The Mader Sun Catcher is a beautifully-finished classic wooden sun catcher (kaleidoscope) with brilliant rainbow colours on the outside as well as on the inside. Simply twist in your hand to watch the amazing patterns unfold through the glass prism. The smooth surface makes it lovely for little hands to hold.
Dimensions: Height 7cm, Diameter 5.5cm
Materials: Maple wood - painted and varnished
Age: 3+
Made in Austria.
Mader Kreiselmanufaktur was founded in 1991 by Klaus Mader, a very skilled carpenter with a love for handcrafted wooden toys. He has a small but mighty workshop found in the foothills of the Austrian Alps which hand makes not only traditional spinning tops but also skipping ropes, kaleidoscopes and yo-yos. Each spinning top is painstakingly made by hand, often by Klaus himself, out of locally sourced wood with some tops requiring up to 20 different stages such as wood turning, burning, embossing, carving, brushing, painting and varnishing. One can’t help but admire the attention to detail in every creation.
His toys are easily recognised as they all have a burned-in stripe in the middle, beautifully chosen colours and unparalleled attention to detail. You can’t help but pick one up and give it a twirl then watch mesmerised as it spins and falls.