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The Play: Modernist toy exhibition in London

London calling!!! The exhibition THE PLAY: Toys, Sets, Rulesorganised by systems shows Modernist toys from the 1960ies with objects drawn from the personal archives of Roger Limbrick, Patrick Rylands, Fredun Shapur and Ken Garland. The four designers formed a loosely associated group that emerged in London in the 1960s. The doll house with open sides by Roger Limbrick won an Observer Design Award in 1969 and is part of the Victoria and Albert Museum collection.  Also on who’s is our beloved bath toy Duck by Patrick Rylands, produced in 1993 by AmbiToys, that works for any age – from 0 to 99. Furthermore there are toys by Fredun Shaper (like the Serpentino)  and Ken Garland (the Connect game and the Plytech Chair). Until July 4, 2015!

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Plytek Chair, Ken Garland + Associates c.1965, unrealised prototype

MAKI:minimag_Play Modernist Toy Exhibition_Fredun Shapur

Four-Way Blocks, Fredun Shapur 1972, Creative Playthings

MAKI:minimag_Play Modernist Toy Exhibition_Ken Garland

Connect, Ken Garland + Associates 1968, produced by James Galt

MAKI:minimag_Play Modernist Toy Exhibition_Fredun Shapur

Balancing Troupers, Fredun Shapur 1963, prototype (later realized by Kurt Naef)

MAKI:minimag_Play Modernist Toy Exhibition_Fredun Shapur

Serpentino, Fredun Shapur 1980, produced by Kurt Naef

MAKI:minimag_Play Modernist Toy Exhibition_Patrick Ryland

Joupii, Patrick Rylands 1970, produced by Il Leccio

MAKI:minimag_Play Modernist Toy Exhibition_Roger Limbrick

Open Side Dolls’ House, Roger Limbrick 1963, produced by James Galt

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