This website is about any and everything that sparks the creative genius in all of us. By profession I am a Graphic Designer, and enjoy all aspects of design. From traditional to urban from resin to vinyl, these are all great mediums and deserve to be explored. On top of that everything from music to movies from guns to graffiti.
Well... I tried to work the teaser tip for just a bit by posting Chris Ryniak's new Snybora figure HERE earlier today, but the folks over at Rotofugi decided to rain on my parade and posted up the full reveal an hour later... Oh well :-)!! So, Rotofugi and Squibbles Ink have just announced the release of the "Mud Puddle" Snybora... and this cool looking figure features a very earthy tone as it's cast is tan vinyl and then painted with a burnt sienna rub and dark brown sprays... and to top it off... a matte finish with glossy eyes. As mentioned earlier, this will have a price tag of $35 each and will be available HERE this Friday, April 27 at 11am central time.
Well talk about moving fast... as the folks over at Noferin teased us last week HERE with some packaging shots of their upcoming wooden Jibibuts artist series! Well today we are stoked to be showing off a few teasers of some of those artists included in this series. So far we know that Peskimo, Squink, Martin Hsu, Tado, Bubi Au Yeung, Anna Chambers, and Buff Mosnter... and if you are keeping track there are still 5 more artists involved yet to be revealed!!! This is very exciting and from what I can tell, these designs look really great!
PEEP THIS VIDEO (click HERE as we can't embed it) !!!! Faile are up to something with "The 104 North 7th" project. There are really no words or number of exclamation points that could represent how much I enjoy the work of these guys. The video is a nice little interview by Vice discussing the evolution of Faile and showcases past projects sych as "Deluxx Fluxx" leading into "The 104 North 7th" Project.I will certainly be making my way over to Brooklyn to nerd out until I am good and ready to leave! See more HERE. These chaps are welcome to come over and use my room as a project at any time...just sayin. Source [The World's Best Ever] Video [Vice] Image [Faile]
As many of you probably know... or at least you will now... South Africa has a pretty 'booming' designer toy scene and now they officially have their first locally produced and manufactured Designer Resin Toy, “Keg O’ Boom” from The Given. "Keg O’ Boom" is a really cool stylized powder-keg which makes the perfect shape for a body with arms and legs, and it's the realization of years worth of idea’s, planning and hard work from Cape Town artist and designer; The Given, and now this super limited edition resin figure is up for grabs!
There are just 50 pieces of this figure made and according to The Given, 1 in every 5 of these figures is a rare Glow in the Dark Variant and there is also a rumor that there will be one ultra rare hand painted figure. The figure will be available during a pre-order period of 1 month for the surprisingly low amount of R150... and if you are like me, you have no idea what R150 is, so I did a little conversion and this works out to be about $20!!!! A great deal if you ask me! The only problem I see with this figure is that there is no online store and you have to wire money via their site HERE... which unfortunately will be a huge deterrent for most buyers. You can head over to HERE for more information... and ultimately, if you dig it, figure out a way to buy this figure and support the artist.
Martin Hsu has shared with us a couple of work-in-progress shots of a painting he's doing for the My Little Pony Project show at Toy Art Gallery. The details, the line work, everything's looking stellar in these teaser pics. We know Hsu is also doing a custom Pony piece for the show, so watch his Facebook page for updates!
The "My Little Pony Project" opens on May 5th and run through May 26th at Toy Art Gallery (TAG), 7571 Melrose Ave. (corner of Melrose & Curson), Los Angeles, CA, 90046.
So check this out!!!! DRES13 just announced that he will be releasing a new limited edition print tomorrow HERE, and damn does it look good! Titled "Faith", this print measures 18" x 24" and features a really amazing metallic copper ink on black stock... stunning! This is limited to only 50 piece worldwide and each one comes signed, numbered, and embossed! They are dropping tomorrow Tuesday, April 24 at the Phantom Limbs online store HERE .
UK based FUGI.ME teamed up with Robotic Industries own Jim Freckingham to release a new resin figure... well this figure/sculpture titled “The Rising” is looking splendid, and above is a great little video showcasing the size and how they are put together!!!
Emerging from a craggg of unknown substances, an amazing looking hand is grasping for that one last "thing"... what could it be, for its life??? Releasing on April 26th 2012, exclusively through www.fugi.me in 2 colorways, 10 of each including 2 chases... oh and in the video above... you get a peek at those chase figures!!!! "The Rising" measures 4" around the base and 4" tall and will retail for around $40 each! I personally love this... and I especially dig that green/blue zombie'ish hand... sooooo cool! I can see these getting snatched up really fast, so mark your calendars! We will give you all an update when the time draws closer!
What is this I see? Pez has released a vinyl toy to celebrate the past ten years. It all began on the streets of Barcelona before global fishy domination. Happy Fish toy comes in it's own unique shade of blue and is a limited edition of 500. For brits it will set ya back £34.95. Grab it NOW.
Returning from their trip to Japan for the Monsters & Misfits II group show, the Circus Posterus gang bring us fair tidings from the Far East… as well as news of upcoming projects they started while there. Not only did they make arrangements to have a third installment in their Monsters & Misfits art show series their, but they began working with Tomenosuke to produce sofubi (soft Japanese vinyl) versions of their creations. Pictured above is the prototype of Kathie Olivas's Caliopi Jackelope next to a first pull Brandt Peters's Stingy Jack figure. We even understand that Chris Ryniak's Stinky Ginger will be getting the sofubi treatment. Alas, no word yet if either Amanda Louise Spayd, who was also present during the trip, has a figure in the works…
Rotofugi and Squibbles Ink have just announced that they will be releasing a new version of Chris Ryniak's rad vinyl Snybora figure this Friday, April 27th! Now, we don't really have any information other than that, but from the above teaser shot, we can see that this particular version is going to feature some earthy colors... AWESOME! We are speculating that it will be around the $35 price range, but when we find out more details it will be updated to all of you... stay tuned!
AW177 completely outdid himself on his 10" custom MAD*L for "The Candy-Coated Custom Show." This piece, entitled "Eyes of the Dragon," turned the normal vinyl platform into a working gumball machine. Honestly, if you put a quarter in and turn the handle then a gumball comes out… well, either a gumball or a silver marble…
During the opening reception for the show, AW177 placed two marbles into the custom. If you were lucky enough to pull a marble, then you received a free t-shirt from him. Needless to say, not only is this a great concept but an outstanding, functioning custom!
"The Candy-Coated Custom Show," organized by Tenacious Toys, is currently up & available for viewing for two weeks at The London Candy Company, 1442 Lexington Ave. at 94th St., New York, NY 10128.
Here's your first look at Cyan from the new CMYK watch series from Vannen watches... and per our previous teaser post HERE, you can get a glimpse of how cool this line is going to be! Cyan will be the first one in the series to drop, and it'll be out this Wednesday, April 25th at 9am PST. So for you designers out this is the watch series to collect! As for price, run size, and other details... those will be released tomorrow, so stay tuned.
Frank Kozik's 10" Smorkin' Labbit is being released in transparent pink & blue vinyls, each with their own lustrous sheen to them. It looks like the painted parts will really pop against that vinyl and the solid matte finish cigarettes look great too! These "Smorkin' Labbit Clears" will be released by Kidrobot on May 10th and will retail for $60 each.
Ted Terranova over at Rivet Wars is set to release a new collaboration with Adam Pratt: the Quad Stug Tank sets. Limited to only 5 pieces, each set includes: a hand-painted Quad Stug Tank resin cast by Terranova & painted by Pratt, an original watercolor painting by Terranova, a toy barrel "Keg of Rumple Minze Schnapps" (for keeping morale up!), stat card, sealed combat orders, and a Rivet Wars Rocket Cycle print… all housed in a custom made foam lined case. Want to take a sneak peak at the five different tanks?
These sets will available in the Rivet Wars store at 9PM EST on Thursday, April 26th. Each set will be priced at $85.
Michael "Nemo" Mendez customized this 9" tall Hello Kitty vinyl into a wonderful tiki-themed piece for "The Candy-Coated Custom Show." Given the name "Hello Gummi," I love the LifeSaver hair clip and the Gummi Bear necklack pendant. What a wonderful looking piece!
"The Candy-Coated Custom Show," organized by Tenacious Toys, is currently up & available for viewing for two weeks at The London Candy Company, 1442 Lexington Ave. at 94th St., New York, NY 10128.
INSA has been invited to paint a building in Los Angeles but he needs plane fare to get there, so he's issuing an extremely limited edition of 12 hand-painted original pieces of art (shown above). They are on sale now in his web shop for £150 (approx. $240) each. Help this amazing artist get to the States and spread his vision.
Selina Briggs of The Jelly Empire sent us fun little video showing off the fun that is Jellybot 2.0, which is set to premiere at MoCCA Festival (April 28th & 29th at 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10012). I took some still pics (above) and one thing was obvious to me… it's head turns! Call me crazy, but we're previous Jellybots a single cast piece of resin? Not it appears to have articulation! Very nice!
Jon M of Rampage Toys is greating up for Super Festival 59 and he's going to have tons of limited edition custom kaiju runs for fans: Clear Blue X-Ray UAMOUs, 8 copies of Ilanena's "Penguin Metrobayakan," only 3 sets of the Peter Kato collab "Rainbox Ninja Cats," a run of 9 "Neon Metallic" Amedasus by Chima Group, 5 set of matching painted Ugly Unicorns & Manotaurs, and there will be a lot of Ugly Unicorn variances available as well (including some rather big name collaborations, we're told). Anything that isn't sold at the convention should be available in the middle of May from Rampage Toys direct.
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