The Perfect Dining Table for Children

TableSet by Elad Kashi

TableSet by Elad Kashi

TableSet by Elad Kashi

Designer Elad Kashi decided to entirely forgo the tra­di­tional place set­ting with Table­Set, craft­ing the top from remov­able ceramic plates that make it easy and con­ve­nient to clean. At the end of the meal, you sim­ply put the table in the dishwasher.

I love the char­ac­ter of our old farm table, but clean­ing the crevices is a major chore after the lit­tle ones fin­ish­ing eat­ing.  How won­der­ful it would be to sim­ply toss the entire table in the sink after dinner!

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Vintage High Chair by Artek

Artek Baby High Chair

Ben af Schul­ten designed this won­der­ful high chair for Alvar Aalto’s Artek in 1965. Schul­ten served as the artis­tic direc­tor for Artek from 1976 to 2004.

The exam­ple pic­tured above sold at Wright’s July 2010 Mass Mod­ern auc­tion for $125.

Colorem by Naef

Naef Colorem

Naef Colorem

Naef Colorem

Five water-soluble chalk crayons enable chil­dren to draw their imag­i­nary world on this won­der­ful set of maple blocks by Naef. Each block is var­nished with black­board paint–a quick wipe with a wet sponge and the blocks are ready for some­thing else.

Self-drawn alpha­bet blocks would be a won­der­ful way to learn letters!

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Pacifier Sunglasses

Lytot Pacifier Sunglasses

A novel approach for keep­ing eye pro­tec­tion in place for your baby by Lytot. The idea came to French designer Ahmed Zikr while he was in his work­shop and saw his daugh­ter put her paci­fier in front of a pair of glasses. Avail­able in 5 sizes for chil­dren from 0 to 36 months.

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Hanging Drop Terrarium

Hanging Drop Terrarium

Hanging Drop Terrarium

A lovely tear-shaped ter­rar­ium that hangs from the ceil­ing on a knot­ted sisal rope. Avail­able at ter­rain.

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