Kira Shaimanova‘s art is a unique conflation of sculpture and illustration…or rather, it’s a super stylized sculpture work that when photographed — and thus rendered in 2D — appears as if it were an illustration. The Russian born artist moved to Toronto when she was 5 years old where she currently resides and makes her […]
15
Nov
Art Will Rule the World: Kira Shaimanova
21
Sep
Three new plush dolls from Murakami
Three new plush dolls from Takashi Murakami have hit Colette recently (I included the Rainbow Flower above only because he’s so rad). The Frazzled collection of stuffed plush toys include “Kaikai”, “Kiki” and “Mr Dob” from Murakami’s iconic superflat series, and have to be just about the perfect gift for any baby shower (check out […]
16
Jul
Where all you pervs' Real Dolls were born
Now I’m not one to judge — seriously, my life’s messed up in ways that would make some people seek solace in the warm confines of prescription meds and a vacation at Arkham Asylum. And usually people that feel the greatest need to tsk tsk tsk others are the most twisted of all — like […]
12
Jul
The filmmaker gets his drink on...and makes a crappy ad
UPDATE: We posted this a couple weeks back but are putting it back on top due to the just released Spike Jones-directed video below. I gotta say I’m not at all impressed with the video —neither lyrically nor visually. It looks like something Spike spit out between stabbing sessions of his Lebron James voodoo doll. […]
8
Feb
A solid excuse for men to play with dolls
No man need feel inadequate cuddling up with one of these tough guys. Brian “Candykiller” Taylor teamed up with Bigshot Toyworks to create these limited edition Coney Plush figures. The 14″ dolls are screen printed on canvas and without a doubt the most badass stuffed toys to have ever been dreamed up. The Coney Cloud […]
