You may picture yourself - in the future - for your child’s first cake stall at school. You think… lamingtons! butterfly cakes! toffees! … recalling your own distant childhood. But never in your wildest dreams did you imagine cakes of this calibre…
What you need is a distant relative or friend named Chris! Twelve or so years of practice, sugarcraft classes and a dash of obsession brings to life delightfully creative cakes that look as good as they taste. Be sure to check out the rest of her nursery rhyme cupcakes and the Noah’s Ark Christening cake.
Photos by abbietabbie
If pinning paint swatches to a corkboard seems a little messy, COLOURlovers is a no-fuss way for you to create your colour palette for your nursery decor.
Become a member and join the modern baby nursery group to discuss your boy, girl or gender-neutral schemes.
We’ve also suggested some nursery colour schemes to match our debut art series, In the Woods.
Children drawing technology is not a new thing, after all, some of us did grow up with the Commodore 64. Regardless, it still astound me. Instead of drawings of popular stories, I have seen the visualisation of game levels complete with interface design and complicated explanations of how the games work — from four-year-olds!
The laptop club is a collection of laptops designed by seven- to nine-year-olds.
“Even with relatively little exposure to computers, these children have absorbed ideas about shopping online, interacting socially with virtual pets and real friends, and even media convergence with their favorite movies and songs loaded on the laptops,” says Amy Tiemann.
Kid’s Republic, a children’s picture bookstore in Beijing, stimulates activity, play and exploration. The space is unified by colourful ribbons that snake through an activity room on the first floor, a staircase and the bookstore on the second floor.
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If you’re searching for a good lookin’ book to please your child (and yourself) then look no further.
Same Same | Saturday 11th June 2005
I was flying to a conference in Hong Kong with a friend and with people that I’d yet to meet. As I greeted them for the first time I noticed someone taking photos of the scene. Standing in the queue. Seated on the plane. Who was this guy? It was Garry Trinh.
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And that would be Sardines by Nicole Gastonguay, whose knitting is big on the crafty food scene… yes, really.
Kokeshi wooden dolls, that originate from Japan, are given a graphic makeover by 75 leading artists. (via Netdiver).
Where: Subtext Store, 680 West Beech Street, No.1 San Diego, California 92101
When: November 3rd - December 17th
More info: Official site
