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3 x ADO Ko Verzuu Children Toy Blocks bag, De Stijl, the Netherlands, 1950's
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3 x nice mid-century decorative toy cubes/blocks bags, designed by Ko Verzuu for ADO Holland in the 1950s. Price is for the complete set of 3 bags of wooden toy blocks!
3 very nice colorful canvas bags with strong wooden base:
1 striped bag
1 red bag
1 blue bag
All handmade and hand colored. This bags are in played condition, lovely patinated wooden blocks in different shapes and sizes. Would look highly decorative in every interior.
3 Canvas bags with a set of wooden blocks / cubes to play.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Ko Verzuu (1901-1971) a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO -Arbeid Door Onvolwaardigen- 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 own children. He immersed himself in art and architecture, with which he developed a strong preference for abstract lines and bright colours found in the 1920s 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 in MoMA, New York. The same year, the CODA museum in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
- Creator:Ko Verzuu (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.45 in (24 cm)Width: 8.67 in (22 cm)Depth: 8.67 in (22 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 3
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:EINDHOVEN, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU9046235459692
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