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Halfway between urban vinyl and plush toy, Brobee stands seven inches in height and features a fuzzy exterior. He also seems to be overwhelmed, but that's essentially the look I have at work all day, so it sort of makes sense.

Updated Mar 27, 2008

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Everything by Scott Rench

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Designed by Chicago-based ceramic artist and illustrator Scott Rench (aka Yosoh), as part of Unkl Brand's UniPo Fan Series, this "Everything" figure says something about hyperactive marketing consumption. I'd describe it further, but I can't concentrate long enough to get my head around it.

Updated Mar 21, 2008

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Cardboy Cartridges

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Following on from the unique Cardboy and Cardboy Sneakers, Mark James has put his passion for character and product design into this third installment of characters from CardBoard City. This time they're all based around those old skool bubble jet printer ink cartridges.

CardBoy Cartridges come together as a set of four essential colours, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black, better known in the design world as CMYK. All at different levels of ink, the black being the lowest, as it always is!

Updated Sep 28, 2007

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Wood Bath Duck

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This hand-carved wooden duck floats in the bath like a plastic duck. It just looks a lot cooler and is safer for your kid (if not thrown).

Updated Mar 18, 2008

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Claude & Jeanette Fafinettes by Fafi

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Turning street art into vinyl collectibles is not always the easiest trick, but Fafi has had some good luck with the project. Her evolving collection of figurines perfectly captures the mix of sex and sass that has brought her provocative, feminine graffiti much attention in a male-dominated space. Kind of sad that it will mostly be creepy collectors buying this stuff, but these pieces are probably also inspiring some grad student's dissertation on this artist's work.

Updated Mar 12, 2008

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Mongers Breakfast 5-Pack

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If waking up with a hangover puts you in a bad mood, this vinyl 5-piece can commiserate. In addition to bad-attitude coffee and donut, the set also includes equally surly bacon, egg, and toast.

Updated Feb 29, 2008

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Mighty Muggs Boba Fett

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On the one hand, it's kind of annoying that the curatorial nature of urban vinyl, driven by collectors and exclusive content, is here co-opted and its significant design sense completely disregarded. On the other hand, Boba Fett has never really looked cuter. You might want to refer to this guy as baby Boba Fett. For what it's worth. (via Uncrate)

Updated Feb 25, 2008