Four-way Blocks
Four-Way Wooden Puzzle
1972 (made)
1972 (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 | |
| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Four-way Blocks (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | wood, cardboard, printed |
| Brief description | Four-way wooden puzzle, designed by Fredun Shapur, Creative Playthings, USA, 1972 |
| Physical description | Six rectangular wooden puzzle pieces that assembled together reveal the image of an animal figure including a red cat, a green snake and a blue horse. The cardboard wrapper is red and blue. |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Prototype |
| Credit line | Given by Fredun Shapur |
| Object history | Mira Shapur and Amy F. Ogata, Fredun Shapur: Playing with Design, Piqpoq Editions: Paris, 2013, p.76 |
| 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 | |
| Accession number | B.9: 1 to 7-2015 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2015 |
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