Night Diver | Double Licker | Tea's UP designer pillows from Matt "Lunartik" Jones

Part of a new growing collection of Limited Edition Cushions & Pillows designed by some of the world’s leading artists and illustrators, Matt "Lunartik" Jones joins the artist group involved with ClickForArt to give us art on pillows. These are constructed of super soft faux suede – printed on one side – with a plain white back. Thes designs come in two different sizes, 45cm and 100cm, and you can pick from the 3 designs submitted by Matt which are: Night Diver | Double Licker | Tea's UP! These are in limited quantity, in fact there are only 250 of each design and each cushion is delivered with a Certificate of Authenticity. Get all 3 HERE, and if your feeling totally adventuress... scroll down to see some of Matt's other designs!

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Cavey Art competition... get your art on!

Here’s your chance to win a Pink Strawberry Cavey, limited to only 2 pieces! For your chance at winning him submit an original artwork featuring Cavey. You can paint, sculpt, sew, draw, Photoshop, anything you like as long as it features Cavey. The deadline is September 17th, and Holly , creator of all things Cavey,will pick a winner on September 20th.

Grand Prize: Pink Strawberry Cavey.
Three runner up prizes: Cavey badge and sticker packs.

Rules: One entry per person. Your entry must be 700px wide (or 700px tall) Please put your name in your submitted filename so i can identify entries easily. Closing date is Friday September 17th at 12 midnight BST. Winners announced September 20th Send your submission to cavey@heycavey.com with the subject “art contest"!

The Red Strawberry Cavey is limited to 22 numbered pieces and will be available exclusively through the A Little Stranger shop on Thursday September 2nd at 7:00pm BST. All Caveys are handmade with love. Red Strawberry Cavey will be £12 and comes with a drawstring bag to keep him safe on his adventures with you, and a Cavey badge!

Source[Cavey Press Release]

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Two-Feet-Deep HUGE summer sale...

Two-Feet-Deep, a UK based distribution company and retailer of all things designer plush and vinyl toys and pretty much all things we all find cool is having a HUGE summer sale that is going on right now! There is a little bit of everything for everyone, but stock is limited so if you see something that strikes your interest pull the trigger because at these prices... this stuff won't last long!

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"Plush You" opening at Munky King

[MUNKYKING PRESS] Munky King presents an exhibition of 65 of the "best of the best" plush artists from around the globe curated by Kristen Rask of Schmancy Toys in Seattle. Plush You! started six years ago at a little shop in Seattle called Schmancy. Since then it has been turned into a book (Plush You!: Loveable Misfits to Sew and Stuff) has toured once in SF at Double Punch Gallery and has drawn people as far as The Netherlands to the opening each year at Schmancy. Plush You will be held for the first time in LA at Munky King Melrose.

Opening Reception: Thurs, August 26th 7-10pm
8.26.10 – 9.19.10

Munky King Melrose
7308 Melrose Ave. (x Poinsettia)
Los Angeles, CA 90046

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New Shawnimals plush: Evil Syrup Ninja

New from Shawnimals, is this extremely awesome new plush figure that is sure to tickle the fancies of all plush fans out there! [Shawnimals PRESS] Something evil has been brewing in the Dark Syrup pits deep within the Dark Forest, unbeknownst to even Mr. Demon and his band of baddies. Turns out an otherwise harmless Wee Ninja, drawn to the seductive toxic goo from afar thanks to a plate of waffles (no joke), has taken up residence inside. Inside the pits! Weird, right? Like a sort of Dark Syrup swamp thing! Eek... This awesome looking plush is going to be available HERE on Wednesday, September 1st at 1pm CDT!

From the tag:
"Sweet purpley syrup on a stack of tasty waffles is harmless, right? Wrong! This once-good Ninja unknowingly ingested a ton of the wicked slop, and is now forever transformed into the Evil Syrup Ninja – a creature possibly even more evil than Mr. Demon himself!"

Motto:
"Look deep into my eyes and you will see pure evil..."

When you order this $30 product you get...

A handmade 7" × 7" plush Ninja limited to 100 pcs.
Signed and numbered fancy hang tag
Fun accessories – Dark Syrup spears and... a mysterious sash?!
A character sticker
A character button

You can also purchase more Ninja of the Month merchandise like stickers, buttons, a poster and more, including a full SUBSCRIPTION, right over HERE. Read more about this NotM release at Ninjaofthemonth.com.

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"Photos from the Uglyverse" a David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim UglyDoll show at GR2

[PRESS] Giant Robot is proud to host Photos from the Uglyverse, an art show featuring work by Uglydolls creators David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. Photos from the Uglyverse will include a collection of super-limited edition of prints taken from Horvath and Kim's current projects with Abrams Books and beyond. Horvath adds, "Can't find GR2? Just look for the giant jumping Uglydoll outside!"

September 11 - September 29, 2010
Reception: Saturday, September 11, 6:30 - 10:00

GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net

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Hello Again Monsters rad plush creations

Artist Romiette hails to us from the lovely city of Seattle and she produces vinyl plush monsters... and they are RAD! Under the moniker "Hello Again Monsters" she has assembled a small army of rad creatures that will surly bring joy, or maybe terror (in a good way), into the homes of those that choose to welcome them! Each one is individually handmade and equally awesome, and the best part... they are all totally reasonably priced! Head on over to her shop HERE and pick one up today for your collection, you know you wanna... how can you resist!

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Camilla d’Errico's Tanpopo #3 & Giant BUDDHA Kuro are now available to the public...

Camilla d’Errico's Tanpopo #3 debut at this years SDCC 2010 and was a HUGE hit, and now that the convention is over this 50 page volume, featuring the amazing artwork and storytelling of Camilla, can be yours to own! This measures 6.5” x 9.75” and is available via her online store HERE for only $10.99... but wait there is more...

Also hitting store shelves is Camilla d’Errico's giant BUDDHA Kuro, that was an SDCC 2010 exclusive as well, and is now available for in store consumption, as this very limited 100 piece plush figure was a HUGE hit at all the conventions it traveled to. These are set at a low retail price of only $100... and you get a GIANT 2 foot tall plush figure, not to shabby! So go now to Camilla's shop HERE or tell your local vinyl/designer toy shop to get these in stock!

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Voodoo String Dolls... will have you in stitches!

Voodoo String Dolls is a new website dedicated to the collection and availability to buy each one of these unique hand handmade string dolls! Each one comes with an inscription of its character, a magic spell card, and a special bag to keep and carry it around in. They also come packaged in a nice little gift boxed which look great! Each figure is full of character and has unique powers to help you in one way or another, so be sure to stop by the site HERE and have a gander at all the great goods!

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Eric Wirjanata's "Things aren't getting any prettier in the neighborhood"

Eric Wirjanata of ThunderPanda shares with us today a whole slew of figures for his upcoming show titled "Things aren't getting any prettier in the neighborhood" which he says is inhabited by many-many nice creatures (and not so nice) creatures. This series will include some of his classic characters like "Lemi", "TV Nino" etc... but as you can tell the series also includes a ton of customs as well as prints of the drawings that will be exhibited and printed on canvas 840 x 110 cm. These will then be turned into exclusive giclee prints in small run which will be published by Plastic Culture.

Eric says that he got this idea for the show while he was customizing an uglydoll, and it was getting uglier :-) then he spun the idea and started thinking about the state of his own city and country and government that aren't improving, thus getting uglier little by little. Eric will not only have the custom vinyl on hand, but also prints, paper toys, plush and t-shirts! This exhibition is fully supported by Plastic Culture as a start of long term collaboration, and will take place at their store on Level One, Grand Indonesia, Jakarta on September 3rd, 2010.

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"Mustache Panda" Baby Square Bear from Kat Brunnegraff

We posted about these lovable plush creations from artist/designer Kat Brunnegraff , and now the Baby Square Bear's have a new addition to their family... the "Mustache Panda"! This just like the others measures 5" tall and is made of custom printed fabric, meaning you get nothing but quality here! Kat says that ""Mustache Panda's are the most proper of all the pandas. They always feel the need to be dressed up just in case they get asked on a date. They love to go out to eat with you, and have their pictures taken, they especially like to eat sushi and frozen yogurt." I am starting to think that this sounds alot like our friend from across the world PodgyPanda, as he may have influenced her to make this from the picture to the left... who knows :-) What i do know though is that you can pic these up right now HERE for only $10 a pop!

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24" Mustache Labbit Plush from Kozik

Holy smokes... that is one HUGE Labbit, and along with one huge Labbit comes one HUGE mustache as Frank Kozik has given his stamp of approval for Kidrobot to release a GIANT 24" Labbit plush! This is set to drop on Thursday, September 2 for $150.00, and will make for an awesome couch conversation piece!

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Re:Mind's "EMPTY" army of plush continues to grow!

You may remember the amazing plush works of Matt Riley aka Re:Mind posted HERE a while back... well now he has continued to add many new characters to his already growing lineup under his Re:Mind Studio company. These characters he is calling the "EMPTY's" is now over 50 strong, and all stand a whopping 8" tall and have bendable arms/legs/fingers/tongues... and are seriously some of the best looking plush figures out on the market today! All the ones Matt creates are one-of-a-kind and are currently not for sale... but if anyone out there is interested in purchasing or possibly distributing these, you can contact the studio via info@remindstudio.com. For more pics visit Matt's Flickr site HERE! Hit the jump for more pics.

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Monster Workshop's "Plush Demon"... is RAD!

Well... seeing as it is Friday the 13th, I figure it is only fitting to cover a few creepy things today, the first being this amazing hand-made plush demon from Monster Workshop! These guys are HUGE measuring 11" high by 23" hand to hand and are constructed using a number of different high quality materials including: latex, faux leather, faux fur and fleece. With hand sculpted facial features and a foam core body and arms with all the detailing being hand painted. They are available for £210.00 and you can get them HERE via the Monster Workshop online store!

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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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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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"Baby Square Bears" plush from Kat Brunnegraff

More plush love from Kat Brunnegraff has just been announced and they are coming to us in the form of her new "Baby Square Bears"! These are an adorable 5" tall and are made of custom printed fabric, not that cheap iron on stuff! There are four types, Blue Bear, Brown Bear, Panda Bear, and Polar Bear... all are awesome, and if you can't decide on one, buy them all! Kat says that "Baby Square Bears always have a shocked expression on their adorable little faces because everything surprises them! Spider on the floor? They're surprised! Come home from work? They're surprised! Take them on a vacation? They're surprised!"... that actually sounds like me, and is a good way to go about life :-) They're for sale in her etsy store HERE and are retailing for only $10 each.

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"Ninja Cavey" and "Unicorn Cavey" dropping soon...

After her whirlwind trip stateside for SDCC 2010, Holly Stanway aka Alittlestranger got right back to work on a few new versions of her awesome Cavey plush figures, which are releasing this Thursday! Introducing "Ninja Cavey" and "Unicorn Cavey" which are limited to only 15 and 12 pieces respectively! These little plush nuggets are uber cute and if the last release is any indication of how fast these ones will sell, you best be ready on August 12th at 7:00pm GMT. Unicorn Cavey will be £12 and Ninja Cavey will be £10... both are a steal, and can be purchased HERE!

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OhNo!Doom presents: "Monster Match" a solo show featuring the works of Shawn Smith

We just got wind of a new show going down tomorrow, Saturday August 7th, 2010 at OhNo!Doom Gallery in Chicago, IL. This show is going to feature the works of non-other than Shawn Smith of Shawnimals fame, where he is bringing with him a whole repertoire of goods to tantalize your senses including but not limited to all-new custom plush, drawings, paintings, and custom toys... which pretty much covers it all actually :-) make sure to drop your plans that you had for tomorrow and head on out to support Shawn!

OhNo!Doom Collective
1800 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60647

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"Midwestern Ghosteeez" plush figures from Matthew Ryan Sharp

Matthew Ryan Sharp aka MRS aka itskindadark just sent over some awesome news about a sweet plush figure that has been in the works for some time now! His "Midwestern Ghosteeez" were his vision, brought to life by the "Princess of Plush" Lana Crooks as she stitched and sewed these bad boys together... and after that Matthew hand painted each and every one of these plush figures which are based on his paintings & illustrations, and I feel really capture his sporadic artistic style! These stand roughly 9" x 3", come individually bagged & signed on header card, and have awesome wooden eyes! The final edition size still is still TBD, but will be under 30 pieces and are set to retail for $40 each! This first batch will be released in a pretty small run at MRS's October 15th solo show titled: "The Benefits of Exhaustion" curated by William Rupnik Gallery at Proximity in Cleveland, OH.

To get on the list for when these are available for purchase send an email to either or both:
info@wrgcleveland.com • mttsharp@yahoo.com

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