Monthly archive November, 2009

Stitches and Glue – Mini Monster @ Urban Outfitters

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Ebi is a super cuddly, lovingly handmade monster created in the UK by puppet/prop/costume designer and 3D illustrator Paul Vincett, founder of Stitches and Glue. The so-ugly-he’s-cute Ebi is made with faux fur and moldable arms – so he can hug you back! Imported. Spot clean.
* Approx 16″w, 6″h
* Acrylic, plastic
* Web exclusive

Stitches and Glue’s Mini Monster Ebi is now available online from the good people at Urban Outfitter’s.

Lunartik – Lady Grey limited edition

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To celebrate the end of a wonderful year over at Lunartik Studios we are delighted
to release our exclusive new flavour the ‘Lady Grey’. Only available on Lunartik.com.

Gotta love this colourway, can’t stop looking at those bright pink eyes o.0 Limited to 30 pieces, signed and numbered. Get yours now cos they’re bound to sell out fast

WuzOne’s custom toys

Presented below are some seriously awesome recent custom toy designs by WuzOne. Each one, expertly painted and bold in design.

Milky Pulgosa Bloom

Milky “Pulgosa” Bloom is a custom collabo with the spanish illustrator Arwassa. Standing 4.7 inches tall – the DIY Edition Milky Bloom is 100% handmade, and will be released in December.

Ochiba Koibito

This koibito custom is a custom commission for a french collector. Hand-made using acrylic paint and markers.

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8″ ScatterBrained PUSH
This dunnys is a custom gift for a friend. Painted with spray paint, acrylics and markers.

UrbanMedium – Candy paint CheTrooper

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Prepare for the relaunch of UrbanMedium.com in the next few days, as with it comes the re-release of the awesome CheTrooper bust, this time in one of six delicious candy paint variants.

The CheTrooper art bust returns.

These one of a kind 7.5 inch tall resin art pieces are each hand painted by UrbanMedium in one of six different colorways.

Every bust comes boxed, with stickers and other goods.  Hand painted busts will only be available for a short period of time in 2009 to ensure custom painting/shipping in early December!

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A Jolly Spiffing New MAD*L from Doktor A

It’s what we’ve all been waiting for! Spotted on MAD’s flickr earlier today, Doktor A is getting his first production MAD*L!

The 5″ vinyl figure will be limited to just 300 and available exclusively from LIFT gallery.

For more pics and info, check out MAD’s flickr HERE!

PLASEEBO – LARVOPUS

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PLASEEBO will release a new figure, the “LARVOPUS” on Tuesday November 17th from the website store

This ULTRA LIMITED Edition of 4 custom hand painted pieces by Bob is a collaborative with Velocitron / Japan. The 5.5 inch high figure is a combo of clear vinyl and a hand cast resin Octo base with a switched color changing LED unit mounted underneath the base that projects the color lights up, illuminating the clear vinyl body. Signed and numbered at $250.

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Adapta Gallery – Close Encounters

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Adapta Gallery’s third curated project will be held on November 12th – November 29th 2009, with a show in Tokyo called Close Encounters. The show consists of 8 British-based artists, including Best Ever, Cyclops, D*Face, David Bray, Matt Small, Sickboy, Word To Mother and Vesna Parchet.

The variety of work on show is eclectic, and that is precisely the reason why we chose them in the first place. From D*Face’s two-dimensional graphic art to the rich textures of emerging artist Vesna Parchet’s styled character-based paintings, a plethora of mediums, emotions and messages are employed for the viewer to digest.

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This particular show is very close to our hearts as we are finally able to put together an amazing line up of artists to produce works for our Tokyo readers and Japanese collectors to see in person.  We have been interviewing and working on projects with so many talented British creatives over the years and to  finally curate our own show in Tokyo for our main audience is a true honour.

On the opening night, we will also have special guests: Usugrow, Jeff Soto, Shohei Takasaki, Yoshiki & Nagayama also showing their works.

DesignerCon Exclusives from DeliciousDrips

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This year at DesignerCon, DLi$h will be unveiling several Mini Munny exclusive figures. The Oxidation Series captures the metallic color transition as precious metals become exposed to the elements.  To some, this is when the metal begins to come to life, and for this very reason, these figures have lots of character without having a face.

While you see this custom shown in three color ways here, there are a total of six colors available at $50 each. These mystery colors will be unveiled by request only when you go to the Delicious Drips booth at DesignerCon with the code “yellow submarine”.

DLi$h has also put together a little video to teach YOU how you can get that rustic oxidized effect, check it

Qee 2 Life @ Genuine Artikle

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Toy2R is proud to announce the upcoming DIY Qee show being held at
Genuine Artikle in NY on December 12th.

Qee 2Life exhibit will feature 50+ customs from the following artists:

Julie West, Keith Poon, Nemo, Bishop 203, Rudy Fig, Betso, F+, JJ Rudsill, Phoneticontrol, Phu, Pocket Wookie, Tony Depew, Reactor 88, Soopajdelux, Travis Cain, Jay222, Nerviswr3k, Kat Brunnegraff, Niark1, Nasty Neil, Desn, Malasada Martin, Task One, Sinned NYB, Bryan Collins, Jeremy Regan, Dli$h, Perry J Osman, Eric Ziobrowski, Ian Ziobrowski, Zam, Nolan Treadway, Nate Voss, Jeff Bockoven, Adam Niesen, Jack Irons, Zac Barton and more.

Exhibit opens December 12th from 8pm -11pm. Featuring DJ Six-3-One and sponsored by Toy2R USA and The APEX Trading Company.

VTSS exclusive Chocolate Ice Cream Micci

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Straight from Vince’s Toy Studio in Taiwan is the new exclusive…Ice Cream Micci Chocolate & Chocolate Sprinkles on Vanilla Cone by Erick Scarecrow. The 6″ handpainted resin figure is signed/numbered by the artist and comes sealed in Scarecrow’s box.

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The edition size is limited to 25pcs. worldwide and will be sold on a first come first serve basis.
Release date – 11/12/09

Chauskoskis’ Yoka Custom – RigoBerto Mortis

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Presenting Chauskoskis’ Yoka for the Custom Yoka Show at DesignerCon in pasadena

His name is “RigoBerto Mortis”, a dead super hero. Once upon a time, a long long time ago, in the medieval ages he was an evil warrior, always blood thirsty.  After his death a magic spell from a powerful wizard, condemned his dead body to do good  for centuries to come…
Now is the XXI century and he’s put on a superhero suit that he wears with much displeasure… always by his side is his old time friend Monko, (a stuffed monkey, that passed away around year 1100 ) together they fight criminals and new human menaces…

Amazing attention to detail as always and tight paint work on this custom and what’s not to like about an undead monkey sidekick? :]

Shawnimals – Winter Ninja

Like the Summer Ninja, the Winter Ninja is handmade and comes with a signed / numbered tag, along with some awesome accessories. Winter Ninja revels in the season with his icicle shuriken and fancy, macho stache. Never cold, the Winter Ninja not only defends the most treacherous terrain high atop Mount Feroshi, he also manages the meat-packing district and its vast, icy storage rooms.

The difference this time is three-fold: The edition size is 200 pieces, and this will be available ONLY at Chicago locations as well as our online shop (participating shops are listed below). It’s also part of our ongoing, and quite successful, Moustachio Madness promotion.

Available Friday Nov 6th
Pocket Ninja-sized (approx 4″ x 4″)
Limited to 200 pcs
Signed and numbered tag
MSRP: $18 each

Available at the following fine locations in the Chicago area and online…

Rotofugi Designer Toy Store
Renegade Handmade
Fly Bird
Shawnimals Shop