In the heart of the young and urban 7th District is a baby store so perfectly in tune with its clientele it even makes us understand the whole babies-as-accessories fad right now. Herr und Frau Klein stock exclusive, kitsch-free products like Danish felt rattles, Dutch terry cloth sleeping sacks, organic cotton jeans from New York and the entire Barbapapa family as bean bag dolls.

But is it for the kids or for the parents with a generous budget? Tough to tell, especially when the latter can pick up designer nursery furniture from Bloom, whose high chair is reminiscent of Eero Aarnio’s “Ball Chair”—and would match Mom and Dad’s Saarinen dining table perfectly.