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Eco Friendly Ecotots Bonsai Book Caddy

Michelle Lesser — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:09 +0000

Encourage your tot’s love of reading, and your love of a neat and tidy room with the bonsai book caddy. Made from just 4 pieces of 100% formaldehyde-free, FSC Certified real wood, this clever, little caddy is accessible from both sides making it easy for tots to store and retrieve books of any size or shape all by themselves. Books literally fall into place as they are stored at a 45-degree angle. And because the spines face out and up, finding a favorite title is child’s play. Use it in the playroom, family room or at bedside. Enjoy years of use with a patented no tools assembly method and the lifetime construction guarantee. Like all ecotots products, the bonsai book caddy features an eco-friendly, non-toxic, eco-friendly finish.

Price: $85

Buy it here: All Modern Furniture

Working Class Studio Outdoor Pillows

Michelle Lesser — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:00:37 +0000

Spring is right around the corner and we can start thinking of redesign the back yard or the balcony with a stylish pillows.These high style outdoors pillows by Working Class Studio designed by Andrea Gray and Leah Jewer. These delightful pillows are printed on a durable, machine-washable polyester sateen. The cases are filled with an outdoor-grade 18-inch polyester insert and feature a coordinating solid back. Ideal for indoor and outdoor use, these pillows combine the durability, colorfastness, and stain resistance of high quality outdoor fabric with the soft hand of an indoor accent pillow. Available in three designs and three colors–green, brown and black/white.

Price: $30

Buy it here: Shop Scad

The Manhattan Momma Patemm Pad

Michelle Lesser — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:02 +0000

A new way to changing diapers. The Manhattan Momma Patemm Pad is designed for chic urban moms who value both fashion and function. A stylish twist on standard changing pads, the revolutionary Patemm Pad provides a practical, stylish alternative for on-the-go diaper changes.

Designed by a mom in need of a multi-purpose changing accessory, it rolls up into an innovative diaper bag with inside pockets to store diapers, wipes, and changes of clothes.

Price: $49.95

Buy it here: Embellished Mom

Squared Silly Rug By Flor

Michelle Lesser — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:30 +0000

A colorful burst of fun, this Squared Silly rug kit is an interesting study in the art of pixilation. Each 6-tile rug features an indiscernible pixilated image in rich, bold colors. Choose your favorite: Circus, Firecracker, Lake or Static. Pair with complementary colors of Feelin’ Groovy, Take a Ribbing or Toy Poodle to create your own unique design; or use two or more Squared Silly rugs to cover larger spaces. Individual tiles not sold separately.

Price: $159.99

Buy it here: Flor

Crayon Rocks

Michelle Lesser — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:48 +0000

Crayon Rocks have vibrant colors and make beautifully textured art work. All natural soy wax crayons made from USA grown soybeans and colored with natural mineral powders.

Designed to strengthen the tripod grip muscles, preparing fingers and hands for handwriting. The shape allows small fingers to color in large, wide strokes creating pictures rich in color.

Price: $6.95

Buy it here: Crayon Rocks

Eco Friendly Kids Desk For An Affordable Price

Michelle Lesser — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:05:17 +0000

This cute little desk made by Legare a furniture design and manufacturing company that produces unique, easy to assemble furniture for the home and small office.

This desk easy to build, eco friendly and comes in different colors for an affordable price .

Price: $299

Buy it here: All children furniture

Apple Memo Pad

Michelle Lesser — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:00:20 +0000

The freshest and fruitiest three dimensional post-it note object ever designed. It is too good to use!

Price: $40

Buy it here: Third Drawer Down

Flamp Noir Lamp

Michelle Lesser — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:30:56 +0000

The cable and the socket come within the box, making it portable and easy to carry. It is a perfect lamp to deploy in settings calling for a unique or varying ambiance. The uncomplicated design has already made it an icon of style.

Price: $45.90

Buy it here: Supermarket

Geemo Building Block

Michelle Lesser — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:30 +0000

Forget Lego Geemo is a building block for the imagination. Geemo’s flexible magnetic limbs grab and repel each other in unpredictable ways. As Geemo comes to life in your hands, you can build, discover, create, and imagine with this new species of toy. Made under strict quality standards, Geemo is non-toxic and washable. Now available in Supermarket celebrating the collaboration of “Heroes will Rise” the designer and “Brooklyn Junior” the distributor.

5 Geemo in each box.
Recommended for children over 3 years old.

Price: $42

Buy it here: Supermarket

Sweet Bags With Illustrations By Vanessa Boulton

Michelle Lesser — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:05 +0000

These sweet bags designed by Vanessa Boulton with her original illustrations being inspired by her best friend—her dog!. Each illustration is reproduced a limited number of times so that you can always get pieces as fresh as our tropical mangoes! After traveling around the world and getting a taste of different cultures and arts, Boulton finally settled down in Savannah, Ga., where she graduated with a B.F.A. in illustration from SCAD in 2005. She now lives in her native Caracas, where she finds inspiration everywhere and every day.…

Price: $100

Buy it here: Shop SCAD