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Renate Müller toy hippopotamus

Creator: Renate Müller
Offered by: Bloomberry

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.

More Information

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 #:	Ao.bb.RenateMuller.m.1304a
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;

Shipping Information:

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Message from Seller:

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.