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Established in 1997, led by the Art Director Shinichiro Kitai, DEVILROBOTS are a design team of 5 from Japan that are well known for their whimsical, yet sometimes sinister characters and designs. As the creators of the recognizable TO-FU Oyako!, one of Japan’s most popular contributions to the toy world. With exhibitions held in Japan, New York, and Paris, they are highly recognized worldwide for their works. A little evil and robotic fun is their taste, and the original world of “Cute, but Toxic” is in effect. |
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Influenced by classic animation, graphic design, and daily life, Joe Ledbetter's art is... well... a lot of things. Light-hearted in its approach, he often combines cute and cuddly creatures with unfortunate - albeit humorous - situations.
He had honed his trademark visual style of emblematic line-work, vibrant colors, and endearing characters. His incredible cast of creatures have since been emblazoned on over 100 designer vinyl toys, as well as apparel and lifestyle brands, the world over. |
WWW.KENNYSWORK.COM
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Hailing from Hong Kong, Kenny Wong is the founder of Kennyswork, a Director at Brothersfree, and a member of the Hong Kong Society of Illustrators. Most well known as the creator of Molly, Kenny loves to paint and sculpt. Kenny has successfully collaborated with companies such as Levi’s, Standard Chartered Bank, Watson’s, Nikon, Pringles, Nokia, odm, Coca Cola, Medicom Toy, and Disney. |
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Born in Osaka, Japan on March 23, 1973, Mori Chack began his artistic career as a "street artist" from February 2000 to September 2001.
Chack's trademark is his deceptively "cute" characters that serve to deliver his personal brand of satirical humor and commentary on the world's contradictions and social issues. “GLOOMY-the naughty grizzly”, “Kumakikai-super ecometal garboroid”, “Podolly-the sheep in wolf’s clothing”, “Hang bear” are his globally known characters, just to name a few.
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WWW.TOKIDOKI.IT
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WWW.TOUMA.BIZ
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Italian character designer Simone Legno own lifestyle brand, tokidoki, features a wide range of popular products. The art of tokidoki is also recognized throughout the world from his collaborations with brands such as LeSportsac, Onitsuka Tiger, Hello Kitty and Forinara, just to name a few.
As one of the most popular figures in pop-culture today, Simone was also commissioned to design the creative concept for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in L.A. (2005), as well as the Pool Tradeshow in Las Vegas (2006). |
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TOUMA is a Japanese character designer who is renowned for his designs, including the wildly-popular Knuckle Bear, as well as Skuttle, Talons, Snout, Hell Hounds, BOO and many more.
TOUMA worked for a famous video game company for about 10 years. ;He became a free lance figure artist in 2002 and participated actively in art events to release his works in Japan. A toy maker found TOUMA's work in Design Festa 2002 (Japan) and released his most important work, KNUCKLE BEAR® in 2003.
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WWW.UGLYDOLLS.COM
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Uglydolls are a collection of designer toys created by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. First created in 2002, the cute and ugly characters and toys quickly gained popularity across the globe, and was awarded the Specialty Toy of the Year award by the Toy Industry of America in 2006.
Uglydolls toys can be found in specialty stores across the world, as well as large mainstream stores Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters, as a testament to their popularity. |
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