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Renate Müller toy hippopotamus
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Description
A therapeutic handmade toy hippopotamus by German designer Renate Müller. It is made of stuffed burlap with blue and red leather details.
Renate Müller (born 1945) studied at the Sonneberg Polytechnic for Toy Design, where she learned about toy animals that could be used therapeutically for children with a physical or mental disability. Inspired by this, se began to create brightly colored toy animals, which were debuted at the 1967 Leipzig Trade Fair. -
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Documentation: Documented elsewhere (similar item) Origin: Germany Period: 1950-1979 Materials: burlap, leather Condition: Good. Good vintage condition Creation Date: 1970s Styles / Movements: Modern, Mid Century Patterns: Modern Dealer Reference #: 8277 Incollect Reference #: 687386 -
Dimensions
W. 30.31 in; H. 14.96 in; D. 11.81 in; W. 77 cm; H. 38 cm; D. 30 cm;
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For nearly two decades, the collection of Bloomberry has been driven by the cultural reference between architecture, art and design. Bloomberry is housed in a former textile factory and is located near Maastricht, in the south of The Netherlands. Within an hour of Antwerp and Cologne. Within two hours from Amsterdam and four hours from Paris.
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