Artist Amanda Visell got her big break as a stop motion picture animator and sculptor for The Simpsons and the feature film Elf. When she’s not giving life to characters for television and film, Amanda uses her unique knack for animation to create a thriving world of designer toy characters — demonstrated by these one-of-a-kind hand painted […]


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 […]


13 Aug
Joshua Ben Longo finally collects some coin from making stuffed animals

One of the artists we’ve loved for awhile (and did an awesome featured interview with), Joshua Ben Longo has gotten a big break with German ad agency VCCP. Working for their client Euro Telecommunications company, Longo was hired to design and create monsters that represent the tariffs phone companies impose on customers. A fair use […]