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New York International Gift Fair: February 2010 - Part III
FOURPEAS Homebase: Burr Ridge, IL DESIGNER: Casey Baca Wholesale prices: $4.75-$12.50 What do children want from a bag? Something that looks cool. Parents want a tote that keeps the kids' items dry, clean and organized. FourPeas answers everyone's needs with hip, perfectly sized backpacks, totes, lunch bags and pencil cases.
Outstanding pieces: The Robot backpack, lunch bag and organizers look sharp and do what they're supposed to do: Make toting comfortable and keep hot and cold items insulated.
Tel: 866 487-6500 E-mail: info@fourpeasonline.com
Homebase: Freeport, NY OWNERS: Corey Glassberg and Jamie Glassberg Wholesale prices for backpacks: $19-$20 Top Trenz offers inexpensive, super trendy jewelry, bags and apparel for the boutique buyer.
Outstanding piece: If there's an item on the market that screams "tween" this tie-dyed, sequin-hearted number is it.
Tel: 516-546-1422 E-mail: Toptrenz@aol.com
Homebase: Seattle, WA DESIGNER: Carol Mack Wholesale prices: Lunch Bags: $15, Backpacks: $20 Yes, Dabbawalla bags are fabulous: beautifully colored, creative, light and durable. They're CPSIA compliant and sewn in rural Taiwan at a women-owned facility that supports fair-trade labor practices too, so they're perfect start to finish.
Outstanding pieces: The Shoo Fly Backpack's colors glow.
Hello Luv. Ideal for midday meals and snacks anytime, The British are Coming! Lunch Bag holds sandwiches (or fish and chips) in mesh and bottle pockets and stands upright for easy access.
Tel: 877 500-2708 E-mail: Sgivens@dabbawallabags.com
Homebase: Plainfield, MA DESIGNER: Erin Kelly-Dill Wholesale prices: $3-$4.50 I get queasy thinking of all the plastic sandwich bags I've used over the years that are now moldering in a landfill somewhere. The SnackTaxi is Kelly-Dill's answer to the problem.
Outstanding piece: The SnackTaxi Sandwich Sack comes in a variety of cute cotton prints and is insulated with nylon. It holds a generous sandwich, bagel or wrap and can be machine washed and dried or wiped clean with a damp cloth. No more throwaways. Yay!
Tel: 413 634-2190 E-mail: info@snacktaxi.com
Homebase: Los Gatos, CA DESIGNERS: Maude Humphris and Lara Mullen Wholesale prices for Whoops Bunny bag range: $5.50-$15 The Whoops Bunny! collection of apparel, dishware, stationery and bags is based on an old English nursery rhyme. The rhyme featured a bunny hopping across someone fingers and "whoops" it falls. The collection's brightly colored hand and rabbit logos send a positive message: All of us - children and adults - have "whoops" in our lives, but they're no big deal. "A whoops doesn't discriminate," says Humphris and Mullen, "it unifies us all."
Outstanding pieces: Two styles from the Whoops Bunny! Bag Range: Kite Bunny for girls and Super Whoops Bunny for boys. All the pieces are non-leather PVC and sport the playful rabbit motif.
Tel: 435 503 8011 email: Bunny@whoopsbunny.com
Homebase: City of Industry, CA DESIGNER: Jennie Lynn Johanson Wholesale prices: Chloe Convertible $62, Emma Mini Bag Changing Kit $24 Johanson's bags are feminine and practical. The soft colors and patterns she selects always look clean and fresh - perfect for the frazzled parent.
Outstanding pieces: The Emma Mini Bag looks like a simple tote but it's got a whole lot going on: The strap detaches so the bag can be hung from a stroller. Inside it has multiple insulated pockets and an oversized egg shaped changing pad.
The Chloe Convertible is another multi-tasker. The strap converts from a purse to a stroller bag and a backpack. It's eco-friendly, water and stain resistant and can be machine washed.
Tel: 636 934-8600 E-mail: Info@thebumblecollecton.com
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