Nerd (Un)Culture
Urban Retro has posted information on how to get your very own (free!) Speakerdog paper toy design from Ben the Illustrator. There are currently 3 different color styles, including a blank version. The nice thing about paper toys is that…
Dan “Wavedog” Fenelon has sent us photos of his latest line of custom figures. This series seems to use more metallic colors as opposed to the bright, primary colors of some of his previous customs. Don’t worry, he hasn’t given…
Chronicle Books is set to release 4 Uglydoll related publications in mid-March. There will be a Fold and Mail Stationary set – Just write, moisten, fold, and stamp—voila, little monsters are on their way to your friends and family. If…
Tonight at 7:30 PM (only a few hours from now), Jim Crawford and Gregory Blum, from STRANGEco, and Attaboy (Hi-Fructose) will be at Moe’s Books to discuss designer toys and their impact on popular culture. December 13 – 7:30 PM…
As the Designer Toy scene continues to row, as do the number of companion reading material. Ivan Vartanian has written a new title – Full Vinyl: The Subversive Art of Designer Toys – published by HarperCollins. Look for it to…
Kick off the new year at Gallery 1988 with Amanda Visell’s first solo show in LA. This is going to be one big celebration! There are plans for a “dixieland band” and Amanda will be there releasing some new products….
O my! Uglycon was a smashing success. Folks were lined up outside of Giant Robot (GR2 in LA) at 5 am for a 6 pm show opening (lounging in their lawn chairs). Hundreds of people walked through the doors, and…
Gallery Nucleus will be showing off artwork that “caters to the people who have taken an interest to background artists, concept artists, graphic designers, architects, painters and world makers.” The Imaginary Spaces show will run from December 16th through January…
The creator of Scarygirl, Nathan Jurevicius, is coming to NYC! Nathan will be making an afternoon appearance at Yoyamart – the trend-setting and super-cool boutique store located in the Meat-Packing District of New York City. He’ll be signing, doodling and…
BLVD Gallery is presenting the latest installment in Michael Leavitts’ Art Army® series, “The Guerilla Crew”. The Art Army action figures are homages to the killer art and artists that rock our world. The one-off figures are each original, fully…
Madam Edgar, a gallery and shop in Montreal, launched their 2nd Paperbag show yesterday. Today, many of the bags went up on ebay. The auctions began around 9 AM and will last for 3 days. If you’re asking yourself “What’s…
Robert, from Kung Fu Toys, was able to make it out to Pasadena and the Out of Vogue: Circus Punks custom show at Mixi-Bang. As you can tell from the photos, a number of folks attended the show’s opening on…
The “20/20 EXPO TOYS” will be held from December 9th to January 12th at Generacion X, the biggest comic-shop in Madrid, and it will show the works of 20 Spanish artists – from different fields such as fashion design, architecture,…
From the creator of the “Hell Car” anthology and “Onion Head Monster”, Paul Friedrich will be loading up the gallery with new work for the holiday season. A new fun Onion Head Monster item will debut for Paul – “Pillow…
This will definitely be a fun event, so if you’re in the Chicago area – or if you have a private jet and can make it to Chi-town for the weekend – you’ll wanna get to Rotofugi. FluffyBadBad is one…