Writing about the toy industry for as long as I have, you see lots of companies come and go. And here's to one that always surprised me with great artist collaborations - Crazylabel. Andy posted the following regarding the future of the company.

Today marks the 9th anniversary of Crazylabel and we are officially closed for business.  I started Crazylabel in 2005 with a simple idea -  it is intended to be a platform where designers can express their craziest ideas.  I’m very lucky to be able to work with some of the most talented people for some crazy ideas, and over the years many fans became my friends too.

I’d like to thank everyone that has supported us by buying our toys, and of course all the creative people that we have worked together.  Crazylabel is not just a brand, it is all about the community.

In Chinese 9 is a lucky number, and is a homophone of the word for “long lasting”.   I’m not leaving the toy world, and I’m here to stay.  For many of you, I believe we will cross path soon.  Here’s to the next Crazy project.

Our web site (www.crazylabel.com), online store (shop.crazylabel.com), Facebook page (facebook.com/crazylabel) and Twitter account (@crazylabel) will be closed soon.  Please follow my personal Twitter account (@_wooandy) if you want to connect.

Crazy Label has released the details around Moon Fox, an all plastic assembly model kit, designed by Russian artist Sergey Safonov. Modeled on the character from the Moon Wanderers series, the figure (available in Cloudwhite and Moonlight) stands in at 3.5 inches when assembled.

Each box includes an unassembled figure, a mini folded story leaflet, assembly guide and glow-in-the-dark stick sheet. They are limited to 300 pieces of each colorway, and will be available for $19.95 each.

Crazy Label is collaborating with Felt Mistress to release the 6-inch tall Tippy Winkles vinyl figure for pre-order on Black Friday. From November 23rd through November 26th 2012, you'll be able to pre-order one for the special introductory price of $29.95 (after the 26th, it will jump to $39.95). These are expected to ship by December 2012.

Also, special discounts on all existing toys (i.e. Treesons, Droplets, House of Liu's and 1000 Teddies) as low as 70% off will be offered during this promotion period.

Crazy Label has dropped some photos of their collaboration with UK artist Felt Mistress. The 6-inch tall Tippy Winkles vinyl figure is slated to be available in December 2012.

In addition to the original version, there will be an exclusive Blank Slate golden edition Tippy that will accompany the release of Felt Mistress: Creature Couture (a 400-page book). This variant is limited to 250 pieces and is only available through Blank Slate when you buy Felt Mistress: Creature Couture - available for £47.99 (around $77).

Well...if you were lucky (smart?) enough to back the Bearycalm project from artists Bubi Au Yeung and Camilo Bejarano, you got your first glimpse at the finished production samples. Produced by Crazy Label, the versions shown here are the Mint Bearycalm and White Bearycalm vinyl figures.

It sorta makes you want to go back in time to support the Kickstarter campaign...right?

Crazylabel has released details of the upcoming Ren 2 figure designed by Bubi Au Yeung. The 5" tall vinyl figure will be limited to a run of 800 pieces (300-China 500-International) and be available in August 2012.

As you can see, Ren 2 comes with some brand name accessories: a pair of black thick frame glasses, what appears to be a Macbook, and a mini matching Mini Ghost B (not a Treeson).

A limited quantity of Ren 2 will be available for purchase at Taipei Toy Festival (July 5th to 8th 2012) and preorder on shop.crazylabel.com starting July 9th 2012.

Wholesale inquires can be directed to DKE Toys.

Mark and Mette are taking to Kickstarter in an attempt to build a new kind of vending machine - the Goodie Monster. They hope to create a family of Goodie Monsters and find homes for them in children's hospitals, schools, and recreational centers - places where they can make kids smile and fuel their fitness and creativity.

Crazylabel is producing a 3" limited edition flocked Goodie Monster vinyl figure for backers pledged at the $30.00 or above level. These photos show the prototype, since the final product will be flocked.

Well...photos of the Nude Bearycalm have been "leaked" on the internet. Even though the project still has a little way to be fully funded on Kickstarter, this nude rotocast vinyl made its way out of the mold. From Bubi Au Yeung and Camilo Bejarano - and produced by Crazy Label - you'll have until Saturday May 19th 2012 at 12:27AM ET to back this project.