carol singers
Category=WCW
Christmas decoration
Christmas pyramids
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Erz Mountains
German christmas
German design
German design history
German toys
German Work Federation
Seiffen
Spielwarenfachschule
Spielzeug Gestalten im Erzgebirge
Technical College for Toys
toy design
Werkbund
wooden toy
Product details
- ISBN 9783897906501
- Weight: 778g
- Dimensions: 265 x 225mm
- Publication Date: 03 Dec 2021
- Publisher: Arnoldsche
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Paperback
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The leaping deer from the range of wooden toys from the Seiffen region is an international symbol in the gleaming eyes of children and collectors alike. It was designed by Max Schanz (1895–1953), who as a teacher and director of the Spielwarenfachschule [Technical College for Toys] informed the production of toys in the Erz Mountains. His designs were implemented through the division of labour in family-oriented cottage industries, achieving the standards set by the Werkbund [German Work Federation] for attractive aesthetic and professional production: from small carol singers to six-meter-high Christmas pyramids, all basic components were turned on the lathe and thus display the design idiom typical of Seiffen. Spielzeug Gestalten im Erzgebirge portrays a significant chapter in German design history, from the late Empire, through the Weimar Republic and National Socialist rule, to the early GDR.
Text in German.
Text in German.
