I have been quite obsessed with Paul Fusco’s photographs of the R.F.K. Funeral Train. This is June 8th 1968 and the long train carries R.F. Kennedy’s body from New York to Washington, passing miles and miles of people who had come to the railroad track to honor him and say goodbye. 

A great find for the Christmas wish list this morning : four  beautiful 100% Baby Alpaca sweaters, very FUN. All Oeuf’s knits are made in Bolivia by a self-managed community of indigenous women.

Max  particularly loves building up 4 yogurt-packs castles at supermarkets confesses his mother Carol, Product Designer at www.lotiekids.com.

Heidi Schaefer of  Nesta’s Nest grew up in Stockholm with her German parents. She studied Architecture and Interior design in London and then spent 10 years in New York working in architecture and fashion. While pregnant with her son, she kept looking for a bassinet that would work in the railroad apartment she was living in at the time; something that would also be made of a natural material.

With her transformation of everyday objects into toys, her installations and images, Artist Martine Camillieri makes a sharp comment on our society, on waist, recycling and especially toxic materials. With her book “Wild Foods”, she helps us understand how to avoid eating too much of the questionable food that surround us, or at least not to exceed the permissible dose of toxicity.

New to the wallsticker world, Bumoon was created in the French Apls by Giuditta Bussetti. An Italian graphic designer and photographer, Giuditta lived in Spain and Portugal before moving to the France a year ago and launching her own business.

Patricia Bolinches is an industrial designer and a founding member of graphic design firm Bomo; but the most important about her is that she always wanted to do things for children. In October this year, she finally launched  Mon Oncle. The brand proposes a childrenswear collection of about 25 handmade exclusive products, all produced in Spain.

Hannah McHalick, who has an aversion to the dull and boring, founded Oh Baby London in 2002. Based in East London, McHalick fuels Rock’n'roll attitude, Cool Britannia, fun street style into baby’s wardrobes. Anti-establishment, UK anarchy from the crib; so Brit! Available at AlexandAlexa.com, Cissywears.com (UK Online and Boutique), Babesta (New York),

Iago is crazy about soccer; just read his interview and you’ll understand how addicted he is . “We call him “The “Tiger” because it’s his favourite animal but also because of his blue and green eyes” says Carmen, his mother and the designer of Spanish brand mininaloves.com.

Brand name : Zid Zid Kids (sometimes also known as ‘Zid Zid’) - Website : www.zidzid.com

Date of creation : January 2003

Country of origin : USA/Morocco - Country of production : Morocco

Name of the founders : Moulay A. Essakalli + Julie Klear

Number of employees : 10