Nerd (Un)Culture
Background The WorryWoo Monsters come straight from the mind of the talented artist/author Andi Green. With a lineup of six unique characters, Andi has created four plush toys (two more to come). She also has written and illustrated two books….
Tedde.com is a website that commissions, and accepts submissions for, “new Tedde Bear designs from illustrators and designers. We are focused only on the bear – our mission is to innovate the teddy bear. Every design is limited edition so…
The other plush release from Me Plush You – Night Owls – was released last Friday at midnight. Designed by Kat Brunnegraff, the five different designs are named: Mr. Green Feet, Berry Sweet, Starry Eyed Surprise, Super Angry Owl, and…
This past Friday at midnight, the Me Plush You website launched five handmade yeti creations called Love & A Sandwich. From designer Chelsea Rae Bloxsom, these designs will only be available until this coming Friday at midnight. They are named…
Background Jason Hilbourne, a product design engineer from Portland, is responsible for designing a new line of plush robots called the Bunk Bots. After witnessing his two boys trying to sleep next to their pointy plastic robots, Jason decided to…
Hmm…that might be the strangest title we’ve ever posted on the site…but there’s an actual reason behind it. I Heart Guts has issued a voluntary recall for one of their products, the Uterus Plush. For those of you who noticed…
If you can remember a place or time when you just didn’t “fit in”, you’ll love the second book from the WorryWoo Monster series, The Nose That Didn’t Fit. Readers are introduced to the WorryWoo monster Rue, who finds himself…
Background Last year, Swedish raised and New York based designer Daniel Svanberg introduced us to his Spök-Spök label. With a number of plush characters, Daniel launched us into his colorful world. One of the first characters we were introduced to…
The folks from Stitches and Glue wanted to send along Seasons Greetings to all of the readers…so we pass it along to you!
Me Plush You is a plush toy project by Chelsea Rae (Bloxsom) and Kat Brunnegraff. Every Friday, new plush toys will be released, starting with the second Friday in January 2009. Every week there will be a new theme. Currently,…
Since it’s the time of giving, the folks from Bunk Bots loaded up a bunch of their plush robots and gave them to The Great Toy Drive (held by a local Portland TV station). Oh…and here’s another interesting video featuring…
The Bunk Bots are a line of little plush robots from the mind of product design engineer Jason Hilbourne. There are currently 10 different characters full of robot goodness. They were designed for Hilbourne’s sons, who are big into plastic…
Who wouldn’t want a plush version of a slab of meat? I know all of the vegetarians in the crowd are excited! Well, with the Hambone Ham Plush Toy, you can pony up around $26 for a less messy Christmas…
OK…this could possibly be the most disturbing plush of all time. Not because it looks disturbing, but the story “behind” it is…well…something I can’t even copy and paste to the site. It’s the handmade Fudge Sperm plush by Shane Geil….
StitchesandGlue.com has announced the release of their Cling-ons line of plush characters. You’ll be able to pick these handmade plushies from Wizard Sleeve Toys for $24.99. Currently there are three different colored faces. You gotta love these little guys.