ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Letter Pressed Ensures Vinyl Toy Artists Leave a Lasting Impression

I've been expounding the virtues of Letter Pressed for a while. Their Artist Series reads like a Who's Who of the vinyl toy community: Joe Ledbetter, Jon Burgerman, Nathan Jurevicius, Bwana Spoons... In theory, every one of us should own something letterpressed. In practice, as with paint colors and Venetian blinds, you need to see a sample. I'm holding some such items. While I want my words to convey the elegance of the paper and the clean, vibrant impression of the art, you need to touch these for yourself. To that end, Letter Pressed's Mark Begley will provide one lucky reader with a pack of hand-numbered Cool It letterpressed cards by Le Merde. To win it...

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Kidrobot Dunny Series 5 Case Layouts

Dunny fever is in full swing after a flurry of trading parties last night and the official drop today. As of this moment, Flickr has 188 results matching dunny and series and 5. That number is sure to climb steadily in the upcoming days. Check around for pics of the Series 5 Dunnys by Amanda [...]

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