Toy instruments
Subtitle: design, nostalgia, music
By: by Eric Schneider
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Mark Batty
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780982075487
Subjects: Design; Toy instruments
Description: With toys from around the world, this book takes a look at musical toys made between the 1950s and the present day. Features design aspects of the toys and their packaging
Table of contents: title: A few words about small toys / by Eric Schneider; title: Serious play / Introduction by DJ Spooky; title: Kling Klong : mechanical & electro-mechanical; title: Pioneer electronica : 50s & 60s toy organs; title: The one and only : Stylophone & clones; title: For girls & boys : classic toy organs; title: Hamburgers, lemons & vampires : weird shaped organs; title: I am robot : voice changers; title: Headache included : noise generators; title: Darling, it's playtime! : musical games; title: 1+1=Beep : musical calculators; title: 33 rpm for beginners : turntables; title: Mini, micro, nano : smallest organs; title: Musix graphix : Vetrex musical software & hardware; title: Touch me, baby! : foil key organs; title: Listen to the time : musical watches; title: Oh, karaoke : sing-a-longs; title: Nerds welcome : musical kits; title: Hit me : rhythm machines & toy drums; title: All in one : multifunctional organs; title: Soooo cuuute : musical animals; title: A journey into sound : musical trains; title: La Si Do Mi La : singing & talking keyboards; title: Rock star mania : guitars & violins.