Wooden Rattle
1963 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fredun Shapur is a toy designer and illustrator based in London. From the 1960s onwards, Shapur created innovative and distinctive design products for international companies such as Naef, Galt Toys, Fischerform and Selecta and especially for Creative Playthings. His work is remarkable for fostering children’s imagination through a wide range of playful learning opportunities that appeal to both children and adults. A strong visual language of flat planes and saturated colour united Shapur’s work across two and three dimensions.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wood with metal bell |
| Brief description | Wooden rattle with two teether heads, designed by Fredun Shapur, Naef, 1963 |
| Physical description | Wooden rattle with two teether heads made of beech and rosewood. There are many perforations in the cylinder that allow the baby to see and hear the metal bell that is inside. There is also a satin green bow attached to the cylinder. |
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| Production type | Prototype |
| Credit line | Given by Fredun Shapur |
| Object history | The rattle was awarded the London Design Centre label around 1964. |
| Summary | Fredun Shapur is a toy designer and illustrator based in London. From the 1960s onwards, Shapur created innovative and distinctive design products for international companies such as Naef, Galt Toys, Fischerform and Selecta and especially for Creative Playthings. His work is remarkable for fostering children’s imagination through a wide range of playful learning opportunities that appeal to both children and adults. A strong visual language of flat planes and saturated colour united Shapur’s work across two and three dimensions. |
| Bibliographic reference | Mira Shapur and Amy F. Ogata, Fredun Shapur: playing with design, Piqpoq editions: Paris, 2013, p. 22. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.8-2015 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2015 |
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