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It’s time to give SOFT&FURRY another bump. One of the most truly collaborative group custom shows of the year has some pieces left. While I’m still surly that someone got to both of the Toko pieces before me, check the online shop for available customs by sketchBot, Dookie-Poo, Markham Maes, Cypher13, Adam Haynes, Zeptonn, Galaxy [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 25, 2008
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I miss blogging about these guys, so here’s a late-breaking post. As spotted on JoyEngine, Josh Holland’s Furries had a bit of a local walkabout the other day. This is great, and I especially like the pic where they are posing in front of a flyer reminding you to register to vote. Cypher13 promises more [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 12, 2008
I'm sure this is going to sound a little, uh, bromantic, but I totally love these guys. Taking head and chest hair DNA into consideration, I think Todd Berger might be my brother for real. TeeBee is one third of Cypher13, the design collective (comprised of Todd, Alex Henry and Lucian Foehr) responsible for one of my favorite blogs, JoyEngine. Their latest project, SOFT&FURRY™, is a global DIY collab. I've been watching the simply shaped woodland creatures evolve into colorful customs from around the world. ToyCyte has covered S&F™ since its onset, but for further insight, I went straight to Cypher13.
Continue reading...Monday, September 8, 2008
Life should be so bad that there are so many great customs to write about I get backlogged, right? Steve Talkowki (aka sketchBot)’s contribution to the upcoming SOFT&FURRY [blogged] custom show has been at the top of the pile. The above pic is of Groond, who traveled from Brooklyn to Boulder to make his debut [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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For all the designer toy fans who wrote off Dookie-Poo as a one-trick pony, the truth shall set you free. Dookie-Poo is indeed a floater, but did you know he was also an artist? Following in the tradition of killer customs for the SOFT&FURRY project (beginning with TOKO and PHU! with many more coming), Dookie-Poo [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 21, 2008
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SOFT&FURRY’s first customized GROOND has come home to Boulder, Colorado (via Sydney, Australia). The custom was done by TOKO in a typophilic style guaranteed to excite all lovers of letters. Perhaps because my passion lies with the written word, I have always been drawn to words in design, particularly in pop, conceptual and postmodern art [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 7, 2008
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Can’t fault a writer for going for gossip gold with the headline…but seriously. Following the shipment of LOOFT, DOO and GROOND to 15 international artists and customizers, the Cypher13 crew are turning their hand-made blank figures loose on domestic shores. Round 1 includes: Adam Haynes – stickfort.com (Bend, Oregon) Celeste Prevost – designis-fine.com (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Dave Franzese – [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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The SOFT&FURRY project collaboration is now under way. They’ve got a mix of 30+ international and national artists and 20+ local artists set to customize LOOFT, DOO, and GROOND. The international roster includes some heavy hitters from all over: Dave White – www.davewhite.me.uk (United Kingdom) DeadVolt – www.deadvoltage.com (Denmark) DGPH – www.dgph.com.ar (Argentina) HelloHikimori – www.hellohikimori.com (France) ILK - [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 28, 2008
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With just one week left to go on the SOFT&FURRY logo design competition [blogged], the guys of cypher13 have dropped some more toy teasers on one of my favorite webzines, JoyEngine. Above and below are some proto images of LOOFT, DOO and GROOND, the cast of SOFT&FURRY: all handmade and hand-cast in-house by cypher13. At [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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It’s not too late to get involved with the mystery design contest that is SOFT&FURRY. Cypher13 is getting ready to drop something soft and furry. The design trio behind JoyEngine just posted the preview below on their blog. The premise behind SOFT&FURRY™ is to elicit participation in an alternative logo design competition. The winning logo [...]
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
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