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Kaiju Soap From Max Toy Co

Written on January 14, 2013 by jeremy

This is awesome. Mark Nagata got together with some USA-based “soap artisans” and created KAIJU SOAP. According to Mark’s message, he’s been contemplating kaiju soap for about for 2+ years. Call me crazy, but I really think this is a … Continue reading →

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Halloween Flocked Kaiju Negora from Max Toy Co

Written on October 23, 2012 by jeremy

Hooray for more flocked Halloween toys! Konatsu’s Kaiju Negora returns with a fittingly flocked exterior. The Halloween edition Kaiju Negora Japanese vinyl toys will be available from Max Toy Co for $50 each tomorrow, Wednesday, October 24th. Meow! Note: Kaiju … Continue reading →

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New Sculpture by Budi Nugroho Merges Ultraman and Gaia

Written on October 10, 2012 by jeremy

There are still amazingly inspired ideas being turned into toy art, but you have to look outside the usual companies and cities to find them. Thanks to a tip from my friend Arnold in Manila, I got savvy to FLABSLAB … Continue reading →

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Toy Art Gallery Celebrates 1st Anniversary on Melrose Avenue

Written on September 14, 2012 by jeremy

Time flies when you’re surrounded by toys! This weekend, Los Angeles’ Toy Art Gallery celebrates the one-year anniversary of its Melrose Avenue showroom. Appropriately, they will mark the achievement with a new exhibit featuring many TAG familiars. Check out a preview below, … Continue reading →

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The Art Hustle Collectible Card Series 3 Roster Announced!

Written on May 23, 2012 by jeremy

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 in a variety of disciplines including street art, toy art, illustration, painting, … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Japanese Cats…Meet King Negora from Max Toy Co

Written on May 11, 2012 by jeremy

If you enjoyed that last post about 520 Japanese Lucky Cats, here’s another one for you. King Negora is a big version of Max Toy Co’s previously cute Kaiju Negora. This piece is a celebration of our friend, the feline … Continue reading →

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The Antique Toys Museum of Mexico [VIDEO]

Written on April 28, 2012 by jeremy

Roberto Shimizu is an eloquent orator on the subject of collecting objects: “There are collections made of visual objects. And there are collections made of emotional objects. The way I describe the objects is with a word which I personally … Continue reading →

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Earth Movement Previews Round 2

Written on February 28, 2012 by jeremy

EARTH MOVEMENT opens this Thursday, so here’s a second batch of previews! Like the first batch, the work shown here spans continents (Canada to Australia). In these 6 pieces, you can see some of the sweetest and the darkest images in … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality Designer Toy Scavenger Hunt Happening NOW!

Written on November 18, 2011 by jeremy

Right now, if you live in San Francisco, New York, Chicago or London, there are designer toys in your midst. They’re all around you in fact, but in order to see them, you need to open a window into the … Continue reading →

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Heteromorphism Kaiju Show

Written on October 19, 2011 by jeremy

News of Max Toy Co‘s imminent release of the cute, #Caturday, hand-painted Kaiju Negora and Big Fish collab with Japanese XY artist, Konatsu, jogged my memory: I never posted these images of Mark Nagata’s recent show with Dream Rocket. Heteromorphism … Continue reading →