Nerd (Un)Culture
The Swedish artists ezeart and Kandycore have sent photos of their handmade plush creations. Ezeart’s 2 figures are known as ”Happiisad Family” & ”Weelii”. Happiisad will drop a tear for you when you’re sad, so you don’t have to. And…
Kenn Munk has sent us some photos of his latest custom – Skullbunny19. Getting away from the platform toys, Kenn decided to try his hand at Jeremy Fish’s Bunyskull figure (a part of Upperplayground’s Get Small SF Series).
Cameron Tiede sent us some photos of the handmade plush toys he made for the Plush Week 2 show that’s going on tonight at Gallery 1988. Known as Blasters, there are 7 different plushies in different color combinations…and the one…
Spider, an artist and plush designer for the Orlando-based group Me Llamo Jellyfish, sent us this teaser image of Seymour, his debut plush. The 24″ tall Seymour is a 100% hand-sewn, one-of-a-kind creation. He features fully-articulated lips, jaws, tongue, neck,…
Following up on 2006’s success, Plush Week 2: Eclectic Boogaloo maintains the same conceit of the original: 100% hand-made, one-of-a-kind plush creatures, direct from the crème de la crème of softie artists from around the world. In addition to the…
Derek Welch and Jason Bacon, from UNKL Brand, have been asked to chat about the wide world of design and vinyl toys at an upcoming Core77 Offsite event. Hosted by Portland’s own design gurus, Katsu Tanaka and Michael DiTullo, the…
The Operation: Fragmentation exhibition took place in mid-December at the Bar of Modern Art in Columbus, Ohio. Artists customized Jamungo’s 9″ tall Nade vinyl figures. Pieces from the show are now available for purchase…there still are a few amazing pieces…
Emma from Pure Blythe is one of the top customizers of Blythe dolls on either side of the Atlantic. Her latest creation, Starlet, is currently up on eBay. Everything has been customized…from the hair to the makeup to the pullstring.
The For Love of Munny Show opening will take place: Saturday, February 3, 2007 at 7pm At the Bear and Bird Boutique + Gallery – Inside/Upstairs at Tate’s Comics This will be the first show at their new gallery space….
Jared Deal of Carnival Cartoons has sent some photos of his first hand-sewn plush. It’s a one-of-a-kind creation, but Jared has several more characters in mind. O…and he doesn’t yet have a name for this guy. He’s taking suggestions!
VinylFixx is putting several custom one-of-a-kind broken skate decks on sale. We Kill You designed the below decks exclusively for VinylFixx. Hmm…who ever thought your broken boards could be used as a piece of artwork?
We’ve heard some inventive artist pen names in our day, but I believe that “The Killer Gerbil” might take the cake. Well, Mr. Gerbil went to town customizing one of Kidrobot’s vinyl Labbit figures. I think it shows that you…
Once again, PhuEk has used his amazing skills for the better good. The HyperStrike custom utilizes a 10″ Trexi and a cool metallic look. And he comes with his very own Rebel Pilot. He’ll be showing off this piece at…
Dr. Bao, the hardest working customizing dentist, has sent word of the newest custom from the NVC Crew – Afro Samurai. The animated Afro Samurai features Samuel L. Jackson in the lead role…which inspired Bao and Spive on this custom….
This past Saturday, Überbot’s most ambitious event to date introduced a unique fusion of pop culture art and comics to the world. Munny Show 3 featured amazing custom work by local artists and kicked off the Holiday Heroes Charity Event…