News from November 2004 to January 2005

Vinyl Will Kill! Idn is a Hong Kong bimonthly dedicated to Design Digital absolutely essential. In addition to the fact that the magazine is a bible with sumptuous photos and very good articles, IDN offers from time to time very good quality books. Emanant of the country of designer toys, it was therefore legitimate that they devote an entire work to toys And it is therefore done since they announce the imminent arrival of Vinyl Will Kill, a very complete book on the universe of designer toys. Sold in a superb box with a poster and 36 collecting cards, this book has brought together many actors on the scene and here is the list of artists who contributed to the work: Tim Biskup / Kidbobot / Colette / Tim Tsiu / Rolitoboy / Bonus Toyz / Devilrobots / Masaru Ishiura (TGB) / Pete Fowler / Mark James AMDC / Strangeco / March-1 / Rocket World / Biddies / Brian McCarty / Dorbel-Jim Woodring / Jeremyville / Critterbox / Nike Be@rbricks / Dave Kinsey / Doze Green / Fafi / Superdeux / It Rangers Lab / Jason Siu / Enid by Dan Clowes / Bill McMullen / Nathan Cabrera / Design Lab / Gary Baseman / Design IS Kinky / Toy2R / OX-OP Qee Show / Frank Kozik / Steven Lee / Jon Burgerman / APAK / TADA / BROTHERSFREE / THUNDERBIRDS / HEAD LOCK STUDIO / FURI FURI / FLYING CAT / SCARYGRL BY Nathan The book includes 232 pages, a 61cm*93cm poster, 36 cards to collect. Let's be honest, this book promises to be the Bible of the movement. Soon on Artoyz. More info on the FORUM DPM X Warhol The camouflages of Andy Warhol will be in the spotlight of the DPM identifier series 2, which is a series of Kubricks arranged on the head and designed in collaboration with the English store Maharishi. This very nice series will be available from early 2005 with impeccable colors and very nice paints. Needless to say, we are looking forward to this! The images of all the characters in the series are on the ARTOYZ Forum Expo Nike Black T90 Michael Lau It is in Michael Lau's Michael Lau gallery that the Hong Kongs are currently fortunate to be able to appreciate the special Nike Blackball T90 exhibition that has been taking place from December 15. The exhibition is more football oriented, since Michael is a fan of this sport, and his Displays all have the form of a transparent football ball of the most beautiful effect. Several unique pieces as well as new toys were presented during this exhibition. From toys exclusive, there is: - A BB 90 set with: The BB figurine of a new version, a mini Michael Lau and a T -shirt - 5 new guard: Lazy Yan, Lazy Fatwest, Mono as well as two new Crossover Maharishi characters (dressed in the image of the English brand and which can be put on the head) Miss and Square All images are available by following this link. Tony Alva Action Dude If you have seen Dogtown and Z Boyz which is the anthological video of the birth of the skateboard phenomenon, you probably know the pro Tony Aly skateboarder. Well imagine that a figurine in his effigy will land soon! ABC Express of Hong Kong in partnership with Vans produced this figurine designed by the designer Rock’n’roll Elphonso Lam who meets the sweet name of Action Dude. Sold in a Vans shoe box of the time, the figurine has vintage equipment with a good old old school skateboard sticked properly and of course vans on the feet that you certainly have dreamed of having . Flocked and hair, this figurine is limited to 350 pieces! More info and photos on the ARTOYZ Forum. DAPE #2: Penny Tim Tsui dropped the info just before New Years Eve: his new dap, upset and look, will arrive very soon at all good Toyz dealers! The name of this new monkey which looks more like a chimpanzee than a gorilla is Penny (aka dape #2), indeed a finer build, the latter, tattooed to the end of the claws, will be dressed in A removable hooded sweatshirt and always accompanied by a bling-bling jewel and a bomb in your hand. Three colors are planned for the output (HK version, Japan version and Secret BCP version rarer), but the big info is that a special arti -art version of 200 pieces will arrive at the end of January! In addition, Tim Tsui will be present in Paris at the end of January on the occasion of the Who’s Next show in order to present this new figurine to the public as part of a mini exhibition! Watch very closely ARTOYZ Forum For all info. Rolitotune x ninjaboy The English label Ninja Tune returns at the start of the year to the world of Toyz since they collaborated with Toy2R and more particularly with Rolito the creator of the now famous Rolitoboy. A rather interesting crossover will therefore come out for a special edition of 450 pieces, only 300 of which will be available. A mini-CD 3 inch mix of Strictly Kev will be included in the Boiboite. We are still waiting for the rolitoboy "artists" who must arrive at the start of 2005 but also a big surprise that we still keep warm for a few weeks! All photos are on the ARTOYZ Forum. Boogie speaker woogie Jason Siu The crazy Hong Kong of speakers continues to produce new designs for these hi-fi speakers which are therefore both a figurine but also a speaker that works perfectly. The family therefore grows with this one called Woogie which has two speakers (bass and high) and which is dressed in red. At the moment, we do not know the exact size, the power, the price, the price, but all this should be known because everything ends up being known here. To see the photo of the speaker, go to the ARTOYZ Forum Unekle soft monster And come on, a new Futura figurine is announced for the month of April: Unkle77 Soft Monster. Using the concept of Pointman Kubrick MOWAX (the old series of figurines sold in a triangular box a few years ago already), this 8 -inch vinyl is therefore painted a little tron ​​way and nevertheless seems little articulated. While waiting for the new Futura figurine for 360 Toygroup (which is perhaps today the best kept secret in the world of Toyz), fans will always be able to revel in this figurine which completes the long list of Toyz created by the Master of Puppets! You can see all the photos and reactions on the ARTOYZ Forum Touma’s snout The Character designer Japanese Touma, to whom we owe the Knuckle Bear in particular continues to imagine quite disturbing animals. His bestiary is therefore growing after the bears (Knuckle Bear), the bad dogs (Hellhounds) and the Avenging hawks (heels). Always quite faithful to the Touma style (always with a threatening dentition and a smile to the ears) these new 6 -inch characters entitled SNOUT are made in collaboration with Headlock Studio will come out in several colors (Purple, Black, Red and Yellow) in the month from February. All images are on the Artoyz forum