Tag Archive | "Munny"
Hello Chicago! Hello Miami! It’s a Merry Munny Party
Kidrobot is getting into the Christmas spirit early this year, even before Thanksgiving’s turkey orgy has come and gone. On November 20th from 6-8pm there will be a Merry Munny Party at the Kidrobot stores in Miami and at the Pirate Store in Chicago. You can customize this Xmas 4-inch Munny with crayons, paint, broken up candy canes…whatever the hells you [...]
Continue reading...Stevie Wonder Munny by Stor Dubiné
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Stor Dubiné has revealed the sixth figure in his Munny Legends of the 70s series [tagged] and it’s another disco-riffic custom. Joining Donna Summer, Grace Jones, Nina Hagen, Elton John and Debbie Harry is Stevie Wonder. Check out the level of detail in Munny Wonder below. Stor’s custom Munnys keep with the aesthetic of the [...]
Continue reading...Kidrobot’s Mini Munny Ornament Edition
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Every year I think to myself that the Christmas onslaught is starting earlier and earlier. Although Kidrobot just announced their Do It Yourself Mini Munny Ornament Edition, it won’t be available to purchase until November 6th. You can customize your own Munny with crayons, paint, broken up candy cane’s…whatever the hells you want. But the figure [...]
Continue reading...Heroes of Burgertown Kidrobot Munny Mashups
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Leave it to Jon Burgerman and Stu Witter to reverse-engineer the process, taking Jon's first series of figures from Kidrobot (last month's Heroes of Burgertown mini-figures) and morphing them into KR's trademark Dunny and Munny characters.
Continue reading...Kidrobot 20% Sale
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
With a scary nail biting recession comes the all important quest for savings. And toy giant Kidrobot, well they care about you and your wallet. Now through October 6th, you’ll be able to take a moment or two to stop looking at your falling stocks, dwindling 401k, or just those random lootings and enjoy a [...]
Continue reading...Project Detonate Gets Crooked With Customs
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Yosiell Lorenzo of Project Detonate has his first solo show at the No Regret Tattoos and Art Gallery in Naguatuck, CT. I’m really digging the clean paint and crooked storyline of his Crooked Way Academy customs. I asked Yosiell about The Academy and he said: it’s “a fictious school I created; it’s the theme [...]
Continue reading...Breast Cancer Munny From Kidrobot
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Starting today, Kidrobot is donating $1 to the American Cancer Society for every pink mini MUNNY purchased at Kidrobot stores and online. Proceeds will be donated to the Westchester, NY branch of the American Cancer Society to further medical research, patient programs, advocacy and education. The 4-inch figure retails for $9.95 and has its own [...]
Continue reading...Munny Legends Series 1 by Stor Dubiné: Deborah Harry!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Between the impending arrival of The Heroes of Burgertown, Kozik’s Black Ludwig Bust for Lulubell and this latest revelation/creation by Berlin artist Stor Dubiné, this is shaping up to be a swell day. Following on the (platformed) heels of his Donna Summer, Elton John, Grace Jones and Nina Hagen Munny customs, he now presents the [...]
Continue reading...Original Munnys and Paintings by BetsO for Sale
Friday, September 19, 2008
I’m a big fan of the art of Bil BetsOvic, and here’s your chance to get some of his original pieces in advance of his production run of BetXO Stackable Mini Figures. (For all you know, BetsO is the next KAWS, so snap up this art before Pharrell hears about it.) The Magician canvas [...]
Continue reading...Herb-n Art Toys
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Everything's going green these days, and the toy world is no exception. Perhaps appealing to our guilt at the amount of plastic we consume as toy fanatics, a growing crop of collectibles attempts to balance the extraneous and the ecological. Just because you live in the city doesn't mean you can't grow a garden. I hereby coin this photosynthetic phenomenon herb-n art toys.
Continue reading...Kidrobot is Livin’ Large with Their Mega Munny
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Sometimes bigger is better. Bigger paychecks, bigger compliments, bigger _______________ (fill in your own blank). I’ve always been fond of the sizes of past Munnys. Manageable and easy to manipulate. But for those who like it large, Kidrobot will be releasing the Mega Munny on October 9th. This 18-inch Munny will launch in three colorways, [...]
Continue reading...Kidrobot x Kozik x Tarina Tarantino
Thursday, September 11, 2008
I wonder how many hits the string “Tarina Tarantino” is generating today after she got a push from being a judge on last night’s episode of America’s Next Top Model? Kidrobot’s Paul Budnitz announced the collaboration yesterday, but lets face it, a nod from Tyra Banks and crew is basically a career-maker. I mean, [...]
Continue reading...Facebreaker Customs for EA
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
You gotta love a job where you get your company to green light a project having you get a whole series of custom Munnys made. Now that doesn’t sound like work, that sounds like pure pleasure. A Kidrobot poster who works at Electronic Arts had a set of Munnys made in the likeness of characters [...]
Continue reading...Mr. Beardsley’s Plush and Custom Magic
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Who doesn’t love a beard. They’re soft (sometimes), cuddly and give such a nice sense of character and style. There’s been some great beards in history. Santa, Kenny Rogers, Jesus…(just check out the National Beard Registry for more). So if you are a beard lover, you’ll love the work of Chicago’s Intimidation and her plush [...]
Continue reading...Reactor 88 Preps Pieces For SDCC
Monday, July 14, 2008
Ryan Crippen, the mastermind behind Reactor 88, and Strangekiss are teaming up for SDCC to display some of the incredible new work from Ryan. Crippen will have ten pieces at the Strangekiss booth including six all new SDCC pieces (8 inch Dunny, Mad-L, Munny, Mini Munny, and two 3 inch Dunnys) and four [...]
Continue reading...Hello, Brute Custom Figures Pre-sale at Schmancy
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Thanks to Kristen at Plush You who co-published my Curster interview a couple months ago, I know more about plush. But the latest announcement from the Schmancy Toys owner to grace my inbox was not concerning softees; rather, resin figures and platform customs by Hello, Brute. Beginning July 11th at Schmancy in Seattle, you’ll be [...]
Continue reading...Attaboy at SDCC 08
Monday, July 7, 2008
What’s even more exclusive than an SDCC ‘08 exclusive? How about an SDCC ‘08 exclusive custom? Attaboy (Booth #4939) will have plenty. custom Neighborwoods in hand-painted wood boxes custom two-faced Munnys three new skate decks small glass paintings the elusive The Pound figure Keep tuned to Attaboy’s Flickr for more revelations. [Via Vinyl Pulse] Related posts ToyCyte Goes to A.P.E. Need a [...]
Continue reading...Black & White Freedrawings Presents a Global Doodle Collaboration
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The best part of writing about toys isn’t always the toys themselves. Often, the toy is just one platform within a rich mediascape in which designers make their marks. These days, urban and pop artists design skate desks, clothing and housewares. I recently blogged about Infectious car art and Pop Clings wall decals and noticed [...]
Continue reading...Slobots are Robots Too: An Interview With M. Heisler
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
A couple months ago, a missive from M. Heisler landed in my inbox. It was a heads up on a “snazzy new slobot sculpture” he’d created for a custom toy show in Florida. The bot turned out to be SlomunnyV3, a creature in search of life’s meaning amidst the backdrop of technological obscolescence. Many Slobots [...]
Continue reading...Boids are Bird Droids by 2 Petal Rose
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I should probably post a clipboard over my desk to keep track of all my findings that refute Supertouch’s recent proclamation that “the toy game is dead.” Believe me, I know from dead: Bela Lugosi, FM radio–the list goes on, but I wouldn’t include toys. Sure, I think we’re starting to see a bit of [...]
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Friday, November 14, 2008
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