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Q & A with Toy Designer One-Eyed Girl AKA Kasey Tararuj on release of The Rejects - Dark Chocolate Edition on Kidrobot.com. "I’ve been paralyzed and in a wheelchair for almost 20 years and I spent so much of that time creating all this weird, emotional art to help deal with it. I got to a point where that got old and making these silly characters was way more therapeutic than trying to put my feelings into a painting. So now I make my little guys to make myself laugh or smile and hope that it does the same for others." -One-Eyed Girl AKA Kasey Tararuj

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A few years ago, a member of the Kidrobot team met architect and Locknesters founder Fleet Hower at a trade show. At this show, Locknesters was introducing BEAR, their first three-dimensional puzzle bear figure...

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Fleet Hower of LOCKNESTERS has temporarily converted their New York-based studio from the production of art decor items like the Puzzle Dunny to the production of face shield visors for health care workers due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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If you aren't familiar with artist Daniel Isles aka DirtyRobot's illustrations, you need to be. With the release of the new Kidrobot VOID 5" Mecha Half-Ray Android Dunny's, we got together with the artist behind the designs for a Q&A interview with Daniel Isles. Are you ready to get down and dirty with DirtyRobot?

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It’s a Kidrobot Christmas holiday tradition to release special 3-inch Holiday Dunnys by artists that we love and adore. And this year, we’re releasing two holiday Dunnys by the prolific Alex Solis. Before they drop tomorrow (November 15th), we had … Continued

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If you’ve been hanging around the Kidrobot website lately, you’ve definitely seen the name Candie Bolton. Having recently designed a 3″ Bastet Dunny for our Spiritus Dea goddess series, and most recently a collection of Hello Kitty art toy designs … Continued

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kidrobot announces the 3rd annual Munny custom toy exhibition event, entitled A VERY MUNNY CHRISTMAS and hosted by Monkey Fist Tattoo in Denver. Kidrobot has curated a list of both established and up-and-coming artists – to customize … Continued

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Ever seen a one-armed Dunny that’s on fire? Well now you have. For years, Junko Mizuno has been establishing herself as a force to be reckoned with in the art world. Her work has taken numerous forms – paintings, comics, … Continued

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Probably the most debated-over Halloween treat – candy corn is one of America’s oldest candies that is still being produced, having been invented by George Renninger of the Wunderland Candy Company in 1880’s Philadelphia. Yes. In the same decade that … Continued

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Tristan Eaton is ridiculously, unfairly talented. An artist’s artist who’s so good at what he does that other artists might want to burn all their works and move to a cave in the Himalayas to die alone. Except he’s evolved … Continued

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MrMiSocki (Mr-Mi-Socki) was created for people who wanted to show off their creative side.  Based on a comic we created about a sock who wakes up in the dryer only to realize that he’s lost his other half. MrMiSocki is … Continued

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On September 27, Kidrobot dives helmet-first into the deep waters of world mythology with the Spiritus Dea 3-inch Dunny Mini Series. Spiritus Dea – “spirit of the goddess” in Latin – unites 12 different female artists and goddesses under one … Continued

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On September 27, Kidrobot dives helmet-first into the deep waters of world mythology with the Spiritus Dea 3-inch Dunny Mini Series. Spiritus Dea – “spirit of the goddess” in Latin – unites 12 different female artists and goddesses under one … Continued

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In American television, there’s a long-standing tradition of airing holiday-themed episodes of popular shows not only to boost viewership and ratings but also in attempt to humanize characters and underscore the idea that these characters are just like you and … Continued

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On September 27, Kidrobot dives helmet-first into the deep waters of world mythology with the Spiritus Dea 3-inch Dunny Mini Series. Spiritus Dea – “spirit of the goddess” in Latin – unites 12 different female artists and goddesses under one … Continued

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On September 27, Kidrobot dives helmet-first into the deep waters of world mythology with the Spiritus Dea 3-inch Dunny Mini Series. Spiritus Dea – “spirit of the goddess” in Latin – unites 12 different female artists and goddesses under one … Continued

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Few artists have been involved with Kidrobot since the beginning but New York-based artist Andrew Bell is one that can make that claim. Collaboration after collaboration, his work has remained fresh, interesting, and at times, infused with deliciously dark humor. … Continued

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You’re not likely to catch New York based illustrator, painter, and textile maker Stephanie Buscema relaxing on her day off, because WHAT DAY OFF? She’s working that small business life, baby! But if you really press her for an answer, … Continued

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With clients as diverse as shoe companies, computer manufacturers, and sushi restaurants, it’s impossible to guess what French artist Fakir is going to do next. Enter “Tako’s Revenge,” the new 5” Dunny Art Figure – a creation that was inspired … Continued

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He’s back! Everyone’s favorite dragon swoops in with all his friends (and enemies) from the Spyro the Dragon videogame in collectible vinyl form and packed with 90s nostalgia. Filled with excitement for their all-new videogame release, these mini figures stand … Continued

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“The young artist uses color well… but more remarkable is the educated quality of his line and the stateliness of his compositions, both of which bespeak a formal training that, in fact, he never had.” – Vivien Raynor, in a … Continued

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