Hedgehog
Original Design
Eco-Friendly
Description
Christian Flensted's hedgehogs, from 1980, are the friendliest things the workshop has ever made: round bodies, bright colors, and a way of bumbling slowly through the air that makes small children laugh out loud. Each hedgehog is built from layered rings of card, so the "spines" are really a series of concentric circles, a nice trick that gives them depth from any angle as they turn.
It is 12 inches tall and 18 wide, an easy size for a nursery, a toddler's room, or a reading corner, and cheerful enough for a classroom or a pediatrician's waiting room. It hangs from a single thread. A safe bet for a first birthday or a new-baby gift when you want something playful rather than pastel.
Handmade in Denmark by the Flensted family workshop, founded in 1953.
At a glance: Design: Christian Flensted, 1980 · Size: 12.2" H × 17.7" W (31 × 45 cm) · Materials: cardboard, stainless steel · Handmade in Denmark · Ships from Princeton, NJ
