Categories / Design and Interiors, Kids

Ogle large Lego-style toy box by The Life Aesthetic

Ogle

We love quirky design and of course, we also love Lego, so this Ogle toy box by The Life Aesthetic was always going to appeal.

Yes, of course this is designed to look like a large Lego brick and specifically, designed to hold a child's toys. But if you have no kids, it's still worth a look just for the design.

In terms of specifics, the Ogle has a cut-out on all four sides to avoid trapped fingers, a lid stay to hold the lid in place and a high quality Birch plywood finish. Choose from five colours options or get it done in a custom colour, with the price at £180.

Find out more at the Not On The High Street website

Categories / Books, Design and Interiors, Kids

Alain Grée products at Saison

Alain gree stickers

Following on from yesterday's Puffin book, here's more retro illustration for kids, this time with a French flavour, courtesy of Alain Grée at the Saison shop.

Alain Grée was the author and illustrator of over 300 children's books in France, mainly published during the 1960s and 70s. His work is now being widely reproduced across a wide range of stationery and gift items, from notebooks to posters to pocket mirrors.

The travel stickers pictured show an example of his distinctive style – in a colour palette of purple, pink and black he illustrates everything you'd need for a good holiday in France including cheese, wine and the Eiffel Tower!

The stickers cost €5 while the notebooks and posters cost €12 each.

See the range online

Categories / Books, Kids

Puffin by Design book

Puffin by design

Founded just five years after Penguin, Puffin is celebrating seventy years of publishing. Puffin by Design, written by Phil Baines (who also wrote Penguin by Design) offers a visual history of the publishing house over that period. 

Puffin was founded with the aim of producing affordable, well illustrated books for children. This book features 500 of the imprint's most memorable covers and traces the development of their list, from titles designed to explain the then ongoing Second World War to children, to publishing much loved kids classics, such as Stig of the Dump, Mary Poppins and Watership Down in their paperback format. It also looks at their work with illustrators like Shirley Hughes. 

A fascinating read, that's sure to remind you of some childhood favourites, the book costs £14 from Amazon

Categories / Art and Photography, Kids

Peggy Wickham prints at Elphicks

Peggybeach

Elphicks is currently selling a couple of original 1950s prints by children's illustrator Peggy Wickham. The design shown, 'On the Beach', perfectly captures a nostalgic summer holiday, while the other print, 'The Village', captures an idyllic English rural scene. They are also selling three further designs as reproduction Giclee prints. 

On the Beach costs £75 while the Giclee prints (available in the shop only) cost £20 each. 

Buy the original print from the Elphicks website or see the other designs on the Elphicks blog

Categories / Design and Interiors, Kids

70s apple tree money box

Green-apple-tree-moneybox

Give your kids an alternative to raiding the piggy bank, with this apple tree money box which has a design dating back to the 1970s. 

This fun and bright plastic design has been helping Danish children save up their krone for almost forty years. Also available in red, the tree opens on the back for access to the money and there's a slot on the back so it can be displayed on the wall. 

For £8.95 it's perfect in proving that money really can grown on trees. 

Buy it from Hus and Hem

Categories / Cars and Bikes, Design and Interiors, Kids

Go Go Retro wallpaper by Harlequin

Go Go Retro wallpaper

Harlequin's Go Go Retro wallpaper not only has a brilliant name but also is a charming design, ideal for a kids room.

The paper features line drawing illustrations of retro vehicles such as a Vespa, Camper Van and a Beetle. Hopefully it should inspire some good alternatives to the traditional children's ambition of being a train driver. The simple design means it shouldn't look too overwhelming in a room as well. 

The paper costs £25 a roll. 

Buy it from John Lewis