LAST - animal toys06. Oct2012

TAGS: wood, handcraft, beech, maple

Inspired by ALBURNO

LAST wooden animals toys are for children, but adults should take a moment to reflect the alternate message that it is transmitted by these wood pieces.
All three animals are no longer on earth due to extinction practised by mankind.

You can buy the LAST toys from the on-line Alburno shop

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"LAST toys born to focus the attention on the problems related to the extinction of animals that have disappeared or are disappearing due to men’s wrong behaviour.

Using traditional techniques, similar to those used in the past, with which craftsmen led their toys to tell the life of the period, from horse to farm animals, we wanted to recreate the forms of extinct animals, ideally bringing them to life." - ALBURNO
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DODO - the bird that once inhabited Mauritius island.
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TIALCINO - the marsupial wolf lived in Tasmania and Australia

BAIJI - the freshwater dolphin that inhabited the Yangtze river.

Special packaging and presentation with info about each specie.
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ALBURNO is a design studio, based in the province of Biella in Italy, which designs and produces handcrafyed toys, objects and furniture.
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ALBURNO products are handcrafted using wood sourced mainly from Italy such as beech, maple, ash and treated with natural oils or water-based paints.
The various objects are produced directly from the studio or by expert craftsmen of Biella.
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