collecting Archive
vintage
France’s Museum of Decorative Arts has digitized a great library of vintage toys (or ‘jouets’ as they whimsically call them). It is utterly comprehensive and wonderful. If any Decorative Arts librarians
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graphic
Next time someone gives you a strange look because you’re an adult who collects toys, feel free to tell them about these folks. Rainer from Germany and Edoardo from Italy
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books
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
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vinyl
Later this month, quite possibly the largest ever exhibition of toy art, will open at the me Collectors Room in Berlin. If you’re familiar with the Toy Giants
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Toys
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
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vintage
Psycho Ceramics were a range of zany novelty ceramics made by US-based Kreiss company and manufactured in Japan between the 1960s and 1970s. They are characterized by a
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resin
Work of Art adviser, auctioneer Simon de Pury, just sold an epic collection of former contestant Sucklord’s toy art for $6,250. The lot contained 35 of Sucklord’s signature
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packaging
Wow. Check THIS out. A market research company called GfK Custom Research North America is amassing a major stockpile of American consumer goods under the guise of it
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vinyl
I love seeing artists’ studios and houses full of toys, so this view into Tim Biskup‘s home studio is kind of like a double whammy. In anticipation of
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vinyl
The same day I drove south in my car full of hedgehogs destined for Comic-Con, High Snobiety posted this epic KAWS collection. What is believed to be the
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