eco-chic design

for tiny treehuggers

Baby in a Blanket's selection of cute t-shirts made out of 100% certified cotton proves that raising an eco-conscious baby or toddler doesn’t have to be boring. The adorable graphic art on these eco-tees is printed with all natural vegetable based-ink and comes in 4 fun designs. My personal favorites are “hippo love” and “don’t pick on me.” I wish I had the latter one when I was little.

The designer Desiree Maldonado Garcia founded her company in 2003 with the goal to design blankets, accessories and clothing that are stylish yet eco-friendly. Most of her designs are colorful, but I especially love the simplicity of her organic blanket and pillow collection that comes with simple outlines in the shape of a penguin, elephant or bunny. The lining of the baby blanket is made out of natural bamboo and organic cotton. It doesn't get much cuter than that.

eat your cupcake and have it too

Kee-Ka’s wearable greeting cards are the perfect gift or greeting for new or expecting families. Their children’s apparel line comes in a signature eco-friendly packaging that’s ready-to-mail and made from recycled paper.

The company is based in Brooklyn, New York and offers clothes and accessories for babies and toddlers with cute designs that range from peanut to sweat pea illustrations. I especially love their cupcake organic bodysuits that are fun to look at plus made out of 100% certified organic cotton and low-impact dyes, which means they are great for the environment as well. Who says you can’t eat your cake and have it too? Another favorite of mine is the organic twin bodysuit gift set perfect pair featuring a pear design.

for budding treehuggers

Strangely enough I learned about DwellStudio while reading about Jessica Alba'€™s baby shower in people magazine. The article mentioned the eco-friendly store The Little Seed, which sells their baby blankets. I love the modern design of the whimsical pattern for the stroller blanket gio in aqua for young zoologists or the blanket alphabet in pale blue for young writers. The latter happens to come in my favorite color combination chocolate brown and light blue. Both are made of 100% combed cotton.

Dwell Home Furnishings launched DwellStudio in November 2007 to combine the existing Dwell, Dwellbaby, Dwellkids and Dwelltables lines into one brand. Originally Dwell was mostly known for its contemporary prints and pattern in bedding which is no surprise since their creative director used to be the design director at portico New York and a fashion designer at Isaac Mizrahi. All of their products use low impact dyes that are formaldehyde-free.