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Bholu Handmade Toys From India
Bholu is the work of Australian designer Jodie Fried. Bholu products are designed in Australia and brought to life by traditional Gujarati women artisans from the remote desert communities of The Rann of Katchchh, Western Gujarat, India. Each piece is hand embroidered using traditional techniques, giving each product its own unique and original personality. [...]
Continue reading...‘Designer’ Plush Deglingos Forged in New Jersey
21. October 2008
All New Materials has announced a new line of ‘designer’ plush called The Deglingos, forged from deep within Dwarven fabric mines beneath Montclair, New Jersey. Represented within the line are a series of animals that appear to have been cobbled together from your favorite pair of jeans, that bridesmaid’s dress that wasn’t that horrible, and [...]
Continue reading...T9G Releases Yumenoko Neko
20. October 2008
T9G released their new Yumenoko “Neko” figure in Japan at The Contemporary Fix. This figure fuses vinyl and plush together to make an original look. The way the guys came up with this character is very simple: Remember the Chesire Cat in Alice in Wonderland??? Well, do I need to say more? By making that [...]
Continue reading...Touma Solo Show Exclusives Up For Web Order
20. October 2008
The often-masked Touma did live painting and signing and brought with him a bunch of hand-painted toys. Happily, our friends at Paradise are making the exclusives available to the rest of us through the power of online-ordering. They have paintings, vinyls, plushes, masks and more listed on their blog here.
Continue reading...Plush Monsters Descend on San Francisco: A Virtual Tour
13. October 2008
This was one of the most "pure fun" art shows I've seen in a while. It must be pretty hard to hang plush in a gallery setting, but they pulled it off with good lighting and a cool backdrop. Credit to Katie and G1988 for an awesome show and inviting me in early to take pictures. Art toys abounded, but no one was taking themselves too seriously between the spooky muzak and Kaiju Big Battel's psychedelic presence. It's also always great to see (in person) art by international designers I write about (like Tim Tsui, the inimitable Doktor A and DGPH to name a few), and it's also nice to watch local artists like Leecifer and Anna Chambers have their pieces snatched up quickly. For those who couldn't make it (the show runs through November 1st), enjoy a virtual tour below.
Continue reading...Monster Art Rally Custom Plush and Vinyl Sneak Peeks
8. October 2008
Custom plush and vinyl monsters are coming to G1988 in San Francisco TONIGHT. There will be an opening reception from 7-10PM with at least a handful of artists present. The furry frightfest is a global gallery from Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia and beyond. Monsters were created by Brandt Peters, Leecifer, Dan Goodsell, Tim Tsui, Kathie Olivas, kaNO, Jesse Hernandez...BE THERE!
Continue reading...FluffyYukYuk: Plush Toys That Bite
7. October 2008
I’ve been meaning to write this up ever since I came across OhNo!Doom among ToyCyte’s MySpace crew (be our friend here). OhNo!Doom is a collaborative group of Chicago artists and designers who share a unique vision…a vision that turned into FluffyYukYuk: the “world’s only chompin’ plush toy.” This is whimsical and innovative, just what great [...]
Continue reading...Coast to Coast With Shawnimals on the Ninjatown Tour
7. October 2008
Just like following the Dead only 10X cooler, ToyCyte’s Jeremy and Saki caught up with the Shawnimals gang in San Francisco and New York. Shawn Smith, Jennifer Brody and game developers, Venan, hit up Double Punch, Rotofugi and My Plastic Heart to pre-acquaint fans of Shawn’s plush toys with the upcoming Ninjatown game for the [...]
Continue reading...Get Some Guts
6. October 2008
Ya gotta love guts. We all have them (well at least I hope… if you’re reading this you must have them). The company I Heart Guts who’s anatomically correct plush renderings of lungs, hearts, gall bladder and the pancreas among others are not only lovely renderings of bodily organs but cute to boot. Now they [...]
Continue reading...Monster Factory Zombies Attack San Francisco
2. October 2008
After making some great Pickley videos and collaborating with Format on a mascot, Monster Factory is back on my to-blog list with these great Zombies looking to eat some brains at the upcoming Monster Art Rally at G1988 SF. The show opens October 10th, and after missing out on the Crazy 4 Cult 2 and [...]
Continue reading...The Broken Heart Dolls
1. October 2008
Nothing hurts more than a broken heart. But the folks at BHdolls are trying to change that. Lindy King and Todd Zimmer of the San Francisco Bay Area have just released a new line of Broken Heart Dolls which won’t hurt once bit since they are “super-soft, super cuddly” but be warned, they are also [...]
Continue reading...Dia de los Muertos Plush Art Show
1. October 2008
Proximity to Halloween ups the chances of TWO Day of the Dead posts (so far and it’s still early) in one day (the first one being Phoebe Marie’s awesome Dunnys for the Spooktacular show in Cleveland). Jason sends me info for this Dia de los Plush show at Phoenix’s Red Hot Robot. Over 20 [...]
Continue reading...SOFT&FURRY Goes Soft and Furry
25. September 2008
I miss blogging about these guys, so here’s a late-breaking post. As spotted on JoyEngine, Josh Holland’s Furries had a bit of a local walkabout the other day. This is great, and I especially like the pic where they are posing in front of a flyer reminding you to register to vote. Cypher13 promises more [...]
Continue reading...Uglydoll’s Sun-Min + David THINGS at Double Punch
22. September 2008
San Francisco’s Double Punch Gallery follows last weekend’s Shawnimals event (coverage coming, I promise) by uglying up the cute plush ante with some “things” from David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. Monsters, eyeballs, eyelashes, pink tongues and bossy bears will scare the hell out of San Francisco and charm it with complete ugliness and cuteness. Uglydoll and [...]
Continue reading...Mike Burnett Magic on Etsy!
19. September 2008
You may know the name Mike Burnett. He is responsible for designing and conceptualizing the Neighborwood Blank Wooden DIY toy Sculpture produced by Bigshot Toyworks that was released this past May. But did you know that Mike Burnett makes himself a pretty mean plushie? I randomly found his stuffed genius while engaging in some major [...]
Continue reading...A Roomful of Uamou Chases The Blues
19. September 2008
In Tokyo, they have cat cafes. If you’re sad or stressed, you can go there and sink into what I can only imagine as the equivalent to the ball-pit at Chuck E Cheese, but with fur and tea. I peeped a roomful of Uamou on Ayako Takagi’s Flickr page, and though sleek and chic, it [...]
Continue reading...Dan Goodsell Cooks Up Shaky Bacon
19. September 2008
The newest member of the Mr. Toast clan is here to dominate your breakfast with 10-inches of faux fried pig plush. I’m a fan of this series of adorable and affordable cuisine couture by Dan Goodsell. Shaky Bacon is available for just $6 (+$1.25 US shipping), along with Mr. Toast, Joe the Egg and Clem [...]
Continue reading...Touma’s Baby Grabbit and Hellhound Plushes
16. September 2008
I’ve always been a fan of Touma’s Grabbit sculpt. And due to a very talented contingent of crafty plushmakers (you know who you are), I am exploring my softer side with a new influx of plush creatures. Play Imaginative has taken two of Touma’s signature creations, Grabbit and Hellhound, and stuffed them full of cotton. [...]
Continue reading...Cikolata Made to Order Japanese Dolls
16. September 2008
Check out these wacky patchy plushes from Japanese designer Cikolata. Cikolata hand-knits these plushes, and each is made exclusively upon request. The dolls range from 10-20 inches tall and include birds (above left), rabbits (below left), leopards (below right), sausages (not pictured) and rock-n-rollers (above right). Prices vary from about $36 to $84, which [...]
Continue reading...Woolly Hoodwinks vs. The Dark Patch
15. September 2008
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Well not here in our land but in the world of The Woolly Hoodwinks. Featuring a myriad of handcrafted cute plush toys, the new children’s book The Woolly Hoodwinks vs. The Dark Patch, follows the gang as they investigate a piece of sky that had fallen into [...]
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22. October 2008
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