ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Dylan Sisson’s Idle Hands from Toy Tokyo

Friday, October 17, 2008

I was first seduced by the devilish grin of Dylan Sisson’s Idle Hands figure when Toy Tokyo kindly gave a sneak peek of the creature at their booth at the San Diego Comic Con back in July (I posted about it here). And finally, Idle Hands, the “first plaything from Dylan Sisson’s misshapen bestiary” will [...]

Mike Burnett Magic on Etsy!

Friday, September 19, 2008

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You may know the name Mike Burnett. He is responsible for designing and conceptualizing the Neighborwood Blank Wooden DIY toy Sculpture produced by Bigshot Toyworks that was released this past May. But did you know that Mike Burnett makes himself a pretty mean plushie? I randomly found his stuffed genius while engaging in some major [...]

Toy Designers for China Earthquake Charity

Monday, August 11, 2008

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Toy Designers for China Earthquake Charity

ToyCyte has been covering efforts from the toy community from adFunture to Brothersfree for aiding the victims of last May’s tragic earthquake in China. Most of the projects have been isolated episodes without the far-reaching momentum of a group event. Today brought rad news of a noble (and highly necessary) charity that is sure to [...]

San Diego Comic Con -Surviving Day Two

Saturday, July 26, 2008

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Day one of the comic con for me was spent ogling the toys. Twenty four hours, after my drool had been wiped clean from the many glass enclosures, I could actually take a moment to talk to some of the geniuses behind all this great work and be envious of the peeps in line for [...]

Devil Boogie Man - Shaved Ice Version at SDCC

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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I just checked the weather for San Diego for the week. I’m flying down for the Con super early tomorrow morning and was hoping it wasn’t going to be hellishly hot as SD has a tendency to be. See, I don’t do heat. I hate it. It looks like the hottest it will be is [...]

Wood and Bramble At Comic Con

Monday, July 21, 2008

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Good God, I can’t keep up. The guy is running laps around me. Just when I think there can’t be any more Ashley Wood Comic Con news, he busts out these pix of a fully armed and loaded Bramblebot. This heavy has been teased at for quite a while, and doesn’t disappoint. [...]

RealXHead x Fig-Lab x ToyTokyo = Awesome

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

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Who doesn’t love Kiss? The make up, the fire, Gene Simmons freakishly long tongue, the tunes, there’s so much about them to adore. Inspired by these rock legends, Datadub of the International Figure Research Center designed this amazingly cool RealxHead logo inspired by the Kiss masterpiece Rock and Roll Over that featured such hits as [...]

Shultzo Creates Compatiballs

Monday, June 9, 2008

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I’m fond of how Shultzo approaches his creations. Instead of calling them figures or statues, he calls his work 3D art. Although the term makes me feel like I should don a pair of paper 3D glasses, you won’t need any special gear to enjoy his genius. What does Shultzo do to upgrade his art [...]