Puma and Kidrobot have worked together with the Design Association NPO on the “Munny” Charity Project. Working with the Green and Africa theme and having in mind the 2010 soccer worldcup in South Africa, Puma and Kidrobot invited 40 artists and architects to work on their Munny toy. The final toys will be shown at the Tokyo Design Week and there will of course also be a charity auction held. The outcome is very impressive and certainly among the most creative in terms of toy customization we have seen to date.
Take a look at some more toy creations from the Puma x Kidrobot “Munny” Charity Project after the jump.
Kidrobot, the world’s premier creator of limited edition art toys and apparel, is finally venturing across the pond!
This November, they are opening the doors to their London store, and to mark this historic occasion, they are having a Grand Opening celebration with UK artist duo TADO on Thursday, November 19 from 6-8pm.
Kidrobot London
19 Earlham Street
London, UK WC2H 9LL
It’s been quite some time since we’ve posted about a Dunny release, but this latest one by Amanda Visell was too well done to pass on. The Wood Donkey Dunny measures in at 8 inches. Here’s the official story. “Discovered in the woods and raised by lumberjacks, Wood Donkey spends his days chopping down trees. After a lifetime of terrorizing the forest, all the living creatures fear him, forcing him to chop himself up to make new friends. Watch your fingers, because Wood Donkey’s always looking to expand his circle of friends! This 8-inch figure is sold with a bonus stump and axe, and features delicate vinyl leaves as fingers.”
Now available at Kidrobot retailers worldwide including Foosh. Limited to 1500 examples.
The iconic creature used in various DJ A-Trak projects, and designed by artist Dust La Rock, has been crafted into an 8 inch plastic toy. Kid Robot will be releasing a limited run of 500 “Grateful Bear” figures, which come outfitted with a gold-plated A-Trak necklace, leather cuff, cotton sweatband, snowcapped igloo, fitted cap and wayfarers.
The A-Trak x Dust La Rock x Kidrobot “Grateful Bear” will be available July 2nd at Kidrobot and other select retailers for $50USD.
Kidrobot worked with artist Dave White on the Sgt. Robot. The toy comes in two colorways – army green and black. Limited to 600 pieces in each colorway, the toy will be released on June 4th and will go for 50 USD. The artist will also attend the release of the toy on June 4th in New York and on June 5th in Miami.
The Baroness presents a great new charity auction in collaboration with Kidrobot – 30 Customs by 30 Friends. Overall 30 high profile artist customized Kidrobot toys that are now being auctioned off for a good cause.
““30 CUSTOMS BY 30 ARTISTS: An Auction to benefit the Children of Cambodia” is the first step in trying to help the children that have impacted my life. After traveling to Cambodia last year I fell in love with the people of that country. Everyday I think about the amazing children I met and how I could help them. Most of these children lack the necessities of food, clothing, shoes, and transportation. Many can’t even afford the pencils and notebooks they need to attend school. So instead of attending class they sell trinkets at the temples in order to survive.
These one-of-a-kind custom works are available NOW on eBay under the seller name “BaronessLoves”. Seach for “30×30″ to bid on original pieces from: 123KLAN, Alex Pardee, Andrew Bell, Beast Brothers, Brian Morris, DEPH, DEVILROBOTS, FILTH, Gary Baseman, ILoveDust, Jime Litwalk, Joe Capobianco, Joe Ledbetter, Jon Burgerman, MAD, Maze23 Brooklyn, Mori Chack, Nathan Jurevicius, Pon, SEEN, Shawnimals, Sket One, SourBones, TADO, Tara McPherson, TILT, Tim Biskup, Triclops Studios, Urban Medium, and Christian Jacobs of YoGabbaGabba!
I am very excited about this opportunity to help people that have impacted me so much. I hope that you find a custom you love and bid! If you are interested in helping in any way I am not only looking for monetary donations- If you can provide clothing, notebooks, papers, or pens that would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to email me at toybaroness@gmail.com. Also, if you are interested in directly donating to a non-profit for Cambodian Children, please check out The Cambodian Children’s Fund.”
An interesting collaboration will be coming out from Kidrobot this summer and thanks to RadCollector we can already give you a preview. They got together with Havaianas to collaborate on their flip flops. The outcome of the project are three styles, all three featuring glow-in-the-dark robot head graphics and a glow-in-the-dark robot head key chain. If the price is right these should be flying out when entering stores.
More detailed images of the Kidrobot x Havaianas Collection follow after the jump.
Kidrobot will be coming out in March with a nice classic – a DIY station wagon in vinyl. It comes in a white and a more limited orange version and they will go for 60 USD and 75 USD. Kidrobot stores will carry them from March 10th.
Stones Throw records got together with Kidrobot two product two new toys. Rapper/producer Madlib’s 8-inch alter ego, Quasimoto, drops with a brick in hand and smoke in mouth. Available in blue and orange, only 1333 of each colorway will be released.
Quasimoto releases on Thursday, February 19th at 11am EST in the Kidrobot online store.
Kidrobot has produced a nice animation to announce the release of the Kidpunk 16 Special UK Edition. Limited to only 300 pieces worldwide, the Kidpunk 16 UK Edition toy will be released on January 29th.
