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Sunny Chanel loves her toys. If she was doll, she'd want to be a Blythe. When not scouring for hot toy news, she eats, sleeps and writes in San Francisco. She also edits the magazine Punk Rock Confidential and writes about baby stuff and infant culture for Babble.com.
Peekaboo Monster’s Vision Quest - VTN Exclusive
Yet another item to add to your Vinyl Toy Network shopping list. Debuting at the VTN in Pasadena, Silent Stage will be offering up a very colorful and whimsical limited edition print of artist Peekaboo Monster’ s “Vision Quest” from Vivisect 5 artwork. This Giclee print will be limited to a edition of just twenty-five prints. [...]
Continue reading...Uamou x El Coco Loco = Capsule Bag
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
I may not be homeless, but I am a bag lady. I love a clutch, a hand bag, a flirty purse. So needless to say when I saw the Capsule Bag - a collaboration between Uamou and El Coco Loco - I noticed just a wee bit of drool trickling from the corner of [...]
Continue reading...We Kill You Brings Padihershef V2 Into the World
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Today at noon (California PST time) or 3pm (Toronto Time) the second version of the Padihershef V.2 by We Kill You will be available for purchase directly from the WKY webstore. This new version of this grinning mummy figure is “painted in my favorite Kaiju colorway” says the Padihershef creator. You may recall this figure from [...]
Continue reading...Limited Edition Brian Castleforte Wack & Blite at VTN
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Brian Castleforte aka Wack & Blite toys will present a very limited edition of one of his creatures at the Pretty in Plastic booth at this weekend’s Vinyl Toy Network. The limited Wack & Blite toys will be in a very special secret colorway series. And when I say limited, I mean REALLY limited. There [...]
Continue reading...New Items from Charles Stephan’s Creature Cabinet
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Charles Stephan of Charles Creature Cabinet has some brand new accessories for your Woodling Faeries to join his store of carefully crafted dolls and new line of accompanying outfits. The first new offering is the Woodling Faeries Cocoon designed by Charles Stephan and was produced by Linda R from Dream High Studio. This comfy cocoon [...]
Continue reading...Turn in Circles with Jeff Soto
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Jeff Soto’s solo show Turning in Circles opens today at the Riverside Art Museum and runs through February 21st, 2009. This new exhibit will feature about twenty new painting that Soto has been working on during the last year reflecting his newest thoughts and ideas. Along with his paintings, there will be a super big [...]
Continue reading...Wreck the Hallz Teddy Troop Custom Show
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Wreck the Hallz with custom tooooys, fa la la la la – la –la-la –la. Okay, singing via a blog entry may not be all that cool but the Wreck the Halls show at Genuine Artikle in Brooklyn happening on December 20th at 8pm will surely be. This jam packed holiday show is a celebration [...]
Continue reading...Super 7 x Gorilla Biscuits Available Today!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Today, December 2nd, at 5pm (Pacific time) the Gorilla Biscuits figure by Super7 will finally be available to the general public. This soft vinyl figure is a five inch rendering of the infamous hoodie-wearing Gorilla that acted as a mascot for the beloved band, the Gorilla Biscuits. The grinning ape sports a gray-ish hue, a [...]
Continue reading...Coarse Toys Take On Berlin
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Coarse Toys NOOP show that debuted earlier this year at Rotofugi went pretty damn well. The stunning show was an awe-inspiring display of toy art. Now the crew of Coarse Toys (Mark Landwehr, Sven Waschk, and Chrissi Julich) are taking their vinyl magic to the people again, this time to Berlin, Germany, [...]
Continue reading...Erick Scarecrow VTN Dunny Exclusive
Monday, December 1, 2008
Here is another Vinyl Toy Network exclusive that won’t last long. This eight-inch Dunny, the Stone Hermit Dunny, was done by Erick Scarecrow and will be limited to just twelve, yes TWELVE, one dozen, one more than eleven. That’s it. The piece will be available both days or until it is sold out, which really [...]
Continue reading...Take A Bite Out of These New Plushes From Cutesypoo Toys
Monday, December 1, 2008
It’s time to get your cute on, this time in the form of two new releases from the plush loving team at Cutesypoo Toys. First, you take a big bite out of Little Miss Egg Tart. This 3.5″ x 1.5″ plush is based on the wildly popular and very yummy Chinese dim sum dessert. There are [...]
Continue reading...El Diablo by McBoing Boing Wax and Resin Prototypes
Monday, December 1, 2008
It’s getting’ hot in here. Coming soon to heat your toy shelf up will be the El Diablo by DJ and artist Robbie Busch aka McBoing Boing and Argonaut Resins. Check out the sculpt above done by Eric Nocella over at Argonaut Resins. Robbie Busch, I mean McBoing Boing, works out of New York, New [...]
Continue reading...Kidrobot Holiday Pack 50% Off Sale
Friday, November 28, 2008
Feel like draining your bank account and going broke this weekend? Well if you do, a good way to spend all your hard earned cash is by picking up one, two or ten of the Holiday bundles put together by Kidrobot. Starting today, you can save over 50% on all sorts of their Special Holiday Packs. [...]
Continue reading...FriendsWithYou Build an Interactive Fun House
Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Miami art team of Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, that otherwise goes by the name FriendsWithYou, have mashed it up yet again with STRANGEco. You may be familiar with the FriendsWithYou toys that STRANGEco has produced in the past, such as the TTTs, Wish Come True series and Malfi. This time the results of [...]
Continue reading...Super7 Black Friday Sale
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Super7 ain’t basking in the glory of their full bellies from the food orgy that is Thanksgiving. No, these crazy kids are going to report to duty on “Black Friday”. “Buy Nothing Day” be damned! How will Super7 be celebrating this day of consumer gluttony? With a 20% discount on EVERYTHING in stock in their [...]
Continue reading...Ashley Wood’s Tomorrow Kings Available Soon
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Order Tomorrow Kings today! Okay, well, not today. You can pre-order these bad boys, the new creations by Ashley Wood on December 3rd at 9AM (Eastern Standard Time). This new figure set is called Tomorrow King – “Today’s Princes, Tomorrow’s Kings” and are based on Ashley Woods Popbot comic series. They are very detailed figures with [...]
Continue reading...Camilla d’Errico Has It In The Bag
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Hey ladies, it’s time for you to finally get your bag on. At long last, the much anticipated purses and handbags by artist Camilla d’ Errico have been released. These hot Limited Edition handbags feature art by d’Errico: the Crane Princess and Tanpopo. Each one comes with a 2.5” Bax Bear of d’Errico’s Lollipop Girl and [...]
Continue reading...Here Are More Be@rbrick Figures for Your Xmas List
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Be@rbricks are hear to spread love, joy and yuletide cheer this holiday season. Yup, that’s how they role. This December Medicom will be releasing even more Be@rbricks for you to hope and wish for and to have them appear in your Xmas stocking. Here are some of the highlights of the upcoming releases: The Merry Green Christmas [...]
Continue reading...Gorilla Biscuits x Super7 Update
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Earlier in the month we posted a sneak peek of the much anticipated Gorilla Biscuits vinyl figure by Super7. This toy ain’t just anticipated by toy and Super7 fans, but by hardcore music aficionados as well. This figure is a vinyl rendering of the infamous hoodie-wearing Gorilla that acted as a mascot for the beloved band, the [...]
Continue reading...Grass Hut Corp Celebrates Buy Nothing Day with a Sale!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
To many, November 27th is Black Friday (consumerists). To others, it is Buy Nothing Day (anti-consumerists). The Grass Hut Corp? Well, they’re having their cake and eating it to. They are celebrating with the Buy Nothing Day Sale. Yeah, counter-intuitive, but hey, a sale’s a sale! But there is one hitch. You have to buy everything [...]
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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