Jonah the balancing
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Suspended Note
Nota di sospensione. With Leonardo‘s musical rebus drawn on the base. You can hear them in this video by Massimo Leonardi and Renata Fusco
Lunatic
Unsteady though well-balanced, there goes a man you can not rely on. Look at our catalog
La Goélette
“Ce matin la goélette blanche est venue apporter, de si loin, sur ses ailes légères, son message de bienvenue” Hommage a Moitessier. who is Moitessier?
The landing Barn owl
This is a balancing toy inspired by a landing barn owl. Handpainted on wood. Learn about the barn owl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl Other toys depicting the owl: La ChouetteThe flying Barn owl Look at our catalog
Fiddler on the roof
Hommage a Chagall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Violinist Learn about the painting that inspired the toy
The Fox and the Crow
The Fox and the Crow is one of Aesop’s Fables, numbered 124 in the Perry Index. There are early Latin and Greek versions and the fable may even have been portrayed on an ancient Greek vase.[1] The story is used as a warning against listening to flattery. The Fox & the Crow fable One bright … Read more
The Nightingale
The Nightingale mobile toy, by Roggeri Joffe Toymakers. Daniela Handpainted this mobile toy she was inspired by the Nightingale story and the Luscinia bird. The Emperor of China learns that one of the most beautiful things in his empire is the song of the nightingale. When he orders the nightingale brought to him, a kitchen … Read more
Flying Camel
The neighbor answered:” We shall work together when camels will fly” An illusion, a dream said the critics, and when one of these, the mayor of Jaffa, was promised that it would mean a boost to local industry, he is supposed to have said that before such a fair materialised, camels would fly. Look at … Read more