ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

Savvy designers know that the toy collecting scene is not just a simple sausage fest. Here are eleven items that are designed with the ladies in mind. Each piece was created by an artist who also makes toys. In several cases, the accessory includes a limited edition figure.

1. Metal For Monsters – $81. Cool artists like Anna Chambers, Jon Burgerman and Brian Taylor contributed designs to these laser-etched metal pendants. A portion of the profits benefit UNICEF.
2. Toy2R Qee Duffel Bags – £20 – £35. A series of messenger bags, duffels and backpacks, each accompanied by a randomly-packed Qee figure.
3. Labbit Hoop Earrings - $120. A collaboration between Frank Kozik and Tarina Tarantino that sees Frank’s Smorkin’ Labbits marked up exponentially when rendered into bling. The 1.5″ Labbits hang from 1.75″ leverback hoops.
4. DGPH Socks – $10. Argentine design duo, DGPH, released these socks in four colorways. Try Japan LA for the pink ones.
5. Geneviève Gaukler Sunglasses – $199. The French designer collaborates with Australian label Colab on these limited edition shades. Entitled Geometric, the sunglasses come in a recycled cardboard tube with Geneviève’s signature packing tape, poster, sunglasses cover, lens cleaning cloth and biography.
6. UAMOU Capsule Bag – $95. The black and silver bags contain a Uamou figure. Get one now and start getting hyped for her figure in the upcoming UK Dunny Series.
7. Jeremy Fish Bunny Skull New Era Cap – $55. There’s about 900 different ways to wear it, and each one makes you seem like a total badass. (The kind of badass who wears pink bunny ears.)
8. tokidoki T-shirt – $33. A questionable mashup between Italian cute/chic and British bad ass that somehow seems to work.
9. Camilla D’Errico Bags – $99-$155. Each one comes with a 2.5″ Bax Bear and some come with a harim chain with her little chibi characters.
10. Amanda Visell Belt Buckle – $65. Doubling as a bottle opener, this 4×3 metal belt buckle was made by Fully Visual and comes with a signed print.
11. Tim Biskup Helper Rings – $195-$275. The iconic character comes in a sterling silver open edition or a ruby pupil limited edition of 25.