The Christmas tree
Book
1966 (published)
1966 (published)
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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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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | The Christmas tree (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | paper, cardboard |
| Brief description | "The Christmas tree", book, by K Brooks, illustrated by Fredun Shapur, Ernest Benn Limited, 1996 |
| Physical description | Hardback book with 28 pages and dustcover. Front cover features title "The Christmas tree" in white text on a red background. A Christmas tree composed of green and blue triangles above a red pot, dominates the cover design. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The Christmas tree by Kathleen Brooks
Illustrated by Fredun Shapur |
| Credit line | Given by Fredun Shapur |
| Object history | Mira Shapur and Amy F. Ogata, Fredun Shapur: Playing with Design, Piqpoq Editions: Paris, 2013, p.36 |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | B.29:1 to 3- 2015 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2015 |
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