Another year, another new set of figures to worship the duo known worldwide as Daft Punk. We’ve seen Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter become manifested in plastic form as Giant Bearbrick Figures and as LEGO-like MEDICOM Toys, as well as ridiculously rad and highly detailed Medicom Action Figures. Now Tamashii Nations gets their shot. As […]
26
Mar
De Homem-Christo & Bangalter in plastic form... again
19
Aug
30th anniversary of the Japanese anime's bad ass robots
B. Yoshida and Porter have set out to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Gunpla, the timeless Japanese anime Gundam‘s model kit packages. With their Gundam Special Package, they’ve brought us a specially designed bag via Porter’s ample luggage skills to work on the giant robots with. The quality Japan-made bag features a number of pockets […]
1
Apr
Mike Leavitt brings the action to the world's top artists
Who wouldn’t want a tiny action figure of Damien Hirst or Jeff Koons on their desk, just to mock relentlessly every time your boss gets grossly overpaid for something or hogs unnecessary credit for something he didn’t create? Or you can have some artist you actually respect — really it’s up to you. Visual artist […]
29
Mar
The hilariously horrific world of photographer Mariel Clayton
We’re not gonna lie to you: we love it when people mix children’s toys with evil, lascivious behavior. That Barbie Porn photo project was one of our favorites, and of course we couldn’t turn away when those action figures attacked a very naked Annika Stenvall in Playboy. Artist and photographer Mariel Clayton uses Barbie and […]
26
Oct
Get your Daft Punk MEDICOM toys in 2 different flavors
The long awaited film TRON:Legacy boasts a soundtrack that is equally as anticipated, penned by robotic Parisian super-duo Daft Punk. To promote this buzz-in-an-echo-chamber partnership, the electro maestros have teamed up with MEDICOM TOY to create 2 series of collectible toys. You have a choice between the Kubrick set, if you prefer the ubiquitous Lego-style […]
13
Sep
The action figures sex world of Alex Kliszynski
London-based artist and photographer Alex Kliszynski has made an interesting series of Photoshopped photographs conflating porn with Barbie dolls. As Alex explains: “The main body of my work is a number of human-dolls that aim to raise questions about the numerous images of the objectified and idealised body that we see in the mass media…I […]
