Nomess Copenhagen -storage when you need a spring-clean!

As the days gets longer and the sun is peeking through the window it's time to have a proper spring-clean, to treat your home to some attention, care and love. With a few simple steps it's easy to achieve a tidy and fresh living space. 1. Out with the old and in with the new. Well, not quite as drastic as it perhaps sounds, but do go through all things, especially the ones that has 'no place to...

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Renew the children’s bedroom with Scandi interior and decor

Winter will soon be over, and it's time for both a spring clean and perhaps freshening up your child's bedroom. We've made a small selection of desirable furniture, decor and accessories that are sure to renew juniors room in an instant. Key elements are; Storage, materials like wood and soft fabrics and colours -lots of gorgeous and utterly delicious colours!

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Circa, the circular calendar

Seen at the number one UK event for designer gifts, toys and accessories Top Drawer; With round shapes and bright primary colours like yellow, blue and green this calendar is a lot more than a high quality wooden toy. Grasping the concept of time, from what day it is to how the year is build up with weeks, months and even seasons can seem a bit difficult for a young child. This rotating and...

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Organic knitted toys -handmade by you!

This is your chance to create something handmade for your little one, with ready made kits, including yarn of organic cotton, instructions and knitting pins from the Swedish designer Erica Laurell. We love knitting kits as it's a great way for both children and adult beginners to try out the wonderful world of creative knitting. And there's no such thing as something handmade by you -precious!...

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Imaginative play at Little Red Stuga

Little Red Stuga is a design and production studio, creating stories, products and projects in-house and in collaboration with designers, clients and partners. Do we buy toys for our children because we think they will like them or because we like it!? Little Red Stuga once said “As a designer for children it’s one of the biggest challenges! The goal should be to keep both (adult and child)...

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15% off on Mid Century Modern Scandinavian art prints

Pssst... poster art prints inspired by Scandinavia, mid century modern design, Cathrineholm, Stig Lindberg etc. Now on a Merry Christmas discount throughout December with a 15% off on all items in the lovely ReStyleShop on Etsy. Use voucher code ILVOERESTYLE at check out to receive your discount. The artist Jan Skácelík has been mentioned on Little Scandinavian before, as the blogger behind one...

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Montana -Danish functionalism at its best!

Montana is a system design that is based upon the cardinal number 5.7 cm. 1/12 of a shelving unit corresponds to 5.7 cm and is the distance between two shelf positions. 5.7 cm is the measurement linking Montana to the universal DIN paper formats, including the A4 format. Use the 42 basic units, the 4 depths, 49 colours and special surfaces to create your own personal solution. This makes Montana...

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Review: Monster High Fashion Dolls, by Little B

Do we buy toys for our children because we think they will like them or because we like it!? I spoke with Little Red Stuga the other day, on Twitter. And they said "As a designer for children it's one of the biggest challenges! The goal should be to keep both (adult and child) happy and satisfied." I think that's so true. I've done the mistake myself, buying my children lovely toys that I liked....

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Review of the Playsam black F1 Racer car

Playsam is one of the leading Scandinavian toy design companies. Designed by Ulf Hanses Playsam black F1 Racer car with four rubber wheels, red trim and a smooth, curved black body and measures 15cm x 11cm. Comes with a matching red driver with a black helmet. Presented in a black branded box which measures 16cm x 13cm x 9cm. Available £64 at alexandalexa.com We think: First of all, again...

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