Description: Got this new as a gift decades ago from a friend who knows I dig Bauhaus design. Been out of its box maybe once. In pristine condition. History: The Spinning top optical color-mixer was designed by Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack as a didactic toy at the Bauhaus, in 1924. Hirschfeld-Mack demonstrates how the rotation of the gyrating top produces the optical mixing of the colors printed upon the laid-on cardboard discs. This spinning top has been reproduced in the joinery workshop of the Bauhaus since about 1924. Produced by Naef Spiele (Swiss) in cooperation with the Bauhaus Museum of Berlin, Germany. It is large and it can be spun with one hand or between the palms of both hands for a long-lasting rotation. Aspects of color theory can be experienced with the interchangeable seven cardboard discs. The color circles according to Goethe, Schopenhauer and Hölzel can be rotated and then compared with each other. Information describing the phenomenon can be found on the back of the discs. Manufacturer: Naef Spiele Ag In collaboration with the Bauhaus Archive Toy: Bauhaus Spinning Top optical mixer of colors The set contains one spinning top with 7 cardboard discs Designer: Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack Year: 1924 Handmade in Germany Material: wood with metal tip, cardboard discs Age: 6+ HEIGHT: 3.93inches / 10cm DIAMETER: 2.75inches / 7cm
Price: 40 USD
Location: Seattle, Washington
End Time: 2024-11-18T03:47:34.000Z
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Brand: Naef Spiele Ag
Year: 1924
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
