I love blocks of all sorts, but these are my very favorites of all— one of the first toys designed by renowned Swiss carpenter and designer Kurt Naef (1926–2006), in 1956. Now highly collectible icons of modern design, they continue to be produced in a smaller set of 16 today, but these are the real, rare deal--a complete original set of 18 with gold foil stamp on one of the green blocks and the original box and card to boot. Just gorgeous. I found one other set of these a year or two ago and have kept a keen eye out since; it's very rare to come across them other than in design museum collections!
The diagonal cuts on the opposite sides of the blocks allow for all sorts of stacking possibilities, including dramatic cantilevering and top-heavy towers. The form of the blocks also allows for easily sliding one out along the groove without disrupting the rest of the structure. And the colors - orange, green, red and blue--are saturated and really almost jewel like.
Each block measures about 2"x2"x2". Some wear to the box and some masking tape added at some point to reinforce it but still holding together well and the blocks are in excellent condition. Really beautiful and really fun.
