- The animal's coats are meticulously hand-cut and trimmed, never stamped out by machine.
- On average, there are 42 separate pieces required to make each animal.
- Animal comes with a Toys that Teach tag describing in detail the animal's habitat, lifestyle, gestation period, care of their young and eating habits.
Product description
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Hansa is respected the world over for its finely crafted
collection of our planetÕs animal kingdom. Originally created for
exclusive European collectors, each plush animal is meticulously
handcrafted from portraits of real animals in their natural
habitat. By themselves, or paired with other Hansa Animals, these
marvelous creatures make wonderful best friends for children,
adults, and collectors alike. In addition, interior designers the
world over often turn to Hansa animals when designing unique,
one-of-a-kind spaces. Display them in groups, or use their large,
signature animals to set the theme of a room.HansaÕs chief
designer pulls from his background in anatomy when researching
each animal. The fabric used for the spotted and striped animals
is all custom designed to HansaÕs exacting specifications in
small quantites. And all of the fabric used is hand-cut from
intricate patterns and hand-trimmed by Hansa artisans, never
stamped out by machines. An average of 42 seperate pieces are
used for each small animal (some animals have as many as 240
different pieces). The face and body of each Hansa Animal is
carefully sculpted inside-out to create their distinct features
and musculature that are unique to each animal. And each face is
hand finished, which means that each animal is unique Ð just as
in real life.And every Hansa animal comes with a ÒToys that
TeachÓ tag describing each animalÕs habitat, lifestyle, gestation
period, care of their young and eating habits. HansaÕs goal is to
help educate children and adults alike about the natural lives of
these magnificent creatures, and to understand, respect and
appreciate the importance of our co-existence with all animals.
From the Manufacturer
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What makes Hansa Toys different from their competitors is the
quality and pin point accuracy of specific animal characteristics
that are used in each production. Artists create each Hansa
animal from portraits of the creature in its natural habitat.
Most fabrics are custom designed and exclusively manufactured to
Hansa's exacting specifications. The animal's coats are
meticulously hand-cut and trimmed, never stamped out by machine.
The animals are hand sewn inside out, resulting in the
minimization of seams. This development of an exceptional
internal st method allows the Hansa artisans create
effects like muscle tone and features unique to each creature. On
average, there are 42 separate pieces required to make each
animal. (Some animals have as many as 240 different parts!) The
subtle coloring on the animals is hand painted or airbrushed by
specially trained Hansa artisans. Each animal is hand finished
with loving detail to give them the life like look yet sweet face
and cuddly feel that is unmistakably Hansa. Hansa'S goal is to
help educate children and adults alike, about the natural lives
of these magnificent creatures; to understand, respect and
appreciate the importance of our co-existence with all animals.
Each animal comes with a Toys that Teach tag describing in detail
the animal's habitat, lifestyle, gestation period, care of their
young and eating habits. Suitable for ages 3 years old and up.