November 5th marked the 6th and biggest year of DesignerCon, the world’s premier designer toy (and related ephemera) extravaganza. For 7 hours, artists and toy collectors converged on
Here’s a basic math equation for you: Dutch pop surrealist painter Femke Hiemstra + LA-based Pretty in Plastic + Tucson-to-Tokyo Lulubell Toy Bodega + GREEN + CATS +
Lulubell Toys has announced Grody Shogun Ensorcelled Man, the next original figure from Grody Shogun. Ensorcelled Man has a primitive head with sunken eyes and a globose belly.
This makes a lot of sense: Luke Rook, co-founder of Arizona outpost, Lulubell Toy Bodega, has been living and working (and buying and selling toys) in Japan for
It’s been almost two months since San Diego Comic-Con 2010, and my love affair with Ron English‘s Telegrinnies is still going strong. In fact, I’ve set plans in
All this week, ToyCyte has been having a conversation about blind box toys: Are they a marketing strategy or a fun experience? As designer toys travel from toy