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Gary Ham has modestly explained his wood toys with: “I have a decent wood shop and since I don’t know how to sculpt, I do what I can with wood.” Wood is a great, organic medium for toy-making, and as our ever-expanding wood category shows, Gary is not alone. Shown here, and following his wooden [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Stumbled across some woodwork by Bwana Spoons while looking through the Grass Hut shop the other day. This 14×7x3 signature bat is made of zircote hardwood. That means Steven’s been rendered in vinyl, metal and wood so far. Bwana pointed my attention to another wood piece he did: the OG sculpt of Maynard. Both pieces [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
We are loving wood toys lately, and David Choe’s Choegal is a great illustration of why. When we first blogged about Choegal, David said, “I gave detailed instructions to the factory on how to replicate my multi-layered style, and looking at this toy, I can’t even tell the difference from the original, I should just [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 6, 2008
OK, it’s been a long day and I’ve got a lot more to blog, but I’m going to leave you til Monday with a slew of posts tagged VTN 08 and two artists with whom I had a great conversation ultimately leading to a “we are not alone in our neurosis” catharsis: Scott Tolleson and [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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Much like the Beastie Boys (except different), Scott Tolleson’s Doc Von Block be illin’. Following the original Doc Von Block seen at SDCC 08, Scott and Julie B of Pretty in Plastic are releasing three colorways: natural, x-ray and my personal favorite, illin’ green. Below are photos of factory paintmaster samples from Scott and Julie’s [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 1, 2008
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Hooray! The Pecanpals from Noferin we’ve been blogging about are finally on their way. I’m a big fan of these charming handcrafted wooden figures who feature articulation and a clip of whimsical accessories. Each of the Pecanpals (Fanelli, Pandacake, Pecan, Claudius and Jac Jac) have a story. They range in size from 4.5 inches to [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 27, 2008
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The latest edition of eBoy’s modular Blockbob Eater figure has gone white to match your iPod, winter weather or albino uncle. Like the previous green colorway, he’s made out of Swiss maple wood and stands 8.5 inches tall. The snow edition of Blockbob is limited to just twelve pieces, only six of which are for [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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Last night, GAMA-GO’s Lederhosen Deathbot blitzed out of its box and staggered out into San Francisco’s City Beer Store. (Having imbibed a bit inside his package, he was ready to party.) It’s always great to meet people outside the matrix, particularly local companies supporting the San Francisco scene. Talked to Greg and Chris of GAMA-GO [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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If surprises aren’t your thing, or you get shut out of Huck Gee’s Bootleg #6, try your luck with Barrelman. Huck and co are going to release the last 15 of the initial 30 Barrelman Puto AP figures. These have been “riding the slow boat across the Pacific” ever since their release in the Philippines [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 6, 2008
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Kai from eBoy just dropped me a line to let me know the first figure in their eagerly awaited modular figure series, Blockbob Eater, [blogged] will be launching today at Kidrobot and the eBoy shop. Blockbob Eater was designed and manufactured by eBoy. He’s made out of Swiss maple wood, is 8.5 inches tall [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 2, 2008
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Join GAMA-GO and Ningyoushi in an Oktoberfest celebration with free beer and a special edition Deathbot in Lederhosen. Oktoberfest is a sixteen-day festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany during late September (and running to early October). It is one of the most famous events in the city and the world’s largest fair, with [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 15, 2008
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From the Neighborwood platform figures to the beautiful Karimoku Be@rbrick, wood may not be the new vinyl, but it’s definitely a nice alternative. I enjoy both the art and irreverence of David Choe. Perhaps with a nod to the latter, in a scene where designers keep their toys under wraps until they’re ready to drop, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The SDCC ‘08 news keeps coming, and this time it’s two from Gama-Go. First up, the eagerly-awaited 2.5-inch Gama-Go mascot x Toy2r Yeti Qee. Maybe it’s because he’s a Yeti, but somehow he seems bigger than a 2.5-inch Qee. You can see a sample of the Yeti at the Diamond Booth at SDCC ‘08. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 16, 2008
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eBoy’s Kai Vermehr was kind enough to answer a few questions on their upcoming Blockbob Eater. I’ve had my eye on the green wooden figure, which had been teased on their blog and posted in the elusive “Soon” category of their web store. [I'm filing this under Vinyl since we don't have a Wood [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 13, 2008
I just saw these awesome wooden Pecanpals from Noferin over on Super Punch. My previous exposure to Noferin was through Sunny’s post here, and I had to put them out of my head to avoid any more colossal toy spending that week. But now…the coveting is reignited. These look like nothing I’ve really seen before [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 8, 2008
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Just blogged by Scott Wetterschneider at Bigshot Toyworks: The Neighborwood D.I.Y. Blank Wooden Toy Sculpture is shipping. And they said it couldn’t be done. This design, conceptualized by Mike Burnett, has been around for a while now. A 2006 custom show in Portland, OR brought out international customizers the likes of Apak!, Luke Chueh, Bwana Spoons, Tado, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 1, 2008
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Alternate Title: Sighn’s New Solo Show Is Off The Wall! Both of these statements are true. For Sighn’s latest solo exhibition, there will be an installation of 1,000 IT’S OKs…And as they are sold, you can take them off the wall, disintegrating the piece, one by one. Read more about Sighn blogged by me [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 25, 2008
Continuing today’s foray into metal and wood toys, this from Toybeast: Medicom Toys is releasing a 400% Be@rbrick produced by Karimoku during a special event in June. The Be@rbrick will be made with a special layered wood and priced at 59800 Yen or about $574 USD. Karimoku is Japan’s No. 1 wooden furniture maker in domestic [...]
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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