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Vinyl Toy Network Winter 2008: The ToyCyte Round-up
Vinyl Toy Network Winter 2008 was a lot of fun and a great opportunity to chat with artists, toy companies, shops, fans and collectors. People were lined up hours in advance to get a crack at exclusive art toys by Joe Ledbetter, Kathie Olivas, Frank Kozik, Gary Ham, Doktor A, MAD, Marka27 and others. Customized [...]
Continue reading...Exclusive Toys at VTN Winter 08
Monday, December 8, 2008
Here’s just a sampling of some of the exclusives from the VTN Winter 08 show. (Click here for a tidy tagged version of all the coverage.) People who had been waiting in line for hours got right to business locating these particular figures. It seemed to me like much of the crowd got in, got [...]
Continue reading...STRANGEco at VTN Winter 08
Saturday, December 6, 2008
STRANGEco has the nicest staff on earth, seriously. Bambi probably had to let a bunch of people down easy that James Jarvis’ Martin X SE figure sold out on Black Friday and didn’t make it to VTN as part of the previously announced exclusives. However, the absence of one figure inevitably enabled the purchasing of [...]
Continue reading...STRANGEco Exclusives for Vinyl Toy Network
Monday, December 1, 2008
STRANGEco is bringing a bundle of exclusives to this weekend’s Vinyl Toy Network. James Jarvis’ Martin X sold out at STRANGEco and Amos Toys online this past weekend, so VTN remains the final destination for acquiring the Bounty Hunter tribute. There will also be a GID Lorbo by Jim Woodring, the tree edition of Julie [...]
Continue reading...FriendsWithYou Build an Interactive Fun House
Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Miami art team of Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, that otherwise goes by the name FriendsWithYou, have mashed it up yet again with STRANGEco. You may be familiar with the FriendsWithYou toys that STRANGEco has produced in the past, such as the TTTs, Wish Come True series and Malfi. This time the results of [...]
Continue reading...Mini King Kens For Sale at Urban Outfitters (I Got Green!)
Monday, November 10, 2008
I’d heard a rumor that the much-blogged STRANGEco x James Jarvis Mini King Ken figures were already in Urban Outfitters stores, so I went to check it out. Rumor confirmed. The 4-inch apes are plentiful at your local beacon of bandwagon cool, though I do not think they are for sale online. As is usually [...]
Continue reading...James Jarvis’ Mini King Ken Chase Colorway Revealed!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Following much speculation, the chase colorway in the upcoming James Jarvis‘ Mini King Ken series has been revealed (thanks Hypebeast). We’ve been following these little guys since July, and the drop date is finally at hand. Although they won’t see worldwide distribution until later this month, LA-area Jarvis fans have a shot at them first [...]
Continue reading...Greg “Craola” Simkins Wanders into LA with STRANGEco Exclusives
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Time is flying by. It seemed like it was just August when we blogged about Greg “Craola” Simkins bicoastal solo show, It Wanders. Already it’s time for the exhibition to take up shop on the west coast, at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. The show opens tonight with a reception from 7-10PM. To further sweeten [...]
Continue reading...Los Angeles Gets First Crack at Mini King Kens at 24-Hour Department Store
Thursday, November 6, 2008
San Francisco’s own STRANGEco is heading south to Los Angeles for the weekend to participate in Paper Magazine’s 24 Hour Department Store. The list of participants (see flier below) includes a cool collection of artists, musicians, designers and brands, from Mr. Cartoon/Estevan Oriel, Undefeated, RVCA and Supreme to FUCT, Jeremy Scott, Citizen Citizen and The [...]
Continue reading...Julie West Bumble and Tweet Candy and Spring Pre-Orders
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Sunny dropped word of these back in August, and now they’re about to drop for reals. STRANGEco production of Julie West’s Bumble and Tweet figures are available in candy (pink) and spring (green) editions for pre-order at retailers like Pink Ghost for $24.99 each. Bumble and Tweet each wear nest-bonnets and come with a [...]
Continue reading...STRANGEco x James Jarvis Ready to Release Mini King Kens
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Following Internet rumblings from July and SDCC sightings, STRANGEco is pleased to announce the King Ken Mini Series! Designed by famed illustrator and designer toy pioneer James Jarvis, the King Ken mini series features a collection of new four-inch versions of his popular King Ken character in six special color variants. The Mini King Ken [...]
Continue reading...The Treasure of Cap’N Rotclaw!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Arghhh, who ye thar wants some ye olde treasure? Oh, I know, everyone! STRANGEco has just announced a ultra special addition to the CAP’N ROTNCLAW and KEEL HAUL CLEG figures by Greg Craola Simkins: The TREASURE OF CAP’N ROTNCLAW! Every one of the figures will come packed with a special treasure map. Yes, most just [...]
Continue reading...tokidoki’s Captain Coco - Available for Preorder
Friday, October 3, 2008
I originally spied and posted about the upcoming tokidoki Captain Coco figure during the San Diego Comic Con (man, that seems a long, long time ago). I was introduced to him by the STRANGEco team at their filled to the brim with awesomeness booth. And finally, any and all dreams of hot Coco action can [...]
Continue reading...Vivisect Playset SDCC Edition at G1988 for Half eBay Price
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Check it out. Gallery 1988 just got in a shipment of STRANGEco’s Vivisect Playset special SDCC ‘08 edition. The collector’s edition set features all ten figures by Anthony Ausgang, Luke Chueh, Peter Gronquist, Thomas Han, Joe Ledbetter, Greg “Craola” Simkins and Amanda Visell (including chases) in exclusive Comic-Con colorways. It comes packaged in a deluxe [...]
Continue reading...Mr. TTT Plush
Friday, September 12, 2008
Long before vinyl and blind boxes, I collected plush dolls. Plushies will always be my first love. They have that built-in cute factor. Take a look at these new plush dolls from STRANGEco. Designed by Friends with You, Mr. TTT comes in two magical editions: Rainbow and Albino. They will retail for $28, and they’ll [...]
Continue reading...New Greg “Craola” Simkins for STRANGEco
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
STRANGEco just posted two new creatures from the design mind of Greg “Craola” Simkins. Cap’n Rotnclaw - Red version. With working claws for extra scuttling poseability and menace. Limited to 600 pieces. Rotocast vinyl. 7 inches tall. Window box packaging. Begins shipping in early October 2008. Keel Haul Cleg - Black version. With working claws for extra [...]
Continue reading...STRANGEco and Monster Factory at New York Gift Fair
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
In case you haven’t yet had your fill of conventions: Twice a year, an “astounding array of the world’s best home, gift and lifestyle resources converge at the NYIGF… offering an incredible selection of exceptional merchandise in one convenient, well-organized marketplace.” Of particular interest to toy fans is the attendance of San Francisco’s STRANGEco (Booth [...]
Continue reading...Julie West - Bumble and Tweet Update
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Yesterday I wrote about the upcoming, and much anticipated, Julie West show happening at MyPlasticHeart. I’m sure the show is going to be amazing but what I was really excited about was seeing the finished Bumble and Tweet characters being produced by StrangeCo, especially after checking out the images of the work in progress on Vinyl Pulse...
Continue reading...Mr. TTT by Friend with You Plush at SDCC
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
So you’re obsessed with toys. And you have to go to a birthday party for your nephew, friend’s rugrat, or just one of your preschool aged pals. For those under the age of, like four, a kaiju figure might scare the bejesus out of them, you might offend the parents with a smokin’ labbit, you [...]
Continue reading...StrangeCo tokidoki Fever at SDCC
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
tokidoki fever ravished the San Diego Comic Con, and it was h-o-t. Not only was the tokidoki booth one of the more crowded and popular spots in the toy ghetto, (I dreaded having to fight myself through the masses on this aisle) but the tokidoki releases at StrangeCo, Kidrobot and ToyTokyo also dispersed the Simone [...]
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