two weeks ago, i got a phone call from anne of santos cafe, congratulating about seeing my figure in the “magazine”, i thought it was ACCLAIM magazine, which had a tiny photo of my PANDARA, but she sure sounded way more exciting than a little photo on a magazine should be,  my curiosity grows as the conversation goes, towards the end of chat, i just have to ask “what magazine are you talking about?” yes, i sounded like an idiot on the phone the whole time haha…. and i FINALLY obtained my copy this week!! :-)

SURPRISE!! i’m on the cover of pro\design magazine(issue 111), i remember doing an interview earlier this year, but never thought that they would have me as the cover! for those who haven’t heard about this magazine, pro design is new zealand’s very own design magazine, covers all sorts of commercial design from nz and internationally! BIG thanks to mike and p\d team for this coverage! honored to be on a quality local zine like this, however i’m hoping to feature on nz’s womans weekly someday…. :P

…in this issue i talk about toys & paper diorama, shared some of my work procedures, my little knowledge about the toy trend…and more toy talks!

p\d : 111 out now! available at all major bookstores(in nz), go check it out, and buy a copy or two?!

1. Deer Plush by Emily Beaulieu (aka Follow The White Rabbit)


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

p.s. canada got some super cute stamps!!! i dont collect stamps, but i’m keeping these! hehe…

2. Gloomy Muzzle Harness edition

seen lots gloomy toys, but this is by far my favorite!! totally sick design…..

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

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

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! :-)

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 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! ;-)