Ko Verzuu Folk Art
Ko Verzuu was a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the Arbeid Door Onvolwaardigen (ADP) workshops. In addition, he designed the cars, building blocks, games and doll furniture that were hand-made by his team of patients. Verzuu tested the quality of his toys on his children. He immersed himself in art and architecture, with which he developed a strong preference for abstract lines and bright colors found in the 20s group, De Stijl. ADO toys, therefore, are curiously avant-garde, inspired by the great artists of the time. In 2012, they were on show as part of the “Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The same year, the CODA Museum in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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Early 20th Century French Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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Mid-20th Century German Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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1930s American Folk Art Vintage Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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1930s Swiss Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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1940s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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1890s American Victorian Antique Ko Verzuu Folk Art
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