow they don't have anything for adult men. Their products are pricey though, a girl's dress costs around USD 100, but still, that doesn't stop me from admiring them. :) You can visit their website at www.oilily.nl, but it's just an online catalog, so you can't purchase their items on this site.

Petra Boase

I found an article about Petra Boase, a UK-based designer, some time ago in one of home decor magazines. I don't remember whether it was a UK or US magazine, but surely it wasn't Singapore's. Her works include greeting cards, stationery, babies T-shirts, tea towels and magnetic photoframes. I like her greeting cards, specially Tin Badges, Flock, Swinging Lanterns and Lady Hairdos. She has great designs on her tea towels and oven glove, too. She does retail and wholesale of her collections. You can visit her site here.