Intriguing Swedish Inspiration
Whilst we admit that we occasionally go in for a little Ikea hacking, we much prefer quick and easy repurposing ideas. lifeiscarbon® recently stumbled across an interesting range of products for children and instantly fell in love with their amazing plethora of oversized labels – a love perhaps explained by our passion for the details often found on Japanese designer t-shirts. Desperate to have them (and with our kids to old to need them) we quickly had to think of an excuse to buy them. Which all goes to explain why our bicycles now have multipurpose holders hanging from their crossbars and we own a collection of the best looking pincushions in town.
Thilde of Sweden make simple but inspirational products for children based around the idea of using interesting colors and textures to pique children’s curiosity and engage their minds.
Founded in 2004 by a former textiles teacher called Pia Eriksson, the company was started almost by accident when Pia bought her daughter Thilde a cuddly toy and realized that the thing that captivated her attention most was the laundry label. This simple observation led to the ingenious idea of creating The Thilde Pillow, which features a variety of interesting labels and tags for a child to suck, bite and otherwise play with.
Initially launched in its native Sweden but now available in over twenty countries worldwide, The Thilde Pillow quickly received critical acclaim amongst parents and press alike, after which the range expanded to include a number of other inspired products. Take a look below to read more and to see a selection of our favorites:
Despite the fact that they make great looking and functional pincushions, The Thilde Pillow is primarily designed as an educational "security blanket" for babies. The unique laundry labels, with their different colors and shapes, stimulate children’s curiosity, perception of touch, and motor activity. The rustling and colorful Thilde Pillow will also encourage the development of sight and hearing.
The Thilde Pocket is designed to be fastened to the side of cribs by Velcro. When children have outgrown their cribs, The Thilde Pocket is perfect for attaching to the back of a chair or in our case, to the crossbar of a bicycle.
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