Nussknacker Mania

by Mentzel, Anna 17 December 2009 in Product Design

Lately it came to my mind that the wood craft from German Erzgebirge could serve as a source of inspiration for modern character design.

Those Ergebirge miners from about 150 years and even earlier ago developed quite a mania choosing simple forms and shapes, long before Oskar Schlemmer created his Triardisches Ballett.

Having that in mind I stumbled across this exhibition in Berlin Torstrasse presenting these plain big guys:

Nussknacker
by David Mallon

Maison Mallon
Torstrasse 76

Tags: Nussknacker, character design, art, berlin and christmas

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