"Lost" Kubricks

Posted on August 25, 2008 Under Design

With a cast as diverse as that of JJ Abrams' Lost, there's more than enough room for multiple toy tributes. In contrast to the detailed doppelgängers released by McFarlane Toys in 2006, the upcoming line of Lost Kubricks from Medicom…

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Monument Snowboards

Posted on August 25, 2008 Under Design

There's no chill in the air just yet, but we can sense it coming. You better face the fact it's going to be winter soon, and with that comes prime snowboarding weather. Why not celebrate the imminent frosty season by…

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Smash Magazine: Humanclock

Posted on August 21, 2008 Under Design

You'd think that with the trend of checking our cellphones for the time rather than our wrists, that the art of telling time has become lost. Though this may be the case day to day, there are groups of creative…

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Tokidoki x Fujitsu Laptop

Posted on August 21, 2008 Under Design

Tokidoki, the Italian lifestyle brand with the Japanese name, has just ventured into laptops. Simone Legno's Cactus Friends and Moofia characters are easily recognizable gracing the top of Fujitsu's new LOOX U series ultra-mobile PC. Let's face it, anyone who…

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SOFT&FURRY

Posted on August 20, 2008 Under Design

I've been watching the evolution of Cypher13's SOFT&FURRY with keen interest. It began with a contest to create the forthcoming hand-cast toys' logo. After 8 weeks of online competition, a winner, Shitty Kitten, was declared. The premise of the three…

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Stop The Presses: Onceneto Conolounge

Posted on August 20, 2008 Under Design
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Fashion x Art Toys

Posted on August 19, 2008 Under Design

Toy2r has done many collaborations with fashion labels over the years -- from DKNY to tokidoki. Their latest range of collectible 2.5-inch Qee figures includes Mark Fairwhale (above) and LUISAVIAROMA (after the jump). The Mark Fairwhale brand was created in…

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Estudio 5

Posted on August 19, 2008 Under Design

We're always on the clock; literally. Sao Paulo's Estudio 5 skips over the traditional agenda pad and designed a wood clock with a write and erasable surface so you can mark time for that "fun-time break" in chalk in between…

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Beijing Olympics in Legos

Posted on August 18, 2008 Under Design

Between the opening ceremonies and the most decorated athlete in history, this year's Olympics in Beijing are arguably larger than life. So how do you pay tribute to something that big? You go small. The Hong Kong Lego Users Group…

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TroyArt

Posted on August 18, 2008 Under Design

Our love for toy art crosses all borders here at JoshSpear.com, as you know through our enthusiastic posts. Plastic, paper, vinyl; each is equally adored. So why not a combo of these three formats then? TroyArt's robot models come in…

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