Category: wood
100 Classic Toy Cars Customized by Designers
January 8, 2013Speaking of Pepe Hiller and wood toys from Europe, check out these great wooden toy cars. After having kids, Italian designer Matteo Ragni became a crusader against ugly and disposable children’s toys. He launched his own company TobeUs with the design … Continue reading
Toys by Design: The Pepe Hiller Interview
January 8, 2013It appears that I’ve gotten a little bit behind in posting the extended online versions of my Toys by Design column interviews! These interviews appear as page-long featurettes in the ‘Objects’ section of sexy print magazine, Design Bureau. The new … Continue reading
Blamo Toys Hug Custom Toy Art Show
December 19, 2012Blamo Toys opened their fourth annual custom toy show this past weekend at Toy Art Gallery in LA. The invitational, billed as a “HUG-stravaganza,” had a roster of over 60 artists customizing Blamo’s Hug figure, and it featured the debut of … Continue reading
Let’s Fang Out! A Halloween Contest From Billy Wack!
October 31, 2012We’re so focused on the new and the now and the plastic fantastic, we’re missing some great stuff. For instance: Los Angeles-based Billy Wack released his own handmade update to that sweet 1960s quirky toy series, Popsies. Like Psycho Ceramics, … Continue reading
Rainbow Burger Bunny by Joe Ledbetter
September 13, 2012Sometimes, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is also a rainbow. To wit, Joe Ledbetter wraps up his wooden Burger Bunny toy art collection with the Rainbow Burger Bunny (with Sprinkles). I’ve enjoyed these bunnies, and this … Continue reading
Chris Ryniak for Comic-Con 2012
July 9, 2012Unfortunately, Chris Ryniak will not in attendance at Comic-Con this year, but his presence will be felt nonetheless. Ryniak, who loves nature, partnered with Ink It Labs to create a dimensional woodcut diorama. “Bugglestump Forest” is a custom-inked wood pop-out featuring Sitty Headleaf. … Continue reading
Peaceful BEECHBLOCKS Wooden Designer Toys by Pepe Hiller
July 5, 2012Pepe Hiller is back in his studio, and that can only mean one thing: more sweet wooden designer toys from Switzerland! Hiller writes: The BEECHBLOCKS comes from a beautiful place where it is always late spring, with blooming flowers and … Continue reading
The KOZIKit: a Wooden Tribute to Frank Kozik by Gary Ham
June 1, 2012In an impressive followup to his 2011 Sucklord homage, the SUCKset, Phoenix-based artist, Gary Ham, has produced the KOZIKit, a wooden tribute to Frank Kozik. The hand-made KOZIKit “playset” includes: Frank Kozik, a Smorkin’ Labbit toy, a Man’s Ruin record, … Continue reading
Veggie Burger Bunnies by Joe Ledbetter
May 24, 2012A clever excuse for a colorway? Sure, I’ll bite. Joe Ledbetter follows up his carnivorous Burger Bunny wood toy with this vegetarian-friendly version. The 12-inch tall, stackable Veggie Burger Bunny is a Kidrobot exclusive edition of 40 pieces. Once again, they’re made of wood … Continue reading
