Category: Toys By Design
Toys by Design: Pretty in Plastic
February 8, 2013Incoming! The new issue of Design Bureau is in stores now. I’ve gotten behind in posting the interviews online, but I like the transition from wood toys in Switzerland to plastic in LA. That, of course, can only refer to one … 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
Toys by Design: Brutherford Industries
September 13, 2012A fantastic new issue of Design Bureau magazine is now on stands! In addition to my Toys by Design column on Brutherford Industries (above), this 2nd anniversary issue features an interview with “anti-Don Draper” ad man, George Lois; a conversation with … Continue reading
Toys by Design: Felt Mistress
December 22, 2011My seventh Toys by Design column for Design Bureau is a special one. While vinyl toy art is often misunderstood by the greater design world, plush toy art is worse off, typically getting dismissed as fodder for craft fairs. So bravo to … Continue reading
Toys by Design: Circus Posterus
November 28, 2011Design Bureau‘s December issue has been out for a couple of weeks. Have you picked up a copy? It’s got a cover story on young architects, interviews with design experts, photos of stuff you want to own and houses you’d … Continue reading
Toys by Design: K. Olin Tribu
September 19, 2011Design Bureau‘s September/October (1st anniversary!) issue goes inside the minds of creative fanatics, featuring Peter Mendelsund, Norman Reedus, Build, Rad Hourani, and more. For my 5th Toys By Design column, I talked to French purveyors of porcelain, K. Olin Tribu. … Continue reading
Toys By Design: Ferg
July 16, 2011A new issue of my favorite design magazine, Design Bureau, is out in the world in whichever bookstores still have open doors these days. If you can’t find it, you can subscribe and get 6 issues for $24. Not only … Continue reading
Toys by Design: Coarse Toys
March 4, 2011After missing one issue due to too many competing deadlines, my Toys by Design column returns! Design Bureau is the first and only print design magazine to show love for toy art, so if you see it in your local … Continue reading
Toys by Design: Blamo Toys
November 5, 2010My second Toys by Design column for Design Bureau is out! This time, the story centers on Spencer Hansen of Blamo Toys. I was told the response to Spencer’s adult onesies is so positive that DB wants to do a … Continue reading
Toys by Design: Sergey Safonov
August 5, 2010Back in March, Kristin Lamprecht, managing editor of Design Bureau approached me about doing a column on toy art for the premiere issue of the magazine. This piece on my talented friend, Sergey Safonov, is the result. The print magazine … Continue reading
