Kurt Naef the Toymaker Der Spielzeugmacher Book Swiss Switzerland 2006

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Kurt Naef's games are the "Rolls Royce" of wooden games. In a fast-moving and electronically oriented time, they maintain their … more Kurt Naef's games are the "Rolls Royce" of wooden games. In a fast-moving and electronically oriented time, they maintain their permanent position in the marketplace with timeless design-loving and high-quality workmanship. The wide range of products primarily consists of puzzles and games of skill, which enable the player to experience and train in spatial imagination, geometric principles, and coordination.

The Swiss cabinetmaker and furniture builder Kurt Naef began to produce his timeless, high-quality wooden games in the late 1950s, developing them on his own and with designers. He reproduced a number of classic games by celebrated designers of the Bauhaus. Naef's games are represented in the collections of important museums, for example in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and in Japan.
The design language of minimalism and functionality runs through the entire Naef assortment. Naef stands for top-class toys made of wood fascinating both children and adults.

In the last 6 decades, Naef Spiele AG widened its range of products through collaboration with well-known designers such as: Peer Clahsen, Verner Panton, Xavier de Clippeleir, Jo Niemeyer, and Yasuo Aizawa, among others.

This book is the first comprehensive work on the product design of Kurt Naef's cult games/toys.
Definitely a must-have for any collector!

Book name: Kurt Naef - The Toymaker (Der Spielzeugmacher)
Published by Birkhauser (Basel / Boston / Berlin)
Bilingual: English & German
Hardcover: 159 pages
Year: 2006
Printed on acid-free paper produced from chlorine-free pulp
Author: Peer Clahsen
With texts by: Peer Clahsen, Roger Kaysel, Kurt Naef, Toshiko Nishikawa, Hans Saner, Katsuhito Oyobe
Printed in Germany

CONDITION: Brand new, unused

SIZE: 7.87 x 9.29 inches / 20 x 23.6cm
WEIGHT: 750 grams

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