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Shin Tanaka x David Flores Hoophy

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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Shin Tanaka x David Flores Hoophy

Intrepid paper craftologist Shin Tanaka has been bustin’ out his newest urban-paper line, the Hoophy, in fairly consistent volumes since last year - but 2009 marks the beginning of a series of new collaborations, beginning with this black ‘n’ blue guy by Mr. David Flores. You’ll probably recognize Flores’ interesting, geometric, stained-glassy style over the [...]

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Shin Tanaka Introduces the Hoophy Urban Papercraft

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Shin Tanaka Introduces the Hoophy Urban Papercraft

Shin Tanaka’s one of those rare papercrafters who negotiates form, theme and function by bringing an awesome ‘urban’ style into the delicate world of papercrafting. ‘Cause you know that between poppin’ caps and pimpin’ hos, the thugs be sittin’ at their kitchen tables making tiny cuts in sheets of paper. This week, Shin Tanaka [...]

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Play Imaginative’s Dooperdoo T-shirts

Friday, August 15, 2008

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Play Imaginative’s Dooperdoo T-shirts

Sunny posted news of Dooperdoo in June, and finally, Play Imaginative’s t-shirt shop is open for business. Dooperdoo is offering mens and womens shirts and jackets by Cupco, Devilrobots, Happy Tree Friends, Jon Burgerman, KOA, Shin Tanaka, Tik Ka, TADO and Kenny B. They haven’t spared the flourishes, and each item includes fine details like [...]

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Black & White Freedrawings Presents a Global Doodle Collaboration

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

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Black & White Freedrawings Presents a Global Doodle Collaboration

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 [...]

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