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
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
Welcome to the latest installment of the recurring Instagram Roundup. Every friday, I bring you art, toys, cats and propaganda from the IG universe. I had to skip a week
It 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
Like the Astroboy above (on his way to Berlin for Selim Varol’s massive toy art exhibit) this week’s Instagram Roundup is gigantic. Expect to see vinyl, plush, resin
We interrupt the daily design news for a reality check! Today, the people of North Carolina are voting on a disgusting and backwards law called Amendment 1. It
I met Louise Evans (aka Felt Mistress) a few years ago, and she completely changed my ideas about plush toy art. Previously, I’d regarded plush as something akin
That was quick! It seems like only last week I was posting up the prototype for Jon Knox‘s new vinyl figure, Cody, produced by France’s ExtendedPlayz. Cody is now
This is exciting news. It’s only been a few months since Tucson & Tokyo-based Lulubell produced the first version of Jon Knox’s vinyl Jeffrey, and now comes word