The cheerful Hoptimists were originally designed by Danish cabinetmaker Hans Gustav Ehrenreich in 1968. All Hoptimists smiles at you and wait for your response, maybe a smile, perhaps a slight tap to get the figure moving. The classic Hoptimists as Birdies, Kvak, Bimble and Bumble were originally produced from 1968–1974. In 2009 the designer Lotte Steffensen and the