Archive for the ‘PRESS’ Category

My New Favorites…

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

1. Deer Plush by Emily Beaulieu (aka Follow The White Rabbit)
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these deer are so cute, had my eyes on them for long time, finally get an excuse to buy it hahaha, perfect gift for V Day! thanks Emily for doing the custom plush, makes it extra special! :D
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p.s. canada got some super cute stamps!!! i dont collect stamps, but i’m keeping these! hehe…

2. Gloomy Muzzle Harness edition
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seen lots gloomy toys, but this is by far my favorite!! totally sick design…..
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and the mini version of it, i think it’s a zipper thing, thanks Tony from Popup for this extra gift!! & PodgyPanda for traveling miles and miles to pick this up for me…. sad that there’s no vinyl toy store in Auckland anymore :-(

3. Bunny Bunny by Amy Lam
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got this for my V Day present! hand made super cute fimo bunny = priceless! however its not baked LOL, waiting for a sunny day to fix this :-P

4. Elmo Key Cap
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another V Day gift! yay…. i’ve been digging elmo and other sesame street stuff lately! still want to get myself a elmo tee hehe…. thanks JB! :-)

in my mailbox…

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

DESIGNNET 140

DESIGN NET 140
weeee! just received DESIGN NET magazine today, a korean magazine i did some interview with few weeks ago, they are damn fast! #140 is a special issue on toy designs, featuring artists like Sket One, David Horvath, Shin Takana, Easy Hey….etc, and i’m lucky enough to be part of this!

must say i really enjoyed the zine, even though i can’t read korean, but the nice clean layout and tons of pictures made up to it, i read it over and over as if i know the words….hehe

faesthetic 11

faesthetic 11

Faesthetic is also new to me, its a pretty cool magazine without many texts, which is perfect for me, i hate readings haha… full on drawings and doodles!! i did some exclusive artworks for it, also unveils where Metal Spirit came from…. both magazine are out now! go grab them!

big thanks to Dustin & Jihye!

p.s. my new toy is coming very very soon! ;-)

the best art magazine on the planet!

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Faesthetic #11 released today! Issue #11 showcases 128 pages of “Ghost Story” themed art from over 40 artists. Featuring high quality 2 color offset printing, original cover art by Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch, and an interview & contributions by Studio Number One.

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I also did some exclusive artworks for it, you can learn more about Hollow Threat & Metal Spirit in this issue! can’t wait to get my copy :-)

Toy Land!

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Toy Land Book Coveri’ve customized GROOPH’s capkid awhile back, now my capkid along with other amazing toys are on this new book called 「TOY LAND」published by monsa.

here’s some intro from monsa:
Creators of designer toys come from the world of graphic design, illustration or street art, and they use all kind of materials to create these collecting articles. Although the most common raw materials are vinyl and plastic, we can also find pieces made of metal, wood, resin, fabrics, and plush. In the pages of Toyland  we will see more than half a million examples of limited editon designer toys, unique  custom works of art, moulded, sculpted, sown and hand painted by the best artists of international level.

ISBN 978-84-96823-76-1

BIG UP NZ!

Monday, January 26th, 2009

i’ve just moved back to nz aka aotearoa!  lots clean ups to do, cant’t wait to get back to painting… :-]

big up to california based art + music magazine 「big up」, i’m honored to be part of the vol. 2 art section, you can pick up this magazine locally in US or UK, and worldwide throguh their online shop:

http://thebigupmagazine.com/

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big up magazine