Toymaker by Tom Karen

Toymaker by Tom Karen

Toy inventor and designer Tom Karen recounts his colourful and creative life through the objects and mementos that have come to define it

'Fascinating, illuminating and upbeat' * The Automobile Magazine *

Tom Karen was born in Vienna in 1926. His home, however, was in Brno, a prosperous industrial city, 120 miles from Prague in what was then Czechoslovakia. Following the rise of Nazi Germany, his family had to flee their home country, settling in the UK via Belgium, France and Spain.

A creative at heart, Tom trained in product design at Central Saint Martins and went on to work at Ford and Hotpoint before taking over Ogle Design. It was at Ogle where Tom reached the top of the design game, inventing the Chopper bike, Marble Run, Scimitar GTE and the Bond Bug, amongst many other cult transport vehicles, and toys and games loved by kids the world over.

Tom lives and designs in Cambridge. He has four children and seven grandchildren.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781788700863
ISBN 10	1788700864
Title	Toymaker
Author	Tom Karen
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bonnier Books Ltd
Year published	2020-11-12
Number of pages	416
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.