ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Art Toys at Phillips de Pury Auction

The Urban Art auction has three areas that will be of specific interest to toy fans: Japanese and western kaiju, art toys and urban/street art. A variety of plush, busts, vinyl, customs and remixes from Kaws to Kozik are available.

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Combat-R Zero Gives Bertie the Pipebomb A Run for Its Money

Atomic Mushroom is a newly formed independent toy company founded by artist and toy designer Robert De Castro (photo of Robert by Kirkland Jue). Established in early 2007, Atomic Mushroom produces limited edition vinyl toys inspired by Japanese pop culture. Their first offering is Combat-R Zero, a commixture of De Castro’s childhood memories of giant [...]

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