Wind Up Critters Stationery Sealed with a silver tax

Sealed with a silver tax stamp

Saul Bass (1920-1996) created some of the most compelling images of American postwar visual culture

and customs

ranging from amazingly simple to ridiculously complex

Joan Acocella

Wind Up Critters Stationery Sealed with a silver taxThese playful mechanical objects are both humorous and unpredictable in behavior. Watch as they jump, dance, and walk, moving their exposed exoskeletons. Mirrored in each one is a particular passion that the designer has for creatures not looked at with "respect" by humans, such as insects with no particular aesthetic appeal. Wind Up Creatures combine form, function, and fun all in one mechanism. A perfect gift for those who have everything.