Archive | June, 2008
Hot Honey Bear Action x Touma
These honeys had themselves some lovin’ and the second generataion by Honey Baby is about to be born. The new line was done in collaboration with Tourmart (the busy toy god Touma) and features way more attitude then their predecessors. But you needn’t wait nine months, they’re available for preorders now. The new blind box [...]
Continue reading...I.W.G. Airborne Series and Attack Craft
27. June 2008
Rocket World is getting ready with San Diego Comic-Con, and they have more previews to share. Shown on the left are the hand-painted prototypes for the I.W.G. prototype series. You saw the unpainted sculpts a while back. Each figure will be about 1.5″ tall and comes with a working parachute. This is a blind box [...]
Continue reading...July 4th American Art Show at Grass Hut
27. June 2008
This Fourth of July, Portland’s Grass Hut asks the question: What is America? Potential answers courtesy of Scrappers: Hotdogs & Prairie dogs. Oil Wars & Star Wars. Cowboys & Indians. Rebels & Retards. I’d like to add my own: “Aggravation and Litigation.” But rather than figure it out it in words, Grass Hut has put together over [...]
Continue reading...New Book From Basco
27. June 2008
Chilean-born street and fine artist Basco has just released a new book titled Donde Esta Mi Corazon? (which translates to “Where is My Heart?” The 96-page hardcover book is a collection of collages, drawings and murals with guest appearances from Herbert Baglione, Agotok, Os Gemeos, Paloma, Nunca, Vitche, and others. Basco captures the heart of [...]
Continue reading...Happy Cinnamon Bun
26. June 2008
I love food as much as I love cuteness. Heidi Kenney (My Paper Crane) provides the best of both worlds with her lovable plush foods. Happy Cinnamon Bun is one of her hand-made creations, and it is now available at Shanalogic. Since each one is hand-made, no two are exactly alike. This would look [...]
Continue reading...Devilrobots x Kennyswork x Tofu x Molly
26. June 2008
ToyCyte hearts Molly [tagged] and this latest offering from Kennyswork is no exception. In a collab that will have kawaii-loving vegans buzzing more than a soy chai latte, Kenny Wong and Devilrobots have paired up to create a 10″ Tofu Molly. It started out as a custom piece by Kenny and has now inspired a [...]
Continue reading...KlawBerry Designer Plush From Steam Crow
26. June 2008
I heart reader submissions. Although I like to think of myself as somewhat of a trendspotter, it’s a big world. Plus, I get to meet someone new. So thanks, Ted, for putting Steam Crow and KlawBerry on my radar. Here’s what I’ve learned so far from perusing the Steam Crow website and the KlawBerry [...]
Continue reading...tokidoki and DIY Miao and Mousubi from Zakkamono
26. June 2008
Simone Legno has been busy. Besides a slew of his own work to be released at SDCC ‘08 [tagged], he’s now skinned a cat (sorry, bad on me for that pun) and mouse as part of a custom project with Zakkamono. Miao and Mousubi is the first collectible designer vinyl figure by Zakka for [...]
Continue reading...Get your Big Money MAD Tees and Hats
26. June 2008
Last week I wrote about the MAD money love you could wear around your neck in the form of a gold plated necklace. If you ain’t a jewelry wearing kinda guy or gal, you can still rock some MAD wear in the form of his Big Money baseball cap and/or Big Hustle Tee. Created in [...]
Continue reading...Jumble Bugs - Handmade Plush Insects
26. June 2008
I love bugs. But I must confess that when I am face to face with a spider, beetle or cockroach I do scream out in terror and shake in my boots. So what’s a girl to do? Get an insect pet of the plushie variety from Jumble Bugs of course! “The Jumble Bugs are a happy, [...]
Continue reading...Furrschnickens Hedkase Papertoy
26. June 2008
Brian Castleforte has a pair of new Hedkase papertoys available on his blog. Big Daddy and Lil Buddy are Furrschnickens from his new series “Wack & Blite.” You can download both papertoys here. He first introduced the Furrschnickens on his Myspace blog: These furry beasts are the most organized, cultured and domesticated beings in the land [...]
Continue reading...Fred the Carrot - Limited Edition of Three
26. June 2008
We all know carrots are good for you. All that vitamin A has gotta be good for ya right? For those veggie worshippers out there, now’s your chance to honor our orange friends with Fred the Carrot by El Maz (in collaboration with Lina who did the sewin’) that made it’s premiere at the Everyone [...]
Continue reading...Art For the Masses - KAWS x Yue Minjun
26. June 2008
I wonder if this is going to make anybody post last month’s 4ft KAWS Companion on KR’s Toys You Regret Buying thread? Doubt it! If you’re the type of KAWS fan who can make a $3,000 figure sell out in mere moments, you’ve probably already got a flight to Taiwan (or a local mule) ontop [...]
Continue reading...Rocket World Skate Deck by Rayne
26. June 2008
I don’t know anything about skateboarding, but I like to admire custom skate decks. Rocket World just released this Special Edition Demonseed Longboard by Rayne. Made in Canada, this longboard features the custom Rocket World Terminator skull and cross bones graphic printed beneath epoxy resin. The next part will only make sense to skaters: [...]
Continue reading...The Mash Up: PFOM Print Set
26. June 2008
If you like Pocket Full of Monsters, you need to be in the LA area tonight. The Mash-Up opens at 7pm at Munky King: Melrose [blogged]. Twelve members of the art crew will attend the event. To commerorate the event, Munky King will release a custom box set with 7 prints and “bonus goodies.” There [...]
Continue reading...Max Toy Co. Atelier G-1 Hedorah
26. June 2008
Mark Nagata just announced this Hedorah figure from the Japanese company, Atelier G-1 sculpted and hand-painted by Shigeki Okuda exclusively for Max Toy Co. Each figure is “a work of art as only a true master like this can do.” Atelier G-1 is well known in Japan for some of the best, if not the [...]
Continue reading...Summer Camp Grass Hut Style 2008
26. June 2008
Summer day camp for me was pretty abysmal. I recognized that my parents deserved some time alone, but I couldn’t reconcile how that meant I had to go drink bug juice, play tetherball and make macaronicrafts with kids who were less than friendly. I thought, I’ll save you the price of a bottle of Banana [...]
Continue reading...If Kermit Played The Theramin
26. June 2008
WOW. I have to repeat that. WOW. And not in a Flavor-Flav drawn out way, but just a short repetitive staccato: WOW. Oh and I’ll follow it up with a GENIUS. As any self-respecting Sanriophile would know, Kero is a Japanese term for the sound a frog makes. Doesn’t that knowledge explain Kero Kero Keroppi just [...]
Continue reading...CANS (film) Festival
26. June 2008
London’s Cans Festival [tagged] occurred at the beginning of May and people are still talking about it. Compare that to the dying-out buzz over L.A’s Mr. Brainwash show, which is starting to turn negative amidst accusations of appropriation. If you missed The Cans Festival, and want to see some of the artists from whom MB [...]
Continue reading...Diggaz Custom Expo in Rotterdman - Photos from Show
25. June 2008
Earlier this month I did a post on the Diggaz Custom Expo in Rotterdman “This rodent headed, claw exposed six inch vinyl toy (The Diggaz) never caught the imaginations of the masses but it has not been forgotten. On June 20th-22nd, a collection of custom Diggaz will be on display at the official Diggaz Expo [...]
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