1. Reinventing the Gypsy Caravan

    Tonke Campers

    Tonke Campers

    Tonka Campers, cre­ated by Dutch doc­u­men­tary film­maker Maarten Van Soest (and named after Maarten’s daugh­ter), offer a refresh­ing take on dis­pos­able travel. They are obso­lete already, in the best pos­si­ble way, and mature rather than date.

    Eschew­ing the typ­i­cal molded plas­tic and vinyl, they are hand-built in a vil­lage in the south of the Nether­lands using tra­di­tional meth­ods and mate­ri­als. Rus­tic lux­ury awaits on the inside, with pol­ished mahogany fit­tings, teak floors, porce­lain sinks, chrome faucets and glass windows.

    In as lit­tle as 15 min­utes, the camper unit can be removed from the vehi­cle, allow­ing for place­ment in a gar­den as a guest cot­tage or inspi­ra­tional workplace.

  2. Rietveld Beach Buggy

    gerrit rietveld children's wagon

    Designed by Dutch fur­ni­ture designer and archi­tect Ger­rit Rietveld in 1918 as part of a range that was pri­mar­ily intended for use by his children.

  3. Vintage Pedal Cars

    velam pedal car\isetta pedal car

    A won­der­ful pair of vin­tage pedal cars based on micro cars from the 1950s. Cool!

  4. Dutch Pedal-Powered Bus

    DeRedding KDV Cargo Bike

    DeRedding KDV Cargo Bike

    DeRedding KDV Cargo Bike

    You can bring every­one along with this trike (kids, friends, fam­ily pets, grand­par­ents, etc.). Made in the Nether­lands (of course), the DeRed­ding KDV fits up to 8 chil­dren on its tan­dem benches with a pro­tec­tion bar for each bench (like an amuse­ment park ride, more con­ve­nient than indi­vid­ual seat belts).

    These are often used instead of a bus by many schools and day care cen­ters in Hol­land. Avail­able world­wide, though not cheap at €2950,-

  5. Vanilla Tricycle

    Vanilla Bicycles Custom Tricycle

    Vanilla Bicycles Custom Tricycle

    Hand­built by Sascha White of Vanilla Bicy­cles for his daugh­ter. Def­i­nitely a daddy’s girl!

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