Mark Nagata of Max Toy Co has just revealed details of brand new sister company, Monster Boogie. Working alongside Yo Miyamoto (concepts) and Yoshihiko Makino (designer & sculptor) in Japan, Mark has created Monster Boogie to explore new toys and collaborations that wouldn’t necessarily fit into the Max Toy brand- the first coming in the formContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Monster Boogie from Max Toy Company…”
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MAN-E-NEWS// Día Del Helado Muerto: Ice Scream Man Custom Show at the Clutter Gallery Space…
As if winning the “Best Self Produced Toy” award at the recent DTAs wasn’t enough, Ryan Rutherford of Brutherford Industries has teamed up with Clutter to present the very first Ice Scream Man custom show, Día Del Helado Muerto! To be held at the new Beacon, NY Clutter Gallery Space, the exhibition is set to feature customsContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Día Del Helado Muerto: Ice Scream Man Custom Show at the Clutter Gallery Space…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The painted Kaiju Zanga pre-order from Max Toy Co…
Apologies for the lateness on this one guys, but here goes… As of Friday (August, 24th), Mark Nagata of Max Toy Co has been offering up his latest monstrous creation, Kaiju Zanga, for pre-order in fully painted form! Standing at an impressive 9″ tall, the fully articulated, armour plated beast has been hand sprayed inContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The painted Kaiju Zanga pre-order from Max Toy Co…”
MAN-E-NEWS// The BLOBPUS x TAG Alien Argus Blind Bag Edition …
Joining last month’s Gori Gori sofubi (find out more here), Toy Art Gallery have once again teamed up with BLObPUS for another blind-bag custom series, this time around with Mark Nagata’s awesome Alien Argus! Due to come in over 8 different Monster Kolor sprayed varieties, including a few one-offs and editions of 2, the mightyContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The BLOBPUS x TAG Alien Argus Blind Bag Edition …”
MAN-E-NEWS// The Kaiju King Negora auction from Max Toy Co x OneUp store…
Created in conjunction with the OneUp Store and Japanese festival Akiba Daisuki, Mark Nagata of Max Toy Co is proud to reveal the very first custom painted Kaiju King Negora! Standing at a massive 10″ tall, the impressive beast has been sprayed a classic vintage-kaiju mix of red, yellow, blue and green Monster Kolor sprays… Currently up forContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// The Kaiju King Negora auction from Max Toy Co x OneUp store…”
MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Cosmic Squadron from Max Toy’s Mark Nagata…
Swiftly following last month’s awesome Todd Robertson collaboration, the Cosmic Squadron are back… this time at the hands of Max Toy‘s Mark Nagata! Revealed on his Twitter feed yesterday, the set of four vinyl figures have been painted in Nagata’s unmistakable “galaxy” style, featuring other-worldly airbrushing, meticulously brushed facial detailing and subtle additions including cigarettesContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// Custom Cosmic Squadron from Max Toy’s Mark Nagata…”
MAN-E-NEWS// New Captain Maxx and Mecha Nekoron protos from Max Toy Company…
It’s been a busy week already for Max Toy collectors with the re-opening of the exclusive membership club on Monday, so it came with great surprise today to find that Mark Nagata has revealed not one but two new protos that should be heading to the Max Toy shop soon! First up comes the muchContinue reading “MAN-E-NEWS// New Captain Maxx and Mecha Nekoron protos from Max Toy Company…”
A week in toys…
Welcome to our second weekly round-up of the art toy scene! In our endeavour to search for exclusive content for the site, we regrettably miss a lot of the art toy industry’s biggest stories throughout the week. To combat this, we’ve decided to create a new weekly feature that helps sum up some of the mostContinue reading “A week in toys…”
UPDATE// The Rising Tide 2 @ Rotofugi artwork reveal
Covered here on TTF a couple of weeks back, the artwork for Rotofugi’s latest group show, The Rising Tide 2, has finally been made available to purchase through their online store. Curated by LiLJapan, the show features the work of several Japanese and Japanese/American artists including Max Toys’ Max Nagata, Skulltoys, Shun Nakatsura, Uamou, and Kenta Shimbo.Continue reading “UPDATE// The Rising Tide 2 @ Rotofugi artwork reveal”
The Rising Tide 2: New Works by Japanese & Japanese-American Artists @ Rotofugi
Opening this Friday (December 9th), Rotofugi is proud to present it’s second installment of “The Rising Tide”. Exhibiting new works from 10 leading Japanese and Japanese-American artists including LiLJAPAN, Skulltoys, Mark Nagata and Uamou, the show is set to play host a wide selection of eastern inspired art; paintings, kaiju toys, art customs and papercraftContinue reading “The Rising Tide 2: New Works by Japanese & Japanese-American Artists @ Rotofugi”
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