ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Tenso and Flosha Flocked Resin Toys from Makalibuland

We first introduced you to Makalibuland in January, and now Series One of Tenso and Flosha are ready to ship. These really unique figures are strictly limited: 8-inch Tenso was hand-made in an edition of ten pieces and 4.5-inch Flosha is an edition of just five. Both are made of resin, hand-painted and hand-flocked. Tenso’s [...]

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The First Annual APW Custom Toy Contest

This Friday, April 3rd, APW in Long Island City will be hosting a toy free-for-all. No platforms barred, no artists turned away after a small entry fee, and chances to win fabulous prizes – including a rare & important solo show. For $50, each artist has submitted up to (but not limited to) three toys for [...]

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Meet Makalibuland’s Tenso

In mythology, those of the cyclopean race are credited with crafting artifacts of godlike power, but those synophthalmic fellas are nothing compared to the power of Makalibuland’s creation – the little, flocked Tenso. I’ll no longer be the only fuzzy, naked thing in my office. The eerie, awesome Tenso is just one of a bunch of [...]

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