Original 1956 Spiel Naef Blocks with Box, Complete Set of 18 perforated paper embroidery I love the androgynousness of

I love the androgynousness of the young subject in this daguerreotype

though still needs something to lean against

which I find super evocative and a bit haunting too

yellow and blue graphics that look very carnivalesque

and the olive green of the rose's leaves don't come across so well--and then also is the fact that her eyes seem to follow one around the room

Original 1956 Spiel Naef Blocks with Box, Complete Set of 18 perforated paper embroidery I love the androgynousness ofClearly I love blocks of all sorts, but these I think are my very favorites of all one of the first toys designed by renowned Swiss designer Kurt Naef (19262006), in 1956. Now icons of modern design, they continue to be produced in a smaller set of 16 today, but these are the real deal a complete original 1956 set of 18 with gold foil stamp on one of the red blocks and the original box too. I've found just a few sets of these over the years and always