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January 20,
2006
All
Dolled Up
What's
not to like about a cloth doll? It's soft, it's squishy, it's cozy
to snuggle up with. 'Nuff said.
But Raggedy Ann, with her black button eyes and red-and-white-striped
sox, is so last year. Today's tots – or should we say today's
parents – demand something with a mod twist. An it doll
so to speak.
Nurseryworks
– one of the more recent players on the scene offering mid-century-inspired
baby furniture – may have created just the model. Made out
of fabrics by textile artist Rosemary Hallgarten, and created by
renowned Portuguese doll maker Rosa Pomar, these unique playmates
extend the centuries-old tradition of handmade cloth dolls beyond
folk art. The graphic patterns and unexpected color combinations
are more Austin Powers than Jane Austen. All-natural and washable,
they manage to balance cute and style with aplomb.
But
then, Pomar is the granddaughter of famed Portuguese painter Julio
Pomar, and Nurseryworks' founders commissioned the successful L.A.
based design team Glenn Lawson and Grant Fenning to create their
debut line and the celebrated Hallgarten to design the bedding.
A doll that measures up to this pedigree was bound to be cool.
Available online at nurseryworks.net.
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