Tag Archive | "plush"
Meet the Creatures of Animalitos Land
This is my second post today on new smiley cuddly plush creatures. Me thinks I just need that cheerfulness to start off the week, nothing’s cuter than a wide eyed smiling animal. Above (and below) check out the creatures from Animalitos Land. These pieces are inspired by the art of LEBO and were a collaboration [...]
Continue reading...Yoozzoo - Plush from New Zealand
Monday, June 16, 2008
Harkening from the land down under, are the creatures of Yozzoo. Foo, Gooloop, Oodle, Booh, Jooniper, and Hooper are the six creations made in very limited supply of fifty each. They are designed by Julian Stokoe and lovingly made in Aotearoa, New Zealand. And you know what New Zealand has a lot of? Sheep. Lots [...]
Continue reading...Meet the Friends of Mr. Toast
Friday, June 13, 2008
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and personally one of my favorite of the three. Pancakes, waffles, bacon, eggs, sausages, and did I mention bacon? Yum. The plush creator Mr. Toast has added some yummy friends to his circle. Meet Joe the Egg, Clem Lemon and Shaky Bacon. “Joe the Egg is [...]
Continue reading...What We Want: Tandoori Meat Cube
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
What is it about human nature? Why do we always want what we can’t have? Last week Andrew Bell opened his online shop. The first thing I noticed were his plush Tandoori Meat Cubes. I got excited for two seconds until I noticed the “Sold Out” banner in the corner. I knew it was too [...]
Continue reading...The Village People Plushies by Cupco! Up for Auction
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
I always thought the Village People would make an ideal set of dolls. Now Cupco! by the artist Lucas Temby and his wife Mayumi who reside in Sydney-Australia, have created a set including the cop, American Indian chief, cowboy, construction worker, military man, and of course leatherman in a plushie form. The set will [...]
Continue reading...Shawnimals Handmade Pocket Dollop
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
There sure is a lot of shit in the designer toy community, literally. There’s Frank Kozik’s Sho-Plops. There’s Manny Galan’s Dookie-Poo. Now, Shawn Smith drops a deuce with the release of his handmade Pocket Dollop. This plush measures about 4″ wide and comes with a small hang tag with its name and story. The [...]
Continue reading...Spok-spok Minis
Friday, May 16, 2008
Spok-spok is a toy company that makes adorable plush characters. Soon Toofhairy and Baron von Kon will be available in miniature versions. The minis are in the prototype stage, and they posted the first pictures of the mini Toofhairy. They are about 2.5″ tall and come with a metal keyring and a plastic keyring. [...]
Continue reading...SaucerNauts Get Soft - Introducing the Billy Plush
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Those extraterrestrial aliens of SaucerNauts have gotten soft. Yes, it’s true. Not of paper, not of plastic but in pure plush form. The first plush being release if of Billy Plush, easily the most popular and beloved of the series one figure set (which has totally sold out). There are only 500 Billys up for [...]
Continue reading...Sacramento Puts the “Art” in Party. Pt. 2: Basco, Cinder, Nic Caesar and Ceramic Panties
Monday, May 12, 2008
Who knew our state capital could throw such a massive art block party? And what exactly is 2nd Saturdays? Every month, galleries in Sacramento stay open for an art walk late into the evening, transforming the city streets into Sacramento’s largest art event. Second Saturday is a night to wander about, visit galleries and have [...]
Continue reading...What We Want: Planet Tokki
Friday, May 9, 2008
I love Planet Tokki, and Hae Eun Park recently updated her website. Her cute creations include Suki Bunny-Bug and Squeaky Poos. Yes, those are baby poos pictured above. Planet Tokki plushies aren’t just toys; they’re characters with stories behind them. I saw this egg wrist rest at a plush show, and I thought it was [...]
Continue reading...From the Land Down Under - Cat Rabbit Solo Show
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
From the land down under comes the artist Cat Rabbit, creator of curious plush creatures. Check out some her myriad of mutated mammals that will be on display for observation and available for adoption below. Her solo show Felidae Leporidae -The Evolution of Cat-Rabbit opens on May 9th at Ruben Rat, the designer toy store [...]
Continue reading...Maker Faire Pt 5: Nifer Fahrion Makes Practical Plushes
Monday, May 5, 2008
The term “craft” can call to mind a lot of things–from beaded baubles to macaroni noodles glued on paper plates–none of them practical. It’s nice when art objects are also useful, and conversely (and more rarely) when useful objects are artistically rendered. At this weekend’s Maker Faire in San Mateo, CA, I found my way [...]
Continue reading...Maker Faire Pt 2: Blindbox Toys: Introducing Chickenpants
Monday, May 5, 2008
Everybody loves blindboxes. Actually, that’s only partially true. Blindboxes are thrilling when hand-selecting your first couple out of the case at Kidrobot, using a combination of telepathy and x-ray vision to hone in on the Chase figures. But when you start to triple-up on a toy with a 50/100 ratio, blindboxes lose some of their [...]
Continue reading...What We Want: tsai-fi plushies
Friday, May 2, 2008
tsai-fi (pronounced sci-fi) creates artwork that is “cute with a slightly evil twist.” That’s exactly the kind of stuff I like. I first saw her Drunken Mermaids at last year’s Felt Club. I bought this mirror which shows a drunken mermaid hunched over a toilet - the caption says “the morning after.” As soon as [...]
Continue reading...Mr. Toast Says It’s OK to Play With Your Food: An Interview With Dan Goodsell
Thursday, May 1, 2008
It’s not like I ever need an excuse to write up a character/toy I like, but there’s so much great stuff coming out every second, a backlog begins to amass. But then I saw this photo on Dan Goodsell’s blog (which chronicles the real life adventures of Mr. Toast), and I fast-tracked Mr. Toast [...]
Continue reading...Gloomy Bear - 2nd Anniversary Edition
Monday, April 28, 2008
Gloomy Bear is the cutest, deadliest bear you’ll ever see. Created by Mori Chack, Gloomy Bear is a cute bear that likes to kill and eat humans. See Gloomy Bear in action here: click to pulverize the silly human. I love cute things, but I also love violet movies. Gloomy Bear appeals to both [...]
Continue reading...Frank Kozik’s Smokey “RedRum” Plush
Friday, April 25, 2008
Frank Kozik + The Shining + plush = bad ass plush Of course it’s bad ass. What else do you expect from Frank Kozik? Kozik’s Smokey “RedRum” plush is 2 ft. tall, splattered with “blood,” and comes with the signature cigarette. This plush figure is limited to 200 pieces, and you can only buy it at [...]
Continue reading...StrangeCo Meets MoMa in Somewhere City
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
East meets west in this continued collab between New York’s Museum of Modern Art and San Francisco’s StrangeCo. Quoting from StrangeCo’s website, Somewhere City’s designer is Croatian-born, Goran Lelas: an accomplished designer whose career spans fashion, illustration, children’s literature, product and costume design. Beginning in the Italian fashion industry, Lelas has developed a signature aesthetic [...]
Continue reading...THIS JUST IN: 10% off Coupon on Alex Pardee Toys and Merch
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
This just in from Alex Pardee’s blog: Hola everyone. Alex Pardee here. I to ask a huge favor from anyone / everyone. A year or so ago, me, along with a group of my good friends and collaborators started ZEROFRIENDS, an art/video/music/business collective, which has been somewhat of a dream of all of ours for years. Though ZEROFRIENDS will eventually [...]
Continue reading...“So just let me introduce myself”
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Hi, I’m Hana (pronounced with a short “a”) and I’m thrilled to join the ToyCyte team. Not long ago, I told my friends, “Man, I wish I could find a writing gig related to vinyl toys.” Well, here I am. In a nutshell, I’m just a big nerd who is into music, movies, graphic novels, [...]
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