the hirshorn

In December, I declared my love of the Metro system, following a trip to Washington DC. Another thing that caught my eye in DC was the Hirshorn museum, completed in 1974.

The Hirshorn is unapologetically modern, both in its architecture and curated content. But while the art inside is mightily impressive, it’s the building that really captured my interest.

This wonderfully [...]

jellycat swap

Sadly, the Jellycats Giraffe, which accompanied our Billie range, has been discontinued. Good news is, we’ve found a very worthy replacement; this beautiful ‘Cordy Roy’ Lion…

This sand colored lion takes ‘pride’ of place next to the immensely popular burnt orange aardvark and chocolate brown hound, to complete our lineup of Billie range Jellycats.

All three are [...]

twinkle twinkle

Meet our newest retail partner, Twinkle Twinkle Little One, “Chicago’s premiere, upscale baby and child boutique, committed to furnishing Windy City nurseries with unique, special and custom creations”. Soon, our own creations will be appearing in their store.

Initially, Twinkle Twinkle Little One will be stocking our new Logan bedding, plus other selected items from our George [...]

olli and lime and rypken

Another customer post now, making three already this year…that’s record-setting pace! Anyhow, this one comes courtesy of Jessica McLain, who sent pics from Bonne Terre, MO.

Her beautiful baby, Rypken, was born on November 16. Jessica says “I wanted something he could keep growing in and found the perfect match with the George collection!” She found [...]

spot the difference

Two reasons for sharing these almost identical images. First, because we’ve taken our lifestyle photography in a new direction, by using a modern loft setting for the first time.

And second, to test your eyesight. Just kidding, but you’ve probably already noticed the difference between these two images. That’s right, no bumper in the second shot, [...]

olli and lime and anne

Time to share our first ever Logan customer nursery! These pictures were kindly emailed in by Anne Mader, who lives with her husband in the Michigan suburbs, north of Detroit.

The couple are expecting their first baby in March but Anne finished the room in plenty of time. She says, “I’m a planner, hence our nursery being [...]

cool mom picks logan

A couple of days ago, top parents blog Cool Mom Picks reviewed our Logan range. And post-writer Melissa, more at home with gender-neutral, became our newest pink convert.

Big thanks to Melissa, and the rest of the guys at Cool Mom Picks, for the kind words. To check out the review on-site, click here or above. Happy Martin Luther King [...]

clean design

Back in September, O&L customer Tim Johnson tweeted a photo of some Billie (orange) wallpaper he’d hung. Nothing unusual there…but for the fact it was in his laundry room.

We loved the look of the room and were intrigued by the decision to include our wallpaper, so I contacted Tim. Turns out his wife gets the credit [...]

happy third birthday

My niece, Martha, is three years old today! Can’t believe how quickly time flies. I’ve posted about her a few times here. She’s pictured with a Jellycats toy, from our Logan range.

Her mum (my sister, Karen) tells me that Martha’s new friend rarely leaves her side, and that the long tail comes in very handy for transportation [...]

the year ahead

It’s been an incredibly busy start to the year, but I couldn’t let the first week pass without saying Happy New Year! Hope you enjoyed the holidays and are ready for the year ahead.

2011 was an incredible year for us, as we ‘hopped’ across the Atlantic, taking us closer to our US customers, and helping [...]