ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

MINDstyle Charity Auction on eBay

Monday, August 25, 2008

The auction includes original paintings, rare toys and limited-edition collectibles from KAWS, Joe Ledbetter, Michael Lau, Ron English, Buff Monster, tokidoki, Shepard Fairey, Devilrobots, Amanda Visell, Doktor A, Tim Biskup, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters and many more.

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.

Toy Designers for China Earthquake Charity

Monday, August 11, 2008

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Toy Designers for China Earthquake Charity

ToyCyte has been covering efforts from the toy community from adFunture to Brothersfree for aiding the victims of last May’s tragic earthquake in China. Most of the projects have been isolated episodes without the far-reaching momentum of a group event. Today brought rad news of a noble (and highly necessary) charity that is sure to [...]

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 [...]

YOKA SC Edition Charity Collab From adFunture

Thursday, June 5, 2008

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adFunture has joined Brothersfree and Be@rbrick in panda-themed charity efforts from the toy community. In a collaborative effort curated by adFunture, eights labels from around the globe came together to issue this special edition YOKA vinyl figure to help raise money for the victims of the recent tragedy in China. Collaborators included DITA Eyewear, Staple [...]

Nike X Fragment X Be@brick 100% Panda

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

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Be@rbrick is joining the efforts to raise money for China’s devastated Sichuan region by teaming up with Fragment to produce a 100% Be@rbrick. The Be@rbrick will be auctioned of with the Nike Classic ‘Panda’ Pack which includes a special pair of kicks. Sichuan is home to the Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries where 30% of [...]

Brothersfree Screen Pandas for Charity

Monday, May 26, 2008

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As blogged here, Brothersfree are taking an active roll in assisting victims of the Chinese earthquake. Spied on Kennyswork, the “Brothers” (William Tsang, Kenny Wong and Winson Ma) spent the weekend working hard to silkscreen their charity Sichuan-aid shirts. The t-shirts will be on sale (along with live painting and maybe some surprises) next Saturday, [...]

Brothersfree Offer Support to Chinese Earthquake Victims

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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This coming Saturday and Sunday. Brothersfree (William Tsang, Kenny Wong and Winson Ma) will hold a charity sales session in Longham Center in Mongkok, Hong Kong. They’ll be selling their original drawings and Panda tees, plus they will draw an 8-ft. mural over the weekend. All income from this 2-day event goes to the victims [...]

Kennyswork on China Crisis

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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Even though it’s often so much uglier, sometimes you have to take a break from toy news and read world news. But since this is ToyCyte, why not combine the two and get your daily dose of disaster from Kenny Wong, creator of the iconic Molly figure? Rough translation via Altavista’s Babelfish from Kenny’s blog: Let’s [...]