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Culla Belly Co-Sleeper

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This beauty is making its way through the blogosphere. The Culla Belly Co-sleeper, designed by Manuela Busetti and Andrea Garuti of Studio di Progettazione, won first place at the Playing Design's International Design Competition for children's design.
 
 

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It's the best co-sleeping product we've ever seen. And to make it even more appealing, the team designed these attachments to convert it into a rocking cradle.

Sadly, there is no word on whether or when this thing will go into production, let alone whether it will be available in the United States.

(via SwissMiss)


(Re-edited from a post originally published 06.26.07)

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It's beautiful!
But why is the baby sleeping on a pillow?

posted by lb on 2007-06-26 12:17:43
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very european seemingly German-like. love the design and idea behind the product

posted by charlestongirl78 on 2007-06-26 13:41:22
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Lovely.

posted by DubTriptych on 2007-06-26 14:49:32
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't sleep on top of the covers. The overhang of the covers could fall against or over baby. Is this ever an issue with cosleepers in general? We've never used one.

posted by Shawn on 2007-06-26 16:02:32
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We co-sleep in our bed, and thank the heavens, our landlord kept our apartment so toasty this winter that we barely needed covers ever. We usually only pull them up to waist height (if they are required at all) and from what I hear, this is pretty common--waist-high covers. I used to pull the comforter up to my eyelids, so it took a little adjustment, but now I'm totally used to it. So I guess it's just one of the things you adjust to when you co-sleep, either in the bed or with a sidecar situation.

Does anyone know what the red part is made from? Is it wood or something else?

posted by lb on 2007-06-26 18:14:36
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A friend of mine recently had a baby and her partner built something very much like that (only with carved flowers) in pinewood ! It is a lovely idea.

posted by luce on 2007-06-27 03:39:31
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No outraged comments from the green types on keeping one's apartment so warm that covers in bed are unneeded?

posted by Shawn on 2007-06-27 14:54:33
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We told our landlord that it was really warm. But we don't even know where the thermostat is. If it were our own apartment we would have kept it cooler and gone the layered clothing route.

posted by lb on 2007-06-27 15:35:28
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Yeah, that tiny pillow is hilarious.

posted by poopmama on 2007-06-27 16:08:29
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I want it.

The cradle looks kind of precarious, though...

Any suggestions for comparable products that are available for purchase? Most of the co-sleepers I've seen so far are awfully froofy.

posted by tsubaki on 2007-06-27 17:09:20
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this isn't fair to show me something that's so perfect for me and then tell me it's not in production yet.... i want!!!!!

posted by bbt on 2007-07-03 14:13:41
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It's pretty similar to the Baby Bunk www.babybunk.com

posted by jewelly on 2008-05-15 10:19:32
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Shawn, generally in middle and northern Europe, people don't use covers, but only a fitted sheet and a duvet. So usually there's nothing hanging, rather floating on top of you. Since this is a German idea....
and Germans make pillows for babies too. They're not meant to keep baby's head up rather than preventing the baby to sweat. I know you Americans are all -oh my god my baby will die in his sleep with a cushion- but a baby with a fresh head has less risk of SIDS than a sweaty one.

posted by Sol on 2008-05-15 13:17:30
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oooooooooooooh. love it. though we had a co-sleeper, she slept on the bed with me (night nursing and what not). so our co-sleeper acted as the bed rail and midnight diaper changing station. this is much sleeker and would have kept me from piling up the co-sleeper with other crap. (for lack of a better word)

posted by Barbara S on 2008-05-15 22:26:39
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LOL the pillow! Did these people ever have kids? A pillow? really? I don't think so. :-)

posted by AlexPDL on 2008-05-16 12:57:25
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