Dudebox burst onto the UK designer toy scene from seemingly out of nowhere with two (count ’em, two) full sets of blind-boxed artist platform toys, additional larger artist
I’ve said it before with Travis Louie’s hand-painted Stan Skelves and Yosiell Lorenzo’s hand-painted Poison Sweets: my favorite “customized toys,” are the one-off paint jobs from the hands
Comic-Con comes but once a year, and collectors of designer toys (and other niche nerds worldwide) prepare for many months in advance. Given all the hard work that goes
Uglydolls 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
As we reach the end of June, the days are longer and more artists, designers and makers continue to join Instagram. This week’s Instagram Roundup shows a forecast
Something magical happens when an artist “customizes” a vinyl production toy that he/she designed. For the artist, it’s a chance to experiment while still realizing a complete idea: Style
In case you haven’t noticed, while the blogosphere is being inundated with press releases for more colorways of the same designer toys, Instagram is the new frontier for
The nice thing about “rules,” is that it’s fun to find exceptions. As I’ve mentioned on several previous occasions, and despite being what some folks might call “customized
Have you ever wished you could get a blank slate and just start over? Not quite like in a Witness Protection Program or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless