Kurt Naef-Spiele sind der «Rolls Royce» unter den Holzspielen. In schnelllebiger und elektronisch geprägter Zeit behaupten sie ihren festen Platz im Markt: mit zeitlosem Design, liebevoller und hochwertiger Verarbeitung und pädagogisch durchdachtem Entwurf. Die breite Produktpalette zeigt vorwiegend Gedulds- und Geschicklichkeitsspiele, mit denen sich räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen, geometrische Gesetzmäßigkeiten sowie Koordination erleben und erlernen lassen. Der Schweizer Schreiner und Möbelbauer Kurt Naef begann in den späten 1950er Jahren mit der Produktion zeitlos hochwertiger Holzspiele, in Eigenentwicklung und zusammen mit Designern. Er reproduzierte einige Spiele-Klassiker von renommierten Bauhaus-Entwerfern. Naef-Spiele sind in bedeutenden Museumssammlungen vertreten, so etwa im Museum of Modern Art und in Japan.

Kurt Naef’s games are the "Rolls Royce” of wooden games. In a fast-moving and electronically oriented time, they maintain their permanent position in the marketplace with timeless design; loving, high-quality workmanship; and sound pedagogical design. The broad range of products primarily consists of puzzles and games of skill, which enable the player to experience and train in spatial imagination, geometric principles, and coordination. The Swiss cabinetmaker and furniture builder Kurt Naef began to produce his timeless, highquality wooden games in the late 1950s, developing them on his own and with designers. He reproduced a number of classic games by celebrated designers of the Bauhaus. Naef’s games are represented in the collections of important museums, for example in the Museum of Modern Art and in Japan.

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Kurt Naef - Der Spielzeugmacher / The Toymaker

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Charles von Büren war PR-Beauftragter für Lignum (Holzwirtschaft Schweiz) und ist seit 2000 für den SIA (Schweizerischer Ingenieur- und Architektenverein) tätig.

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     Game design in woodKurt Naef’s games are the "Rolls Royce” of wooden games. In a fast-moving and electronically oriented time, they maintain their permanent position in the marketplace with timeless design; loving, high-quality workmanship; and sound pedagogical design. The broad range of products primarily consists of puzzles and games of skill, which enable the player to experience and train in spatial imagination, geometric principles, and coordination. The Swiss cabinetmaker and furniture builder Kurt Naef began to produce his timeless, highquality wooden games in the late 1950s, developing them on his own and with designers. He reproduced a number of classic games by celebrated designers of the Bauhaus. Naef’s games are represented in the collections of important museums, for example in the Museum of Modern Art and in Japan.      The first comprehensive work on the product design of Kurt Naef’s cult games Replicas of Bauhaus games In time for the game designer’s eightieth birthday

     Game design in woodKurt Naef’s games are the "Rolls Royce” of wooden games. In a fast-moving and electronically oriented time, they mai

Kurt Naef - Der Spielzeugmacher / The Toymaker | With contributions by: Peer  Clahsen, Roger  Kaysel, Kurt  Naef, Toshiko  Nishikawa, Katsuhito  Oyobe, Hans  Saner,Edited by:  Charles von  Büren | 2006 | BIRKHÄUSER

Kurt Naef - Der Spielzeugmacher / The Toymaker

With contributions by: Peer Clahsen, Roger Kaysel, Kurt Naef, Toshiko Nishikawa, Katsuhito Oyobe, Hans SanerEdited by: Charles von Büren

With contributions by: Peer Clahsen, Roger Kaysel, Kurt Naef, Toshiko Nishikawa, Katsuhito Oyobe, Hans Saner
Edited by: Charles von Büren