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Building Blocks

This 60 piece starter set from Haba is made in Germany of solid, natural, untreated beech wood.


The basic building block is a 1.5 inch cube (4x4x4 cm). All the other shapes are derived from this cube. The rectangles and columns are either two, three, or several times the length of the cube. The triangular block is the cube diagonally divided. This means the various shapes easily combine while building.

The largest rectangular blocks are 12x4x4 cm and 16x2x4 cm. The smallest rectangular block is 4x4x2 cm. The cylinder that is 2cm diameter by 4cm length.

There is also this 102 piece set


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Fred Voss

PYROM designed by Fred Voss, lets you experience the fascinating beauty of geometry and design, all while playing. Countless shapes, structures and designs await the creative child. 40 building blocks in red, black and unstained colors. The game’s base has four square buidling panels in a square frame. On this base, you lay, shape and build endless variations with the beautifully finished blocks. The blocks themselves are based on rhombic dodecahedrons.

  • Beautiful Construction
  • 40 Building Blocks and endless design combinations
  • Build flat or go vertical!


Ponte is both a modern design piece and construction toy designed by Fred Voss. Each of the eight high quality modular pieces receives a precision lacquered finish unlike any other in the toy and game industry. For over 60 years the ” Naef ” brand of Switzerland has been synonymous with quality, safety, and customer loyalty.



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Argon designed by Fred Voss in 1968 is a cube divided a into eight blocks. Many variations of constructions can be produced with the disassembled cube. The colorful parts fit on top of and into each other, so that a multitude of compositions are possible.

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Froebelia ™ are low cost items with artistic qualities for you to browse online and order for yourself or as gifts for friends.

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Man Ray Chess Set

Man Ray Chess
The lifelong friendship of Man Ray with avid chess player and fellow artist Marcel Duchamp led to his chess piece design. Man Ray sought to use pure geometric forms associated historically and figuratively with the pieces they represent King piece represents the Egyptian king’s pyramid. Queen piece represents the medieval queen’s conical headdress. Bishop piece represents a flask for the concocting of healing liqueurs. Knight piece based on a favorite form, the carved scroll found on a violin.

Chess pieces and Chess board made of solid Beech wood in Germany under license with the Man Ray Trust.

Froebelia ™ are low cost items with artistic qualities for you to browse online and order for yourself or as gifts for friends.