1. Summer Inspiration

    Zerotreunouno Portable Garden

    Vespa Ape Calessino

    Here’s a peek at some of the posts I’m con­tribut­ing to Joanna Goddard’s lovely blog A Cup of Jo while she takes a well-earned mater­nity leave. Con­grat­u­la­tions, Joanna!

  2. Modern Soapbox Racer

    joyride by per brolund

    joyride by per brolund

    joyride by per brolund

    Joyride by Per Brol­und is a cart con­struc­tion kit for par­ents with chil­dren between 3 an 9 years old. No tools are nec­es­sary to assem­ble the kit and it can be eas­ily dis­as­sem­bled for con­ve­nient flat-pack storage.

    Cool idea, unfor­tu­nately just a con­cept at this point.

  3. Dreamy Springtime Ride

    opel motoclub

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Vintage Pedal Cars

    velam pedal car\isetta pedal car

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

  7. 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,-

  8. 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!

    You can order one for your­self, but be fore­warned: it cost Sascha around $10k.

  9. Vintage Carnival Circus Clown Bicycles

    Vintage Carnival Circus Clown Bicycle

    Vintage Carnival Circus Clown Bicycle

    Trick bikes from the big top of the 1930s, avail­able at Mod­ern 50. Where do they find this stuff?

    via dinosaurs and robots

  10. Wisa Gloria

    Wisa Gloria Swiss Toys Tricycle

    Wisa Gloria Swiss Toys Tricycle

    Swiss toy­maker Wisa-Gloria at work assem­bling their won­der­ful tri­cy­cles, like they’ve been doing since 1881. I’m not sure about the avail­abil­ity of their prod­ucts in the U.S., but I have come across a few of their vin­tage wooden toys and they were magnificent.