Archive for August, 2008
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Who is Kaws?
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 [...] -
Curious about making vinyl toys
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 [...] -
Kidrobot Dunny Series 5 Out Sept 4
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. -
Finding blanks vinyl toy figures
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 [...]