Morning! I anticipated the arrival of the latest copy of Junior yesterday as some companies were tweeting their successes in the Design Awards early yesterday morning. Thankfully I was right and just in time for lunch Junior landed on the doormat. I already knew that I Love Gorgeous had won Best Designer Girls Fashion and Belle and Boo had won Best Online Toy & Gift Retailer. However these were the only winners I knew of and so eagerly looked to see if there were any other names I hoped to see in the Winners and the Highly Commended lists.
Popcorn Jumpsuit from I Love Gorgeous
Of course there was the predictable winner of Best Family Day Out, Legoland. However the rest wasn't so predictable. I was incredibly excited to see Carddies gaining Highly Commended in Best Arts & Crafts. Don't forget to enter the giveaway to win two sets of Carddies. I was also pleased to see Trunki winning with their Paddlepak, which I reviewed back in March. I also recognised a couple of companies that I have featured in my weekly Family Holiday posts, including The Athenaeum which was highly commended in Best Family UK Hotel and Ski Famille gaining highly commended in the Best Family Holiday Tour Operator award.
Best Interiors Collection awards went to PaperBoy Wallpaper and Baby Joule Nursery, with highly commended going to Funky Little Darlings and Laura Ashley. Best Furniture Collection award winners were Feather & Black and Tissington Little Chair, with highly commended going to Laurette, Maclaren Nursery and P'kolino. I really don't envy the judges of either of these categories as the shortlist of contenders was incredible.
Safari Collection from P'Kolino
I am still absorbing all of the awards winners and highly commended businesses but one thing I have realised is that Zoe & Drew needs to feature a few more designs for the littlest people in our lives. Although I will not be adding a little person to make it easier to do this! But fear not I have a couple of ideas that I have already started researching to make this happen.
So were there any winners I felt that were undeserved? To be honest no, apart from the Best Family Car winner. How can a car with only 5 seats possibly win Best Family Car? Even with the average 2.4 children you will need extra seats for when friends come to tea, it's your turn to do the Brownie pick up, your turn to do the Rugby away match road trip. Sadly five seats do not meet the needs of many modern families, so yes I was disappointed to see the Skoda Yeti win this award. Which car would I choose for the modern family? Well let me make a coffee and I'll make a list!
So many deserving winners in the Junior Design Awards but sadly not enough time to share all of them here, but you can buy the special issue in the shops later this week or visit their website.
Right I'm off to make that list of Best Family Cars with more than five seats!
Have a fab day
Zoe
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