ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Jouwe the Rhant

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

We see a lot of vinyl toys produced by the US, Hong Kong, and Japan. We don’t hear a lot from other countries, but that is slowly changing. If I’m not mistaken, Jouwe the Rhant may be the first vinyl toy to come out of Indonesia. Jouwe is being produced by a new company My [...]

Sketchbot Vinyl Toy: Prototype

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

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On our ToyCyte forum, Steve Talkowski announced he was working on his first vinyl toy, Sketchbot. He posted a few prototype sketches on his blog, and he recently started the sculpting process. In Phase One of the process, he made a 3D sculpt out of wires and aluminum foil. It’s amazing that he has not [...]

Maiko by Skaffs

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Luke Feldman posted a few pictures from his Split Obsession show in Hawaii. Now we have a closer look at the prototype for his “Maiko” toy [blogged here]. His website has a picture of the clay sculpt, and this appears to be made of clear resin. I like the shape, and I especially like the [...]

JabbaWockeez Toy

Friday, June 6, 2008

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I’ve been checking out The Sleepers, a blog started by the guys at Kidrobot LA. I saw the words “JabbaWockeez” in a post title, and I got excited. Someone sculpted this prototype for a JabbaWockeez toy and approached the guy at KidRobot LA. The hollowed-out eyes bother me a little, but overall it is funky [...]

Spok-spok Minis

Friday, May 16, 2008

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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. [...]

BEYOND TOYS: SKAFFS Giant Vinyl Adhesives

Monday, May 12, 2008

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Photographs are courtesy of Ben Swinnerton. Click to see full-sized images. Luke Feldman of SKAFFS sent me pictures of his newest project: life-sized SKAFFS vinyl adhesives. The reusuable vinyl adhesives were launched last month at his solo sell-out show at Paper Shadow gallery in Melbourne, Australia. The giant adhesives are currently at the prototype stage, [...]

Andrew Bell’s The Giver

Thursday, May 1, 2008

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Andrew Bell of the Creatures in My Head has been fine-tuning the details for his upcoming toy, The Giver. The vinyl needs a few “paint tweaks,” and they will soon be available at Dead Zebra, Inc. He shared a few pictures from the factory including a cheerful pile of Giver heads. Related posts The Giver: [...]

Vinyl Toy Network preview: Cameron Tiede

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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We’re getting closer to the Vinyl Toy Network, and here is another glimpse at what we can expect. Cameron Tiede will be at the Pretty in Plastic booth, and he will also be available for a signing. VTN attendees will get a better look at his latest project, “Melvin.” Via email, he said he’ll show [...]