Dustin Cantrell's handmade Plasma Dunnys (as seen here on JS last February) sent a ripple through the art toy community--and beyond. First appearing on custoMONDAYs (a series of 20 emerging toy artists curated by yours truly), Dustin's Dunny quickly attracted…
Continue Reading →Fans of LOST who also happen to be underground art aficionados now have something to spend their time and money (and conspiracy theorizing) on til the TV show returns in 2010. What began as seemingly a prank on the part…
Continue Reading →pinkghost just announced the latest (and least exploitative) expression of fandom for all things round and chubby since Dance Your Ass Off. In collaboration with artists Julie West, Helena Garcia and 64Colors, pinkghost will debut the Chubby Books Series. The…
Continue Reading →You can already check out Google Maps by Josh Spear, but what about Josh Spear by Google Maps? For this, we've got British researcher Rachel Young to thank. Inspired by the Google Maps Typography of Rhett Dashwood, she created this "font"…
Continue Reading →Last month, the iPhone Brushes app made headlines with The New Yorker cover, which Jorge Colombo finger-painted in less than an hour. New Brushes paintings are added to the Brushes Flickr group daily. So far, one of my top finds…
Continue Reading →Of all the wacky cross-culture mash-ups that come out of Japan, this one gets serious chutzpah points: Phenomenon paired seminal post-punk band, Public Image Limited, with animated feline time-traveler, Doraemon on two new T-shirts. The graphic mixes PiL's logo with…
Continue Reading →Born in Norway, educated in London and now back in Oslo, Bard Hole Standal aka Bard Vandal is a designer, illustrator and unofficial educator. The tutorials on his blog, and photos on his Flickr have inspired would-be toy artists to…
Continue Reading →Nestled beneath the Manhattan Bridge overpass in the DUMBO area of Brooklyn is a haven for fans of Japanese art and subculture. It's called Zakka, and it's home to an awesome array of art books and more. We're talking tomes…
Continue Reading →Â Â Â Â Dan Ziglam and Elliot Brook are the directors of UK-based design firm, Deadgood, where everything they make is "deadgood". The young company has already made Elle Decoration's "˜Brit Talent Hot List' and Design Week's '50 People Making a…
Continue Reading →Re-Ment's Puchi Petite Collections are tiny, incredibly detailed, and often food-focused toys from Japan. The global cuisine includes assortments ranging from Luxury French to American Kitchen. One of my personal favorites, The Re-Ment Sushi Bar, features campy titles like "Wasabi…
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