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Senhor Testiculo: He’s a Nut Job for Cancer Awareness
June 13, 2013The Internet is really having a ball with Senhor Testiculo, the euphoric testacular mascot for a Portuguese cancer patient assistance organization. Brazil’s Associação de Assistência às Pessoas unleashed Senhor Testiculo, the opposite-of-a-sad sack, to raise global awareness about testicular cancer. And when Senhor … Continue reading
Doubleparlour to Release 22 New Character Toys
June 11, 2013In about 24 hours, San Francisco-based artists, Doubleparlour [see studio visit/interview here], will be releasing 22 new hand-sculpted resin character toys. Each sculpture is a unique piece, finished with acrylic paint and varnish. I happened to be visiting Doubleparlour’s double parlour … Continue reading
David Choe x Fin Bec Limited Edition Painted Wine Cases
June 10, 2013If you consider some of what comes out of David Choe‘s mouth, you might not think he’d be the best pairing for high-end wine going in. But you’re not Yvo Mathier, president and business director of Swiss winemakers, Fin Bec. … Continue reading
Sideways Toy by Yoskay Yamamoto
June 7, 2013It’s been about 5 years since artist Yoskay Yamamoto released his beautiful Koibito art toys in editions that, by today’s truncated toyconomics, seem massive (500 – 1000 pieces). Clearly a fan of the medium, Yamamoto returns to toys with Sideways, a limited … Continue reading
Winsome Woodbot Toys by Loulou
June 6, 2013Aaahhh! I love these winsome woodbots by Loulou, half of the adorable art team known as Loulou and Tummie. The Dutch design duo are always doing delightful things (like this new poster for the Museum of Childhood), but these wooden robots take … Continue reading
Darcel x Vipp Designer Trash Can and Toilet Brush
June 4, 2013New York-based artist Darcel has teamed up with French design shop Colette and Danish pedal bin purveyors Vipp to realize a dream: skinning his own high-end trash can and toilet brush. If you think this would be the first designer … Continue reading
Ferg x Brandt Peters Terror Boy #00 [Ooze]
June 2, 2013After the Trouble (Boys), comes the Terror (Boys)… FERG and Brandt Peters bring back their award-winning collaboration in the form of Ooze. The 6-inch Squadt comes with real textile clothes, a removable hood and helmet, a machete and double-barrel sawed-off shotgun and two sets … Continue reading
Joe Sorren’s Art on Trading Cards
May 31, 2013With Alex Grey’s Entheon Kickstarter counting down to becoming the most successful art project in Kickstarter’s history, let’s support another cool art campaign! I met New York-based artist Joe Sorren at Wondercon in 2011. He was signing and sketching in … Continue reading
Last Day for Allyson & Alex Grey’s Visionary Entheon Kickstarter!
May 30, 2013Alex Grey and Allyson Grey are visionary artists and founders of the New York-based sanctuary, Chapel of the Sacred Mirrors. One month ago, they launched a Kickstarter campaign to build an exhibition space where people can come to contemplate and commune … Continue reading
Punk, Pierced and Mohawked Japanese Sofubi Cat Cupcake Toys
May 28, 2013I’m really feline these new collectible cats by Refreshment. You gotta be kitten me with those little meowhawks! As usual, the Japanese are on point with their cultural reference points. It’s like a purrfect fusion of ’80s troll dolls, Little … Continue reading
