Scandinavian Child is part of the Svan company and they make the most beautiful and long lasting baby gear I have ever seen.
I am not kidding. I have tried since I conceived Lucy to get a Scandinavian Child high chair to review. I drooled over other reviews – like this one from my friend Candice. Finally. Finally! My time has come!
I get to tell you all about the new Signet high chair that was just released in February. The beauty of this chair is the wood, the color, the simplicity, and that it lasts from cute little baby to beautiful adult.
I need more of these, my kids are always fighting over who gets to sit in the “new chair.”
There are two types of Signet high chairs available. I was sent the first one – the Signet Essential. The Signet Complete chair comes with all the attachments to make it a high chair for small babies. Hence the word complete – it completely grows with your baby to teens.
I was so excited when I got to choose not to get the tray accessories. Lucy prefers to sit at the table with the rest of the family and this chair fits her like a glove so she can.
I love this picture! She is now a member of our family at the table with us! And it looks just like a normal chair, just made to fit her little size.
This chair is 100% adjustable – even the foot rest. So Lucy’s little piggies can rest on the footrest, unlike if she was in a booster seat strapped to the chair.
I cannot say enough good things about the thin profile of this chair. It has such a sleek, modern look to it. It doesn’t look like a bulky, plastic high chair – because it is not bulky nor plastic. It is thin and wood and beautiful.
This Signet Essential Chair is $200 and worth every. single. dime.
This is why I prefer this chair to a plastic booster seat you strap to a chair:
- This is prettier
- It cleans up better (no food falling underneath the booster seat and getting gross)
- It keeps my other chairs nicer. A booster seat strapped to a chair cuts the life of the chair down quite a bit.
- No need to store or get rid of booster seats – this chair grows with your child.
- It is wood, not plastic. I just love wood products more for sustainability
The only drawbacks of this chair compared to others is that it does not have wheels and it does not fold up for storage, you have to take it apart. However, since it grows with your child and can hold teens, there is really no need to store it. And as for the wheels – I had a high chair with wheels. Baby Lucy was pushed around my kitchen by her brother and sister way too much. I prefer not having wheels. (This chair does come with soft pads beneath so it does not scratch your floor and glides smoothly as you move it)
As for assembly: It has an instructional video online if you need it. (Like I would). Somebody is handy and wanted to see how fast he could put it together. He clocked in right at 15 minutes. There are not a whole lot of pieces and the instructions are very clear.
And I am all about supporting a company I love with my money. And I love Svan.
Today, Svan is a global company known for beautiful, bentwood, Scandinavian-designed children’s products that parents are proud to showcase in their homes. Svan is owned and distributed in North America by US-based Scandinavian Child Int’l (SCI). For more information or to purchase the Signet High Chair, please visit www.svan.com.
Connect with Scandinavian Child
Check out their website – they have a lot of other beautiful and long-lasting baby gear products. Also, chat with Svan on Facebook and follow @SCIChild on twitter for updates on deals, new products and more!
I received this chair to review. All opinions are 100% mine.
I LOVE how it looks so unique and different. Certainly eye catching! I also love a wood highchair!
It really is beautiful isn’t it? Yes, the wood is amazing. LOVE the wood 🙂
I basically need to have another baby so I can buy one of those! My kids’ high chair was so hard to clean and not super user friendly. Loved all the pictures.
LOL!! Oh when you DO have another baby, yes, get this chair haha! Oh another feature that I love is the cleanup! If you buy the seat cover you can just take the cover off and throw it in the washer and dryer. Super awesome.
Oh wow. I wish those were around when my girls were little. I hated dealing with the hair chairs we had. I love the way look and so easy to keep clean.
Easy to clean is another feature I didn’t say enough about. But it really is. Just warm water and the wood surface wipes clean 🙂
That really looks neat 🙂 I love that it goes under the table a bit, so they can sit at the table like everyone else!
Thank you Amy 🙂 The back is also open so when you carry from behind it does not hit your legs. It doesn’t need wheels when it has this feature 🙂
Oh how I coveted those high chairs! We just couldn’t justify the expense. I hate our plastic chair. It never feels clean to me and J likes to sit at the table.
I haven’t used a high chair since my oldest was little, but we’re looking into getting one again with the baby. I have seen these before, and I like that it is all wood instead of plastic. Still a little more then I normally spend though, but nice to see you think it’s well worth it.
Yes, the price point is higher than other chairs. This is the perfect gift though if say 10 family members want to pitch in $20 and buy it for the new baby – especially since it lasts from birth to teens. That $20 will last longer than they bought you bouncy chair or baby swing 🙂
I love that there’s no cloth to grab and keep old food tucked away. I clean my son’s high chair once a week and really, that’s not enough! The cleanliness factor is a BIG PLUS in my book.
Gosh, I really want one. How long do kids stay in a high chair? My son is 1. I’m wondering if it’d be worth it for us.
If I were to do it over again I would totally go with this chair– so much more in line with my tastes than the stupid oversized plastic thing. $200 is reasonable when you factor in the aesthetic and the fact that you’re keeping plastic from being produced/sent to landfills. Plus, when you were done with it you could easily buff out any nicks and pass it on, whereas the plastic ones look pretty hard-lived within a few months.
I agree, Robin. These chairs looks so much nicer than plastic.
Those are adorable photos! I love how the highchair can grow with your child! Great review!
So chic looking, and Lucy looks like she really likes it!
I too have been drooling over this chair for a long time. My son has a booster seat and it is terrible for our table. We can’t push him in all the way so he’s always dropping food in his lap. The Svan chair without the tray looks just like what we need.
What an awesome seat/chair. I love that it looks like a real chair which could get rid of some problems when your kids yell about wanting a “big girl chair” but aren’t quite ready.
This chair looks awesome! My kids don’t do well with high chairs but they do love being up at our level at the dining room table. This would be perfect for my 16 month old!
That is such a beautiful chair. I love how it grows with your child!
I love this company and this chair looks amazing. It’s so awesome that it blends in with your other chairs and doesn’t scream “A BABY LIVES HERE!”, that’s a huge plus for me.
Are you sure this was released in February? We’ve had this chair (with the high hair attachments) for over 3 years now. We love it btw, and are using it on our second child now.
Matt, this question threw me so I checked with Scandinavian Child. Here is what they said 🙂
“Annie is correct, the Signet Essential and Complete launched in early February. The Svan High Chair and Svan Youth Chair have been around for a few years. (so Matt is correct too)
These are new model Svan High Chairs featuring a new price points, 5-point safety harnesses (instead of 3-point), a more user-friendly design (improved labeling/easier adjustment points), and the designer’s signature.”
Thanks so much for asking it. I should have mentioned how similar this is to the youth chair in my post.
I so want one of these! I hate that Bubba can’t sit at the table like the rest of us and booster seats aren’t the sturdiest things around. Great review!
I’m including this post in my daily and tweeting it out in a minute! It’s MarcieMom EczemaBlues Daily, I normally don’t include non eczema/skin news and especially not reviews, but this chair looks too awesome not to pass the information!
I have never seen anything like this! Wish they had these out when my boys were little! I hated our primary colored portable chair that we strapped to our kitchen chairs. It was hideous!
Love the look, and everything about this new modern chair! Thank you for sharing!
Aww Lucy loves it!! I love it too!