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Urban vinyl is a type of designer toy, featuring action figures in particular which are usually made of vinyl.Although the term is sometimes used interchangeably with the term designer toy, [6] it is more accurately used as a modifier: not all designer toys can be considered urban vinyl, while urban vinyl figures are necessarily designer toys, by virtue of how they are produced.
Choy opened a toy store in 1995. Four years later, Choy observed a recent trend in collectible toys, now known as designer toys, specifically the urban vinyl movement of toy design. He decided to put all his funds into the development of a vinyl figure, intended more as art than as a toy. He called this figure the Toyer. Toy2R is amongst the ...
Kidrobot, Inc. is a producer and retailer of designer toys, vinyl art toys, and collectibles founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Paul Budnitz. The company was one of the earliest creators of designer art toys in America. [1] The company was acquired in November 2014 by National Entertainment Collectibles Association Inc. after almost going bankrupt ...
Not long after the first wave of toys hit shelves in the late '90s, the National Security Agency decided that Hasbro's pint-sized robot toys might be spies in disguise.
Funko headquarters in Everett, Washington. Funko was founded in 1998 by toy collector Mike Becker at his home in Snohomish, Washington. [5] He started the business after failing to find an affordable coin bank of the Big Boy Restaurants mascot, instead licensing the rights to make his own coin banks from a Big Boy franchise in Michigan.
Lau is widely credited as the founder of the urban vinyl style within the designer toy movement. His work has had a significant effect on toy manufacturers, as well as street culture, including artists and musicians, throughout the world. His style is particularly influential to Asian and American hip-hop and skateboarding culture. Lau has won ...
This retro metal design — the original Slinky — was inducted into the National Toy Hall Of Fame in 2000, so you know it’s a gift that has staying power. $4 at Amazon Explore More Buying Options
Rogers is also recognized in the 'designer vinyl' or 'urban vinyl' scene. This involves the creation of limited edition 'art toys': vinyl figures that are marketed to contemporary art collectors and have risen tremendously in value. In 2004, Rogers released his first figure on the vinyl market, 'Dero'. [10]