Contura IV

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Artist/Maker	Ravensburger (manufacturer) Fredun Shapur (designer)
Place of origin	Germany (made)

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.

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Categories	Dolls & Toys Children & Childhood
Object type	Jigsaw puzzle
Parts	This object consists of 27 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below) Box Lid Prototype Box Base Prototype Leaflet Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype Puzzle Prototype
Title	Contura IV (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Cardboard Painting
Brief description	Contura jigsaw puzzle, designed by Fredun Shapur, Ravensburger, Germany, c 1972
Style	Modernist
Production type	Mass produced
Credit line	Given by Fredun Shapur
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.
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.12:1 to 27-2015

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Record created	July 23, 2015
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1318010/contura-iv-jigsaw-puzzle-fredun-shapur/

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