Tag: collecting

These “high fashion gas masks” by Dutch conceptual designer Diddo Velema captivated my eyeballs. But it’s his words about the project that really stuck with me. We are

You don’t see a lot of Dunnys on my blog, so here’s me making up for it by unboxing A LOT of Dunnys on my blog all at once.

This gorgeous collection of pencils should send waves of excitement through the brain’s pleasure centers in writers, artists, collectors and anybody with a penchant for Things Organized Neatly. The

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,

This is an inspiring letter from Ray Bradbury about identity and collecting I found on the awesome site, Letters of Note. I wish I hadn’t eBayed all my

Over the past decade Allister Lee, founder of STUDIO B.I.B., has traveled the world collecting black markers. Now at 500 markers, Lee memorializes the collection in a limited run

Last year, Brian Flynn and I got to talking about kaiju toys. It seemed no matter what people (including me) wrote about Super7’s products, we were never quite on

And so it all comes to a close. Now you know the different reasons why companies make blind box toys and the ways in which stores sell them. You