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Co-sleeping — when babies and young children share a bed with one or both of their parents — has now been linked to reduced obesity. According to a new Danish study, children who regularly co-sleep with their parents are 70-percent less likely to be overweight when compared to kids who never sleep with their parents. So what’s behind the correlation? Although researchers aren’t clear on why the co-sleepers were slimmer, they have some theories, such as kids who co-sleep may have a greater sense of emotional support, whereas children who are not allowed to sleep with their parents may feel rejected, and in turn, negative feelings may increase the risk of obesity.

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It's not surprising that the most refined and spare presentation I've seen at NY Design Week so far took place at the Jil Sander store in Soho, where Kvadrat celebrated one of its best-selling fabrics, Hallingdal 65, by inviting over thirty young designers to use it in new works. Since Hallingdal was designed by Nanna Ditzel in 1965 , it's become famous for its durability and rich color palette. It's been used in homes, hospitals and schools, but it's never been used for more artful purposes until this show for NY Design Week, at least not on this public scale.

Jonah Takagi's vintage camping gear-inspired Basecamp (above) that got such a positive response when it was shown in Milan was placed front and center. Around the corner was Stephen Burks' Play, a set of wooden room dividers covered in bright shades of Hallingdal 65. The dividers are joined by a zipper, allowing you to attach as many panels as you want to suit your space.

On the other side of Burks' dividers was the largest piece, Jonathan Olivares' Chaise for Hallingdal 65, which asks "What if a piece of fabric wanted to relax?" Surely, if any fabric deserves a break from all its hard work over the past 45 years it's Hallingdal 65. "Since fabric is normally used to upholster furniture designed for humans, Olivares thought it would be a fitting gesture to instead make a piece of furniture designed only to hold a piece of fabric." By setting up a roll of yellow Hallingdal 65 on aluminum castings and letting it roll out and drape naturally, Olivares invites the fabric to "stretch out, and maybe...relax."

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Furniture designer Tamara Petrovic is one half of 0 TO 1—a studio that she and architect Garner Oh founded in 2009—but she presides over their showing for NY Design Week at Con Artist NYC. Called Industrial + Industrial, the exhibition is the result of a project to create design objects from the remnants of industrial manufacturing.

Petrovic came up with many clever design solutions by making simple alterations to materials like felt, cork and cardboard. Fruit Play is a fruit plate made from a thick slab of cork with holes cut out in different sizes. Bright fruit not only looks great in contrast with the natural brown cork, but the softness of the material and the size of the holes ensure that the fruit makes minimal contact with the container, "extending fruit shelf life and staging each piece openly."

Snowflakes is a series of trivets and coasters made by stringing felt balls together in a circle. Flowers also repurposes wool felt, this time into a set of hairpins, but the real standouts are Cylinder 14 and Cylinder 16, two chairs made from recycled cardboard cores that were once used as rolls to wrap fabric or packaging materials. The challenge here was to "reuse the material and reveal its intrinsic beauty."

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François Chambard of UM Project has launched a modular light series that consists of a common base unit and various attachments to customize the lamp.

Catch up on fashion’s finest in this week’s roundup from Notcouture. To find out more about each post by clicking on its individual image.

(Want more visual goodness? See NOTCOT.com + NOTCOT.org)

There’s something magical going on over at TBWA\Chiat\Day in LA ~ I’ve been following @LeeClowsBeard on twitter for years now… endless amusement, for a while it was unclear if it may be the advertising legend Lee himself… then word spread it was another “fake” twitter account… the type that people stop caring is fake because its so well written and amusing. But you always wonder who is behind this stuff, and whether their “inspiration” approves. Well, in the case of Copywriter, Jason Fox, in Dallas,TX… while he managed to last about a year before asking if Lee knew about this twitter, and whether he approved, it seems to have worked out like a dream. Lee not only approved, but now there is a BOOK and an iOS APP!

Here’s a look at Jason Fox’s digital reveal today ~ and it was amazing to get to join the team at TBWA\Chiat\Day LA for the launch of Let There Be Dragons (TBWA\Chiat\Day’s new content creation offshoot who is also responsible for the book!) as well as the @LeeClowsBeard Book! Take a peek on the next page to see the festivities (including real life Lee Clow with 2D Lee Clow and @LeeClowsBeard) and a peek inside the book!

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We’re at ICFF! We’re temporarily suspending the regular sort of programing you usually see around the blog to bring to you the very newest and best from all of our favorite furniture designers and brands that are at ICFF! But it won’t just be on the blog! You’ve GOT to stay tuned to our Twitter page and Facebook page as we live tweet new and stunning finds all day (but not too much so that it’s annoying, or anything!).

But wait, there’s more! We’ll also be updating a Facebook photo album full of yummy ICFF photos so you can be the first to see the newest of new in modern furniture design. We’ll have a Pinterest board full of juicy photos, too, if that’s more your style. Wanna see every photo we take ever? Follow @adriennebreaux on Instagram for a first look at everything we see at ICFF this year!

What do you wanna see? Where do you want us to go? Who do you want us to talk to? Let us know! 

Image: Michelin Guides Tumblr

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Evansville, IN

Looking for something modern to do with your hands this weekend? Why not improve your home? As always, our carefully curated DIY +  How to  section is bursting at the seams with awesome ideas; here are four we spotted this week:

• Ridiculously Easy DIY Detail: Painted Legs!
• DIY: Felted Box Storage Thingy
• 2 DIY Projects for a Modern Graphic Pop!

The  Blink/Steady bike light is Brooklyn-based designer Benjamin Cohen’s solution to the problem of bike light theft. The light is machined from solid aluminum and is secured to the seat post by a set screw inside the unit, making it difficult to steal. There are no buttons, and it uses an accelerometer to turn on automatically and shut off when you stop riding. It is waterproof, works in blinking or steady mode (hence the name), and “emits a bright but distributed light from two .5w LEDs and is visible from nearly 180 degrees”. Read more about it on the Blink/Steady website and check out the video on their Kickstarter page (which is open until May 27).

Another anti theft bike light project currently underway is a collaboration between GOOD Magazine and Gotham Bicycle Defense Industries.  Similar to the mountain bike project mentioned in my last post, this is a crowdsourced design project that they are calling Product of the People. The project just kicked off, but they have a few early concept sketches posted. They are asking for feedback on the designs, so leave a comment on the original post to let them know what you think.

One of the commenters to the GOOD post pointed out the LightSkin seatpost, which features 5 integrated LED lights. The design won a reddot award in 2010, and definitely addresses the light theft problem. Of course, seat and seatpost theft is still an issue with LightSkin or any of the other products mentioned here. In places where theft is common, you often see bikes with chain between the seat rails and seatstays or with a ball bearing glued in the head of the binder’s allen bolt. Neither of those solutions is ideal though, so I would suggest investing in a seatpost clamp like this one to protect that expensive theft resistant light.

Confidential
Edison, NJ

the surtex show is finally here and opens on sunday. sadly i wont be attending this year but i will be hoping everything goes well for all the talented designers who have work for sale. here is a grand finale of surtex promos thanks to everyone who sent in their flyers over the past few weeks. shown first today is carolyn gavin who will have her licensing portfolio with lilla rogers in booth 309

We must take our collective hats off to Jennifer, the amazing self-taught baker behind Not Your Momma’s Cookie blog. She posted these seriously awesome Game of Thrones cake pops the other day, and we are in totally in awe of them. Their sweet irony may not numb the sting we are still feeling from poor Ned Stark’s grizzly death at the end of season one, but we are impressed. She provides a detailed how-to that includes his manly goatee and the blood dripping down the stake. Seems like an ambitious undertaking but, perhaps the finale will be worth it?

Are you a Game of Thrones fan too? Got any viewing party ideas?

This year's Kips Bay Decorator Show House, as many of you all know by now, has moved to the West Side from the usual home or town house to a two duplex at The Aldyn Residences located on Riverside Boulevard between 62nd and 63th Streets.  I love this change especially because it's more true to a New York living style. 
I'm starting my cover of this year's Kips Bay Decorator Show House with the living room designed by Bunny Williams, Brian J. McCarthy and David Kleinberg  since it's a tribute to the late Albert Hadley.  As the three designers worked for Albert Hadley I couldn't expect nothing short of the fabulous as this room is.  I imagine it must  be a little hard to work jointly with equally talented people, everyone has an idea of their one, but they did it flawless and I think the mix of cosmopolitan furniture and scale of the room is exactly like something Mr. Hadley would've done himself. 
A 6,000 foot duplex that has a private swimming pool on the 22nd floor surely will have some big column support here and there.  I love what they did with the one in this room, they did a black Venetian plaster finish which continued up to the ceiling making it almost disappear.  I imagine it disappear even more at nights.

All photos by Julia Yenicag for Belle Vivir

one designer to look out for at this years surtex will be the very talented lucy joy oldfield whose new collections will be available with mary beth at pink light in booths 317 and 416.

brejer is a boutique design studio based in new york city and founded by husband and wife team breanne and jeremiah simpson. they will be showcasing 4 new collections at this years' surtex show: big city paris, bloom tropic, fiesta, and hudson Valley. if you are attending the show stop by their booth #457 to say hello! and if like me you wont be there you can check out their lovely website here

sorry you're happy is an art licensing & surface design studio made up of husband and wife illustrators kyle reed and jen hsieh. they'll be showcasing their latest designs at surtex, NY in booth 563.

Pratt Institute industrial design students have collaborated with furniture maker Herman Miller on designs that promote physical and mental well-being. Above, Pete KL&aposs Memoro design.

This coming Saturday artist-designer Sebastian Errazuriz will be showing a new limited edition artwork, holy wine "Christian Popsicles" which will be served at the opening of the Love it or Leave it show at R&aposPure Gallery in New York.

It’s not often that I am able to sneak out during business hours for product launches or previews, but when I got invited to come and chat with Sally Clarke, Method‘s creative director, I couldn’t resist. If you come over my house, you’ll find one of their signature, Karim Rashid-designed tear drop hand soap dispensers in the bathrooms. I also am pretty addicted to their Steel for Real Stainless Steel Polish and their Leather Love Wipes. Everything they make just smells so damn good, it inspires cleanliness.

But there was an added bonus for going to this event: They were unveiling a collaboration with one of my favorite graphic artists, Orla Kiely. You may recall our past obsessions involving Orla’s Target Line (we did a giveaway and helped you track down what you couldn’t find locally). The limited edition cleaning collection will be available at Target (where else?) starting in September. In addition to adorable patterns that will add an instant chic to your countertops, they also come in new custom scents — vanilla chai, primrose, pear ginger and my favorite, bay leaf. (Note: The above photo features prototype bottles, not the real thing. That will be even prettier.)

Listening to Sally tell us about Method‘s principals, which marry fun and useful design with healthy products and eco-smarts, has made me even more of a fan of this company.

Stay tuned as we get closer to launch dates on the Orla Kiely products and more new releases. I’ll be sure to let you know when they hit stores!

 First I want to thank you for your beautiful comments and sweet emails.  Soon, I hope, I can share with you what's been pulling me away from the computer and what's been bugging me.
You know that when an event involves show houses I cannot resist.  I had the honor of being invited to a press preview to this year's Kips Bay Decorator Show House and took a bunch of pictures for you to drool over.  Oh, you will.  I was amazed at what is to me the best Kips Bay house I've been to in years.  Every room is uber-sophisticated and stunning.  The show house opened yesterday to the public and everyone should go and pay a visit, it's truly amazing!
It blows my mind every time I see a beautiful cause translated into something, perhaps not equally as meaningful, but equally beautiful.  As I have learned from my studies of Kabbalah, every physical blessing is a simple reflection of something even more beautiful happening spiritually. 

The photo on top has no source what so ever.  If you happen to know please tell.

uk supermarket tesco have launched a new greetings card brand called 'cards up your street'. this exclusive collection features birthday cards for men, women, and children mainly in a contemporary style. designs in store currently echo the current trend for london 2012 and the jubilee, cute tea and cakes themes, embellishments and even holograms. overall i was really impressed with the design

and here are some of the other card designs currently on offer at tesco besides their new 'up your street' collection. some are tesco branded exclusives others from independent publishers and hallmark.

i love these new cards from woodmansterne featuring vintage textile designs. the 'feline friends' design above and 'chin wag' dog design below are both from from 1940's hankerchiefs by pat pritchard. spotted in store at john lewis.above is a classic 1940's design from the legendary tammis keefe and below by carl tait's 1950s scarf print.

A couple of months ago, I mentioned the Peugeot DL122 concept bike, which featured a slot compartment in the main triangle area designed to hold a briefcase. Robert, from Ascend Cycles, pointed out that 20 inch wheel bikes with a similar compartment in the frame are a pretty common sight on the streets of Taipei. He shared these photos of a typical one with me, so I thought I would pass them along.

MTB-News.de is a German online magazine and forum.  Currently, they have a project in the works to design and develop a ‘crowdsourced’ mountain bike.  Thomas Paatz, one of the site’s editors, explains:

“We have split the whole process of developing a bicycle into several steps (how much travel, which wheel-size, which kind of suspension, graphics, name……), our users discuss the single steps and there are weekly polls, then we move on to the next topic. We have one bike designer (Stefan, he developed e.g. the Kona Satori, Alutec Fanes among others) and one product manager (Sebastian, Product manager with Carver, the producer of the Bike which is currently developed), they answer questions in the corresponding forum threads and evaluate for example which of the proposals make sense and which ones not.

The engagement of our users is extremely high. Different concepts were developed, sketches drawn, users proposed and voted on items in a product requirements document and so on.”

It is an interesting project, and I am looking forward to seeing how the bike turns out.

the imaginary press have launched a brand new collection of bright, bold and affordable prints created especially for them by illustrator and printmaker lo cole. the first series of fun and colourful designs for spring summer 2012 are now available online here at etsy.

designer kate thomas from jackson, mississippi will be making her surtex debut this year in booth 670.above is one of kate's lovely letterpress business cards created for surtex and below two designs from her etsy shop.

if its painterly style designs you are after at surtex this year then look out for the lovely designs from gayle kabaker in booth 447.

neryl walker is an australian illustrator who will be showcasing her new work at surtex with new york agency illo reps in booth 544.also at illo reps look out for prints and patterns by anne keenan higgins in booth 544.

Hello friends! How are you doing and how is your day? I got very good news that a new friend of mine will soon relocate from Paris to Berlin and so I’m very happy as I hope his move will result in us getting to see one another regularly! He is American like me so I am also curious to see how he settles in with learning all about German life & culture. Germany is the place to be more and more, so much is going on over here and the creative energy is amazing, contagious even… I’m so glad I moved here nearly 3 years ago because I really love it. It also makes me feel good when others move here to, it’s validating somehow. Do you feel that way about certain things, like your faith in something was worth it? That you felt something and followed your heart? I don’t want to rattle on and on so let me show you this DIY project that I made for you. I’ve been busy working but decided recently to create something for my wall since I wanted to add a little vignette of art to a lonely wall in my work studio. I thought I’d give you a step-by-step explanation as to how I did it because you may want to try something like it at home. I’m calling this Drawer Art. You’ll soon see why! :)

If you try this, please let me know – I’d love to see your project. It’s nice knowing when things inspire others and also encouraging because then I can show you more little ideas from my workshop. :)

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todays posts on P+P are all about designing for children. something i have been looking at a lot of lately whilst compiling the new print & pattern kids book. we are starting will the super talented jill mcdonald who will be exhibiting at surtex next week for the 8th year in booth 407 & 408. jill's recent licensing projects include collections of colorful kids bedding, a series of educational

companies shopping for designs at surtex for kids designs wont want to miss the new collections from just kids in booth 246. based in sheffield in the UK the studio produces fun childrens and novelty prints with their team of fabulous freelancers.

after looking at the forthcoming children's designs at surtex im now posting some lovely designs that are already in store. these are some of the cute prints and placements on clothing that have caught my eye in the shops recently. starting with debenhams...and followed by cute fresh designs in matalan...and finally a few snapshots from boots mini club...

finally today some beautiful vintage style designs for children from love mae. this australian company produce adhesive fabric decals for children, mini stickers, melamine dinnerware, wrapping paper and organic children’s bedding. love mae have online stores for all corners of the globe which you can find online here.

Prandina showed off four of their new blown glass pendant lamps at the Light & Building 2012 fair. We had to share them with you because these pendants are something to see. The new lamps are called Tiara, Gong, Bloom and Chorus and they all share a smooth, curved appeal. Tiara is pure elegance, and our favorite. The bottom part of the diffuser has a slightly truncated cone shape upon which a perfectly circular shape sits. Only a line of light separates the seamlessness between these shapes and gives this lamp such charm. Gong is like a cocoon; strong yet delicate encasing something beautiful. In this case, it's light. Bloom is the mysterious one; providing up and down lighting, this lamp gives off a nice diffused light to enhance the ambiance. Chorus is the one that plays with subtle angles on a cylindrical shape; depending where you view if from, its shape can slightly change on you. Go to Prandina for more details.

Ypsilon turns a solid piece of marble into an unusual and contemporary free standing washbasin called Gem. Staying true to their philosophy of blending tradition and modernity, this washbasin is made of an age old, classic material but with such a unique shape, it becomes current and fresh. The design of the interior of the basin is very intriguing, revealing the creativity and expert Italian craftsmanship behind Gem. Designed by Meneghello Paolelli Associati, it stands 80cm tall, while the diameter of the basin is 60cm. Visit Ypsilon for more information.
Images via Archiproducts.

the ampersand design studio will be at surtex next week in booth 474. ampersand was formed in kansas city by carrie kiefer & morgan georgie who previously worked as a designer and art director at hallmark cards on the giftwrap and partyware lines. this year they are so excited to debut their own collection of surface pattern designs are available for license for any product including stationery