Artwood Toy Co "Woodenettes" Bauhaus Inspired Construction Set Vytlacil art And then that face

And then that face

What I love about this vintage carved lion is its very long tongue

other times widely spaced

It seems possible that untying the lace would allow it to come apart some to empty it

I love its roughness and the shape of it

Artwood Toy Co "Woodenettes" Bauhaus Inspired Construction Set Vytlacil art And then that faceI could have spent many many hours configuring these fantastic c. 1940s Woodenettes blocks into an endless variety of structures and arrangements to photograph, but stopped myself in order to share them sooner than later! The colors and forms remind me so much of Oskar Schlemmer's fantastic costumes for Berlin's Triadic Ballet in the 20s (one pic included in photos), and clearly these are heavily Bauhaus inspired the company name is Artwood Toy Co, no