Portuguese graphic and web designer, Nuno Aguiar has been rocking the advertising industry for some time now, but we think he should trade in the Mickey D ads, for some toy making gigs. After his [...]
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Posted by collect3d, March 9th, 2010Play Fight – Evil Ape
Posted by collect3d, March 8th, 2010In this week’s Play Fight we head for the jungle with Evil Ape by MCA. The 6-inch primate comes in myriad forms but we figured this selection covers all the bases, so its up to [...]
Character Sketch: Camilia Dobrin
Posted by collect3d, March 2nd, 2010Camelia Dobrin may only be 25 years old, but this freelance illustrator has roamed the Earth near and far, working in both the U.K and Romania; all the while developing her bohemian spirit. And her [...]
Playfight – Kickass Kuties
Posted by collect3d, March 1st, 2010Today we call on the Kickass Kuties from Lisa Petrucci’s designer toy portfolio for the Playfight feature. Produced by Dark Horse in 2007, the Kickass Kuties each stand at 6-inches tall. All we need now [...]
D.I.Y – Jan Calleja
Posted by collect3d, February 26th, 2010Jan Calleja comes from Pasig, Philippines which is best known for I don’t actually know.
Back in the day, you thought of toys as ordinary playthings or something that’s just nice to look at. Today you [...]
Character Sketch: Mark Gmehling
Posted by collect3d, February 23rd, 2010Mark Gmehling is from Hamburg, Germany, and when not rocking out with his band, he spends many hours creating bizarre 3D animations and character sketches on his computer. With his work having already been featured [...]
Character Sketch: David Sossella
Posted by collect3d, February 16th, 2010Italian illustrator, graphic designer and animator, David Sossella couldn’t be bothered with artistic pseudonyms – and why should he. We’re thoroughly charmed by his hard work and artistic versatility, and Sossella has already entertained with [...]
Igor Ching San ‘Good Fairy, Bad Fairy’ Series
Posted by collect3d, February 11th, 2010Character designer Igor Ching San, working out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has imagined a collection of art toys based on Brian Froud’s book, Good-Faeries, Bad-Faeries. These whimsical toys, hand-formed out of Sculpey Super-Flex and [...]
Character Sketch: Astro One
Posted by collect3d, January 12th, 2010We would love to see Astro One design a series of toys based on the awesome characters we’re showcasing below. The Montreal-based, Canadian artist has a wide range expertise in graffiti, painting, illustration, design and [...]
Designer Toy Shop Guide – Global
Posted by collect3d, January 2nd, 2010Asia
EARTH X (Singapore)
14 Scotts Road
#05-126 Far East Plaza
Singapore 228213
http://www.earthx.com.sg/
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FRESH MANILLA (Quezon City, Philippines)
5 Sgt. Esguerra St. South Triangle
District 4 1103, Quezon City
Philippines
http://www.freshmanila.com/
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PRESSPOP (Tokyo, Japan)
#203 Yuniasu-Inogashira, 2-13-13, Minami-machi, Kichijoji,
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0003
Japan
http://www.presspop.com
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Europe
ATOM PLASTIC (Bassano del Grappa, Italy)
Schiavonetti, [...]