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Decorex 2017
This year Decorex SA has introduced the Milk Jug cafe to the Decorex shows, an area specifically dedicated to kids, surrounded by kids decor and interior inspiration. Little Interiors was honoured to have teamed up with an amazing group of kids decor brands to design a drool-worthy nursery space. My aim was to create a nursery design that will catch the eye of not just the expecting parent, and for the design to be a talking point by stepping out of the normal box of what a nursery should look like. I wanted to create an industrial Scandinavian look with pops of steampunk and an adventure theme combined. Concrete, steel…
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New Product Alert: LittleME cot sheets
The LittleME by Little Interiors decor brand is launching an amazing, ONE OF A KIND range of cot sheets at KAMERS|Makers Autumn shows in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It is a beautiful range of illustrated fitted sheets in collaboration with illustrator extraordinaire Tracey Preston from Ten Eleven Twelve (#sectretcollab).The range is designed for the large sized cot mattress and is digitally printed locally on Bamboo fabric and packaged in a custom made fabric bag for easy gifting and storage. Apart from being an Eco-friendly resource, bamboo fabric has some brilliant qualities: The fabric is super soft, the more you wash it the softer it gets. Naturally anti-bacterial properties. Bamboo fabric regulates body…
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MamaMagic new product awards 2015
I was asked to judge the MamaMagic new product awards last year during each of the Jhb shows. They did things a little bit different, and we had a final overal judging in January 2016 followed by a awards morning at the Woodmead Country Club on 11 February. The products are judged on ease of use, functionality, safety, overall visual impact, practicality, durability, quality and many more factors that makes it an awesome product for the South African market. After a year long (4 rounds) intensive judging of 179 product entries, using 165 judges , as well as 2,341 surveys by parents for the Parents’ Choice Awards, the winners are: Baby Essentials –…
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MamaMagic New Product Awards
The Product Innovation Awards have become one of the most exciting and sought-after titles at the MamaMagic expo, as they are an opportunity to shine the spotlight on any new and innovative products that MamaMagic exhibitors have launched to the local South African parenting market. This year they launched the new, improved New Product Awards in its place. This MamaMagic product award finalists were top notch. I was very excited to be part of the judging panel again for the Joburg Winter 2015 show. (See my post on the Product Innovation Awards 2013) It has been an exiting year regarding new and innovative products in South Africa and even the world. I was asked to…
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MamaMagic Product Innovation Awards
I was able to help out with some other mom’s to judge the finalist for the product innovation awards for MamaMagic, The Baby Expo. There were SOO many great products. Here are some of MY favourite finalists: (not in any particular order, preference or any indications of who’s winning). I have tried to supply links and prices as far as I could. The Baby Bottle Buddy TM R175 (www.4akid.co.za) I love this because although it’s main purpose is to hold the bottle in place it has teethers at the ends of the ears and arms and it becomes a security toy for babies and toddlers. …