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Libuše Niklová

1934 – 1981

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Libuše Niklová (née Kyselaková) (1 April 1934 – 5 June 1981) was a Czech toy designer and national treasure. A world-renowned designer and innovator, she created over 230 original toys. Well-known are her rubber figurines, accordion animals, and inflatable toys. Her work is represented in museum collections around the world, including at 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, and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague in Prague. In 2012, on the occasion of the annual Cz