DOI Heft:
No. 336 (March 1921)
DOI Artikel:Some French toys of to-day
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21392#0123
SOME FRENCH TOYS OF TO-DAY
NURSERY DESIGNED BY
FRANCIS JOURDAIN
the eyes and mouth, expresses, according fort. For the frieze, notes of music are
to the way in which it is turned, coyness skilfully utilised—one detail among many
or defiance, anger, bewilderment, or self- well calculated to provide the mental
satisfaction. 00000 stimuli referred to above. 000
Francis Jourdain also stands foremost In short, the essential merit of all these
among designers of complete schemes for innovations is their essential soundness
the nursery, an instance of which is afforded from the critical point of view as well as
in one of our illustrations. Design and the practical. They show that art and
colour-scheme contribute to the general industry can always co-operate without
effect of restfulness and brightness. The sacrifice for either, and with the ultimate
keynote is one of cheerfulness and simpli- result that products far ahead of anything
city. In another recent design of his we which either could create unassisted can
see even more clearly how every practical be placed on the market at competitive
point can be turned tosome artistic purpose, prices. 000000
The high wooden railing round the fire- ---
place, and well away from it, is an orna- Mr. Edmund H. New, whose panoramic
mental feature as well as a necessity, and drawing of Westminster we reproduced in
will be found a welcome substitute for the a recent number as one of the illustrations
usual ugly iron guard. There is little to an article on the Society of Graphic
furniture, so as to allow plenty of free Art, desires us to state that the original
room ; yet one could desire nothing better drawing belongs to Mr. H. Donald Hope,
in the matter of completeness and com- who also owns the copyright. 0 0
107
NURSERY DESIGNED BY
FRANCIS JOURDAIN
the eyes and mouth, expresses, according fort. For the frieze, notes of music are
to the way in which it is turned, coyness skilfully utilised—one detail among many
or defiance, anger, bewilderment, or self- well calculated to provide the mental
satisfaction. 00000 stimuli referred to above. 000
Francis Jourdain also stands foremost In short, the essential merit of all these
among designers of complete schemes for innovations is their essential soundness
the nursery, an instance of which is afforded from the critical point of view as well as
in one of our illustrations. Design and the practical. They show that art and
colour-scheme contribute to the general industry can always co-operate without
effect of restfulness and brightness. The sacrifice for either, and with the ultimate
keynote is one of cheerfulness and simpli- result that products far ahead of anything
city. In another recent design of his we which either could create unassisted can
see even more clearly how every practical be placed on the market at competitive
point can be turned tosome artistic purpose, prices. 000000
The high wooden railing round the fire- ---
place, and well away from it, is an orna- Mr. Edmund H. New, whose panoramic
mental feature as well as a necessity, and drawing of Westminster we reproduced in
will be found a welcome substitute for the a recent number as one of the illustrations
usual ugly iron guard. There is little to an article on the Society of Graphic
furniture, so as to allow plenty of free Art, desires us to state that the original
room ; yet one could desire nothing better drawing belongs to Mr. H. Donald Hope,
in the matter of completeness and com- who also owns the copyright. 0 0
107