Molly-meg- the wonderful vintage children's chair shop has expanded into a full design shop for kids. I found the little children wall art there by Zoe de la Cases. Zoe is a French illustrator and designer with all kinds of lovely art. accessories and paper toys on her website. I love these paper dolls and tiny fold up paper shops.
small designers
03/05/2012
12/21/2011
small play- jess brown
We love Jess Brown and interviewed her about her collaboration with Katherine Edmonds (of Wovenplay) way bfor the fall issue in 2009. You can read the article here. You can find a large range of her unique handmade dolls at Sweet William
...and speaking avout wovenplay...have you checked out their new season (also available at Sweet William)? There also some of the dolls made by Jess and dressed by Katherine in the wovenplay shop.
10/19/2011
small threads - brood baby
While scouring Etsy for accessories for our upcoming photo shoot I came across Brood Baby, organic soft handmade knits for baby. If I was expecting the Baby Cacoon and bunting would be at the top of my registry.
06/13/2011
small photo shoots
We are heading to the beach this week to photograph our issue 18 fashion story. It's the same location we shot 'summer lovin' in the summer of 2008. Check out these cute bikinis from Kayce Hughes our models will be sporting.
Kayce Hughes striped knit bikini
06/11/2011
the Brooklyn renegade craft fair!
head over to the Renegade Craft fair in Brooklyn today and tomorrow to pick up some original mimi kirchner tattoed dolls, little hero capes, hand made plush toys from zoogu, wooly baby upcycled booties (see our post on 9th) Screech owl prints and cards (see our post on the 8th) woolies from pipsqueak chapeau and tons more of our favorite designers and makers. See the full list here.
06/02/2011
small hands- damselfly
We have a new sponsor who would want to tell you about even if they were not a sponsor. Faith of Damselfly is truly passionate about her new business. Every piece is hand made in England using the 'whole garment' system and the gorgoeus items are evidence of the involvement of 'petit mains' rather than factory piece-work. Faith concieves and constructs really special clothing, utilising the talents of local seamstresses. Only the best quality fabric is used and each piece has a specialty hand finish, like the silk ruffles or the embroidery you can see on the coat above. They are really heirloom pieces (but also amazingly affordable for a special piece).
The clothes are beautiful, the photography and the website is beautiful and the passion for the work is really beautiful.
05/16/2011
small finds- red shoes
I love red shoes. We just heard from Hiskia van Leeuwentha she has started a shoe company: Gestipt. They are adorable and shipping is free world wide. You can see her shoes in the top line of images- all lovely, 100 percent leather and handmade in ethically run Spanish factories.
Below are a few other red shoes I love this year. The classic water sandal (leather, waterproof and long lasting!). Red desert boots by Walnut. Center and bottom right - the Port shoe and the Diez sandal by Livie and Luca and bottom right is WIllits Academie Chrissy woven sandal.
04/21/2011
small threads - Ode
I am dreaming of summer dresses today. Love these from Ode, a collection for girls 2 - 6 years old inspired by childhood travels and from family living in a village in India called, what else, Ode.
03/24/2011
playtime new york favorites part 2
A nod to sailor stripes by Little Esop.
Charcoal wool, thin engineer stripes and camel colored linen by Little Lief.
Army green and owls at Bobo Choses.
Feather embroidery by Coral & Tusk.
Brand new circus and pirate series wall stickers by Love Mae.
Classic dressing by Dagmar Daley and art by Carin Berger in her booth.
Artists installations all around the venue of Playtime New York.
03/23/2011
playtime new york favorites part 1
Colorful accessories by Lucky Wang (look for these in the next issue!)
Beautiful neutrals by ESP no.1
Feminine skull necklaces paired with soft florals by Vent Contraire.
Recycled sweater booties, scarves and how cute are these felted ice cream necklaces? (these may be in the next issue too!) by Seven Smooches.
Denim done a million cool ways by Kutie Protocol, plus the famous couple names of each garment.
Luxe miltilary coat and cloud details by newcomer Pale Cloud.
03/15/2011
small hands - jess brown and rae dunn
While sifting through many, many images snapped at Playtime (report coming this week!) I totally forgot about this great tea set I meant to share with you guys last week! Jess Brown and artist Rae Dunn collaborated on this sweet ceramic tea set with drawings Jess' daughter did years ago when Jess started making her now famous, rag dolls. I am loving how the clean lines compliment the drawings. It even has little sewing stitch drawn details on the back of the cups and pitcher. You get 2 cups, 2 plates and 1 pitcher.
02/08/2011
small play - mirasa design
Great little stuffed animals by Mirasa Design made using fair trade practises and by using Azo free dyes so they are eco friendly! Oh, and a portion of the proceeds from all purchases go to Room to Read, a non-profit that partners with local communities to establish libraries, construct schools, and provide education to girls.
p.s. the winner of the Nellystella Giveaway is comment no. 21 Congrats! Bethany!
01/31/2011
small type - Bonjour Camille by Bobo Choses
Bobo Choses has not only proved they are way ahead of the fashion curve with their brilliant clothing collection, they now have a book, Bonjour Camille, all about the girl who has inspired their Spring/Summer range!
Bonjour Camille
On Sunday mornings, as soon as the sun comes out,
Camille opens her eyes and puts on her battledress:
a tutu and a top hat. She has so many things to do:
Jumping on the bed until her mummy says THAT’S ENOUGH!
Eating loads and loads of cherries.
Hiding all the umbrellas.
Choosing a new favourite colour.
Giving names to the waves.
Asking the wind in a whispering voice to tell her a story.
Letting an ice-cream melt in her hand.
Drawing thousands of faces on thousands of balloons.
Yelling to the winter to go away.
Looking for something unexpected on a map...
But then Camille hears a voice from the other side of the door. Stop that jumping!
SHE HAS SO MANY THINGS TO DO!
p.s. Be sure to check the Bobo Choses rugs, bedspreads and woven toy baskets for spring. We were also just informed of a collaboration of Wovenplay and Bobo Choses premiering at Playtime Paris. Can't wait!
01/27/2011
small threads - rose desbois
I am still happily pouring over all the new spring collections for our next issue and had to share with you a few images from Rose Desbois. We have photographed this french collection before and the quality and attention to detail of these garments are fantastic. I love the light and whimsical pastel color palette they chose for spring.
01/06/2011
small shops - Bequita Children's Clothier
Good news! Bequita Children's Clothier web shop is open! And through Jan 7th you can receive 30% off. Just enter voucher code: privatesale30. Stock up on timeless play pieces in soft, organic fabrics with beautiful details such as handmade Chinese knot closures, Yuan and Qing Dynasty inspired trims and mandarin collars.
12/22/2010
small shops - small-secret-store.com
A note was in our in-box this morning from Pauline, the proprietor of this beautiful French on line shop called Small-Secret-Store.com. Her shopped is stocked with well designed, ethically made and environmentally friendly objects and clothing for children. Stop in and take a look.
12/19/2010
small threads - Amy Bahrt
We are busy putting the final touches on the new issue of Small and it should be out tonight! In the meantime we wanted to share with you these cute little fair trade scarves by Amy Bahrt at Sweet Willliam. They are hand-knit of fair trade merino wool with a touch of cashmere and made in NYC. We love that!
12/16/2010
small report- more clothes!
yeah... the clothes are great (although not 'small' scale or independent at all so we won't talk too much about them) but the main reason I am writing about it is beacuse I love the way her website works. It is worth going to check it out just for the neat trick when you scroll over each child- simple, playful and very effective.
12/02/2010
small shops - Smallable Advent Calender & Jess Brown
Head on over to Smallable and check out their cool advent calender. Everyday this month you can open a gift box filled with info, free giveaways, discounts and goodies! I am definitely loving the beautiful illustrated cozy room.
Also exclusively at Smallable you will find the Jess brown event in favor of the "Toutes à l'école" association. The idea : create unique dolls in limited edition, all dressed-up by fashion designers : Little Paul and Joe, Noro, Talc, Louis Louise, Simple Kids, Gold, Poppy Rose, and send all the benefits to Toutes à l'école in order to help little Cambodian girls to go to school and become free educated women. A creative and charitable partnership!
11/17/2010
small threads - latest love
I found this shop on Etsy yesterday when I was looking for items to feature in our Small Something collage for the winter issue. I had obviously wandered off track and started thinking about the stories we are shooting for winter, found my self looking at clothes and luckily stumbled across Made by Muku.
Made by Muku is the product of two artists working together inspired by their 10 month old child. Their fabrics are soft, the designs full of movement and the colors are muted and beautiful.
09/23/2010
small shops - Tada! Shop
Want to shop the pages of the current issue of Small? Hadley and Holly from Tada! Shop have created a shopping list of products featured in our Autumn issue. How cool! Check it out!
09/16/2010
Behind the Scenes - autumn fashion
Here's a few behind the scenes shot from our autumn fashion editorial. New issue will be out this week!
(That's Aften & Steven modeling some beautiful Les Zigouis pieces)
09/06/2010
small giveaway- NamheeNYC
In this weeks giveaway we are pleased to introduce NamheeNYC's brand new accessories line. This package will include a hairband, bracelet, ribbon pin and bird brooch.
Namhee has been creating inspirational and unique furniture and home ware for some years now. You can also spot her beautiful chairs in Small Magazine's summer issue film, CITY MICE.
Namhee Lee's designs are totally whimsical and completely functional making them so easy for us to love. Each piece is created meticulously by hand, and each piece is given the commitment and love necessary to create something truly one of a kind. The concept behind her new accessory pieces is simple- everything is hand sewn or hand made with carefully selected, 100% cotton fabrics.
All you have to do is leave a comment telling us what inspires you about Namhee's designs and you will win a hairband, bracelet, ribbon pin and bird brooch.
One lucky reader will be picked at
random and notified by e-mail. The winners name will also be posted on the blog the following
Monday. Our winner last week (picked by random.org) was comment no.66. Congratulations to Jay Willis!
08/30/2010
small giveaways- Moonchild Studio Doll
This week's giveaway is a beautiful, carefully handmade, one of a kind, 15" Waldorf style doll from Moonchild Studio. This particular doll (pictured on the left) was specially made for our readers at Smaller* and that's not all.... Berrie was kind enough to offer the readers a 20% discount on a Custom Order Doll for a January, February or March delivery. Just go to her Etsy site or blog and use SMALLMAG as the code when you order.
A Moonchild doll is an all-natural doll that is made with natural fibers. This doll is made with European cotton interlock fabric that complies with Oeko-tex standard 100, wool stuffing, and mohair hair. Her clothes are hand made with European corduroy and knit fabrics and her hat and shoes are made with 100% wool felt. She comes with a care sheet and a re-blushing cloth. Waldorf style dolls typically have a neutral expression so the child can add the feelings that the doll is needing to fulfill. As a child holds and plays with a Moonchild doll, the wool stuffing holds the child's body heat. Besides being great for educational and creative play, these toys are safe for your child and good for the environment. This gorgeous doll will be a wonderful addition to your child's life that can be passed down through the generations.All you have to do is leave a comment telling us what you think is so special about this doll.
One lucky reader will be picked at random and notified by email. (Please leave your email address when you post a comment!). The winner will also be posted in the blog the following Monday. Our winners from last week (picked by random.org) were comments no.1, 3, 5, 6, and 12- congratulations!! Please contact us with your email address.
08/10/2010
small report no.1 - Playtime New York
Last weekend I attended Playtime New York, the international trade show devoted to childrenswear. I had a little assistant, my daughter Miette helping me. It was so nice to get a fashion perspective from a 6 year old. As a sponsor of Playtime we had limited edition postcards (seen in the middle photo above) featuring artists from our Small Draw coloring pages made for all the attendees of Playtime.
I will post over the next couple of days my favorite designers, new and old, from the show.
Bakker Made with Love
-A French label designed by couple David and Valerie Bakker, who
reside in Indonesia and who are clearly influenced by their travels. It can be seen in the colorful handmade fabrics in tribal prints that adorn rompers, bags, bibs, swim trunks and
dresses. Along with a this collection are bright beautiful basics like jeans, tees and outerwear.
Supereditions-
A Parisian publishing house making books with Sandra
Lanilis’ funny text with titles like, The Magic Sausage and Where do Monsters and Spiders hide when they are scared with a blank pages where your child can illustrate the story.
Coral & Tusk-
Pillows, tee shirts, onesies, stationary and art prints adorned with
embroidered images created by Stephanie Housley. I loved the kids button down
shirts and dresses in a beautiful blue fish print as well as the award brooches
and baby booties embroidered with bears and ducks.
Easy Peasy- A French brand of beautiful leather baby and toddler shoes.A Classic collection of mary janes and lace up soft oxfords as well as booties with mouse and owl faces, colorful peace signs and hearts.
08/04/2010
small finds- tie it on
Halter dress from Parasols
Vintage fabric halter dress from Baby Bean
Frilly halter dress from Little Bean
Vintage sun suit from Dagmar Daley
07/28/2010
small report - Playtime New York
Small is happy to be one of the lovely sponsors for the premier of Playtime in New York this weekend. Playtime is the international trade show devoted to children's universe as well as maternity wear. We are excited to meet new designers, get inspiration for future issues as well as the opportunity to see and chat with old friends. We will be back next week with a full report of the show. We will also have some cool goodies to give buyers!!!
Here are some designers & exhibits we are excited to see!
July 31 - Aug 2
82 Mercer st. NY NY 10012
07/12/2010
Small Giveaway - Crumb Threads
Drawing influence from retro patterns and designs, Crumb Threads is a unique, well tailored clothing line for boys and girls all hand made in Melbourne, Australia. Lynelle and Mary, the lovely ladies behind the brand, are giving away one item of your choice for this weeks giveaway. Just leave a comment telling us what your favorite item is from Crumb Threads.
One lucky reader will be picked at random and notified by e-mail (please leave your email when you post your comment!). The winners name will also be posted the following Monday.
Our winner last week (picked by random.org) was comment no.15 - Congratulations Khemy. Please let us know your address!
06/30/2010
Small shops - Suvi Ainoa
Suvi in Finnish means summer, and Ainoa means "the only one". I love this shop that is stocked with simple but well designed clothing, blankets, tea towels, toys and things for the home.
Yanyan is the talented one behind Suvi Ainoa. Her mantra: something useful, minimal and still beautiful. Well said!
06/29/2010
Small Threads - Sunhats
Clockwise from top left:
Straw Hat by Noro
Polka Dot Sunhat by by Album di Famiglia
Embroidered Flower Sun Hat by Gap
Sun Hat by Kangol
Boat Check Player by Kangol
Liberty Flower Hat by Eponime
Plum Ribbon Straw Hat by L'Esprit de Luna
Red and Blue Floral Sun Hat by Angela Devine
06/14/2010
Small hands- Mathilde de Turckheim
Mathilde de Turkheim is a talented French designer living in Brooklyn. She offered to help us out on Small photo shoots and her lovely daughter has even modeled for Small. We met her because we saw her amazing handmade necklaces at Bubble a few years ago and fell in love with the imaginative shapes and decorative details.
She has recently expanded her range into headbands and brooches.
05/26/2010
The Best of Renegade Craft Fair Austin Part 2
Public School – Public School is a creative collective of 3 photographers, 4 designers and 1 illustrator based in Austin. Their booth was filled with fantastic posters, one reading: “Tie your shoes, pack a good lunch and remember we are all in this together” and a photo booth where they were taking “class portraits”. Would love these guys to do a shoot or illustrated story for Small!
Brooke & Adelyn – Organic children’s clothing hand stamped with ladybugs, twigs, flowers and butterflies on rompers, jumpers and dresses in soft pastel colors.
Leah Duncan – I was immediately drawn into Leah’s booth by the color palette of her illustrations and her textiles. Pillows, tea towels and fabric adorned with geometric patterns and florals in soft grays, yellows, greens, and oranges. Beautiful!
Clay Wood & Cotton – A brick and mortar shop in Beacon, NY filled with small designers like, Kate Durkin (pillows left) ceramics illustrated with birds by Take Me Homeware and handmade plush monsters by Karen’s Monsters.
05/25/2010
The Best of Renegade Craft Fair Austin Part 1
Tinted Mint – Tape in tons of colors and patterns made of Japanese rice paper. I bought a few rolls for the kiddos (what kid doesn’t love tape?) and they had a blast taping shapes on paper and painting and drawing around it.
Lisa Chow – Beautiful illustrations of buildings suspended from stars and balloons on prints, cards and teas sets.
Miss Natalie –Looks like every creative thought Miss Natalie has ever had was executed perfectly and displayed beautifully in her booth. Standouts: Natalie’s Don’t Forget Me Lunch Bags, Heirloom Growth Charts and Mail-A-Mask Postcards.
Mogo - Kimonos and tees in simple but original graphics and wooden pencil boxes and rings boxes adorned with bears and colorful cars, shapes and landscapes.
05/06/2010
Small designers- BKLYN DESIGN
Brooklyn Design Market is going on this weekend at St Ann's Warehouse, 38 Water Street in Dumbo. We went last year and it was a lot of fun and very inspirational. This year there will be a plenty of live music and a kids lounge featuring fun, functional, and fabulous childrens’ furniture by BKLYN DESIGNers. There will be crafts and free 100% biodegradable balloons for the kids. Some of the designers included are Colleen and Eric, Argington, Casakids (there is an interview with Roberto Gil in the last issue of Small) all pictured above. Pictured below is a sample of the funky and very bright wall paper from Flavor Paper, amazing furniture from Hugh Hayden and Katie Vitale and narrative wall paper from Grow House Grow.
04/01/2010
Small Projects - Crinkly Robot by Prudent Baby
Our guest post today is from Jacinda and Jaime, the talented duo over at Prudent Baby. Their site is chock full of craft projects for babies and kids, the nursery, moms (Hot Mess Mommy-love that!) and cooking recipes. Today they show us how to make Crinkly Robots. Take it away ladies…
Crinkly Robot
Collect your supplies. You will need:
- Print-out of Robot template Click here
- A crinkly piece of plastic. Travel wipe bags work well.
- 2 - 5x7" pieces of wool felt (this is a good time to use the nice stuff that you've been hoarding.) They can be the same or complimentary colors.
- Scraps of felt
- Ribbon
- Needle and thread (sewing or embroidery will work)
- Head Pins
- Scissors
- Sewing Machine (optional)
2. Lay down the 2 pieces of felt with the plastic bag sandwiched in between.
4. Cut out the decorative elements from the scrap felt and arrange on your robot.
5. Stitch any layered pieces including the zig-zag on the chest, and the eyes on their background.
6. Stitch all of the decorative elements onto the front layer of your robot. Make sure the stitches are very secure.
7. Trim your plastic so that it is not showing around the edge of the felt.
8. Assemble the robot with the plastic sandwiched between the two pieces of felt and pin your ribbon tags into the seam. Each piece of ribbon is folded in half.
9. If you are using a sewing machine, zig-zag stitch around the entire outside edge of the felt so that one stitch falls off the edge of the felt, simulating an overlock stitch. Stitch the ribbon tags into the robot as you go.
If you are hand-stitching, use a whip-stitch or blanket stitch to secure edge and attach ribbon tags all the way around.
Thank you Jacinda and Jaime!!!
03/18/2010
Children’s Club Fall/Winter 2010 Collections
Here are a few standouts from the Fall/Winter 2010 collections
shown in NYC.
Rock Baby Rock - A modern collection of knits and denim made
in LA. I loved the boy’s range of striped sweaters, soft denim and hoodies with
graffiti in bright colors.
Cacharel – From the iconic French clothing line started in
1962, the kid’s collection is rich with colors of cranberry and navy crafted
from luxurious silk floral and velvet fabrics.
Bequita – This is the debut collection from Bequita. Created
from organic cotton and clearly inspired by the East and designed with close
attention to detail. The Chinese knot closures are handmade and each piece is
intended for play, to be mixed and matched and layered.
Nellystella - It’s simple-Nelly Chen designs clothing that she
would wear herself. My favorite piece is the black blazer for girls. It’s layered
over the ditsy floral dresses and rompers in this collection.
Blu Pony Vintage – A truly vintage collection of clothing inspired
by the 1930’s and uses the same sewing tradition of clothing made at that time.
Vintage silhouettes with beautiful chambray, linen and plaid cottons.
Bear Feet Shoes - Started in 1985 in Austin, Texas, and still
made there today from natural and organic materials. Leather and suede Mary
Janes and desert boots in bright-jeweled colors.
Velvet & Tweed - Tina Schreiber does a fantastic job of mixing
traditional silhouettes with a modern twist. Girls dresses perfect for any fancy party in classic cut but
in a bright dotted berry pattern and a traditional pea coat for boys in a bright
colorful plaid.
03/17/2010
Small threads - play day
Girly and active, modern and retro, a top and a bottom- it covers it all! We still love the play-suit.
03/08/2010
Small hands- Jess Brown and Atsuyo et Akiko
You may remember we wrote about Jess Brown's last collaboration with Wovenplay in Small issue - Summer 2009- so we were very exited to see the new collaboration. Atsuyo et Akiko and Jess Brown have collaborated to produce a limited edition of dolls- available soon through their websites.
02/28/2010
Small shop- Little Bean
As well as being the co-editor with me at Small, Christine has a clothes line, Baby Bean and shop- Little Bean - in Texas. For Baby Bean, Christine finds vintage fabrics from all over the country and re-uses them to make the most beautiful and unique handmade clothes for kids. Little Bean, her shop, collects many of the designers and artists we feature in Small as well as her own line cf clothes. You can see some photos from the shop above. Right now she is having a wonderful winter sale through etsy of Winter samples and extra stock. Most of her clothes are light enough to be worn all year, with sandals in summer or layered up with tights and woollies for the Winter.
Etsy sale shop a selection of showroom samples, photo samples and designs
Little Bean a unique kids shop in Dallas (and online)
Baby Bean one of a kind, cool, girly clothes from 100% vintage fabrics
11/26/2009
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