Currently taking place at the Parco Factory in Japan is the annually held Medicom Toy
Although the release of these particular 1 piece Dunk Highs from Nike was originally
Taking a chapter out of kitchenware, Medicom Toy has taken it to an all new level with the creation of a 400% stainless steel Bearbrick. In an interview with Medicom Toy CEO Takao Watanabe, he outlines the difficulty in creating this 13.5 kg (approximately 30 .lbs) toy as well as a new direction in high-end designer toys. For more info on the interview, check out the translated version here. Look for this piece to debut at this month’s Medicom Toy 2008 Exhibition in Tokyo.
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In Asia, it’s often customary to package little trinkets and other useless toys with the purchase of select items at convenience stores like 7-ELEVEN. However, this just might prove to be the best freebie yet with Medicom Toys teaming up Pepsi Nex to offer free 70% Bearbricks with the purchase of each bottle of Pepsi Nex in Japan. Sixteen different charms are available including Darth Vader, Darth Maul, Stormtrooper, Boba Fett, Jango Fett, TIE Fighter Pilot, Jawa ,Imperial Logo, Yoda, C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Wicket, Clone Trooper [Ep II], Clone Trooper [Ep III] & Rebel Alliance Logo. The promotion of the less often seen 70% figures is slated to start in July.
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Fans of Bape and Bearbricks can now rejoice. New from Bape comes this collaboration Bearbrick figure. Decorated in a Bape camo pattern, the figures comes in four colors of camo. These lovable figures are now available at Bape stores retailing at 6,090 Yen.
Fragment design teamed up with the good people at Bearbrick to produce a 100% Bearbrick Panda that will be auctioned off with Nike Classic Panda Pack. Both the Nike Classic Panda pack and the Bearbrick are efforts to help raise money to help the people in China that was hit by the terrible earthquake. It is good to know that at a time like this, everyone around the world is coming together to show support. More details about the auction to come.
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10 Corso Como Comme des Garçons created for Rei Kawakubo’s Comme des Garçons line with the help of Milanese lifestyle guru Carla Sozzani will be celebrating their 6th anniversary this year. To celebrate this event, a 400% Bearbrick as well as a Tote bag was created by Medicom Toy for this occasion. The Bearbrick will retail at 8,190 Yen while the Tote bag will cost 7,350 Yen. The items will be available very soon.
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The Bearbrick website has been updated with a lot of new Bearbrick figures for the upcoming months. Although some of the Bearbricks might not be relevant to yourself, some will stand out like the Anna Sui Bearbrick or the KISS Bearbrick set. Check them all out after the jump.
We’ve seen the mega popular 1970s rock band KISS and their likeness surface on a series of Vans SK-8 HIs set to release later this year. However, look for the make-up clad rockers to also feature with Medicom Toys on a set of Bearbricks. The designs are modeled after the band’s costumes and make up. Stay tuned for an official announcement from Medicom.
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Here’s a possible look at the 16th series of the Bearbrick toys from the Japanese toy giant, Medicom Toy. This set which includes figures such the DJ Ozma Bearbrick and the Swedish Bearbrick will be available in June. Stay tuned for more info.
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Stussy has recently released a few projects for their Honolulu Chapter, including this collabo with Japanese toy giant Medicom. This Stussy 100% Bearbrick uses the symbolic Skateman and Surfman silhouette as the main designs on the Bearbrick template. The Honolulu 2 pack comes in blue with pink logo and vice versa, these will be available at select Bearbrick dealers.
As part of the Stussy x Medicom Toy Destiny collection of Bearbricks comes a set of 100% Bearbricks. The 5 pack each features varying imagery taken from the Stussy Destiny collection inspired in part by graffiti artist Futura. The set is available now at select Bearbrick dealers.
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