While restoring an old chateau in France, art historian and antique dealer Tom van der Bruggen was inspired by the original wooden beam design of the area, and used small planks to fashion the model castle of his dreams. Van der Bruggen’s creation, KAPLA, from the Dutch “kabouter plankjes,” meaning "small planks, ” remains wildly popular in Europe and in the design world. A huge Eiffel Tower made of thousands of Kapla planks is exhibited in the new Cité de l'Architecture in Paris. Kapla has also shown at the Louvre and at the Children's Museum of Manhattan.
Now your children can have hours of fun, creating stunning constructions with this 280 piece building set of unique Kapla design marine pine naturally toned wooden planks. This set is packaged in a beautiful wooden box covered with a Kapla Art Book and includes illustrations and photos for building new creations whenever you want! For extra fun, choose from the optional 40 piece building block sets.
Designed by: Tom van der Bruggen
Features:
- 280 piece building block set
- French Marine Pine construction
- Natural color
- Instructional art book with photos and carrying / storage case included
- Optional 40 piece Multi-Colored Building Block Set available in Blue & Dark Blue, Red & Orange, and Green & Yellow
- Optional 40 piece Solid Colored Building Block Set available in Dark Blue, Light Blue, Red, Orange, Yellow, Natural and Green
- Individual plank dimensions: 4.5” H x 1” W x .25” D
- 280 Piece Box Dimensions: 10” H x 10” W x 14” D
- 40 Piece Solid Colored Box Dimensions: 6.5” H x 6.5” W x 3” D
- 40 Piece Multi-Colored Box Dimensions: 10” H x 10” W x 2” D
