I popped into the Pregnancy & Babies Expo here in Melbourne over the weekend and caught up with the lovely Robbie McGregor. We had a good chat about Bloom’s overwhelming success in the overseas market, including their latest release - the Bloom Luxo Cot.  Now I have to be honest, when I first saw the  Luxo at the Kind & Jugend trade fair in Germany I thought it was great, but the colour (a mix of walnut and white) wasn’t quite my cup of tea. Since then they have added full white to the colllection (shown above), and I must say - I like!

Keep an eye out here for the Bloom Luxo Cot - due to arrive in the next couple of weeks both online and in store.

We have been drooling over the award winning Nest Bassinet for sometime now, and waiting patiently for any formal announcements on availability. The Nest Collection has moved from Ooba to Offi & Company, which is a natural fit given its clean simple design, natural plywood elegance and quality materials and production. Pricing and availability to be confirmed, we do not expect this to be available until late 2008. Keep an eye out for more new Offi products coming soon to bebe.

We’ve been patiently waiting for years for Svan to extend their furniture range, and were happy to see they have introduced the Svan Cot, Change Table and Toddler Bed last week at ICCF IN New York.  The Svan Cot has curved ply ends, which come apart to become footboards for a toddler bed, and the seatback of a little bench. The range conversion options include a changing table/bassinet and an ottoman and  five possible configurations all using the same core components.  Given this is not yet released in the European market, bebe will be unlikely to bring this in until at lest 2009. In the meantime, check out the rest of our Svan range.

I vividly recall there being so much hype around the Bloom Baby stand at Kind & Jugend trade fair last year that getting up close to Blooms prototype Luxo Sleep Cot was virtually impossible. While the Bloom hype is still abundant, it seems our friends at Bloom Baby wisely gave themselves a little more space on their stand at ICFF last week.  Whilst it could be compared in appearance to the Leander Cot (with its curved ends), the Luxo Cot differs very much in the elements of structure and assembly. It also converts to a toddler bed and designed to last until a child requires a single bed.  Bebe will confirm pricing and availability as soon as this comes to hand.