Check out the cool costumes at Hedgehog - Great dressing up ahead !

A friend of mine who visited KidzroomZOOM in Milan played a little game : he asked kids around what was their favourite product on display. NINA and other little things came back most of the time. Who is Nina?

Designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón knows that pollution generated by plastic bottles is a problem that affects us on a global level. With his project PET Lamp, he is turning an object with a short and specific lifespan into a product enriched by the cosmogony of the local culture of Columbia.

Lyla and Jillian want to be princess superheroes, because they say, “super heroes are kind, funny, creative and they make people smile and laugh”. Mother of the two superheroes is Marci Cheary, who creates modern art prints for home, fun t-shirts and whimsical prints for kids (Marci Cheary.com).

An innovative online concept store, e-side was launched by Alessia Civettini in November 2010. The focus is on eco and sustainable designer furniture, gifts and lifestyle products of the finest quality. Alessia is shaking up the general image of eco-design, commonly deemed as staid, utilitarian and hippy. She visited the last edition of Milan Furniture Fair; she shares her impressions and finds with Pirouette.

“What The World Eats” photo series shows twenty families around the globe with a week’s worth of groceries. From Mexico to Italy, Australia, Equador or Mali, you learn how much people spend and what they eat. The Al Haggan family of Kuwait City for instance spends 63.63 dinar or $221.45,

Will photographer Fulvio Bonavia save my daughter from her poor food diet? Jasmine doesn’t eat any vegetable or fruit (not even bananas!), but when she saw the gorgeous watermelon helmet, the luxury broccoli and blueberry handbags, I thought she was going to take a bite.

Hector is the oldest of a family of four boys. If you ask Hector about himself, he will tell you that his passion is reading (“ma passion c’est lire”). For Hector, reading isn’t just a few pages here and there, it’s devouring the full Harry Potter series in 3 weeks. Loïca his mother is a Homeschooling Tutor. You can learn more about her through her blog 24Heuresavecmoi.

What a cool plane! Finnair and the Finnish design house Marimekko have teamed up all Finnair aircraft will carry the Marimekko for Finnair collection of textiles and tableware, featuring Marimekko’s classic patterns.

Time to pay a visit to Brussels in Belgium! Until June 15, French-Brasilian brand Petit Retro is on display at Boucle d’Or, celebrating its 10th anniversary. Founders of Petit Retro, Luca Schiller and Tinou le Joly Sénoville have a special love affair with Boucle d’Or, a store they particularly affectionate, a “dream boutique for kids and parents, so different and unique” as they say.