Congratulations Klee. It was a tough decision ... so many sweet rides to choose from. So we deferred to our benefactor: Puma USA. We realize there were a few of you who brought us wooden bikes, but Klee got there…
Continue Reading →You'd think the most interacting you could do with a door is to open it. Hey, I'm not venturing into pervy matters here, but Brazil's No Design had a different idea for their handle-less Max Door. It locks and unlocks…
Continue Reading →They say that clothes make the man, but we beg to differ. In our estimation, nothing makes a man more manly than a classy, well-manicured mustache. Ditto goes for a distinguished looking deck. It looks as though Lawrence Melilli agrees.…
Continue Reading →I'm not sure if Kidrobot's Dunnys are the "world's greatest vinyl canvas" as their press releases proclaim, but they certainly are one of the most popular. As a designer toy created by KR founder Paul Budnitz (with Tristan Eaton), Dunnys…
Continue Reading →Jon Burgerman is one of the most prolific illustrators in the U.K. His doodles have adorned platform toys, shirts and skate decks. On September 25th, when Kidrobot drops The Heroes of Burgertown, he can add a line of mini-figures to…
Continue Reading →Husband-wife design team Vivian Cheng and Eric Jean-Louis (Blend Creations) were reading about the fate of children in war-torn countries when they hit upon a question many of us in the arts often ponder: "How do I save the world…
Continue Reading →If there was any doubt that in the 21st century toys = bonafide art, Christie's recent pop culture auction -- including $625 vinyl figures from Huck Gee and Joe Ledbetter --settled it. Now, Phillips de Pury & Company is following…
Continue Reading →Not everyone has the dexterity necessary to handle chopsticks, but looking like an amateur in Asian cusine isn't desirable either. For those who can't pick up pieces of Unagi under pressure, Finnish designer Lincoln Kayiwa came up with the TUKAANI…
Continue Reading →Maybe it's the "sans-middleman" spirit of Web 2.0, or perhaps he just wanted to screw the flippers, but Frank Kozik is now operating his own Industrious fans who have the full cooperation of Frank Kozik (so much so that it…
Continue Reading →No one's going to believe you're a master magician with a deck of plain old Bicycles. Your amateurish act might benefit from the addition of a little Smoke & MIrrors -- which just so happens to be the name two…
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