From the very first moments in mother's bosom cradling accompanies to the baby. It is natural and calming. Not everyone knows, that due to the stimuli provided by swinging baby develops faster – learns own body and discovers psycho and motor relations between changing body position and changing surrounding. In that way little human learns to associate different sensual experiences in whole, while his/her labyrinth is stimulated by swinging at the same time.

 

The gentle, diverse and calming motion of hanging cradle is most similar to natural moves of the baby in mother's bosom. Cradled baby is more peaceful and develops faster, and in further future is fit, practical and thinks quicker. 

 

The idea of cardboard furniture is nothing new. It's quite old actually. First cardboard furniture appeared in 1920s amongst the works of the designer Gerrit Rietveld. However they had to wait another 60 years to become popular. Since then, they are subject of experiments and source of inspiration for the designers from all over the world.

 

One of the companies which offer the variety of hand made cardboard furniture is Kartooni. They use the special constructional technique for production, which resemble building a house. A basic construction made of strong corrugated board is covered with a layer of another durable cardboard. Thanks to the construction all reinforcements are invisible and the furnishing remain very light yet sturdy. The raw piece of furniture can be painted, embellished and polished at discretion. For the first sight it's hard to recognize the ready made product as a cardboard made (unless you choose a version of natural cardboard, of course).

 

Christmas is coming. I have already bought all gifts, but it's not the gifts I am going to write about today. It's Christmas atmosphere.

What makes it so special – so different from other feast days? My senses give me the answer. For me these are:

• The smell of Christmas tree, borsch and pierogies with sauerkraut and mushrooms.
• The sound of jingles and Christmas old-school hits in small doses (I try to avoid malls in December not to overdose).
• The touch of snow on my face (I am still awaiting this year).
• And the look of the decorative lights.

So, what would be the best way to recall Christmas atmosphere off the season? I am not keen on cooking and I wouldn't sacrifice another fir the same year. I also cannot rely on weather. The songs are not enough. Definitely the lights are best idea. Of course I don't intend to be so literal to decorate a house with little star-shaped lights. I've got something better on my mind. Spiral Light by AdamLamp.

 

Although I admire new technologies and human inventions, I am a nature enthusiast deep down in my heart. I like the look, the touch and the smell of natural materials, the softness and cosiness they bring into home. I try to surround with wood and stone, with wool and felt and sometimes I risk to get a plant. However it usually do not end happily as plants don't like my company and they very often decide to leave :-( But wooden furniture I have, fortunately accept me.

If you like wood like I do, you may find interesting new collection of BM NATURE, producing exclusive furniture from solid wood and with use of natural veneers. COMBINO collection is addressed to the clients who value high quality and natural beauty of real wood.