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That's changing. As the U.S. retail market for so-called infant, toddler and preschooler (ITP) products grows--sales of ITP home furnishings were up 5.2%, to more than $8 billion, from 2004 to 2005--and high-design products like the Bugaboo stroller sell for three times the average price of such common purchases, big-name designers are suddenly paying serious attention to child's play...
...example, came from renowned product designer Yves Behar, who was hired by a small, San Francisco-- based company called Fleurville to create a cool high chair. The result is the Calla chair, a pistil-shape foam-and-aluminum piece that will retail for a cool $925 and, like the Bugaboo, will come in customized colors. Similarly, Philippe Starck has applied his eye to strollers, portable high chairs and diaper bags for McLaren, the popular British stroller brand. Designers like David Netto have found their niche giving such nursery staples as cribs and changing tables a Modernist edge. Entrepreneurs are getting...
...reporters and photographers to jostle for places. The Mexicans had admitted close to 80 journalists, more than double the number that is typical in such cases. White House reporters know to silence their cellphones, but the White House always reminds foreigners, since a ?cell-phone violation? is a big bugaboo with Bush. As the press pack waited in the hotel?s service corridor, a young White House official had held up a phone, made a slashing sign across his throat, and said pleasantly, ?Silencio.? Nevertheless, there were two cell-phone violations during the 15-minute photo opportunity, both of them...
...WILL AUCTION CULTURE AFFECT THE LUXURY INDUSTRY? People are going to reach because they recognize that buying better brands is going to be a better value. For example, if you buy a new Bugaboo stroller for $750 and use it for two years, you can resell it on eBay for $550, and your net costs will be less than if you had bought a new $250 stroller and thrown it away. And your child will be much happier. The brands that are going to be hurt by this culture are those in the middle because they won't retain significant...
...Riding in Style Call it the Murakami effect: strollers, like Vuitton handbags, are being fashionably customized. Dutch design company Bugaboo is introducing a line of limited-edition strollers by Dutch fashion designers. The first edition, left, by Bas Kosters, comes in a series of 1,000. At $1,950 apiece, it's like buying art. bugaboo-by.com...