Visit to MyPlasticHeart

just some pics of my visit to MyPlasticHeart, an amazing NY designer toy store with incredible energy • here with owners Vincent & Bikkei

bikkei * vincent * blattke

they now offer exclusive mimushi figurines at their store and online at www.myplasticheart.com • here’s me by the exhibited mimushi

Help mimushi achieve great things for those in need in this terrible crisis in Japan

Help mimushi achieve great things for those in need in this terrible crisis in Japan! Visit www.mimushi.com, browse and find your favorite mimushi, when prompted punch in code HELPJAPAN and 25% of your purchase will go to the Red Cross relief initiative for those in Japan.

"It wasn't me", so says, Tsunamushi

(if  you are not in the U.S., please contact us through our webpage contact form if you wish to purchase a mimushi, and we will manually help you out)

Translation into Japanese offered by Google Translate:

mimushi日本では、この恐ろしい危機で困っている人々のためにすばらしいことを達成するためのヘルプ！ 、www.mimushi.com閲覧およびコードHELPJAPANのパンチをプロンプトが表示されたら、購入の25％が日本では人のための赤十字救援イニシアチブに行くお好みのmimushiを見つけるご覧ください。

（あなたはアメリカでされていない場合は、mimushiを購入する場合はウェブページ問い合わせフォームからお問い合わせください、私たちは手動を助けてくれるだろう

mimushi rendering in 3D

a very generous 3D artist -not affiliated to me or mimushi in any way- did a 3D rendering of mimushi, which came out spectacular • it was a real surprise to me, since she wasn’t commisioned by me; she just did it out of inspiration i guess, and i can only say i feel flattered • please check some of her other renderings at her blog

dancing mimushis by 3D artist TrangSanu

mimushi silent match

ficticious samurai swords on mimushi

Claudia Calle Gallery Opening: A Success!

Claudia Calle‘s gallery opened on what was a successful evening! her pieces were amazing; a real photographical tribute to beauty & human nature • we’re very proud & excited to be a part of this, and hope our exhibit brings yet another aesthetic element to the mix • remember, tomorrow, Friday, December 4, 2009 in the Wynwood Art District @ 2722 NW 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33127 from 7 pm – 12 am •  see you there!

Claudia & the Quimera Creative duo

one of the best DJs out there Fabrika’s own Mr. DJ Pauer

Corner of 24 & N Miami Ave

Beautiful & gloomy mural at NW 24 & N Miami Av

also make sure to check out the entire Art Basel scene the rest of the week, not only at Wynwood but at the Design District and South Beach • here’s a sample of a captivating mural on the corner of NW 24 st. & N. Miami Av. • our very own Mr. Johnny Robles will be doing a mural on that same corner • can’t wait to see the result •

Beautiful & gloomy mural at NW 24 & N Miami Av

Illustrator Pac23 & concept artist blattke finding inspiration for a new mimushi series!

all-time collaborator and illustrator, Pac23, and concept artist blattke finding inspiration for the new mimushi series • there’s talks of mixing wood, vinyl, accesories and kaiju! we’ll see • visit the site for updates •

mimushi now at YoyaMart in NY

spent the weekend in NY, checking out the most fascinating vinyl art toy shop i’ve ever been to (no offense to Kidrobot of course). spent some time with owner Stephane Gerbier, whose encouragement and passion for this urban art industry is simply inspiring. came out of there with a renewed perspective and very excited about how things are going. for those of you traveling to NY, you can check the mimushis and other vinyl toy figurines at the store on 15 Gansevoort St., New York, NY 10014. i even left a 13.5″ high special edition mimushi! enjoy!

concept artist blattke & yoyamart store owner Stephane Gerbier celebrating mimushi @ yoya

VinylAbuse gives mimushi a great review!

Read up on what VinylAbuse has to say about mimushi’s wooden figurines!

http://www.vinylabuse.com/

VinylAbuse likes the way we think!

painted matte vinyl

for all of you out there, expectant observers, we now have the final matte copy… unfortunately, due to concepting and a new creative output, we have decided that this is not what we want, namely a toy that looks like something else, so we decided to start all over, with a new sculptor, new manufacturer, and the whole nine yards · check with us soon to see the new design and advancements, and wish us luck! (i suggest you subscribe to the blog, as the next post might take a little while…)

sorry dudes, i won't be hitting the shelves, but i have an evil semi-twin brother who will

painted vinyl toy

we liked the colors but the result came out shiny for some lacquer our artist used, and we are remaking them for a better matted finish · for now, here are the pics of this week’s update ·

a bit shiny, ain't i?

arrrgh!

the master mold process

in order to go from wax to vinyl we need to create a master mold · The principal chemical process involved in this is Au+CuSo4==electric==Cu+AuSo4 · about a week after implementing this process, the wax surface will enclose the Cu ion, and the master mold will be created · you’ll have to wait until next week to see how the vinyl came out · you can also get more information on the process, industry, etc. on an article titled “vinyl fantastical” published by computer arts from the UK ·  i do recommend anyone who likes vinyl designer toys to read the article · here’s an excerpt on how time-consuming this process can be ·

“Once the sculpts have been made and approved, the figures are painted and another round of approvals and corrections is conducted. Once the paint has been agreed, the paint masks and moulds are produced and the vinyl toys can start rolling off the production line. The process is rather slow, often quoted at six months from conception to the figures appearing in stores. This includes a month on a boat from China, which is where most of the figures are made…” (Computer Arts)