I like those cribs, especially for small spaces, but they must get dirty quickly, no?

My first thought was, "ooh, how awesome!" then, "lucite collects dust like nobody's bidness."

I have a lucite side table in my baby's nursery. rounded edges and can hold some books (got it from Chiasso). love it and it hasn't been a problem to keep clean.

Looks amazing, but I'm about to donate my lucite coffee table to my (as yet) childless brother because I'm done wiping sticky fingerprints off it. But I guess if you can afford this crib you can also afford a full time housekeeper to wipe it clean every 20 minutes.

Mmm, nothing says cozy and comfortable like laying in a plastic box.

I'm sorry, but I just think it's ugly.

I love the idea of a lucite crib, but it does seem like it would get dirty. I wouldn't worry about dust, so much as fingerprints and baby spit.

It does seem like it might be nicer for a baby than wooden bars, but probably not $3,500 nicer.

I wouldn't mind seeing lucite headboards, for those rooms where you just have to put the bed in front of a window (like almost every bedroom in my house!).

Just throwing this out there -- but there's got to be some kind of nasty chemical that goes into lucite furniture, right? I say NAY!

I giggled because I thought about exactly how long it would take before this is completely covered in drool. (in my house, about 10 seconds).

I like it! But I love change...and seeing old thing re-interpreted. Wouldn't buy it at that price but still appreciate their effort.

Call me crazy, but it reminds me of a cage at the zoo....

It seems to be more of a statement about design than something that is actually practical. I say nay.

My baby would love it. Her favourite spot to lay and look around is on our livingroom ottoman, I think because of the clear view from up high, but now that she is rolling she doesn't get to go on there much anymore. If she was in this crib in the middle of the room with her sibblings running around it screaming she would be the world's happiest baby!

yah! an ugly box I get to clean! gotta love fashion!

I can't get into the look.

LOL, and nothing sells a crib like showing how it can be used as ball storage!

crib or aquarium?

I think the lucite crib is great.

To all the haters -- think about it -- it's really not much different than a hospital bassinet. Plus, I think babies would have less of a closed-in sensation, since they can see much more than with a standard wood (or metal) crib.

Alas, only celebrities and the banking class can afford to pay $3500 for a crib.

Hmm, no. I don't like that not all four sides are slatted, mostly. I don't know, something about it just seems harsh.

mschatelaine, you're right. It's not a whole lot different than a hospital bassinet which doesn't give me much in the way of that warm & fuzzy feeling.

These are a lot like the kennels in my dad's veterinary clinic that my brother used to lock me in.

that would so awesome... in someone else's nursery! it's a pretty crib but keeping it that way would be too much work!

Ummm...Sorry, but I wouldn't call a lucite crib for $3500 an INVESTMENT. You'd have to be extremely lucky to get any kind of return on that "investment." Let's call it a splurge instead.

Forget the crib, what is the source for that cool changing table / dresser thing in the picture?

I kinda like it. I also don't understand the haters. "Not your thing"? Fine. "Hard to keep clean"? I get that too. But how does this look any more like a cage than any other crib?

It's pretty to look at....but I can't imagine trying to keep that looking clean. It gives me shivers just thinking about it.

Lucite would be easy to keep clean: just hose it off in the drive way!

I think it looks cool but I'm a freak about toxins so any plastics are a no for me.

How is a lucite crib any worse than a wood crib? Just because it's different and not to your taste doesn't mean you need to break out the nasty!

I, too, really don't like that not all 4 sides are slatted. Most nights, my son (now 2 and a belly sleeper) ends up nestled against the short side of his crib. This one is just a sheet of plastic...I wouldn't feel comfortable about his air quality!

Love the idea, don't love the execution.
Also yes, drool.

I love it, and would have bought for my son 4yrs ago, if had been sold for $500 - not a penny more... And for the people that say plastic, all the mattresses that one buys nowdays are man-made materials... nothing organic material about them. So don't see the fuss about that point. I am sure this one doesn't have edges or anything sharp and it would be as clean as any normal crib...
the point on the cover story, about the purchase of $3500 being an investment, had me rolling, investment in WHAT? it is not like you can use your crib as luggage, or even as a burial box, so you get one box from birth to death.... sometimes these editors don't know what they are talking about...

Having a 10 month old who is a big time rail biter I have to wonder what it would look like after it has been chomped on a few times. Or if chomping on it could hurt for that matter? Thicker lucite can be pretty hard stuff....

I run an acrylic fabrication company that makes acrylic furniture. However we never had a request for a crib. That being said seeing this and knowing what I know about plastics...this is not a healthy option for a baby. Acrylic is not food grade so I would not have my baby chewing on the rails. Secondly, Acrylic furniture is tricky. Less is more. A waterfall shelving unit, a coffee table,....but a bed or crib? its tacky 80s if you ask me.

oh also, I would not trust the durability of this bed. Acrylic is not strong enough to hold a mattress and a baby in it makes me nervous. There is so much risk of the bolts on the sides cracking and breaking off. If it were made out of polycarbonate thats another story. But again not my taste.