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I just ran across a great post by KR board member "tedmcintyre", who had thrown up this picture done by Kozik back in 2004 for a MECHA LABBIT, well it did not look like the Labbit panned out (yet that is) but the design translated into a great looking Dunny for series 5.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
KOZIK SERIES 5 DUNNY - MECHA DUNNY
DJ SHADOW JUKE-BOT RELEASED
DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist proudly announce the arrival of their first foray into the world of vinyl toys: the Juke-Bot.
Brought to life by a dream-team of creative thinkers, the Juke-Bot is designed by internationally renowned street artist and longtime Shadow collaborator Paul Insect, based on conceptual art by Ben Stokes. Production and sculpting credits go to Klim Kozinevich and Scott Wetterschneider of Bigshot Toyworks.
Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow commissioned the Juke-Bot to tie-in with their rampantly successful series of "Hard Sell" DJ sets, which kicked off in front of 15,000 people at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl in June, 2007. Since then, the duo have released a plethora of material to promote the shows, including two CDs, a DVD, posters, t-shirts, and now, a roto-molded vinyl toy, all featuring the Insect-designed Juke-Bot.
"We conceived it as a throwback to a pre-digital era," Shadow explains. “There's something about a jukebox doing battle with pesky iPods that seems to resonate with people. It's a kind of protest against the technology rat-race, particularly where music is concerned."
Juke-Bot stands 7.5" high, is 3" wide at the base, and has bendable arms and legs. It is housed in a beautifully designed, hand-numbered cardboard box with full-color art by Insect.
Quantities of Juke-Bot are limited to 500 worldwide, and it is currently available EXCLUSIVELY at ShopDjShadow.com. Juke-bot will also be sold at the last "Hard Sell" tour dates (see www.djshadow.com/tour for more information). JUKE-BOTS ARE GO!
HUCK GEE - THE GOLDEN CLAW pt2
Coming this Friday, August 15th, 2008 at Noon PDT, Huck releases the latest figure in his Gold Life series, The Legendary? Golden Claw . 10 custom hand painted Dunnys. Each is signed, numbered, gold embossed and comes with shown accessories. Due to the nature of the materials, some differences should be expected in each figure. 10 figures in this set, $800 per figure. And seriously, what's with the hidden identity?
Stefan Bucher's Daily Monster #172
From Stefan's Blog:
What's going on with these two? Can they be united? Do they want to be united? Do they realize that they're an homage to a classic Christoph Niemann cartoon? By this time I'm sure you've already figured out their story. I hope you'll take a minute to write it down for us. Please...
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