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Doubleparlour to Release 22 New Character Toys
June 11, 2013In about 24 hours, San Francisco-based artists, Doubleparlour [see studio visit/interview here], will be releasing 22 new hand-sculpted resin character toys. Each sculpture is a unique piece, finished with acrylic paint and varnish. I happened to be visiting Doubleparlour’s double parlour … Continue reading
Sideways Toy by Yoskay Yamamoto
June 7, 2013It’s been about 5 years since artist Yoskay Yamamoto released his beautiful Koibito art toys in editions that, by today’s truncated toyconomics, seem massive (500 – 1000 pieces). Clearly a fan of the medium, Yamamoto returns to toys with Sideways, a limited … Continue reading
Winsome Woodbot Toys by Loulou
June 6, 2013Aaahhh! I love these winsome woodbots by Loulou, half of the adorable art team known as Loulou and Tummie. The Dutch design duo are always doing delightful things (like this new poster for the Museum of Childhood), but these wooden robots take … Continue reading
Punk, Pierced and Mohawked Japanese Sofubi Cat Cupcake Toys
May 28, 2013I’m really feline these new collectible cats by Refreshment. You gotta be kitten me with those little meowhawks! As usual, the Japanese are on point with their cultural reference points. It’s like a purrfect fusion of ’80s troll dolls, Little … Continue reading
Mark Ryden’s YHWH Custom Toy Show at Toy Art Gallery
May 23, 2013The Mark Ryden-blessed YHWH Group Custom Toy Show stands apart in a sea of similarly intended toy art shows because of a) its thoughtfully curated artist roster and b) its somewhat conceptual, somewhat controversial nature. The former is pretty obvious: these … Continue reading
Die Antwoord’s Evil Boy Toy Now Available in Red, Black and Green!
May 23, 2013Last February, Ninja and Yolandi of South African Zef Rap Rave band Die Antwoord graced our fair city of San Francisco. They came to play music and release a vinyl toy, which makes this pretty much the best opportunity ever … Continue reading
It’s April 20th, 2013
April 20, 2013It’s 420, friends. Go outdoors and be with your buds. Revisit last year’s Top 10 Posts About Art and Pot and see the dopest green toy of 2013: Joe Ledbetter’s Spaced-Out Mr. Bunny.
Grumpy Cat Toys from Plastic Foundry
April 18, 2013Like many people who look at stuff on the Internet, I’m just wild about Grumpy Cat. The dour-faced feline appears on all manner of merchandise (I was helpless against buying this Hipster Animals shirt), but Grumpy Cat had yet to … Continue reading
Artful Monsters: A Neo-Kaiju Creature Feature at Toy Art Gallery
April 11, 2013Last weekend was an excellent one for next level toy art openings. The Midwest got hands on with Squadt Assembly at Rotofugi and the West Coast channeled the Far East with Creature Feature at Toy Art Gallery. Creature Feature brought together the talents of Mutant … Continue reading
Medicom Toy Announces the Second Coming of Christ Unlimited
April 5, 2013It looks like Japan’s Medicom Toy is gearing up for the second coming of Christ (Unlimited). Later this month, Medicom will release a new polystone art multiple based on Herman Makkink‘s 1971 Christ Unlimited sculpture. The Christ Unlimited (aka Dancing Jesus) … Continue reading
