ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Rosie O’Donnell Puts Her Munny Where Her Mouth Is

Thursday, February 12, 2009

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Rosie O’Donnell Puts Her Munny Where Her Mouth Is

Rosie O’Donnell is putting her Munny where her mouth is, literally. The outspoken entertainer seems to have found the route to inner peace–through Kidrobot’s DIY Munny toy. Writes Rosie: “Now it is getting absurd. I do these non-stop really like crazy ocd out of control. Kel now suggests I take one when we go for [...]

Breast Cancer Munny From Kidrobot

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Starting today, Kidrobot is donating $1 to the American Cancer Society for every pink mini MUNNY purchased at Kidrobot stores and online. Proceeds will be donated to the Westchester, NY branch of the American Cancer Society to further medical research, patient programs, advocacy and education. The 4-inch figure retails for $9.95 and has its own [...]

Shepard Fairey & Other Artists Have HOPE

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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Shepard Fairey has HOPE. And he has the prints to prove it. Just sold out (sorry kids) from the Obey website was the HOPE for Darfur Print Set designed by Shepard Fairey as well as Florencio Zavala, Jesselisa Moretti, Cleon Peterson, Zach Gibson, Casey Ryder and Kristian Henson. There were only three hundred of these [...]

Michael Lau Auction and CSBOOTH15.5 Postponed!

Friday, August 22, 2008

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Michael Lau Auction and CSBOOTH15.5 Postponed!

Both MINDstyle's "This One's For the Children of Sichuan" auction and Michael Lau's CSBOOTH15.5 have been rescheduled. Although it's not at all in the same ballpark, this is probably good for Michael Lau fans living in dry climates with dry wallets from the past couple weeks of CSBOOTH15 figure drops.

American Hardcore Charity Event at Hermosa Beach Playhouse

Thursday, July 10, 2008

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American Hardcore, a documentary about punk music in the 1980s highlights tonight’s fundraiser at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse presented by the Society of Beach Culture Preservation. The evening will include a silent auction of Vans and skate decks designed by artists and surfers, such as Bob Dob (whose deck appears below). Proceeds will benefit 32-year-old [...]

Bob Dob Lonely Day Print For Charity

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

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In 2006, Thumbtack Press raised $1,000 for St. Jude Childen’s Research Hospital for cancer research. This year they are hoping to raise over $3,500 with an exclusive print by Bob Dob. Bob, who did the Luey figures for those of you who require a toy connection, is donating all of his commissions for “Lonely Day” [...]

Paris Tout P’tits Commemorative Qees

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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Remember the Paris Tout P’tits x Colette x Toy2r Charity Auction? Toy2r got such an outstanding reaction to this event that they’re releasing commemorative Qees. There will be a 2.5-inch regular Qee and a 1.5-inch zipper-pull, both featuring the Paris Tout P’tits branding (on front of Qee and back of zipper-pull). Artists involved in the [...]

Toy2R DIY 10-inch Bart Simpson Qee Auction

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

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The 10” DIY Qee Bart Simpson Project has just completed the Art Exhibition World Wide Tour. Now is your chance to own these one-of-a-kind original Bart Simpson Qee. Toy2R will be holding the 10” DIY Qee Bart Simpson Auction on the Toy2R Forum featuring more than 90 Customized 10″ DIY Bart Simpson Qee by artists [...]

Schaffas DIY Art Toys Close The Gap

Friday, June 20, 2008

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If there’s one combination I love (well, besides peanut butter and chocolate), it’s art toys and charity [tagged]. The International Fauna Dossier describes a schaffas (Marcum-Schaffidius) as a gentle and un-aspiring creature of great mystery. This author describes a schaffas as somewhere between a toadstool and a tooth. Australian clothesmakers, Sam Barratt and Chris [...]

Chapel of the Dawn Charity Tee and Tote

Thursday, June 19, 2008

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This latest news continues in a range of efforts [tagged] from members of the art, design and toy communities to aid earthquake victims in Sichuan, China. Chapel of the Dawn presents a t-shirt and tote bag emblazoned with the simple but powerful words “Come Together.” The project is in association with Unicef, and the items [...]

Rock the Future Showcases Designer Toy Photographers

Thursday, June 12, 2008

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Yesteday, I blogged about Toy2R and Colette sponsoring a children’s charity event in Paris, and thought, we need something like that here. Right on cue, I spied the above flier on Krystaux’s Flickr. Rock the Future is a multimedia event curated by Carlos Torres and Sadie Woods of Fluxcore to benefit Rock for Kids. Rock [...]

Paris Tout P’tits X Colette X Toy2R Art Toy Charity Auction

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Toy2R is sponsoring a 16-inch DIY Qee exhibition and auction at Colette to benefit Paris Tout P’tits. Founded in 1992, Paris Tout P’tits’ mission is to provide for the needs of children born into poverty. Colette will hold a public exhibit of the customized Qee from June 9th to 14th. On June 17th [...]