I don’t think I’ve been this excited about an 8″ Dunny since the Flying Fortress release  about 2 years ago.  I haven’t been too crazy about a lot of the recent releases, but French artist Skwak has just reignited my interest in the whole scene.  This new Dunny looks amazing!  Limited to 500, make sure you’re in line at your local urban vinyl store when these drop on Feb. 18th.

http://kronikle.kidrobot.com/preview-oil-slick-dunny-8-inch/

These guys are limited to 125 pieces so try and get your hands on them fast!

Check out Andrew Bell’s artwork and portfolio here

via Collect3d

Paper toys are quickly becoming the coolest thing since sliced bread.  I think the best part about them is that they’re practically free if you don’t include the cost of paper and printer ink.  They’re pretty hard to make and sometimes will take some know-how to make them look display worthy.  

The series we’re featuring here is by Shin Tanaka, Hoophy, brings together all your favourite artists in the Urban Vinyl scene.  They’re all available on his site and include works by Superdeux, Skwak, and Jon Burgerman to name a few.  There are currently 12 Hoophy’s to choose from in the series.

Download the Hoophy series and check out all of Shin Tanaka’s work at his website

http://shin.co.nr/

We’ve been going to a lot of craft fairs and artist exhibition shows lately to check out the circuit and get some ideas, one thing we’ve been seeing a lot of is plush toys.  We came across a few local artists who design and create plush toys by themselves.  I would love to start collecting designer plush toys but they would be in danger of the two terrorist miniature dachshunds at home.

These cute monsters are from Esty Gerztman, based out of the Netherlands.  They come from her “Zoo Art” line of work and is available for purchase at her online store.  I think its cool that she sets some of her plush monsters in environments kind of like how you would with action figures, but the whole thing is plush!  The one of the monster in the city is definitely my favourite one.

Check out Esty Gertzman at Zoo Art and her Online Store

The season finale of Entourage earlier this month had Ari Gold going around his old office and annihilating everyone with a paintball gun. Ari is pretty badass, but no matter how cool it may sound, I doubt I’d be able to have a paintball war at my work.  In comes the Executive Elite Marshmallow Blaster exclusively sold at Neiman Marcus.  Light-weight, single shot, pump-action and you can blast your subordinates from 40 feet away.  Do I see carbon-fiber?

Neiman Marcus Web Store

Montreal-born artist Maxime Archambault lives in a world much alike the world Hamburger Disco wants to be in. “My imagination draws its inspiration from a childish world.  It is composed mainly by friendly monsters, clouds and brightly coloured rainbows”, he says on his website S3projects.com.  Just take a look at these custom Munny’s and Dunny’s that he’s created, its no surprise that something like this would catch our attention.

Maxime has also ventured into designing clothes for different companies, everything from shoes, hats, shirts, and hoodies.

Check out his website S3projects.com for more of his work.

Source: http://kronikle.kidrobot.com/preview-krunk-a-claus-dunny-3-inch/

Artist Morgan Gleave has reinvigorated my interest in the artform by creating everyone’s favourite two-man novelty band – The Flight of the Conchords.  Man I love those guys – they’re easily the best concert I’ve ever been to. Here’s to a season 3.  Head over to Morgan’s site, download, print, cut, fold, glue, and you’re done.

source: http://paperkraft.blogspot.com/2009/09/flight-of-conchords-papercraft.html