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ARTDENKA is “the character factory”.  They are producing pop and crazy characters every day with themes like PUNKROCK, horror, splatter characters.  The are making original soft vinyl figures called ”SKULLBOX”.
http://www.artdenka.com
ARTDENKA can be found on myspace at http://www.myspace.com/artdenka
satoshi tsukaya (illustrator/CEO)
shigeta tanaka (illustrator)
yoshifumi okita (web creator)
maki nobe (director)
VINYL TOY “SKULLBOX” He has 7 moveable joints & evil mind…

Looking at the recent Dunny Series 5, the characters done by Kathie Olivas seem to be the most sought after.  Here is a little information on Kathie Olivas.
Kathie Olivas is a multi-media artist who lives in Tampa, FL. Her work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the US.
Her current work is [...]

Just had to title it that.
Munny is a vinyl toy made by the American designer toy company Kidrobot. 
Munny is an action figure which can be decorated using paint, markers, or any other sort of artist medium. The figure has moveable joints and is made out of vinyl. Early Munny action figures were white, and they [...]

I was wondering who Kaws is.  This is a really good source (better even than Kawsone.com which is the official site, but doesn’t really say who he is!)
http://www.litwack.org/articles/kaws/
His common theme is X  X for eyes.  Some of his most famous vinyl figures are: The Companion, the Accomplice, Chum (very Michelin-man looking figure), the Be@rbrick Companion, Kaws [...]

I decided to write this blog to capture the things I’m learning about the world of urban vinyl designer toys and how to create vinyl toys.  I’ve already learned a bunch.  One of the great resources is the forum over at http://www.vinylabuse.com/forum/
Once you see what a vinyl toy is, one of the questions you may [...]

The next designer series for Kidrobot Dunny will be Series 5, and it will come out on Sept 4. 
 
The artist list includes: Amanda Visell, Aya Kakeda, Clutter, Devilrobots, Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Huck Gee, JMGS//Jellymoon, Jesse LeDoux, JK5, Junko Mizuno, Kathie Olivas, MAD, Mad Barbarians, MISHKA, Reach, Sneaky Raccoon, Steven Harrington, TOOFLY.

If you know about Collectible Vinyl toys, you know that the collectibles ones are either created entirely by particular designers, or are blanks that are painted by designers. 
You can get blanks of some of the figures so that you can paint them yourself, or if you can get a hold of a figure for a [...]