Pintassilgo Prints is a Brasilian studio: they deal with typography, fonts and handprinting. And finger puppets: handpainted Ramones, Velvet Underground (& Nico), David Bowie and the Fab Four as well. Rock’n’roll (to) your fingertips! Check out puppets here, more institutional works here.
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Sitting high atop the Pacific Palisades and overlooking Santa Monica and the Pacific Ocean, the original Eames House was built in 1949 as number eight in the series of Case Study Houses and is still recognized for its revolutionary use of space and materials. Charles and Ray Eames moved into the house in 1950 and …
Not your regular teddy bear, the RB Artisan Toy collection, fabricated by the South Korean toy company Ducobi, is not just design but art. The 10-100 designer piece, limited-edition toy consists of 5 designs heavily inspired by the Far East. Ducobi have gone all out creating a high quality toy with great finishes: inlayed mother …
Very Bravo‘s website, the new optimistic Italian brand of art toys and fashion, is now up and running! The website went online together with the release of the first two Toys, produced by Superpowers and created by the Italian artist Mauro Gatti.Very Bravo’s first toy, The Ghetto Reaper, is a funny Death and comes in …
It’s up to you, a Podmork could save the world if you believed it. We like thinking about Podmork as an idea, a philosophy spread in many different ways, following the interesting concept of “Pervasive Art“: combining different styles, techniques and materials. Design toys, paintings, sculptures, digital art and photography, Podmorks are in and out the web, into …
It’s all about character! The Pictoplasma Festival will take place in Berlin April 9-10 with his massive turnout of designers from all walks, including character artists, directors, animators, and illustrators. If you work with or -simply love – the visualisation and application of character design you cannot really miss this extended weekend of screening, artist talks, interdisciplinary …
The Tail Gunner from tokyoplastic on Vimeo. The genius creators at Tokyo Plastic have been working hard to release their new character’s epic series: Kitteh Kitteh, a superfurry and apparently ultra cute cat with delusions of omnipotence. The concept is not new but the result meets the expectation and you cannot avoid at least to …
Ever wonder where big ideas come from? If you’re a fan of LEGO bricks, eureka moments, or guys with odd mustaches, you really should see this. Great ideas just CL!CK. legoclick.com . This is a animation by Blue Source that recently teamed up with the crew at A52/Rock Paper Scissors made for Lego. They show …
For the cost of a couple weeks worth of coffee, the wonder-mongers at Shidonni promise to turn your child’s most wild-ass drawings into one-of-a-kind plush toys. Check out the process after the jump.
The Japanese retail brand MUJI and LEGO teamed up to develop a set of 4 different boxes. Inside those boxes you’ll find the classic LEGO bricks but also a few sheets of paper. No big deal. But when you also have the right punch hole tool, you can combine both to create something new. You can order …
Acclaimed photographer Terry Richardson has been immortalized in 7.5 inches of vinyl by Uncle York in collaboration with Tokyo Element. Details are on point right down to the tattoos and Yashica T4.The first edition ( only 25 pieces) is already sold out. A “Terry II” edition is already on production and will be sold on …
Our friend Emilio Garcia has just alerted that Jumping Brain RED super limited edition is now available. Limited 1 per customer. Go and buy it! Put “SENDMEEXTRARGBPINS” as promotional code, to get the RGB pins set ( limited to 100 sets).