Five water-soluble chalk crayons enable children to draw their imaginary world on this wonderful set of maple blocks by Naef. Each block is varnished with blackboard paint–a quick wipe with a wet sponge and the blocks are ready for something else.
Self-drawn alphabet blocks would be a wonderful way to learn letters!
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A wonderful wooden toy made in New Zealand by Keko Design.
From the website:
“The KekoKIWI toy was created to give young kiwi kids the opportunity to own a kiwi toy that is solid in construction and timeless in form. The toy’s visually uncluttered appearance is styled to fit in with contemporary living. The form combines a playful interaction of three basic elements: a body, beak and wheels. The parts are turned from locally grown timbers, including beech, macrocarpa, and radiata pine, and finished with non-toxic paint. Off-set eccentric wheels allow the toy to wobble as it is moved along.”
Available at endemicworld.com.
Selections from the upcoming Mass Modern auction at Wright (July 10th).
From the top:
I love this simple yet absolutely perfect wooden horse from Made By Joel. The abstract forms leave room for imagination–it reminds me of the wonderful wooden toys created by Antonio Vitali in the 1950s (see earlier post).
A simple & ingenious toy truck made of solid beech and an off-the-shelf plastic stacking box. Made by Sam Johnson for Thorsten Van Elten.
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