Nerd (Un)Culture
FAO Schwarz has just stocked their shelves with the new plush Kabbalah dolls of the Israeli sculptor and designer Ken Goldman. Green Sanoi, blue Sansoni and orange Samonglif were inspired by Kabbalistic amulets which have hung over children’s beds for…
Plaseebo will have 3 custom figures at the “Halloween Monster Mash” invitational custom show at the Super 7 Store, which takes place in San Francisco on October 6th from 7PM to 10 PM. Their “SUM” figure is a custom hand…
Plastic Chapel will be hosting a solo art show for Dustin Emery Hostetller…you might know him better as UPSO. Dustin often works on curatorial projects, such as publishing the annual art magazine Faesthetic, and helping run the small record label…
The German artist – Das Mo – has created a hand cast, DIY resin designer figure. Named Mate, these limited edition figures are made to resemble small spraypaint cans. Each figure bundle consists of a basic head as well a…
Lautric Marie-Laure, aka Tandoori, is a French graphic designer who creates handmade and unique plushies. You can adopt the one of a kind Tandoori plushes…I just need to study up on my French to read portions of the site.
Carnivorous Giraffe is a 6 1/2 inch hand painted resin figure from Amanda Visell. The figure, sculpted by Pretty in Plastic and hand painted by Visell, is an edition size of 25 and will include a signed print. This is…
PinkGhost and JET will be presenting JET’s solo art show opening at PinkGhost on October 6th from 7PM to 10PM. The show will run through October 26th. “Please put away your tray tables and return your seat to it’s upright…
David Horvath will be at the sixth annual West Hollywood Book Fair signing copies of his Bossy Bear book. Check out the Giant Robot booth (#26E) from 1PM until 3PM. Sunday, September 30, 2007 10AM to 6PM West Hollywood Park…
Sarah Miskelly aka Miskellaneous has introduced another of her handmade custom plushies. Misk Monster is now for sale for £35 (which includes postage in the UK). If you live elsewhere, it’ll run you £40. Check out that grill.
Attaboy and Annie Owens have sent their custom pieces for the upcoming Keep-A-Breast Breast Defense Show. It’ll be taking place on October 5th from 5PM to 9PM at the Cases Monica Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida. The show benefits the…
Thirteen inches of penguin goodness. Wasn’t that the plot of Bob Saget’s Farce of the Penguins? It’s actually the MegaGwin Custom Show from October Toys and will take place this October (fitting). The opening reception will take place on October…
Vinyl frenzy hits Montreal! camiondepompier, the new specialized art toy store that opened its doors last month, is holding its first event ever in October. Sixteen artists from the city have been invited to customize BUDs and Nades for the…
Monsta Faktory is creating a line of 10 custom Teddy Troops figures. What will be different in this custom series is that they’ll be sold off as a blind boxed series. Each custom will be military themed and have dog…
The ninth custom Blythe doll from Pure Blythe is named Renata (aka Buttercup). It’s another great piece and is currently up on ebay for your bidding pleasure. Bidding ends on Monday September 24th, but be sure to check into the…
DGPH starts the Mole Ride Tour in California with 4 different shows, each one with a different theme and fresh new stuff including toys, bubble moles, canvases, street paints and a rare selection of never before shown artworks.