I Am Plastic: The Designer Toy Explosion
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (671 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810958465 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He lives in New York City. . Paul Budnitz is the founder and creative director of Kidrobot and kidrobot, the United States’ premier designer-toy creator and retailer, with boutiques in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Budnitz, who has himself created several popular toy series, has a fine arts degree from Yale University and is an award-winning filmmaker
In barely a decade, the designer toy craze, which originated in Hong Kong, has taken the world by storm. Fashion designers, comic book artists, underground illustrators, graffiti and fine artists now lend their creativity to the task of coming up with innovative and striking new toy designs. Artists and toys featured in this stunning overview include Frank Kozik, Dalek, Gary Baseman, Bounty Hunter, Junko Mizuno, Jason Siu, Devilrobots, and Pete Fowler.. I Am Plastic provides a colorful visual history of the phenomen
Budnitz, who has himself created several popular toy series, has a fine arts degree from Yale University and is an award-winning filmmaker. About the Author Paul Budnitz is the founder and creative director of Kidrobot and kidrobot, the United States’ premier designer-toy creator and retailer, with boutiques in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. He lives in New York City.
which I don't like as much J. P. I see a few others complaining about the lack of information in the book, but this is exactly what I wanted. I'm not sure what the definition of coffee table book is, but that's what I imagine this to be. I plan on leaving it in my living space where my dunnys are displayed, and will hopefully just be able to point to this book when people ask me about them.I also have the second installment, which I don't like as much. There are interviews in between which breaks up the art. This one doesn't have that.Minus one star because a few artists got more pages than I'd have perso. I am plastic and spare M. T. Montelibano I was hoping this book would give me a little insight into the world of the designer toy. Instead, I got a pictorial, not a booknot a word of explanation, just pictures of the various toys. Too bad - it would have been more enlightening if the author included even bullet descriptions of the provenance of such toys: why are they called designer toys, when did this phenomenon start, where is it a craze, will it continue to be a craze and what makes one toy a hit and one not. This short review has more words than you'll ever read in the book.. Great one for any collector This is a very very good book for any vinyl lover or collector, It's got so many examples shown. Only thing I would have liked better is more detail on many of the vinyls listed. This book is mostly pictures with only just a lil info on each. It would have been nice to have more info on many of them but still overall a wonderful book.