OK, I’ll admit it. With a last name like Lamb I’ve had a predisposition to loving these soft, wooly creatures all of my life—I’ve got a thing for lambs. But you don’t have to be one of my siblings or cousins to recognize that there are more lamb and sheep in the market now than there have ever … [Read more...]
Kids, Cats and Dogs
One of the most-popular memes from 2015 has been puppies running, playing or swarming over babies or toddlers. Another big theme: dogs and cats together. Even though conventional wisdom holds that cat and dog “siblings” fight, You-Tube seems to have proven that this isn’t really true. Dogs and cats … [Read more...]
Trend-Forward Baby Furniture
It hardly seems that long ago that palettes for kids were filled with primary hues and clean pastels. During that same era, mothers chose the products and colors for their children's rooms, and kids lived with whatever Mom brought home. The 21st century changed all that as color took a … [Read more...]
Dinosaur Invasion!
A recent influx of new dinosaur films and apps has triggered an increase in the number of dinosaur shapes and motifs emerging for home interiors over the past few months. They have appeared in new products at both domestic and international trade fairs, like NY NOW, Maison & Objet, International … [Read more...]
Kids’ Products That Do More
For years, furniture companies have offered cribs that morph into toddler or twin beds. It helps parents justify the cost if they know their child won’t outgrow it in a year or so. At two major trade shows for kids, ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas and Kind & Jugend in Cologne, transformation took its … [Read more...]
Neutral Contrast for Kids
An emerging color story from the kid’s market is a basic for Mom and Dad: black and white. The popularity of this dynamic duo in the juvenile market has multiple roots. To begin with, black alone is on-trend. Even though gray is the current go-with-anything neutral for the younger set, using … [Read more...]