During the Christmas season, one can barely drive to the grocery store without seeing a nativity of some sort. But what about something... simpler?
. Bauhaus design prizes function over form, employs simple shapes and embraces the possibility of mass reproduction. It's a well-loved form of design among avant garde enthusiasts, and explains why so many collectors like Fabel's nativity that, to others, may look like a little set of Lincoln Logs.
They're also a growing trend on craft sites and at craft fairs, and artists like Earl and Fabel say they've had to battle off copycat designs, and even take legal action to protect their work in the few years since they've become popular. The trend has also inspired sets that toe the line between minimalism and outright absurdity.
"I think people like the idea of connecting with art, instead of just a set of figurines, which some nativity sets are," she says.
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