Kurt Naef : der Spielzeugmacher / herausgegeben von Charles von Büren ; mit Beiträgen von Peer Clahsen [and others] = The toymaker / edited by Charles von Büren ; with texts by Peer Clahsen [and others].

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Publication:

Description:

159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Toys you can touch / Kurt Naef -- On the transcendence of play / Hans Saner -- N-A-E-F / Roger Kaysel -- The playful road to success / Charles von Büren -- the Naef of toys / Peer Clahsen -- Kurt Naef's toys in pictures -- Forms of play / Katsuhito Oyobe -- What's good will survive / Toshiko Nishikawa -- Commodity or imagination? / Kurt Naef.
German and English.

Summary:

"In a fast-moving and electronically oriented time Kurt Naef's games still maintain a steadfast position on the market: their timeless design and lovingly carried out, high-quality workmanship are proof of a sound pedagogical concept. The Swiss cabinetmaekr and furniture builder Kurt Naef began the production of wooden games in the late 1950s, developing them on his own as well as with other designers. He also reproduced classic games by celebrated designers of the Bauhaus. Naef's games are on display in important museum collections in Europe, the United States and Japan. This book is the first comprehensive work on the product design of Kurt Naef's cult games."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

3764375043 (cased)
9783764375041 (cased)

Subject:

Naef, Kurt (Designer) Design Spielzeug Bildband.
Naef, Kurt, 1926-
Blocks (Toys)
Toy industry Switzerland.
Cubes (Pièces de jeu)
Jouets Industrie Suisse.
Toy industry.
Design Spielzeug Naef, Kurt (Designer) Bildband.
Spielzeug Design Naef, Kurt (Designer) Bildband.
Switzerland.

Added entries:

Büren, Charles von.
Clahsen, Peer, 1938-

Toymaker

Holdings:

Location: Library main toy reference 248247
Call No.: TS2301.T68 K87 2006
Status: Available

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