KAWS x Dos Equis... I'll drink to that... KANPAI

Well... I don't always drink beer, but when I do I prefer Dos Equis... with a slice of KAWS! Highsnobiety just posted up some revealing pictures of the upcoming collaboration between Mexican beer giant Dos Equis and pop-culture artist/designer Kaws, and as you can see there are designs for both the Lager (green) and the Amber (brown) bottles featuring the simplistic design of the "X" eyes that Kaws is know for.

HS states that for now these will only be available in Mexico, starting in September 2010... so it's time to start hooking up those international relations if you plan on adding these to the ever growing collection of oddities Kaws places his "stamp of approval" on.

Source [Highsnobiety]

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MINDstyle x Buster Balloon vinyl art toys?

MINDstyle just posted up their latest in a string of interesting releases... and this time around I am pretty intrigued as the have teamed up with mater balloon artist Buster Balloon. Yes you read it right, and they are in the works of producing vinyl creations in the shape of balloon beings... Jeff Koons anyone?

I actually did some research on who Buster Balloon is, and I will say that dude has done some pretty crazy things with balloons, but vinyl toys?!?! I guess if your totally into balloon animals/shapes this is right up your alley as they will never deflate and always hold their shape. Now there is no word on when these will be released or the size they are going to end up, but I will do my best on keeping track of updates for you all... in the meantime, what do all of you think about this, I would love to hear!

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"RAS2010" plastic set of figures from Dust

German artist Dust shares with us his latest and greatest run of resin figures... the "RAS2010" and pictured above is the regular edition! These figures are hand-painted and made of a nice solid plastic... so each one is extremely unique. The full set is an edition of 40 pieces but will be split up as follows: RAS_Greyguard pic HERE (Limited Edition of 10), RAS_Greenguard (Limited Edition of 10) and RAS_Goldenguard (Limited Edition of 10). Also to note... each "RAS2010" figure will come with his own personal medic figure i.e. the dude with the creepy grill pictured above! These are all available via The Dirty Cream right now HERE so head on over and pick em' up... these are seriously sick resin pieces!

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Mai Hiro x REIGN present "We Make it Reign" a group art show on 8/29/2010

[PRESS] Mai Hiro shall be holding its first show of 2010 on August 29th, in their own hometown of Orlando, FL. With many thanks to the gracious folk at Reign for hosting this momentous event. This event will exhibit several upcoming Mai Hiro products and other brand collaboration projects with Kidrobot, Akufuncture, Kuso Pop, Fury Animals, Linda Le, The Dirty Cream and more.

All Spiki colorways that exists will be on display, and the upcoming new 8" Spiki figure will be on display. Exclusive Mai Hiro themed Kuso Pop merchandise will be available like; key chains, cellphone charms and sticker packs. Exclusive jewelry from Dave “Outtamymind” Quiles, and as always customs and new artwork will also be available.

Stop by to check out the new art installation for the Reign shop designed by the Mai Hiro team, and be sure to check out the Mai hiro x urban1cycle custom skitty fixed gear bike that will be on display. So come out to join us for this event with live music from DJ Mark-V, fresh food from Bento Cafe, delicious boba tea from Lollicup, and all around greatness from the local Orlando community.

REIGN STREETWEAR BOUTIQUE
114 S. Semoran Blvd., Suite #2
Winter Park, FL 32792

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"Hot Pink Fuzz" a 3 woman art show @ GRSF

Giant Robot in SF is proud to host a show featuring the amazing talent of 3 of some of the raddest crafters around, titled "Hot Pink Fuzz" is a group art show featuring new work by Miss Muju, Monyomonyo, and Snaggs. The opening reception is going to take place this Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 6:30pm - 10:00pm... so if your in or around the SF area, be sure to check it out! More about each artist below...

[GR PRESS] Miss Muju is one half of artist team Muju, based in St Ives, Cornwall, UK, who has been making and exhibiting handmade Muju Toys since 2004 alongside her partner Mr. Muju. Mandalas are a recurring theme in her work, as is the symmetry of natural forms. "I love to work in vibrant colors and create fades of color through intricate felt patterns," she explains." For the show, Miss Muju is making one giant mandala figure and a collection of much smaller characters that are connected to the felt sculpture in color and theme.

Monyomonyo is a sewing artist based in Tokyo, Japan. She has liked to sew bags since childhood, started creating plush toys in 2005, and had her first exhibition in 2007, in Ebisu, Tokyo. In addition to making gallery work, she has made costumes for dancers, collaborated with children, and made movies. With inspiration from "traveling" and "pictures and stories of festivals, ceremonies, etc.," she is making plush toys, masks, and other surprises. This will be her first American exhibition.

Seattle-based Snaggs was inspired by stuffed Nauga Monsters from the '60s to become a felt artist. Her rainbow-colored body of work, which includes "paintings," dolls, and pillows, has a retro modern style that combines the handmade quality of craft with the sensibility of clean design. For Hot Pink Fuzz, she is creating felt cereal boxes. She says, "The packaging of anything from my youth, from cereal boxes and candy to Halloween costumes, was never serious. Half the time they didn't make any sense, yet they were still effective."

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Dry Erase Devil by MUTT x Trenton Matthews

MUTT keeps the goods flowing like water outta Niagara Falls and this next release is pure genius! Coming to us from artist Trenton Matthews is the fantastic "Dry Erase Devil"... AWESOME! This dry erase board stands 11.5" tall and comes with a faceless creature with some distinguishing characteristics... the rest of those characteristics that are missing is where you come in. Seeing as this is dry erase you have unlimited character possibilities, the never ending DIY which is perfect for any coffee table, or as an office accessory. These are going to retail for $34.99 and come packaged with a devil tail stand and dry erase marker. Be on the lookout for a possible giveaway happening soon on this site... that may just involve one of these rad boards!

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Toy Break Episode 131 : SDCC 2000 Ben

San Diego Comic Con coverage continues with the Toy Break crew and this time they dig into Ben's bag! Unwrap a Klondike bar and join em' for a Toy Break!

Toy Break Stuff

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SDCC Stuff

• Henchman 21 & 24 - by Bif Bang Pow - 8" action figures - set of 2 for $40
• Super 7 Minis - by Super 7 - 3" versions of Mummy Boy, Mummy Gator, and Fenton - $25 each
• Art-Toys: Photographs by Brian McCarty - by Brian McCarty & Baby Tattoo - 240 pages of designer toy pictures - $40
• LA Hands - by Dissizit & Bounty Hunter - 6" vinyl figure - $100
• Pepper Watch - by Ragnar & Vannen - 3DRetro.com exclusive - $70
• Figment - by Ron English - 13" vinyl bust - Kidrobot version limited to 20 pieces - $200
• Dexter in Jumpsuit - by Bif Bang Pow - 7 inch action figure - $17
• Mr. Spray - by Shepard Fairy & StrangeCo - 11" tall vinyl figure with 4 points of articulation - silver edition limited to 100 pieces for $95 - also available in black, red, and gold
• Skullhead Dunny - by Huck Gee & Kidrobot - 8" GID Dunny - $80
• Big Muscamoot - by Chris Ryniak & Rotofugi - Fathom version - $60
• Seismic Free Stuff - by Smash Tokyo Toys - from SpankyStokes.com
• Uamou - by Uamou - white sold out - several other styles for various prices
• I Deserve Love - by Kelli Nelson - vinyl poo limited to 150 pieces - $10
• Cubedudes - by Angus MacLane & LEGO - set of five Star Wars Cubedudes - $75
• Robot Chicken Nerd - by JazWares - action figure based on Robot Chicken character - $18
• New Blindboxes - by Kidrobot - Dunny 2010, Brief Zipper Pulls, and Zipits

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• This week : Munko - by David Choe

Events

• Celebration V - Star Wars Celebration V at the Orange Country Convention Center in Orlando, FL August 12th to 15th
• Power Morphicon - at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA August 27th to 29th
• Past the Cosmos - solo show by Scott Tolleson at Screaming Sky Gallery in Portland, OR August 26th to September 19th

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Joe Ledbetter x The Loyal Subjects – Magnus Maximus and Friday Release 8/14/2010

On this Saturday, August 14th, from 3pm-5pm Munky King will play host to the official release party and signing for Joe Ledbetter’s Magnus Maximus and Friday collector sets. These little figures, based off Joe's recent string of paintings, are produced by The Loyal Subjects and both the regular "OG" edition and the "Metamorphosis" edition will be available at the event. So come on out if your in or around the LA area, this should be a great time!

Munky King
7308 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323.938.0091

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Angry Woebots custom resin Panda King's - "Shadow Friends" mono edition of only 4 pieces

Aaron Martin aka Angry Woebots just dropped a surprise release up on his site right now as he created two custom resin Panda Kings out of his AP stash! These versions titled "Shadow Friends" mono edition is a limited run of only 4 pieces... 2 of which are up for grabs now, and 2 more will drop later today! These looks super slick and not pictured, but also included, are custom painted black crowns, and a sketch on a canvass. Don't sleep folks, pull the trigger HERE now... these will go fast!

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Giant Fire Breathing Robot - Episode 24

Giant Fire Breathing Robot, a weekly online podcast, is back this week with another episode featuring yours truly to talk about a ton of different things. Included are Jeannie’s newfound fans (who get dubbed the Jeannites), ponies, rainbows, pegasii, unicorns, recipes (and the lack thereof), Spanky’s Links (no, it’s not a new brand of sausage), the Skinner's art show in San Francisco, the upcoming Kidrobot Dunny 2010 series release, Hello Kitty toasters, and much more. Oh yeah, tons of stuff, tons of fun... so if any of that interest you, head on over to their site HERE and give it a listen!

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Get your Dookie-Poo on, with a HUGE sale!

Chaotic Unicorn is having a sale of Dookie-Poo toys... both plush and vinyl figures, enough in fact for you to start your own Dookie-Poo collection. They have a few of the Zombie Dookie-Poo's left and Blanks (DIY) that are not available anywhere else. They are also offering up a special set of all three plushes that usually retail for $25 each for only $50 for the whole set... oh and your guaranteed free buttons and stickers with every purchase while supplies last. So head on over HERE now to get your Dookie-Poo on... however that is accomplished :-)

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"BOLBTANK" custom from Plaseebo

Bob Conge of Plaseebo just passed along his submission for the upcoming Toxic Catalyst Resin Invitational show at Super7 opening August 21st, 2010. Bob used his base tank figure, and added a rad alien like head with his patented LED light system in place to make this custom glow really good! Titled "BOLBTANK" this figure will surely stand out on the shelves amongst all the other rad customs in this show!

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STAR WARS™ MIMOBOT Series 6 released!

[PRESS] Mimoco, maker of the pop-culture-infused collection of MIMOBOT® designer USB flash drives, announces its Star Wars™ MIMOBOT Series 6 lineup of character-based flash drives at Star Wars Celebration V. The four new characters – Yoda, Hoth Luke, Wampa and Snowtrooper -– and the joint 2010 San Diego Comic-Con and Celebration V exclusive, Lobot, are devoted to Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. At Celebration V, the new ‘bots will be featured at Mimoco’s booth, #312! You can pick them up HERE right now... so head on over now to get your geek on and may the force be with you!

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Frostweed & Nymphaea Gordo releasing today...

MPH labs is set to release the new versions of Brent Nolasco's resin Gordo figure in 2 new editions titled "Frostweed" & "Nymphaea"! These are going up for sale today at myplasticheart.com and in MPH retail stores on Thursday, August 12th, 2010 at 1PM EST. They are going to be released in a blind-box fashion where you have a 50/50 chance at getting wither the icy Frostweed version or the watery Nymphaea variant spackled by Brent himself! They will retail for $100, and as an added bonus you get a really awesome MUTT designed flask featuring these two ornery creatures... be quick on these as they are sure to sell out just like the last Gordo releases!

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Motorbot honored with Kidrobot's "King of the Boards"

Artist and friend Motorbot was just honored with Kidrobot's "King of the Boards" award which is up on the KRonikle right now... and just like the previous nominations of both DrilOne and Leecifer for the past few months, Motorbot has been at the custom toy creation scene for a long time now, and I can remember joining the KR boards back in 2007 where Motorbot had already been a member since 2005! He has most definitely tried his hand at many different styles over the years from wood, to metal, to flesh, to pop culture, to Maw, and now with is own sub-company Dead Bear where he is creating his own resin run of original creatures... this guy has had his hand in about every aspect of the toy game! In honor of Motorbot's nomination, KR did an interview with him, and they are also giving away a special customized 8" Dunny, titled "The Treature: Glutton Type ". All you need to do is email wheelbarrow@kidrobot.com with the names of your 3 favorite Dunny's of all time. The drawing will take place on August 19th, so get your comments in and good luck. Head on over HERE now to read the interview, congrats on this man!

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2010 Annual Circus Posterus Summer Sale

I am hoping that your not too attached to all that money you have been saving up to put your kids through college because once you see this post little Johnny is gonna have to pick up a jobby job as Circus Posterus announced a HUGE summer sale that is going to happen on Friday, August 13, 2010 starting at 12pm PST with new limited edition items going live at 2pm PST! This sale is going to feature new toys, new prints, original customs, and SDCC releases. An online preview has been posted up over on the Circus Posterus site, so go check out the goods!

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