ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

United Nations of Cupco Global Plush Party Tonight

The all-star lineup includes: the Grass Hut Corp (see image above), Jon Burgerman, TADO, Shawnimals, Dehara, Reach, Abe Lincoln Jr., Peskimo, MCA, Nakanari, Stephan Britt, Nanospore, KOA, Jeremyville, DGPH and many more.

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Grass Hut Corp Celebrates Buy Nothing Day with a Sale!

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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Secret Hidden Gems @ Grass Hut

If you’re a fan of Souther Salazar, Tim Biskup, Seonna Hong, or APAK, you won’t want to miss this special event. Grass Hut in Portland is selling some Secret Hidden Gems. Over the years, they’ve collected some special pieces of art and here is your chance to buy one of them. You don’t have [...]

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Ding Dang Dong Reunites APAK, CUPCO and WRECKS at Grass Hut

I get such a (immodest) kick out of some of the titles I write. Take the one above for example. It sounds like code. It makes me feel like I’m a character in a Tom Robbins novel evading the CIA with flowery language. You have to be part of the secret society of designer toy/art [...]

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Summer Camp Grass Hut Style 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 [...]

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Neighborwood DIY Wood Figure Finally Shipping!

Just blogged by Scott Wetterschneider at Bigshot Toyworks: The Neighborwood D.I.Y. Blank Wooden Toy Sculpture is shipping. And they said it couldn’t be done. This design, conceptualized by Mike Burnett, has been around for a while now. A 2006 custom show in Portland, OR brought out international customizers the likes of Apak!, Luke Chueh, Bwana Spoons, Tado, [...]

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APAK!’s Worlds of Wonder @ Giant Robot New York

Living among the furry conifer giants in a little cabin on the outskirts of Portland, the husband and wife team APAK! (Ayumi and Aaron Piland) unite to bring you into their fantasies, as if going on magical journeys and returning with pictures of what transpires in their collective imagination. Their works transplant the bold colors [...]

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