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2008 National Stationery Show: What's Nasty and Nice - Part III
ALBUMS: DAYS LIKE TOMORROW Homebase: Boise, ID DESIGNER: Lesa Breding Wholesale prices: $21 for litho, $54.50 for leather Remember that funny comment your child made last week? Of course you don't. That's why Breding developed the Days Like Tomorrow Mom's Journal.
Outstanding offering: The Days Like Tomorrow Journal, in saturated tones of buttery leather or heavyweight paper, comes with pockets for holding keepsakes, 74 pages of archival safe paper for writing notes (that funny comment, for instance), inspirational quotations and colorful artwork. It's 8" X 8" size makes it easy to store on that kitchen shelf, in mom's desk - anywhere! Tel: 208-871-4648 E-mail: Wholesale@daysliketomorrow.com
ORGANIZERS: MOMAGENDA Homebase: Old Greenwich, CT DESIGNER: Nina Restieri Wholesale prices: $43-$85 for a case of three items Moms have agendas. Here's one: keep track of kids' complicated schedules. With Restieri's MomAgenda, parents can chart a child's (and their siblings) day activity by activity and see it all in a glance.
Outstanding offering: Any MomAgenda planner in stylish leather is a must-have for parents with too much going on - that would be all of them. Tel: 203-637-4463 E-mail: Info@momagenda.com
BOOKS: FLIPTOMANIA Homebase: Berkeley, CA DESIGNER: Mark Weissberg Wholesale price: $6.45 each Kids will flip when the imagery starts moving along the pages of this old-fashioned delight.
Outstanding offering: Flipbook kit. Each kit comes with everything a child needs to construct four flip books: two with pre-drawn frames; two of his/her own design. Colored markers and instructions are included. Tel: 888-396-5849 E-mail: Mark@fliptomania.com
ROOM AND WALL DÉCOR: PAINTINGS AND PRINTS DEE & LALA Homebase: Los Angeles, CA DESIGNERS: Christen Cutrona (Dee) and Mable Lee (Lala) Size: 19" X 19"; Wholesale price: $25 each/$80 for six The Watch & Learn series of prints "celebrate the intimate interaction between parent and child, and how much they learn from watching you."
Outstanding offering: Mom and baby share a tender moment on these lovely, simple graphics. Ideal for any child's room. Tel: 626-644-1143 E-mail: Info@deeandlala.com
REMOVABLE WALL ART AND STICKERS WALLCANDY ARTS Homebase: East Hampton, NY DESIGNER: Dana Berk Wholesale price: $18 for RoCoco with chalkboard and chalk; Hollywood with 19-square-feet of "paneling" is $27.' This company turns kids into artists with removable, re-arrangeable wallpaper and stick-on motifs, all in funky, modern designs.
Outstanding offering: The new RoCoco features an ornate frame with a chalkboard center. The Hollywood brings rec-room chic to the nursery. Tel: 212-367-8872 E-mail: dana@wallcandyarts.com
MUSIC BOXES: TREE BY KERRI LEE Homebase: Long Eddy, NY DESIGNER: Kerri Lee-Sensiba Wholesale price: $25 Using a palette of soft, antiqued tones Lee continues to delight buyers with her vintage inspired boxes, albums and room accessories.
Outstanding offering: The new Music Go Round. Spin the adorably embroidered finial and watch the fanciful scene turn as the music plays. Available in Pink (Brahms' Lullaby); blue (Hush Little Baby); or yellow (Rockabye Baby). Tel: 845 887-6165 E-mail: Info@treebykerrilee.com
DISHES: MUELLER Homebase: Barre, VT DESIGNER: Beth Mueller Mueller has been crafting fine ceramic wares since 1985. Her children's pieces possess a narrative that is both innocently childlike and wryly adult. Wholesale price: $36 for a three-piece set
Outstanding offering: Mueller's Blast-off satisfies a child's love of space and her parent's appreciation for clean, carefully composed design. Tel: 802-476-3582 E-mail: B.mueller@earthline.net
Originally published June 15, 2008
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