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I wanted to design a collection around the concept of raising readers and being surrounded by books.
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Its something that I believe strongly ingiving children access to as many good old-fashioned paper books as possible.
Honestly, Id love to crawl in there myself, she laughs.
Even the clothing dresser has bookshelves on the side.
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Theres no such thing as too much book storage, she adds.
Hes like the worlds busiest boyconstantly running, rolling, and climbing.
And, now that hes getting into reading more, its like a 15-minute break here and there.
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As a mom, you’re looking for furniture that has style but is functional.
Too often in the design space you have one or the other.
Chen laughs, The 30 minutes of getting dressed before school is intense.
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The goal for the wardrobe was to be able to lay out clothes ahead of time.
Its been a process of discovery for me.
And, one problem Chen kept coming back to?
The game of tetris that is family storytimesqueezing multiple people ontoonechair.
No doubt, an issuemanyfamilies encounter.
The Chair and a Half.
I hope families feel a sense of play and can just be themselves, discovering what they love.
So much of the collection is centered around play, reading, and the joys of being a kid.
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