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MINDstyle just released some proto photos of Michael Lau’s upcoming vinyl marionette for their art toy collectible series: The task presented by Paramount Licensing was to create an interpretation that would translate well as vinyl. Michael was given the freedom to create his vision with the approval of the estate for the iconic character. What many [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 25, 2009
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TV and movie tie-in toys are a hit or miss property, but I think with Michael Lau and MINDstyle pulling the strings, they’re definitely putting a hit out. Enough of my puns on the forthcoming Godfather marionette. Here’s the skinny from MINDstyle: One of the most acclaimed movies of all time leading character is re-defined through [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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What is it with today and teasers for classsic film toys? I don’t think this is an April Fool’s Day thing because while MINDstyle is known for being purveyors of some of the finest art toys out there, they aren’t exactly known for joking around. They sent us the above teaser for a collaboration with [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 30, 2009
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We’ve been looking at all the overseas pics from Michael Lau’s CSBOOTH16, wondering when we get our turn. As of right now, Ningyoushi.com has eight figures in stock from CSBOOTH16. The figures include black, green and brown colorways of Snake Square, Brian, Young Brian and Lazy Brian and Elsa and Young Elsa. These special 6-inch [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 16, 2009
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Wow. I’m hearing different reports, but whether Michael Lau will be in Los Angeles (CrazyToyz) or San Francisco (HypeBeast), one of the artists who started it all, will indeed be in California. The catch is…we’ve got to wait until the Gardeners’ 10th Anniversary, which puts Lau in LA or SF on September 29th, 2009. Our [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 12, 2009
This has been a serious week for Michael Lau collectors with the release of the Jordon figures and the SK3 mono set. As Lau’s CSBOOTH16 creeps up, we look back at the previous teasers hinting at Hellboy and the Simpsons (or Whoopi Goldberg, as was posted in a comment) and stare quizically upon this Metal [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Remember how quickly the first set of Michael Lau’s Jordon figures went? When I called Ningyoushi to get my SK3, the Jordons were already long gone. The new Jordon 049 x 023 colorways are currently available to MINDstyle’s ATS members. A limited amount will be offered online this Friday and in-store at De La Barracuda [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Vinyl Pulse has announced that they’ve got the exclusive public allotment from MINDstyle’s Art Toy Society offering of Michael Lau’s MONO SK3 Set. We speculated on these figures last week, and here they are. I’m a little nervous to know what the price on this edition of Black White Orange (sans Orange), 2bb1 and Fat [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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I doubt it’s from kissing each other. But sometime this week, MINDstyle will release a grey and white edition of Michael Lau’s SK3 set, probably one of my favorite figure trios purchased last year. I’m a little unclear if this will be a general or Art Toy Society release. I am a sucker for monotone [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Michael Lau’s CSBOOTH16 takes place at Michael Gallery March 21st and 22nd. The going theory is that the main Gardener is going to be Brian and that Hellboy may be Brian’s secret figure. Now per CrazyToyz0709 (from where this info and photos all derive), we see the second figure, Elsa, Brian’s girlfriend. 0709 speculates that [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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Hard to believe it’s that time again, but after much-blogging on behalf of Michael Lau’s CSBOOTH15, CSBOOTH16 is already coming up. It’s still called “Gardener Still,” and it will take place at Michael Gallery March 21st and 22nd. The going theory is that the main Gardener is going to be Brian and that Hellboy may [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 18, 2008
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Michael Lau’s Crazy Michaels have left the asylum in Hong Kong and arrived on US shores at Ningyoushi in their Nike straight jackets. Unless you want to pay eBay prices, your best, albeit still insane, price is with Ningyoushi here. These are the same figures featured in Lau’s Nike Air Force 1 25th Anniversary 1 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 12, 2008
Michael Lau and I finally have something in common: we’re both getting married. In a bland world of “every kiss begins with Kay” commercials, the savvy suitor really needs to stand out. Knowing that it’s way too risky to try to pick out someone else’s forever jewelry, I went with a non-smorkin’ labbit as a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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Damn. I was feeling the installation of the Michael Lau x Nike Crazy Force 1, more than the figure or the sneaker when I wrote about the black and white version last week. Now Lau’s gotta go and drop 25 variants of the 6-inch Crazy Michael figure with different facial colors all signed with crazy [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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Hats off to Kix-Files for a ton of clear, artistic (and watermark-free!) images of Michael Lau’s latest sneaker/figure foray. Sunny posted some puzzle pieces about the figure here, but now, as David Duchovny is probably sick of saying: the truth is out there. I’m not really a sneaker junkie, so pilfered pics are almost exclusively [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 20, 2008
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Image makers, who are better known in toy circles than at the Foot Locker, are making very cushy bed fellows with big athletic companies. The other day we posted about the Le Merde Nike Wind Breaker, Jeremyville did a special shoe with Converse and now the one, the only, the legendary Michael Lau is getting sporty…again. Toward the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 10, 2008
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The latest Michael Lau figure set is a collaboration with Hong Kong high-rollers, Silly Thing, based on character’s from Juno Mak’s animated music video featuring the DJ duo, SOFT HARD. For those who have been pondering the meaning and implications of phrases like “based on,” “tribute to,” “homage,” and “intellectual property infringement,” following Futura’s comments, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 25, 2008
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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.
Continue reading...Friday, August 22, 2008
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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.
Continue reading...Friday, August 22, 2008
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2D pictures really can't do Michael Lau's figure's justice, since their very shape and style are what makes them so unique. Due to the dirth of pictures of the SK3 figures online, I took my set down to an empty lot with a tagged up wall by the train tracks and shot some images.
Continue reading...Thursday, August 14, 2008
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Finally! Michael Lau’s CSBOOTH15 figures have landed on American shores. After posting about PHANTACi, I knew it was just a matter of days. Right now, Ningyoushi has the complete set. Actually, had. I was checking out the site and in a manner of minutes, the JORDON 049X sets were gone. So if you want the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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I’m waiting patiently to hear an update from Ningyoushi following their announcement that they’re going to sell Michael Lau’s CSBOOTH15 figures this month. I resisted the flipping of the SK3 set on eBay, but, if the price is fair, I’d really like to get it. News via Freshness is that PHANTACi, an urban lifestyle shop [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 25, 2008
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Hooray! Fans 1. Flippers 0. I’d had my trigger-finger near the Buy It Now auctions of a couple Hong Kong flippers on the Bay right after Michael Lau’s CSBOOTH15 ended. I’m not complaining about my job one bit, but it can be extremely difficult to pen post after post of praise and pics on a [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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If you read my previous post, you would know a little bit about me. I love a sale. Online superstore Vinyl Fallout is having a doozy of clearance discount event. Here’s a sampling of some of the goodies you can get: Michael Lau x MINDstyle DJ Panda (limited to 200) for $59.95 (regularly $95.95) Buffmonster Series 2 Minis [...]
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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