I still can’t believe this happens but every now and then some douche comes along, spots an awesome piece of art and steals it to make money on.
The latest in the art theft crime spree that has been going on since art began is between Newbreed Girl and Shawnimals. Exhibit A is a design by Shawnimals, aka the original design.
And here is the stolen design being used by Newbreed Girl
Luckily Shawnimals have been informed. Let’s hope this is resolved asap.
382 Media today launched its limited edition range of Dennis the Menace 10†vinyl figures.
Dennis the Menace is a UK comic book legend – the nation’s undisputed No.1 comic book hero.
Dennis began his reign of mischief and mayhem in the pages of the millionâ€selling BEANO comic on March 17, 1951 and has appeared in every single weekly issue to this day.
Artist Nigel Parkinson regularly illustrates Dennis the Menace for both the weekly Beano and the monthly BeanoMax and was 382media’s choice to produce the master illustration for the ‘Classic’ Dennis the Menace vinyl figure.
An exclusive signed A5 card depicting Parkinson’s blueâ€line working drawings of his turnarounds of Dennis accompanies this Limited Edition release along with two interchangeable ‘weapon’ accessories of a peaâ€shooter and a catapult.
Noted UK comic illustrator Wayne Thompson produced this contemporary ‘Urban’ version of ‘Dennis the Menace’ specifically for 382media’s vinyl collectible project range.
Influenced by the Japanese manga art style, Thompson created the 12â€page ‘Urban’ Dennis the Menace comic book which accompanies this Limited Edition release along with two interchangeable ‘weapon’ accessories of a peaâ€shooter and a catapult.
Hanno the (Tattooed) Wooden Gorilla was created exclusively for Design Miami. Named a “must have” item from Design Miami — only 25 of these limited edition Hanno’s were created. He is hand-signed and numbered by designer, David Weeks, and proudly sports an engraved “Miami” tattoo.
Hanno connects Kay Bojesen’s iconic teak Monkey with the contemporary market of graffiti-culture action figures. Hanno’s 12″ tall, powerful hardwood frame pops and locks into a myriad of poses. And, he’s a friend of the environment, made from sustainably harvested, new-growth beech wood.
Named after Hanno the Navigator–the Greek voyager who explored Africa 2,500 years ago and discovered gorillas-Hanno’s elastic-band muscles and durable wood limbs make him almost impervious to breakage.
Get one for your favorite zoologist while supplies last!
Size:Â 4″ x 7″ x 12″
Material:Â Sustainably harvested, new-growth beech wood
$150 retail – Available online at Areaware.com
And also available at Genius Jones
The following was made aware to us by Reiko from BearInMind
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In 2007, large toy manufacturers who outsource their production to China and other developing countries violated the public’s trust. They were selling toys with dangerously high lead content, toys with unsafe small parts, toys with improperly secured and easily swallowed small magnets, and toys made from chemicals that made kids sick. Almost every problem toy in 2007 was made in China.
The United States Congress rightly recognized that the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) lacked the authority and staffing to prevent dangerous toys from being imported into the US. So, they passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) in August, 2008. Among other things, the CPSIA bans lead and phthalates in toys, mandates third-party testing and certification for all toys and requires toy makers to permanently label each toy with a date and batch number.
All of these changes will be fairly easy for large, multinational toy manufacturers to comply with. Large manufacturers who make thousands of units of each toy have very little incremental cost to pay for testing and updating their molds to include batch labels.
For small American, Canadian, and European toymakers, however, the costs of mandatory testing, to the tune of up to $4,000 per toy, will likely drive them out of business. And the handful of larger toy makers who still employ workers in the United States face increased costs to comply with the CPSIA, even though American-made toys had nothing to do with the toy safety problems of 2007. Toy makers won’t be the only ones impacted by the CPSIA, the thousands of US businesses who offer clothing, jewelry and other gifts for children –in essence– the entire children’s industry will be as well.
The CPSIA simply forgot to exclude the class of toys that have earned and kept the public’s trust. The result, unless the law is modified, is that handmade toys will no longer be legal in the US.
Thriving small businesses are crucial to the financial health of our nation. Let’s amend the CPSIA so that all businesses large and small are able to comply and survive
Cecilia Leibovitz (Founder, CraftsburyKids.com)
The good folks down at Laika love to update their coraline website. This is the third change I have noticed so far going from strength to strength.
Right now we can enjoy a fantastic redesign in which you can explore the house and see videos, hidden information about prizes and a fun little application titled “Other Mother’s Workshop” in which you too can recreate yourself in the button eyed vision of the other mother. If you haven’t read the book “Coraline” by Neil Gaiman then down’t worry because the trailer to the film informes you of this little bit of the story.
The film is still a good few months away but it’s worth checking out the site to get your exitement juices flowing…that sounded wrong
Download – wmv (windows media) :: mp4 (ipod friendly) :: small mp4 (low res)
Show Notes – Join us for a look at some of the great stuff from Winter Vinyl Toy Network 2008 including Doktor A’s Stephen Le Podd, Killa Instinct from Marka27, Sikk At The Circus from Mr. Dandy, the goody bag, and more! Grab a fresh gingerbread cookie and sit back for a Toy Break!
Robolucha is the first robotic Mexican wrestler. Concept is influenced by the clothing style of the lucha libres. Robolucha have 2 faces, you can change face appearance by turning his head. Get ready to rumble !!!
Designed by Mekazoo and available now at Patch Together
limited 300 per colorway!
Height: 6 inch
Colour: Yellow/Black, Red/Blue, Orange/Grey
Regular Price: $45
Sale Price: $35
*click for bigger pics*
Spore Trooper is an 8″ tall vinyl figure from Mexican outfit Alimana. Available in 3 colourways; red, green and black, as well as a D.I.Y blank edition. Each figure features 4 points of articulation with a removable clear helmet to expose a G.I.D spore brain!
Spore Troopers retail at $43 for each colourway and $35 for the D.I.Y. Visit the Alimana website for more info and check out the rest of the pics after the jump!
2petalrose, creators of some mighty fine custom works, have branched out into that ever growing area of resin toy production! Above is their first figure Kombat Kings MK1 S.A.S King. Based on the S.A.S this is the initial sculpt, we’re digging the head gear alot!
We’ll hopefully be keeping track of the development of this figure so keep checking back!
Above are the sick new fenders for Tins for Tots (which we covered previously here), designed by Brent Nolasco.
The Tins for Tots site has recently been updated with new fender designs by, Peskimo, April Edwards, Sean Barton and more.. so go check them out 
My name is Judas Arrieta , i am a spanish artist working in Beijing
i send you this email to let you know about a new work I do. It is a 35cm TOY on pvc.
His name is JUDAS Z
1. Special Edition, with the box painted by myself (the box a signed art work) / edition certificate. 170 euro (painted toys) / 140 euro (green colour) /130 euro (white colour)
2. Normal edition, box not painted and certificate, all models 120 euro
I know I have posted about the film Coraline before here but there is some fantastic news about the site. Now you can access all videos with a single password which makes life a LOT easier for those of us who are greedily sucking in all the information about this film as possible.
That password is:
OTHERWORLD
So go and check it out. Even if you aren’t as big a fan of Gaiman’s work as I am you are sure to find this material highly interesting to watch.
If you aren’t looking forward to this film by the time you have watched them all there is something very wrong with you.
