CATEGORY: INTERIOR DESIGN
In 1980, Sabu Oguro (1936, Tokyo, Japan) created animal pairs and families.
The design and technique is based on so called 'Polyforms', a plane figure constructed by joining together identical basic polygons. These can be categorized in 'Polyominoes' (square base) and 'Polyiamonds' (triangle base).
The inventor of such Polyform animal toys was Austrian designer Hans von Klier (1934-2000), who made Tierbaukasten (Animal construction kit) in 1958. His work was clearly inspired by the drawings of Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) and he remained relatively little known today.
Most famous designer is this field became Saburo Oguro, who in Japanese language is called a 'Kumiki' (to join wood together) designer. In contrast to Von Klier, he introduced minor edge articulations, so the base forms are less recognizable. This Japanese master craftsman has designed puzzles and educational learning toys. He has also written some how-to books on puzzles and other toys. Saburo Oguro graduated from Tama Art University in 1960. He spent more than a decade preparing teaching materials for blind and mentally handicapped children before being commissioned as a designer for Naef (internal link here) in 1980.
In 1983 he founded his own company, U-Plan. He became director of Zootopia, the Saburo Oguro Museum of Wooden Puzzles, in 1995.
Creator:
Saburo Oguro (1936, Tokyo, Japan) | NAEF
Object:
Dachshundfamilie (Dachshund Family), 3D puzzle.
Country:
Switzerland
Design period:
1980
Production period:
1980 (vintage)
Identifying marks:
Logo on original packaging
Style:
Vintage design, modernism
Condition:
In very good condition.
Material:
Wood
Colour:
Brown
Dimensions:
Various
In 1980, Sabu Oguro (1936, Tokyo, Japan) created animal pairs and families.
The design and technique is based on so called 'Polyforms', a plane figure constructed by joining together identical basic polygons. These can be categorized in 'Polyominoes' (square base) and 'Polyiamonds' (triangle base).
The inventor of such Polyform animal toys was Austrian designer Hans von Klier (1934-2000), who made Tierbaukasten (Animal construction kit) in 1958. His work was clearly inspired by the drawings of Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) and he remained relatively little known today.
Most famous designer is this field became Saburo Oguro, who in Japanese language is called a 'Kumiki' (to join wood together) designer. In contrast to Von Klier, he introduced minor edge articulations, so the base forms are less recognizable. This Japanese master craftsman has designed puzzles and educational learning toys. He has also written some how-to books on puzzles and other toys. Saburo Oguro graduated from Tama Art University in 1960. He spent more than a decade preparing teaching materials for blind and mentally handicapped children before being commissioned as a designer for Naef (internal link here) in 1980.
In 1983 he founded his own company, U-Plan. He became director of Zootopia, the Saburo Oguro Museum of Wooden Puzzles, in 1995.
Creator:
Saburo Oguro (1936, Tokyo, Japan) | NAEF
Object:
Dachshundfamilie (Dachshund Family), 3D puzzle.
Country:
Switzerland
Design period:
1980
Production period:
1980 (vintage)
Identifying marks:
Logo on original packaging
Style:
Vintage design, modernism
Condition:
In very good condition.
Material:
Wood
Colour:
Brown
Dimensions:
Various
