Kidrobot's Blog, The KRonikle

Nutter 5-Inch

Nut up with the shell-shocked squirrel from South African illustrator Kronk. Armed with an acorn grenade complete with removable pin, this super limited 5-inch figure—only 500 made worldwide—retails for $39.95 and bombs his way into Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and select retailers today!

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All of MUNNY’s new MUNNYWORLD friends are available now. You can start making your own new world of toys!

Graffiti artist, Tony Quan lives with a degenerative condition called Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease, but with the help of a few clever friends and about 50 bucks of electronic equipment, he’s painting again using only the movements of his eyes.

Worth1000.com is putting your Photoshop skills to the test. Composite graffiti into the scene of a Renaissance painting from your armchair to earn the respect of your peers. Some of the entries so far are pretty incredible.

You don’t need expensive software to enter. The web-based “Aviary” app is free on the site.

Enter now and drop a link to your entry in the comments for KRonikle viewers to check out!

Luke and Rob of London-based graphic design and toy shop, Triclops Studios gives Kidrobot a tour of one of their toy-packed workspaces!

Photographer and graphic designer, CJ Dunn captures the idle days of mid-summer in New York City in Summer Sessions, a 20 page photo book featuring skaters in the city available at copterdesign.com.

Kidrobot and Society 6 are teaming up to put one creative genius on the official roster of Kidrobot artists.

Visit Society 6 to explore the ranks of amazing talents and join up to put your own portfolio online and drop your name in the hat to become the next artist we feature on kidrobot.com!

Switched crashed the Kidrobot headquarters to interview the KR president, Paul Budnitz about making toys that are art and the phenomenon on which he’s built his plastic empire.

p.s. watch the video closely for unannounced toy sneak peaks!

Thanks to everyone who stood in the very long queue last night at the Grand Opening of Kidrobot London with special guest, TADO!

It was nice to meet you, hope to see you again soon!

Anna of Nottingham held the #1 spot in the queue for the Grand Opening of Kidrobot London. The longtime fan met TADO before packing it up and catching a train back home!