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Customized Uglydolls at Comic-Con 2012
July 20, 2012Uglydolls always make for a happy Comic-Con experience. In addition to bountiful plush, affordable tin toys and new BLOX vinyl figures in the Uglydolls area, there was a small customized Uglydolls show curated by Luke Chueh over at the Giant Robot … Continue reading
Friday 05-25-12 Instagram Roundup
May 25, 2012It was a weird week, and here’s how it looked in 50 photos in today’s Instagram Roundup. The incredible toy art collection of Selim Varol continues to be installed in its summer museum home in Berlin. Os Gemeos challenges Sever’s … Continue reading
Pretty Ugly LLC Announces New Uglydoll Brand Licensing Partnerships
April 26, 2012Pretty Ugly LLC, the parent company of the Uglydoll brand, just announced a panoply of licensing partnerships across multiple categories. The arrangements include Uglydoll branded balloons, backpacks, luggage, zipper pulls, umbrellas, mobile apps, tableware, flatware, giftwrap, ceramics, T-shirts, fleece apparel, … Continue reading
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Buy an Uglydoll
April 13, 2012In January of 2009, Sasha Obama, clipped a small blue Uglydoll to her school backpack and triggered a mediastorm of hype. Pictures of the President’s daughter and her Uglydoll appeared on CNN and The Today Show, and there were stories … Continue reading
Kaiju for Grody-Ups Combines Western and Eastern Vinyl Toys
March 30, 2012Luke Rook has been hard at work (or play) making vinyl toys in subterranean Tokyo. The toy mash-ups include parts from Japanese vinyls by western artists (known as Kaiju for Grown-ups) like Uglydolls, Luke Chueh, Paul Kaiju and Frank Kozik. In their new … Continue reading
Pop Culture Sculptures by Yoskay Yamamoto
March 26, 2012Yoskay Yamamoto’s Joke’s On Me opened this past weekend at LeBasse Projects. Last week, I wrote about the show and made this comment: I love iconic childhood characters as much as the next pop culture art blogger, but Yamamoto’s entirely original creations … Continue reading
