The Art of Kindergarten

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Kindergartens were art schools without ather sexand drugs and clove cigarettes. Expressionists, cubists and serealist artists like paul clay and vasili kendinski attended early kindergartens. The effects of frobe's work on design education rippled out beyond germany. Some of his most explicit and direct influences can be found among the world's most famous architects.

In the late 1700s, a young man named Friedrich Froebel was on track to become an architect when a friend convinced him to pursue a path toward education instead. And in changing course, Froebel arguably ended up having more influence on the world of architecture and design than any single architect -- all because Friedrich Froebel created kindergarten.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s son, John, was an architect, but his most famous creation wasn’t a building. It was a toy set that kids have been playing with for over 100 years.

Inheriting Froebel's Gifts