This is Not a Toy @ The Design Exchange in Toronto!

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I haven’t posted in a long time as it’s been challenging to find some free time to put a post together.  Also, after pausing for so long, it’s been hard to get back on the horse.  I haven’t written about Boutiqueoeuff (the name of this blog) for some time so it’s fitting that this first blog entry is about the Oeuffs. Back in February, the Design Exchange (DX) museum in Toronto held an exhbition called “This is Not a Toy”.  The exhibition showcased “contemporary sculptures, figures and artworks freauing works by Takashi Murakami, KAWS, Coarse, Huck Gee, Friends With You…

Boutiqueoeuff

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Original “Oeuff” platform toy and customized samples (2004).  Back in 2004, having been a collector of vinyl toys for some time, I decided to take a shot at creating my own figure.  I designed the “Oeuff” platform figure modeled off the egg or oeuf theme, pulled some money together, found a manufacturer and within six months, I approved the sculpt and we were ready for production!  Could it be that simple?  Unfortunately not.  Between production delays, factory errors, a financial crises and shady middle men, production eventually halted.  Despite these complications, I have no regrets.  I learned a lot, didn’t…

Work in Progress

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I’m working on a new Oeuff figure now.  It’s inspired by a few different things in my life right now but it’s predominately based on the work of an artist I’ve been into lately.  I’ll show more pics as this figure progresses.  Can you guess what it’s based on?  Here’s a clue (it’s not Kaws).

Toy Blogs

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After I finally decided to share my project Boutiqueoeuff, I found that although it can be challenging getting exposure, there’s a very supportive vinyl toy community out there.  Here are some very informative blogs to check out for your daily vinyl toy fix.  These guys were also kind enough to drop a post about Boutiqueoeuff. Spanky Stokes   Toysrevil   Clutter Magazine Plastic and Plush I also found a few artist community sites, linking artists and their work to each other and collectors.  I found Boutiqueoeuff on some of these sites and I also uploaded my portfolio onto a few myself….

The In-Crowd

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For the past year or so, I’ve been trying to track down some of Amos Toys‘ “In-Crowd” series of vinyl figures created by James Jarvis.  The “In-Crowd” was a series of 10 sets of 8-10cm figures.  Each set had 6-7 figures of a common theme such as Zombies, Wrestling, Heavy Metal, etc. With anything I collect, the challenge isn’t simply locating the item,  its finding it at a decent price.  That’s all part of the hunt and where the fun is.  A few weeks ago, I was able to locate the coveted Zombie set and it arrived today! Here’s a shot…

Support the Robots!

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Giant Robot magazine has been a fixture in my bathroom since 2001.  That’s a compliment since only the finest reading material makes it there regularly (its pretty much the only place I read).  Giant Robot is basically a magazine that covers “cool aspects of Asian and Asian-American pop culture”.  I was first introduced to the magazine by my good friend “Perry” in the late 90’s.  What caught my attention wasn’t the magazine itself, but rather a Giant Robot tee he was wearing.  The shirt had an image of a sun-glass laced Bruce Lee, hovering over a Technics 1200.  Being a…

Sneakers & Pigeons

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Since I was in primary school, I always loved sneakers. Back then, all that mattered was what was cool for the playground and basketball court. Although shoes were important, they were strictly for wear & tear. This was until I came across Jeff Staple’s blog “To Darren Hudson”. The blog began as a listing of his sneaker inventory, complete with photos and personal anecdotes. Through his blog, I was introduced to the crazy world of sneaker collecting; stockpiling multiple pairs of the same shoe, taking photos of each pair, spending obscene amounts on “limited editions”, identifying fakes, hunting for rare…