Cloned Punk | INS x Jagnus Design Studio | STGCC 2014

Here is a peek of the new colorway study by Jagnus Design Studio for Imagine Nation Studios'  Mini Trooper Boy.

See the Cloned Punk colorway at the Hidden Fortress Booth, unit AA17, STGCC 2014

September 6-7 2014
Marina Bay Sands
Singapore

9" BOTOTOY | Jagnus Design Studio | STGCC 2014

Jagnus Design Studio's 9 inch Wooden BOTOTOY at the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC) 2014.

The figure is made entirely of wood and has seven points of articulation. Head, arms, legs and feet are all detachable and interchangeable.

Price: S$70

Available at the Hidden Fortress Booth, unit AA17

September 6-7 2014

Marina Bay Sands

Singapore

THE NAME: Bototoy – The name is a mash up of the words: Toy Robot. The word play made it sound playful, street and Pinoy due to its closeness to the sound of the word “putotoy” (a common Tagalog/Filipino endearing term for penis). Since it’s only one of the few toys made and conceptualized in the Philippines, rooting the name locally was intentional since most toys from other countries gives one an idea about its origins.


DESIGNER: Arnold Austria - “Creativity knows no boundary” is a statement that holds true to Arnold Austria. Born to a family of artisan goldsmiths in Bulacan, He took up Architecture in University of Santo Tomas and has worked on several building projects in different scales most recently the Ronac Art Center. As Creative Director of Jagnus Design Studio, an architectural firm he co-founded with Sonny Sunga, he recognized the limiting side of his profession typically constrained by requirements imposed by clients, building laws and other factors in order to realize the final outcome.


ORIGIN: This unwillingness to be boxed in by rationalism prompted him to conceive objects such as toys, chairs, sculptures that serve purely his own personal pleasure. His designs characterize the modernist leanings of his firm’s architecture with clean lines, purity of form and exceptional craftsmanship as its hallmarks. His influences come from various unexpected places that left an impression on him be it an odd bottle design, comic books or just daily bits and pieces that others may even consider junk. With no one to answer to for his works, the architect says, “Their only function is to make one smile”.


INCEPTION: “Bototoy is a product of the architect’s childhood memories”. He never outgrew his penchant for Japanese robot cartoons and extensive collection of various imported toys. ”I used to draw robot characters when I was a kid and BOTOTOY is one of them, I even constructed one out of cardboard toothpaste boxes”, says the architect. His fondness for wooden toys and building blocks further incited this idea to produce BOTOTOY using real wood. The decision to finally make his own toy materialized when he collaborated with Detalle Furniture’s Mady Beldia, Architect and designer/producer of fine local furniture. Detalle chose the material and oversaw the production employing their craftsmanship in accordance with the architect’s specifications.


MATERIAL / SPECIFICATION: Bototoy is made of Gmelina Wood (Scientific name: Gmelina Arborea), also called “White Teak” or “Beechwood”. In the Philippines, Gmelina is commonly used for furniture, cabinetry, mouldings and wood sculptures, particularly for religious statues because it is fairly easy to carve. It’s the perfect material for custom wooden toys because it is lightweight, can be easily sanded and receives paint or varnish very well. This makes it an ideal canvas for artists who wish to personalize their toys. Gmelina’s beautiful grain and natural cream/yellowish brown color gives BOTOTOY its characteristic 100% wood look that is different from imported wood toys available in the market today.


VIBE: BOTOTOY’s local take of an imported concept made this genre of art more democratic since vinyl , with all its good qualities is more expensive to produce. The toy is easier to produce in wood here in the Philippines since Gmelina is a fast growing tree and is native to tropical countries.


BOTOTOY comes in 3 sizes, Small (9"), Medium (14") and Large (18"). With seven articulations and detachable/interchangeable parts, turning BOTOTOY into a custom art piece is an absolute joy for any artist or toy aficionado. The figure is fully customizable. Carve, paint, draw or stick anything to it and make it uniquely your own. "Do whatever you want with your BOTOTOY!";)

Imagibation Skull | Jagnus Design Studio | STGCC 2014

A peek at the small Imagibation Skull resin figure by Jagnus Design Studio. 

Available soon at the Hidden Fortress Booth, unit AA17 STGCC 2014.

September 6-7 2014

Marina Bay Sands

Singapore

Death Vader | Jagnus Design Studio x INS | STGCC 2014

Jagnus Design Studio in collaboration with Imagine Nation Studios will be releasing a limited run of the customized Vader Boy Head called 'Death Vader' at The Hidden Fortress Booth STGCC 2014, unit AA17.

Bulletpunk: Storm King Machine Mini | Quiccs

Another awesome figure by Quiccs!

Bulletpunk: Storm King Machine [Mini Edition]

Kicking off the Hidden Fortress' STGCC 2014 Releases is the 1/144 STORM KING MACHINE (Mini Edition)! The figure stands at 6" Inches (the original being 20")
​and is set at a limited edition of 100. ​The figures will be sold at 50 USD at the STGCC and via www.hiddenfortressmanila.com for a September-October worldwide shipping release. The diorama components seen on the preview ARE NOT INCLUDED with the purchase but is available by commission-basis, and interested parties can contact the artist via quikijiki@gmail.com.

Titan "Premytheus" Collectible Figure [Red Variant]

Thanks Titan for the dope limited edition "Premytheus" figure you sent!

Inspired by the mythological Titan who stole fire from the gods, Premytheus comes to life in a 12” tall figure, cast in solid resin and individually hand-painted. The lighting god is ready for action in a basketball inspired toga and an iconic pair of kicks.  Titan’s signature lightning bolt sits on his right hand while he carries the game of basketball on his left.

Inspired by the mythological Titan who stole fire from the gods, Premytheus comes to life in a 12” tall figure, cast in solid resin and individually hand-painted. The lighting god is ready for action in a basketball inspired toga and an iconic pair of kicks.  Titan’s signature lightning bolt sits on his right hand while he carries the game of basketball on his left. - See more at: http://statusmagonline.com/titan-premytheus-collectible-figure-official-launch/#sthash.u0shrsT1.dpuf

Titan "Premytheus" figure is available in two colorways - Monochromatic limited to 200 pcs. and Red variant limited to 50 pcs.

I got the red variant!

Inspired by the mythological Titan who stole fire from the gods, Premytheus comes to life in a 12” tall figure, cast in solid resin and individually hand-painted. The lighting god is ready for action in a basketball inspired toga and an iconic pair of kicks.  Titan’s signature lightning bolt sits on his right hand while he carries the game of basketball on his left. - See more at: http://statusmagonline.com/titan-premytheus-collectible-figure-official-launch/#sthash.u0shrsT1.dpuf

Inspired by the mythological Titan who stole fire from the gods, Premytheus comes to life in a 12” tall figure, cast in solid resin and individually hand-painted. The lighting god is ready for action in a basketball inspired toga and an iconic pair of kicks.  Titan’s signature lightning bolt sits on his right hand while he carries the game of basketball on his left. - See more at: http://statusmagonline.com/titan-premytheus-collectible-figure-official-launch/#sthash.u0shrsT1.dpuf

Chaos Minis | Joe Ledbetter x The Loyal Subjects

After a week long of fun tease.. Joe Ledbetter and The Loyal Subjects finally revealed the full series of Chaos Minis.

“What an enormous project – I have been waiting almost 10 years to finally release this mini-figure series. It’s been tremendously complicated undertaking from start to finish. From the initial sketching and planning, to the turnarounds, paint samples, vector artwork, factory corrections, packaging design, photography, promotion, and everything else in between. I’m super proud of the results, and hope collectors enjoy these new mini-figures as much as I love making them.” -Jled

Blind boxed, each mini figure stands about 4-inches tall.

Featuring all new figures such as Cactus Bunny, Fire-Cat Bunny, Snail Bunny, Fairy Bunny, Jackalope, and all-time favorites like Mr. Bunny, Snow Bunny and Lava Bunny.

12 figures to collect  (8 Regular Characters plus 4 Chase figures)

About The Chaos Bunnies

The Chaos Bunnies are a collection of characters and vinyl figures created and designed by Joe Ledbetter (aka J.Led). Under many iterations and names over the years, the Chaos Bunnies have been prevalent characters in J.Led’s paintings, prints, and toy designs since 2004. With as many variations of his signature bunny character as can be imagined, the possibilities are truly endless. The Chaos Bunnies play with ideas of over-population, individuality, alienation, enlightenment, and unadulterated joy. Not only is this project a labor of love, but a carefully designed art piece, a celebration of collectables, and a love letter to favorite childhood action figures. These bunnies might be super cute, but don’t forget they’re still wild animals from a distant planet.

Available now for Pre-Order at theloyalsubjects.com

Eraserheads Limited Edition Vinyl Toy | Secret Fresh

Secret Fresh's sleekly refurbished gallery greatly signified exciting and brighter things to come more than cementing its reputation in spearheading the market and audience of designer toy collectibles in the country and for which it has gained recognition internationally. It has had notable collaborations with Kidrobot artists such as Frank Kozik, Huck Gee, Okedoki, Joe Ledbetter, as well as with local esteemed multi-awarded visual artists such as Elmer Borlongan, Mark Justiniani, and Charlie Co. It has also teamed up with premier lifestyle brands Bench and Magis Dimensione.

This september marks it's biggest and most anticipated designer toy/vinyl collectible, a collaboration between Secret Fresh, Korean designer toy artist Coolrain, and one of the most successful, most influential, critically acclaimed, and significant bands in the history of Original Pilipino Music - Eraserheads

ERASERHEADS TOY LAUNCH

SEPTEMBER 14 SATURDAY 2PM ONWARDS

SECRET FRESH

RONAC ART CENTER, ORTIGAS AVENUE, SAN JUAN, MM

Eraserheads was formed by Ely Buendia, Raymund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro when they were still students at UP Diliman.  From their first independently released album Ultraelectromagneticpop!, came a string of number one singles and top selling albums from Circus whose album cover was designed by visual artist Mark Justiniani, to Cutterpillow which achieved platinum status several times. The Eraserheads received the Viewer's Choice Award for Asia from the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards for their music video Ang Huling El Bimbo directed by award-winning director Aureus Solito.  They were the first and only Filipino band to have bagged the highly coveted Moon Man trophy from MTV. 

The band recently had a reunion concert in 2008 after their break-up in 2002 and sorely missed absence from then.

 

A dream project long concocted by Secret Fresh owner and toy collector Big Boy Cheng who, is also a fan of the band.  This will be a manifest memento of the band's achievement and its huge influence on the bands who followed after them. Reminiscent of the Kidrobot released vinyl toy for the concept band Gorillaz, the Eraserheads toy features all 4 members holding their respective instruments, and packaged as a set in editions of 500. Each figure stands at 21cm.

Coolrain is specially chosen to design the Eraserheads toy as he's distinctively known for creating toy figures with such character and identity such as the Mindstyle NBA ATC series which was a popular blindbox vinyl collectible at Secret Fresh.  This approach has led him to  collaborations with NIKE, CINELLI, CONVERSE, LG, Motorola, etc.

The launch on September 14 Saturday at 2pm onwards will be complemented by performances from bands PEDICAB, DOND ABAY AND THE TANODS and THIS WAY TO THE.

Signing for the toys and orders will be done on a first-come-first-served basis.

For further inquiries about the toy launch, please contact secretfresh.info@gmail.com or +63(2) 570 9815 local 7. 

Secret Fresh is at RONAC Art Center, Ortigas Ave., Greenhills, 1502 Manila, Philippines. Open from Tuesdays to Saturdays from 2-10 PM and Sundays at 1-6 PM.  

For updates you may click on to -
http://www.freshmanila.blogspot.com/
http://www.twitter.com/freshmanila
https://www.facebook.com/secretfresh
http://secretfresh.net/

Kidrobot x Marvel Labbit Mini Toy Series

A follow up on the 7-Inch Wolverine and Venom Labbit figures, Kidrobot and Marvel will soon be releasing these 2.5-Inch Labbit series.

Kidrobot x Marvel 2.5-Inch Labbit Mini Toy Series

Characters to collect: 

Doc Ock, Wolverine, Red Skull, Ghost Rider, Punisher, Dr. Doom, 

Loki, Deadpool, Galactus & Venom 

 Kidrobot x Marvel Labbit Venom Toy 7-Inch

Kidrobot x Marvel Labbit Wolverine Toy 7-Inch

Labbit is a smoking, unshaven rabbit character created by pop artist Frank Kozik. Originally featured in Kozik's nineties rock poster art, Labbit and his signature butthole were adopted by Kidrobot in 2003. This beloved chain smoker is a born classic. But who cares. Labbit doesn't. Labbit is an exclusive Kidrobot brand.

Andy Warhol VCD | Medicom Toy

Andy Warhol Vinyl Collectible Dolls by Medicom Toy.

The 9 inch tall vinyl figure comes in 4 different versions, Normal, Silkscreen, Variant and the Silver Factory Edition. 

Both the Normal and Variant versions have an extra head [more like a mask] and a banana for accessories. 

The Factory edition has a camera and no accessory for the Silkscreen version.

Retails at around $98 USD each.

 I got the Variant version

Andy sporting a black & white striped shirt with white jacket and pants.

 Andy with the accessories on

 Close up

 Accessories

 Packaging

 Normal, Silkscreen & the Factory Edition

“Pierced: Shades of Grey” Vinyl Sculpture | Parra x Kidrobot

A monochromatic version of the "Pierced" vinyl sculpture by Parra and Kidrobot. 

The contrasting matte and high gloss 10-inch tall vinyl sculpture has no front or back, telling its story in the round, depicting two figures entwined and suspended in a dramatic dance of passion and pain. A fiery embrace between two lovers, one clothed and one nude, changes from an ecstatic and intimate moment to an impaling brutal display of empowerment.

Limited to 750 pcs and will be available on January 31st at Kidrobot Stores and select retailers worldwide.

Price: $150

got the 1st edition of "Pierced" [Birthday gift from Bigboy of Secret Fresh]