after ww2, wood is too expensive and rare to keep doing toys out of it. tchek designer Libuse Niklova then came up with a new vision for the toys she was designing for the company Gumotex Breclav. her toys got new shapes, new colors and an instant success. i personally like the simple yet not simplistic shapes of those pieces of design that don’t feel dated after almost 50 years. jeff koons, man, you’re out! by pp. (via Libuse Niklova – toy designer | tomorrow started)