Lovely wooden puffin figurine
Kay Bojesen's puffin is not just a toy. It is a sculpture in the unique border area between fantasy figure and design object.
Although it is not intended to be a copy of a real animal, Kay Bojesen's puffin has a strong personality full of life: The wooden animal looks cheeky and curious. Full of soul, humor and craftsmanship, the puffin is an appeal to the playful child in all of us. The wooden animal by Kay Bojesen has a pure, modern expression without superfluous shapes and will delight young and old alike with its timeless design.
Tradition meets modernity
The Danish manufacturer Rosendahl Design Group produces Kay Bojesen's wooden animals in close collaboration with his family from high-quality oak and walnut wood, which gains in charm over the years. Throughout his life, Bojesen himself paid homage to the mantra that good design should be human, warm and lively: "They should be reminiscent of a circus" , is how he usually described his works, of which the charming wooden figures are among the most popular.
With his user-friendly and modern design language, Kay Bojesen is one of the great Danish functionalists. In his naive designs, form and object, seriousness and playfulness merge into one. At the same time, Bojesen had the unique ability to bring wood to life, which has made his works international design icons.