“The Leander cradle is a cradle that does not stand on the
floor. I have created it so it can be suspended from the
ceiling. Four straps are gathered into one point, either in a
hook in the ceiling or in a stand made especially for the
cradle. I came up with the idea when my sister-in-law had twins
and it was difficult to take care of both children
simultaneously. I discovered that by suspending a cradle from
one point, it was easy to rock the one child with just a nudge
with the elbow and hold the other child at the same time.
Suspending the cradle meant that the cradle does not just swing
in one direction and the movements become calm and free so they
resemble the movements the child experienced in his or her
mother’s tummy. At the same time, the cradle is easy to set into
motion. It is developed for the child’s body awareness, to
experience that he or she can make the cradle move. The free way
in which the cradle moves helps to stimulate the child’s sense
of orientation. The sense is in the inner ear and i