Competition: Purple Polkadot Cavey Pilllow!
Holly from over at www.heycavey.com dropped us an email to let us know about a fantastic competition that she's running and you can win a giant Cavey pillow!
Bobby the trespasser by Tesselate
Bobby the Trespasser so loves trespassing, just keep an eye on your boundaries as he is sure to cross them.
Bobby will be hitting the tesselate shop this Tuesday the 22nd of Feb @ 6pm GMT for £20 + postage, and limited to just one. Hand painted with acrylic and Posca Paint markers, and finished with multiple coats of clear lacquer, he will also come protected like mad in a cardboard tube.
Froti by Fash153 & Abell Octovan
Here’s a new prototype of designer toy, “Froti” designed by Jindra Holy a.k.a. Fash153 from Czech republic and created by Abell Octovan, Froti stands at 10cm and will soon be in production under their toy label The Catch It.
Happycloud Thunderhead x Makkinoso – Hobie
Hobie becomes a plush in a collaboration from Happycloud Thunderhead & Makkinoso. A limited edition of just 3 pieces, each Hobie stands at 34cm tall (approximately 13 inch) and cost $60, available HERE.
I love the style of Makkinoso’s work, it always reminds me of oldskool skateboard graphics/stickers and Hobie looks awesome in his new plush form.
Stance – DIY vinyl sneaker
What is Stance?
The Stance High is the first edition in a unique line of designer toys that connect the art and creativity of the customizable toy community with the passion and emotion of the sneaker culture.
Artist can re-create their favorite pair of Jordan’s that they wish they still had; or design a new colorway for that sneaker that you’ve always wanted to see. However, my ultimate vision is that artist will throw all the rules out the window and run with their very own vision of the perfect kicks.
Love the concept of this project, the packaging (although just a concept at this stage) alone is just plain awesome and certainly original.
There’s a huge amount of creativity in the custom sneaker scene and it’s gonna be awesome to see what will be made of the platform.. but only if you back it! For $25 you can pre-order yours over @ kickstarter and help bring this product to life.
Hi I am Keith – 3″ custom Dunny by Tesselate
Fresh on the heels of Tesselate‘s Derek and Roger customs is the third custom 3″ Dunny – Keith.
Keith is hand painted with acrylic and Posca Paint markers, and finished with multiple coats of clear lacquer. He will come securely packaged in a sturdy cardboard tube for maximum protection.
The Story of Keith:
Keith is really a big ball of crazy, always hanging out down the beach with his pals, he just can’t stop himself from jumping over sandcastles, eating four ice-creams in one go, or running into the sea until his fur is so sodden wet, he can barely make it back out.
Next time you are down the beach just remember to remind Keith about his sun cream, he needs factor 9000 for his ears. He is one crazy dude!!
You can check out s’more pics of Keith over at his Flickr set. Keith will be available at the Tesselate shop this coming Monday 14th of February @ 6pm London, UK time.
He will be on the shop for £20, is limited to just 1, and will come with a few vinyl stickers chucked in to complete the package.
AKUMA NO KATANA Custom Munny
AKUMA NO KATANA is the latest work of Italian artist/toy customizer Quin.Sey. Done for a custom contest, the character is a traditional japanese demon inspired by Ukiyo-e and drawn with uniposca and pantoni.
The jacket is made of real leather and sword & mask are sculpted from milliput. For more pics of this custom and many other great works, check out Quin.Sey’s Flickr photostream
KusoVinyl – Red Lucky Cat Spiki
Lucky Cat Spiki is here to bring good luck to everyone in the year of rabbit. In Chinese tradition, the colour red represents luck, good fortune, and happiness and KusoVinyl is ready to send Lucky Cat Spiki to spread the love!
KusoVinyl will be taking pre-orders of Red lucky cat Spiki, designed by Nakanari, on Feb. 2nd 2011 (Chinese new year eve). Estimated drop date: Mid February. 4″ tall, limited to 200 pcs worldwide. Retailing at $12.
Rawr! It’s Monster Bossy Bear!
Bossy Bear, the demanding character from the mind of David Horvath, has transmutated into the 5” Strange Beast Bossy Bear or as witnesses have dubbed him – Monster Bossy Bear!
Altering from his earlier form into a higher state – that of the Kaiju form – Bossy Bear is now more formidable than ever. As part of Toy2R’s scheduled releases for 2011, the Monster Bossy Bear Assortment will delight fans of both the classic form and new fans of his Kaiju inspired look.
Two versions will be released in the assortment – the Classic Blue and the Roseus (or Pink) edition. Fans should be on the look out for variant versions within the assortment as one can never be sure what mood Bossy will be in.
Never really collected Kaiju besides the odd piece but it seems more and more these days that I’m becoming a Kaiju addict, I may have to splash out and I think I’ll start with one of these :] They’re something of a cross-over point which may prove popular with both Kaiju and Western vinyl fans in equal measure.
Derek and Roger by Tesselate
New from Tesselate is this awesome pair of custom Dunnys entitled Derek (and his best friend from the future) Roger. Both are hand painted with acrylic and Posca Paint markers, and finished with clear lacquer. Both will come packaged in a sturdy cardboard tube for maximum protection. You can check more shots of them over on Flickr.
Here is a little backstory about these two:
Derek and Roger are the best of friends, with one issue. Roger lives exactly two weeks in the future, and they can only communicate with each other via the magic of Marmite!. When they each lavishly spread the brown stuff on a nice crunchy piece of Toast, a gap in space opens and they can see each other through the time portal!
Luckily they are both addicted to the mighty, awesomely gorgeous yeast extract, so pretty much spend most of their free time chatting about the present, past and future, and of course making a few extra credits on the robo horses whenever they can. Those crazy dudes!
Both Derek and Roger will be available individually on Tesselate’s shop this coming Tuesday 8th of February @ 6pm GMT. Both figures are signed on the rear. They will be on the shop for £15 each, limited to just 1 of each, with a few stickers chucked in to complete the package.
Amanda Visell’s Batz Maru Customs
Amanda Visell made these 10 customs of Batz Maru with Kidrobot. Nine of which have Hello Kitty masks, except for one which thought it was stupid and picked an eyepatch instead.
All of the customs are hand painted and the eyepatch custom will be chosen at random. $350 Each and when they’re off the Switcheroo site they are gone.
NYC <3 QEE Toy Fair Preview Party
Toy2R is pleased to announce one of the events of the upcoming Toy Fair Preview Party happening February 14th; the debut of the new 5″ Mini Qee DIY Collection. All seven characters will be “unveiled” for the first time but wait…there’s so much more. There will also be 30+ all-new original customized 5″ Mini Qees on display to illustrate how much fun and versatile this new platform is.
Featuring 5″ customs by: Jason Freeny, Jon-Paul Kaiser, ViseOne, Scott Tolleson, Voltaire, MCA, Pocket Wookie, A Little Stranger, NEMO, Mr. Den, Ian Ziobrowski, Zam, Mr. Munk, Dinky Cow, NREAZON, Grimsheep, Foox, JRYU, Rampage Toys, Phetus, LYSOL, Bryan Allen Collins, Atypical, Matt Anderson, RSIN, Southerndrawl, Tony DePew and Nerviswr3k
You can check out sneak peeks of some of the customs on the Toy2R USA Facebook Page! Stay tuned for more annoucements about the additional events going on during the Preview Party. Head to Yoyamart in NYC on February 14th for a night of fun and incredible art!
