Posted on 02 July 2008 by Van
The MadL is not my favorite design of all designer toys. However, Phu’s signature copper or any retired metal theme goes so well with the MadL platform. On top of the rusted colorway, this MadL also features Phu’s futuristic soldier concept. What I’d like to know is when Phu will work on another Boba or Jango Fett dunny.
Image Source: Joy Engine
Posted on 21 June 2008 by Van
Here’s a peek at Optikmass’s piece for the 16″ Qee show at the APW Gallery this coming weekend. For those that are going to be near the LES on June 28th, come out and see this beautiful piece along with all the other submissions. Personally, I’d like to ask Danny Roldan of Optikmass how he came up with this concept.
Posted on 08 June 2008 by Van
There hasn’t been a custom vinyl toy that Pocketwookie made that I don’t sweat. This Bax Bear as stated by Pocketwookie was inspired by eating a bag of doritos. Hence the name, “Snack Time”. Whats also interesting is the character itself is a wookie. Very clever. I’m not sure if this 8″ Bax Bear is spoken for, but I’d be interested.
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Posted on 13 May 2008 by Van
Towards the middle of month, its like a scheduled task that I venture off to the Kidrobot forum. For the month of June, two releases piqued my interest. First we have French graf artist, Mist’s 3 inch series labeled Debilz. The collection consists of 11 pieces plus a chase figure. Next, we have the fourth installment of the DIY Munnys. Color ways once again include white, black and glow in the dark. But the random accessories are what sets the 4th series apart. This time around, you could score a toupee, cape or goatee on your DIY Munny. The Mist 3 inch series figures will be released on June 12th at $7.95 each. And the DIY Munny will be available the week after for $24.95. With the new accessories, I may finally give into customizing my own Munny. Make the leap to see Munny Series 4.
Image Source: Kidrobot
Posted on 04 March 2008 by Van
Many thanks to Anna of Gallery Hanahou, I was offered a chance to meet Sebastien Roux aka SUPERDEUX this past Thursday. Who in fact is SUPERDEUX? Read the below bio as provided by Gallery Hanahou. If you like what you read, make the leap for a quick recap of our chit chat and some pics.
About SUPERDEUX www.superdeux.com
SUPERDEUX, aka Sebastien Roux, was born and raised in the south of France, worked and studied in Paris, and currently resides in Lille, France.
With his distinctive brand of lifestyle art, SUPERDEUX has spent the past ten years hopping the gap between the art and commercial worlds, producing slick motion graphics, funky characters, and pop-tastic logos for major brands such as MTV and Sony, while at the same time developing his own popular series of vinyl toys and drawing crowds to gallery shows across Europe.
SUPERDEUX’s work has been featured in books and magazines in France, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, the US, Canada, and he has worked in collaboration with talented forces including Phunk Studio, 123Klan, Stardust, Genevieve Gauckler, Bill Mc Mullen, Staple Design, Interspectacular and Pictoplasma to pursue his goal of exploring various mediums of communicating his particular urban sensibility.
Exhibits:
“ACID” solo show at Artoys (Lyon, 2007)
“Pop’n Flop’n” at La Condition Publique (Roubaix, 2006)
“Make feet beautiful” at the Artazart Gallery (Paris, 2005)
“Tag the System PARIS” Espace Beaurepaire (Paris, 2005)
“PAPERBAG” at the Madame Edgar Gallery (Montreal, 2005)
“Stickerthrow!” at the KCDC skate shop/gallery (NY, 2005)
“Tag the System NYC” at the Showroom (NY, 2005)Featured In:
Books: Mascotte 2 by Delicatessen (Happy Book, 2006), Vinyl Will Kill by Jeremyville (IDN, 2004), Logos Around Europe (Index Book Publishing, 2004), Pictoplasma Books 1 & 2 (DGV 2002, 2004)
Magazines: IDN Magazine, Computer Arts, MUSE, BUTTER, Playtimes, Territory Mag, and more
Image/text Source: Gallery Hanahou
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Posted on 25 February 2008 by Van
The last time I featured Pocketwookie was when he did the Cereal series Munnys. Back then, I was already impressed by his work. Recently, I checked up on Albotas and see the artist has created another two food inspired munny series. One is called Tasty Treats and the other, Mini Munny Pops. These two series seriously blows me away with the packaging and how delectable they look. Make the leap to the back side to see more pics.
Image Source: Albotas via Pocketwookie
Posted on 21 February 2008 by Van
For those of you that copped the French Series Dunnys today, you’re probably familiar with Sebastien Roux aka SUPERDEUX. Next Thursday, February 28, you’ll have a chance to meet him if you come out to Gallery Hanahou in Soho. Gallery Hanahou will be curating his first solo show in America entitled, My World is Flat. And if you happen to miss the opening reception, you can always stop by anytime before April 2nd. Don’t miss out on this event. It’s not often that SUPERDEUX has a show outside of France. More specific info can be found on the back as provided by Gallery Hanahou.
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Gallery Hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730
NYC 10012
646.486.6586
info@galleryhanahou.com
Posted on 12 February 2008 by Van
I never caught onto to the Toy2R Bart series of 3 inch qee toys. But I’m really feeling the 2nd wave of Simpsons Mania Qees. The star of this series is none other than Homer. There are twelve designs in total and they come out in May. I’m most certain they’ll be hitting the shelves of Urban Outfitters around that timeframe.
Image Source: TOYSREVILILIKETOYS via Previews
