Not shocking, but sad nonetheless: San Francisco’s Giant Robot will close its doors in the Upper Haight on April 26th. I’d been in there a couple times recently when

These lamps are part of Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans‘ Design Virus collection.  I saw them on Design Boom, and I loved them immediately. The series of light bulbs

Matt Alt knows about the Japanese usage of cute mascot characters for all manner of applications. He wrote the book on it, actually. He posted a few examples

People often ask me what kind of toy art I like. It’s not an easy question to answer, but at times like this, it is an easy question

This is fantastic: Yoskay Yamamoto pottery! The project is currently in development with Inner Sanctum whose Facebook page says they are “taking [their] time with them to make sure they

Local art dude, Jeremy Fish, designed a set of skateboard wheels for OJ. Here’s what he told The Ümlaut: They are a spoof of an old OJ classic called

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

Cool writer art print by Walnut Creek’s own Dave Correia. The 16×20 print is a limited edition of 50, hand signed and numbered on Acid Free Velvet Cotton Rag with

We thought it would be fitting to put a face (and a name) to the familiar handle of our current Artist in Residence on today’s exciting occasion of

It’s been nearly two years since I heard from custoMONDAY alumni Nanan1, but I’m happy to say he’s still alive and making art with toys. What you see here