Notre Dame fire 15 April 2019

Notre Dame fire: LVMH and Kering pledge 300 million euros

Following the blaze that tore through Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15 at 6:50pm, private donors have pledged hundreds of millions of euros to help with the future restoration project of this world treasure. Along with private donors the LVMH Group, a world leader in luxury, and…

Dou Little Chef wooden toys

Dou wooden toys & products

Dou’s story begins with a question…

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Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the future

Paintings for the future GUGGENHEIM, New York. Oct 12th 2018- April 23 2019 Ground breaking Swedish abstract artist Hilma af Klint was convinced in the early 1900's that the world was not ready to understand her work, so she stipulated that her work should not be shown for…

Sunday Best by Julia Bostock

On a bitter cold overcast Sunday morning in November the boys started to arrive for the shoot one after the other. All local boys cast from the rural coastal area of the Scottish Borders. Casting had not been the easiest of tasks, with the call met by a high amount of suspicion.…

Conscious and Entrepreneurial School in New York

Unleashing the creative potential of all generations through design is the purpose of the school WeGrow, created  by BIG DK.

Travel Journal: Efvva attend Playtime Tokyo for the first time

Polish label Efvva recently travelled to Japan to take part in Playtime Tokyo for the first time. The purpose of the trip was business but obviously the culture and style was not to be missed. The Japanese economy is enjoying a steady and long period of growth, however this…

Edfringe 2018

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Children’s point of view.

Whilst Katie was away at Playtime New York, Lulu and Hattie spent a week (with their Dad) at the world famous Edinburgh fringe, or The Fringe as it's known. With well over 3000 shows taking place about the city Edinburgh claims to host "the single biggest celebration of arts and…

Screen capture exhibition. Modern Beauty? at Playtime Paris.

Screen Capture: Modern Beauty?

Pirouette returns to Playtime Paris to curate the second edition of the Screen Capture series. This time the exhibition explores the theme of Modern Beauty. Beauty... physical, nature, behaviour, in a world where we can now add a filter, instantly display our like or dislike,…

#Pirouette12Watch AW19 Design Winner: Mini Wallers – Dot to Dot London

The Pirouette One to Watch Awards are about finding and highlighting some of the best emerging talent working in children's fashion and design. We take our time to search through the many eye catching labels at Pitti Bimbo, Dot to Dot London and Playtime New York. There are many…

The New Voyager City Guides : Let’s Explore Lisbon !

The New Voyager guides by Emma Swinscoe have just added Lisbon to their city collection, after Los Angeles, Brooklyn and Paris. “The New Voyager in Lisbon” highlights the city’s stunning assets: its connection to the sea, its incredible views, its historical art scene and…

Robert Montgomery – Filling Everyday Life With Poetry

By the age of 16, the average American child has seen over  hundred thousands of advertisements. We all live in an Empire of Signs, 

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Oscar winner ‘The Silent Child’: Congratulations to the little film communicating to the world!

In amongst all the grand glitz and glamour of The Oscars there was a little short film hailing from the UK, drawing your attention to life in a silent world. The film explores  a deaf child's difficulty of understanding and communicating whilst not being able to hear the sounds…