LA designer Dr. Romanelli has cooked up a sweet collaboration – four Hello Kitty VCD (vinyl collectible doll) figures done with Sanrio and Medicom.  Each of the figures has a medical theme including a nurse, two  featuring stomach cut-aways (all smiles of course) and another one with “medical stripes”. Due in January 2010!

Japanese online bear store Danke Schoen have invited 15 Japanese artists to create original one-off work for the 100% Free Exhibition which will open on April 4th and run through the 19th @ Stitch in Tokyo. Each artist will base their creations on the Danke Schoen mascot bears and the ‘100% Free’ theme. Participating artists include such familiar names as  Touma, Shin Tanaka and many more.  All the artwork will be available for sale during the show.

New from Gargamel, this is the Mini Tetran & Beralgon set.  It’s clear vinyl with papercraft inserted inside. Produced using the highest quality Japanese vinyl! There are actually two figures but I don’t know where’s the other one hiding.

Brace yourselves!

Here’s what the Philippines has to offer for the STITCH EXPERIMENT 626 PROJECT Custom Art Tour!

Christian Tamondong

Egg Fiasco

Weewilldoodle

Stitch, from the popular Disney animation Lilo and Stitch will soon be customized! See how today’s great artists, designers and customizers work their magic on a blank Stitch vinyl provided by MINDstyle.

The participating artists include: Buff Monster, Secret Base, Tenga, Suiko, Cameron Tiede, Triclops, Reactor 88, Motorbot, Brent Nolasco, Chris Ryniak, DEVILROBOTS, Mad Barbarians, Touma, Colorblok, Matias Vigliano of Doma, Peek-A-Boo Monster, Hans Bacher, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Mori Chack, CJ Metzger, Ron English, Miss Mindy and Mizna Wada.

Joining this really eye-popping artist list are Philippines’ very own: Egg Fiasco, Weewilldoodle and Christian Tamondong!

The tour kicks off on November 28, 2008 at the MINDstyle LIFEstyle creative space, 2nd Floor, Delay No Mall in Hong Kong. The tour will then travel throughout 2009 and the final stop is Hawaii. Yup! The setting of Lilo and Stitch.

From sculptor Mike "Nemo" Mendez comes this warrior rabbit, the Haremungous! Wearing a battle ready helmet and an armored arm brace, he is ready to take on any threat that approaches. The Haremungous has a black skull tattoo on its chest ready to warn any attackers of their impending doom. Limited to 300 pieces. Approx 8 inches tall.

Straight from the Gama-Go character lineup, comes the mighty Big Yeti!  The Gama-Go Yeti is now idolized in plastic form and stands at a whopping 10 inches tall.  Equipped with his massive flame club that actually lights up!

This bucky bunny has giant teeth, little feet and loves carrot shakes!

Designed by Gary Ham, Jake is sure to please with his unique design and detachable ears.

Standing 6" tall, he comes with a bonus set of detachable ears, and is limited to only 500 pieces.

This October, the world’s greatest do-it-yourself toy blows up to 18-inches of glow in the dark vinyl! You can paint, draw, or scribble; pierce, pose or clothe, MEGA MUNNY is open to pretty much anything you want. Available in GID pink, GID blue and white! Each MEGA MUNNY comes with 2 MEGA posters, one of MUNNY, the other by UK design team ilovedust.

Creatures in My Head creator, Andrew Bell, kills it with his sinister aesthetic on the 15th edition of our iconic Kidrobot figure, KidReaper. Printed with a GID skeleton, this 7-incher delivers death swathed in a fabric cloak with flexi wire trim and a swift swipe of his bloodstained scythe. Stay alive long enough to find the chase.