Ado Ko Verzuu car garage for Ado 1937

Jacobus (Ko) Verzuu

Utrecht 1901 – 1971
Construction supervisor, toy designer

Very nice and decorative to car garage model 514, designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in 1937. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labour by incapacitated, which makes this an even more special piece. Toys by Ado are being highly collected at the moment, even more than ever cause this is very decorative combined with 1950s furniture from all countries!

Jacobus Johannes Josephus (Ko) Verzuu, a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO workshops. He had delved into architecture and art and developed a strong preference for the abstract lines and bright colours, which can also be found in the followers of De Stijl group from the 1920s, followed by Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár, Bart van de Leck, J.J.P Oud, Gerrit Rietveld and more. This group of architects and artists was active between 1917 and the early 1930s. They made abstract art, architecture and furniture in the primary colours red, blue and yellow. The dollhouse furniture by Verzuu is strongly inspired by the clean lines and the colours used by the architect Gerrit Rietveld.

Very nice and rare toy garage to put your trucks in, handmade and hand painted in off white, brown, green and yellow details, typical De Stijl colour composition. De Bijenkorf sold a lot of Ado furniture in the 30s-60s. Ado toys have a great charm because of their played look and original age wear but this one is very well kept. This garage is in a nice original condition with a nice played with patina. Would be an amazing addition to any interior or collection to display your ado truck in.