Libuše Niklová

Libuše Niklová

1976 – 2002

Libuse Niklova was a toy designer, Czech national treasure and world queen of toys. A world-renowned designer and innovator who created over 230 original toys many of which were produced in many color variants. Well-known are her rubber figurines accordion animals and inflatable toys. Her legendary work is represented in the collections of museums around the world for example in collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris the Museum of Modern Art in New York the Victoria and Albert Museum in London the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo or in the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. In 2012 on the occasion of the annual Czech Grand Design Awards she was the first female designer ever to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.