In August of 2010, London-based duo Paul Delfgou and Daniel Kohn burst onto the designer vinyl scene with Arts Unknown. Despite a depressed economy with lackluster toy sales, they had a strategy.
This resin toy art lineup isn’t your “usual suspects”. It’s the climax of a long collaboration between Steven Erst (aka Liverdiet) and Cliff Kirschner of Monstrehero. Kirschner sculpted
I once asked Frank Kozik if he gets bored designing Labbits, and he said no. He loves making Labbits, and besides, every batch of Smorkin’ bunnies paves the way
Comic-Con comes but once a year, and collectors of designer toys (and other niche nerds worldwide) prepare for many months in advance. Given all the hard work that goes
I’m usually much too important of a person to wait in line for things, but upon the recommendation of sculptor/designer Chauskoskis and a peek through the window, I knew
At the end of the four days, the lasting memories of Comic-Con aren’t about the comics and the toys. The memories are about the people: the artists, the
SpongeBob Squarepants makes me feel stoopid happy. You too? One year ago, at Comic-Con, UNKL displayed their UNKL-ized Spongebob vinyl toy with a “pending licensor approval” note. At
Behold the beauty of Scott Wilkowski‘s toyetic taxidermy! DKE Toys displayed a curio cabinet of Wilkowski’s collaborations, including “Infected” cats, Labbits, Skelves and monsters. I don’t know how he
This picture tells you almost everything you need to know about Shing Yin Khor aka Sawdust Bear. As predicted, her “wunderkammer” in Comic-Con’s Small Press Area contained a