Japanese label, Resonate Goodenough, has collaborated with Medicom Toy on a 400% Resonate Goodenough Bearbrick. This Bearbrick features Resonate Goodenough’s logo on both the front and back from the figure. A t-shirt accompanies this figure which has already been released back in October. Fans of the brand Resonate Goodenough and Bearbrick should not miss out on this one.
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If you’ve tuned into MTV as of late, a series of Faunas toys have been seen and showcased heavily. The characters originated from the wacky and unpredictable mind of Australian artist Nathan Jurevicius. Each character has its own extensive story to compliment the detailed designs and bold colors. The toys are currently available for pre-order through MTV Canada.
Japanese artist Takashi Murakami founded the art-based company Kaikai Kiki in 1996 to provide fellow artists with a vehicle for innovation and development. A by-product of this company were different forms of art made available in more tangible and consumer friendly formats such as pins, cushions, towels and other household items. Available now through Cliffedge.
A new series of collaboration Bearbricks have been revealed. The list of upcoming Bearbricks are marked by mostly Japanese labels relatively unknown outside of Japan. This includes We Are Yellow Magic, Nitraid, Revolver, TMT07, 88Tees and Eley Kishimoto.
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Japanese brand Grapple are in the works with famous Japanese toy-makers Secret Base to produce a special version of Secret Base’s Sharkman toy. The gray head is mounted on what appears to be a glow in the dark body. No word yet on a release date.
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Bearbrick Series 15 is upon us and should be hitting stores right away. Some of the notable Bearbricks include, Suicidal Tendencies (Pattern), Andy Warhol (Artist), My First Baby (Cute), Evangelion (SF) and Hara Tetsuo (Artist) and CrashOne (Secret). This series features a lot of highly detailed designs. Check your local Bearbrick dealer for availability.
At this years Medicom Toy Bearbrick Worldwide Tour 2007: Triumphant March, a special giveaway Bearbrick consisted of this 100% glitter Bearbrick. The Bearbrick Worldwide Tour represents the largest exhibition of Bearbricks in the world. On the Bearbrick, a logo can be seen on the chest with B@000 World Wide Tour on the back.
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Although Michael Lau’s annual CSBOOTH 14 exhibition ended a few weeks ago, Lau has continued his relationship with Maharishi to create some new colorways of some of the products originally released at CSBOOTH 14. Pictured here are the DJ Panda and Off World Creature versions. A release date is yet to be set.
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Hong Kong lifestyle company CLOT were one of the Asian brands chosen to be involved in Medicom Toy’s Bearbrick x Levi’s Artist Series. Their take on project was based on Edison Chen’s favorite fruits, watermelon and strawberries. Two Bearbrick designs were coupled with two matching t-shirt designs. The women set features the strawberry theme while the watermelon set is for guys. The shirts are packaged in special recycled envelopes as a more environmentally friendly approach based on Edison Chen’s previous experiences in Canada and the US. The t-shirt set (tee & 100% Bearbrick) is priced at $480 HKD (approximately $61 USD) while the 400% Bearbrick on it’s own is priced at $530 HKD (approximately $67 USD). Available now at Juice.
The artist collective TWEEQiM recently designed a new series of super hero toys with Marvel to create the SubCasts Collection. The latest releases include Iron Man (last month) as well as Ghost Rider and our personal favorite Wolverine which dropped on the 17th of December. Available now through Upper Deck.
The Puma Fridge campaign is a move by Puma Latin Americas to offer an interactive project which allows creative individuals to submit their own personal designs as part of a FridgeToy. The fridges seen here are part of Series 1. Series 2 winners will be awarded prizes as well as the ability to have their toys downloaded and created.
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Back in June, it was revealed that artist Kaws was to throw in some characteristics from his trademark Companion figures with Tokyo Tribe character Hasheem to create a toy. Originally seen in grey, the end result seen here seems to have been altered with a new face. Only two stores in Japan will receive shipment of these for their December 22nd release date. Also available will be two t-shirts created with Santastic.
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