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“Our toys (Bauhaus): The form-simple -unconfusingly clear and direct-, variety and enticement are created by the child itself through builg and arranging.”
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detail of blocks inside box and box lid. 27.5 mm L x 6.5 mm
KIND-MÄRCHEN-SPIEL-SPIELZEUG by ALMA BUSCHER SIEDHOF, 1925. English version translated by S. Menschig & A. Boyaki, 2010.
Buscher began her studies of art in Berlin - she studied in the Reinmann Art School (1917 -1920) in the State Arts and Crafts School (1920 -1922)-, and she prolonged them in the Bauhaus (1921-1928). She was one of the few women who could study outside the weaving workshop at this school. Instead of it, Buscher designed children’s toys and furniture in the woodcarving, furniture and cabinet making workshops, where she was the sole female (Siebenbrodt, 2004; Will, 1997). 070