Bwana Spoons Archive
conventions
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
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vinyl
Super7 brought its vision of Japanese vinyl toys to Comic-Con en masse. Popular Monster Family figures showed up in new colorways and for the first time, I saw
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vinyl
Portland’s Grass Hut collective and the Gargamel Japan crew united (as usual, see last year) for Comic-Con with an array of colorful and eclectic sofubi. Their soft vinyl toys included
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vinyl
Tokyo-based T9G and Portland-based Bwana Spoons recently opened a show of customized and collaborative vinyl toy art at LA’s Toy Art Gallery. I enjoy each artist’s work independently,
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books
The Art Hustle is a boutique trading card series featuring contemporary artists and related personnel. Now in its 3rd series, The Art Hustle cards include an elite international group of Illuminati working
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customs
It’s been a while since we got news of Jesse Narens‘ hybrid animal-plant creature, Stegoforest. As it turns out, in the months following its cryptozoological discovery, Narens was
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conventions
This past July, I drove down to San Diego from the Bay Area for Comic-Con 2011. It was hell on my lower back but great for my trunk.
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vinyl
Mark Nagata & Yo Miyamoto’s Toy Karma opened at Rotofugi in Chicago over the weekend. Now in its third year, the popular Japanese vinyl toy show continues to thrill.
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vinyl
Like last year, the Grass Hut guys shared space with Gargamel and offered a variety of toys and art. Arbito continues to amaze with his resins and “squishy”
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vinyl
Yesterday, no fewer than a dozen people sent me a link to Apartment Therapy’s tour of Sara and Jason’s amazing “toy-tastic” home. Each time I opened the email,
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