Children’s online retailer AlexandAlexa have been champions of kid’s fashion since their launch in 2007. Now the children’s fashion experts are turning their hand to interiors with a new Home & Décor collection and we think the specially selected range will help you make your kid’s room just as unique as the contents of their [...]
Flux favourites for sometime, Taiwan based haoshi Design make some of the most beautiful, subtley unique items we’ve come across. All handmade in pure white resin, these are ‘good things’ for life. haoshi is ‘good things’ in Chinese, and haoshi design believe that life is full of happy and interesting things. haoshi Design was [...]
CoucouManou is a quirky, evocative new furniture brand producing amazing child friendly pieces with their own style aesthetic. Fluxlings speaks to designer Nell Beale on launching CoucouManou, and her artisan approach to design and build. Buying kids furniture is a really fun challenge. You can go completely bonkers with colour and motifs [...]
The words baby highchair and design statement may seem to be at opposite ends of the style dictionary, especially for the uninitiated in modern day baby products. Take the chairs you see in any restaurant with their plastic-y frames and sickly pvc seats. But in fact there are some wonderful baby highchairs on the market [...]
Blabla….Blabla…what a great name for a kids company! As soon as I looked through the range of children’s knitted dolls and soft furnishings I could tell that this wasn’t your usual ‘dolls and soft furnishings’ brand! Started by designer Florence Wetterwald working with her friend and collaborator Susan Pritchett and her husband, Joseph Strong, from [...]
Paperboy’s graphic kids wallpaper and fabric designs have been captivating us at fluxlings throughout 2011, from the skeletal animals, dinosaur silhouettes, jet fighter planes and mythical knights and dragons. Pride of place amongst the fluxlings’ Christmas horde was our wonderful traditional miniature armchair by Little Chairs covered in Paperboy’s green and gold ‘Animal Magic’ skeletons. It’s never [...]
Looking for a unique piggy bank, I stumbled upon this amazing variety cast from a real pig! Needless to say, the pig is one who died of natural causes, but we hope you agree the resulting realistic casting makes for a conversation piece to say the least! The piggy banks are a wopping real life [...]
Paperboy make wonderfully edgy designs into boys wallpaper and fabric! From animal skeletons to dinosaurs and dragons, this is our current favourite. Splash it all over your walls and upholstery in bedrooms and even in the lounge. Paperboy was conceived when mother of six year old boys, Victoria, tried to update their nursery with something that [...]
Otterburn Baby blankets are made in a mill in Northumberland that has been weaving luxury wool blankets since 1821. At fluxlings we are strong believers in heirlooms. Heaven knows, when you have a child you are innundated with so many gifts. They are all well meaning, and gratefully accepted on that level. But if we [...]
If you can imagine an undersized world – maybe Alice has grown too much this time – you can populate it with Little Chairs. A new children’s furnishings company, Little Chairs creates beautiful childrens chairs – child sized traditionally styled and upholstered chairs and sofas from their base in the Peak District. Launched by Arabella [...]
Lumilove Barbapapa and the Barbapapa Carrousel When these wonderful lights arrived from Pabobo, I loved the funny little character on the Barbapapa Carousel light and the Lumilove Barbapapa, and at first assumed that Barbapapa was the invention of the French lighting designers. But I’ve been told on good authority, that in the late 60s that little [...]
If you are looking for kids furniture that is something extra special, we’re really loving French site, Edmond – really a special find. Edmond was born on the 4th of January 1922, and 87 years later, his granddaughter launched the wonderfully understated www.Edmond.tm.fr featuring a wide selection of furniture and vintage objects from the 50’s era. Everything is totally beautiful and functional from design objects to industrial [...]
Scotch Shrunk & R’Belle Summer Hillbillies and Bohos – Win Accessories : From hillbilly to boho, surf dude to retro, there’s something for everyone this ...
Beach Dragons – childrens’ swimwear with built in UV protection : Swedish brand Beachdragons launches its first collection of children's swimwear ...
Wild Camping – summer camping adventures at Tattershall Lakes : Number three on the National Trust's list of 50 thing to do before you're eleven...
Family Cycling Holiday in York – Gothic adventure with pedal power : When we were offered the opportunity to try out a family cycling holiday in York...
Step2wo Girls’ Sandals in Neon Brights for SS13 : Excited to see these lovely girls' sandals drop into our inbox from Step2wo! Rig...
Green People ‘Saving the Seas’ with Marine Conservation Society :
Images of sunny days and holidays by the British seaside are a staple of child...
Collégien – Slipper Socks from the South of France : Getting cosy for winter in the fluxlings household. That means jumpers, tights a...
Traditional Silver Cross doll’s pram : Silver Cross are launching a new range of their traditional doll's pram. For the...
Travel the Magnetic World Map – Wooden Puzzle from Janod : French toy makers, Janod, are a favourite in the fluxlings household. One toy th...
Bubble London weekend – Get set for SS14 already! : It’s time for Bubble London again this weekend (16th and 17th June) and fluxling...
Hucklebones Autumn Colours for 2011 : A beautiful collection of girls clothing for autumn winter 2011 from London base...
