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Two Baby Products That Made Us Say, “Why Didn’t This Exist Before?”
Baby gear has changed. It’s no longer enough for a pram to get you from A to B, or for a high chair to see you through the first few years of mealtimes. Parents want more from the things taking up space in their homes, cars and lives. Better design, more longevity and features that solve actual, everyday problems, and CYBEX definitely got the memo.
Two of its most interesting designs right now, the e-Gazelle S and LEMO, approach that idea from completely different directions. One brings electric technology to the family pram. The other takes a piece of furniture synonymous with the baby years and gives it a life well beyond them.
So, Who Is CYBEX?
If you’ve spent any time researching prams, car seats or high chairs, CYBEX is already on your radar. The German parenting brand has built its reputation on bringing together design, safety and functionality, with products that take all the usual parenting essentials, but look at them differently.
German engineering is at the heart of the brand, but there’s a strong design focus, too. Instead of treating baby products as stuff that just needs to do a job, CYBEX puts just as much thought into how they look, how they fit into your home and, importantly, how they can make everyday life with kids that little bit easier. That pairing of form and function is the best way to understand both the e-Gazelle S and LEMO.
A Little Help On The Hills
If you've ever pushed a pram loaded up with two kids, a nappy bag and whatever else you've accumulated that day, you'll understand the appeal of the CYBEX e-Gazelle S almost immediately.
This is a single-to-double pram with an electric drive system built into the frame, giving you extra support when walking uphill or over uneven terrain. You control the assistance from the handlebar, so when the pram gets heavier, the pushing doesn't necessarily have to.
There's another feature that feels particularly designed for real life with a baby: automatic rocking. When the pram is stationary, the e-Gazelle S can gently rock backwards and forwards for you. Anyone who has spent an evening nudging a pram with one foot while attempting to eat dinner will understand.
It still does all the things you want from a family pram, too. There are more than 20 possible configurations using seats, cots and compatible infant car seats, allowing the setup to change as your family does.
The technology gets the attention, but it's the situations in which you'd actually use it that make the e-Gazelle S interesting.
The High Chair With A Second Act
The CYBEX LEMO is innovative in a sneakier way. It's a high chair, yes, but describing it only as that doesn't quite cover it. With the optional Bouncer Nest, it can be used from birth. Add the Baby Set when solids begin, then adjust the seat and footrest as your child grows. Eventually, it becomes a regular chair that can be used well into adulthood.
There's no toolbox that you need along the way. Height and depth adjustments can be made in seconds and one-handed, a small detail that becomes way more appealing once you're actually living with kids.
But our favourite sneaky trick might be the LEMO Training Tower. Add the accessory and the chair transforms into a toddler tower, bringing little ones up to bench height for cooking, baking, craft or simply being involved in whatever you're doing. Not having to buy a whole other baby item? We love to see it.
Designed To Stick Around
What connects the e-Gazelle S and LEMO isn't really technology. It's the sense that someone has paid attention to what happens after you bring the baby product home. Prams get heavy. Babies want to be rocked. Toddlers want to be at the kitchen bench. Kids grow out of things extraordinarily quickly.
The best baby gear design doesn't need to make your life more complicated, it just needs to notice where the complications already are. CYBEX e-Gazelle S and LEMO do just that.
