ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Runcible Rotund Longtail from Cris Rose

Anyone who’s been following Cris Rose’s Runcible figures will see that the last edition of the Runcible B has completely sold out from their exclusive retailer, They Walk Among Us - much to my chagrin and despite an economy that’s apparently collapsing in upon itself. I say that if we can afford a flower-headed robot, [...]

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Cris Rose’s Runcible B, Now in Extra Pink

Cris Rose dropped a small sneak peek at the next edition of his graceful, amazing Runcible robot figure over on his blog, and it’s already stolen my heart. Forget everything you know about the blocky, awkward (but still charming) robofolks that generally populate the designer toy world - Rose merges delicate natural forms with a [...]

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Next Wave of Runcible Custom Robots by Cris Rose

Last month, I was really entranced by the poetic resin robot known as Runcible Edition A by Cris Rose. While pursuing a peek at the follow-up bot, Rotund, on Cris’ Flickr, I stumbled upon these beautiful one-off editions of Runcible. Each figure is a custom with a story and unique head contents from peace lily [...]

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Rotund by Cris Rose Teaser

I make no secret of my enchantment with Cris Rose’s Runcible Edition A robot, seen Monday here. In fact, if you were physically near me yesterday, you likely got pulled over to my screen to see what I consider one of the most beautiful resin creations I’ve seen in a while. Having missed out on [...]

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Runcible Edition A Resin Robot by Cris Rose

Weekends are good for lots of things like sleeping in, eating brunch and seeing daylight. Weekend toy drops, however, can be a double-edged sword. For instance, witness this beautiful hand-cast, hand-painted resin robot, Runcible Edition A by UK artist Cris Rose. The edition of 5 sold out in 3 minutes on Sunday. That’s like [...]

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