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Dec 01, 2009
Twitterrific Bird Prototype Charity Auction
The Iconfactory is auctioning four prototypes of their upcoming Ollie vinyl figure to fight Cancer. Ollie was designed by David Lanham as the mascot for Twitterific, the popular iPhone Twitter software. The figures are being produced by Strangekiss.
The auction includes four prototypes including three color variations of the standard edition (including the final shade) as well as an early prototype of the flocked edition. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society and will be matched by the Iconfactory up to $500.
This is your rare chance to acquire prototypes used in the development process and help a critical cause at the same time. Interested? Go bid now. The Auction ends on December 7th @ 7 PM PST.
Look for the release of the regular Ollie ($19.95) and the very limited Flocked edition ($26.95) in the first half of this month over at the Iconfactory web shop.
Coarse Toys – False Friends: Life of Lies (1.7.10)
They’re here. Well, almost… Ever since Coarse Toys showcased the resin False Friends sculptures in their art shows in Chicago and Berlin, collectors have been clamoring for production versions. With the announcement of the False Friends 2 figure set, Coarse is set to make their fans very happy.
False Friends presents another chapter in the ongoing Coarse universe. A young noop has taken the fateful decision of disguising himself as a Paw! to avoid becoming the prey of his mortal enemy. While the gambit succeeds, the Noop is forever transformed. In the aftermath the two become uneasy friends.
The set features two 13” figures – a noop in his removable plush Paw! suit and an upright paw. Both feature the “spring” (Easter) color scheme of the original sculptures seen in the company’s touring show. Limited to 200 sets, both figures ship in a hand-crafted wooden box which features a monkey rabbit nose handle and a rubberband style closure mechanism.
Coarse’s legendary attention to detail continues to the internal packing for False Friends. Most toys ship with some sort of protective device – typically a blister. That’s not the Coarse way however. They’ve brought us stylized ‘letter’ packaging ‘peanuts’ and crazy multi-layer foam inserts. For False Friends they revisit the approach for their previous 1:3 Pain figures with two cotton pillows – embroidered with the figures’ edition number. Stylish and over-the-top, just what we’ve come to expect from the brand.
Coarse will offer a limited pre-sale through their coarsehkg online shop on December 10th 2009 for 24 hours, with a ship date of January 4th. Limited to 200 sets, False Friends will retail for HK$4388 (~$520). The official release date is January 7th – in addition to availability through coarsehkg, False Friends (ed. of 200) will be available from select retailers yet to be announced.
With False Friends, Coarse continues its remarkable and rapid climb to the upper echelons of the art toy world. We’ve written quite a bit about the reasons for their rapid-fire ‘sold-out’ success but really it comes down to one thing above all else – designers Mark Landwehr and Sven Waschk have managed to capture collectors’ imagination. Coarse makes products that seemingly shouldn’t exist, but yet do, much to the delight of us all.
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Plaseebo For Multiversal Group Show @ Art Basel (12.03)
Plaseebo has put together two very amazing customs for the upcoming ‘Multiversal Group Show’ at this years Art Basel in Miami, FL. Both of these customs come with an internal color changing LED light, which make these customs stick out like a sore thumb in the dark. The first figure shown above is Coco from the “Coco” and the Frigisacre Story” and it stands a whopping 8” tall. The second custom is the “Reactor” Night Gamer and it is 7” tall. These will be displayed in the American Legion Building along with the tons of other Multiversal art pieces on. Show begins on Thursday,December 3rd.
American Legion Building
6445 NE 7th Ave.
Miami, FL 33138-6220
Arkiv Instant x Pot Meets Pop Denim @ Lou Belle
This is the very first collaboration between a local Indonesian Denim Brand and a local toy artist. Not to long ago was the opening reception of the Arkiv Instant x Pop Meets Pop Denim launch at Lou Belle in Bandung, Indonesia. This was the release of some very limited pairs of jeans. There was some live painting going on, as well as some live entertainment. Something that may intrigue many of you collectors was a particular collaboration piece displayed during the show. The figure we are talking about just so happens to be the upcoming collabo figure “The Sumo” from the noggins of Arkiv and Huck Gee. This figure will be produced by Adfunture sometime next year and is limited to only 5 Pieces worldwide. Pictures and info from the event after the jump.
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Le Merde’s Metal Burgerbun Pre-Order
Available for Pre-Order now is the all metal Burgerbuns by Le Merde. Only 2 are left of the 10 being made, which will all be ready by the 10th. Each Silver Burgerbun figure is approximately 2” tall and will run you $225 each. Get em at the Le Merde Shop while they are hot
DCon 2009: Mr. Toast Booth
We caught up with Dan Goodsell (Mr. Toast) at his booth, while being filmed for some local television network. For sale was his DCon Exclusive Lucha Mr. Toast, as well as tons of pins, books, plush, tees, and original artwork. It’s always a pleasure to see Dan at every convention!
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