Teri rocking the cradle

At Taylor Camp, Kaua'i.
No society that loved its children would divorce them so completely from contact with soils, forests, streams, and wildlife. No society that loved its children would create places like the typical suburb or shopping mall. No society that loved its children would casually destroy real neighborhoods and communities in order to build even more highways... No society that loved its children would build more shopping malls than high schools. No society that loved its children would leave behind a legacy of ugliness...
Loving Children: A Design Problem by David Orr
via Stork Bites Man
REF: ARCHITECTURE, CITIES, KIDS, LEARNING, LOOKING, NATURE, SMALL TOWN, TO-DO


Seven Chairs by Yoshifumi Nakamura. From the Exhibition of Chairs for Children at Chihiro Art Museum (June 2011) via South Willard.
Nickelodeon Moon Shoes
George Ohr vase
REF: CERAMICS, EBAY, ITEMS I DIDN'T WIN, KIDS, PLAYTHINGS
Erik van der Weijde and Rollo Press are working on a follow up to “This is not my Son” entitled “This is not my Wife”. If you’re interested in helping to realize this book, please visit the page set up at Indiegogo and donate a little something. One of the special editions available includes a signed copy of the printed book as well as an original drawing by Caetano, Erik and Lúcia’s 10-year old son:
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