Kay Bojesen created some of the most loved wooden toys of the last century. His legacy still lives today at Kay Bojesen Denmark, and in spring 2012, a new creation from Kay Bojesen Denmark is launched to the delight of fans of all ages: The Songbird.
The Bojesen’s patio at the family home Bella Vista near Bellevue, north of Copenhagen, was full of flowers, wicker furniture – and birds. There can be no doubt that this is the source of Kay Bojesen’s inspiration for the carefree songbird that he designed in the 1950s, and hand-painted in cheerful colours.
The songbird was never put into production, until now. Ruth, Pop, Otto, Kay, Peter and Sunshine are colorful bird figurines to delight design lovers of all ages. The six different songbirds are named after the designer and his family and all come with personalities of their own (see below).
All six birds have a clean, modern expression, stripped of superfluous details. “And though clearly not an attempt to imitate nature, the birds are still so lifelike that it is easy to imagine them breaking out in song as the sun rises over the Sound.” -Rosendahl
Material: Solid beech woodand and painted by hand.
Size: H150 x L158mm
Personalities:
Kay: Named after the master himself and a huge fan of the color blue. Kay Bojesen was always impeccably dressed in either a blue suit, shirt and tie or his white smock. A gentleman with a sense for underplayed, discreet elegance!
Peter: This songbird, dressed all in black, is named after Kay Bojesen’s eldest grandchild out of a flock of four. An elegant, modern gentleman!
Ruth: Full of life and with a jovial charm, Kay Bojesen’s Swedish daughter-in-law generously shared anecdotes from her life in the Bojesen family. Feminine and pink to the very tips of her feathers!
Otto: Kay and Erna Bojesen had only one child, but what a kid! Otto is the namesake of the noble songbird with the distinguished plumage who courts the love of his life, the songbird Ruth. What a handsome suitor in his grey tailcoat!
Pop: A sparkling name inspired by Kay Bojesen’s love of soda pop. It was actually the only thing he would drink, and with her orange colour, this songbird sends a fond thought to the soda pop of our childhood sipped through a striped straw. A delightful acquaintance!
Sunshine: The last songbird represents one of the five original color combinations created by Bojesen. Can you imagine a better start to the day than being showered in birdsong from a flock of colorful Sunshines? Green like the hope of spring!
Photo: Kay Bojesen
please give me an address where I can buy Ruth from the Songbird serie. Thank you