tokidoki uchiwa sette!!

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I finally got my hands on a tokidoki uchiwa!! Ahhhhh!! After soooo long!! It’s the latest design (sette or 7 in italian) available, featuring vinyls, psychedelic colours in a funky, punk rock style. The handle and frame is made of plastic but the printing is on paper (I think) so you gotta becareful not to get any water on the fan itself. I’m actually stopping short of wrapping the fan up in transparent plastic…

The designs for the front and the back are different as you can see from the images below:

Yummy… I’m totally loving it and it’s currently on display at my desk… =D If you’re looking to get this for your tokidoki collection, you don’t have to look very far because Queen’s Couture here in Singapore actually has them for sale!!

Purring into tokidoki… Miao

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More reasons to save for a (tokidoki) rainy day… Zakkamono’s newest creation combined with the visual goodies of Simone Legno is now up for pre-orders. Only 500 pieces of the tokidoki Miao and his companion Mousabi (such a cute onigiri!!) are available worldwide and you can also pre-order from earthx’s site. No prices available as yet on earthx but according to Plastic and Plush, tokidoki Miao is priced at USD$80 + shipping.

I haven’t made up my mind yet whether I would want to get this particular toy, it does look yummy and I have a soft spot for lucky cats. I just thought the design would be more more exciting or oriental to suit the toy… hrmmm but it is only limited to 500 IN THE WORLD… decisions decisions…

(In other news, I have placed an order for the tokidoki + devilrobots Plus Robots that we blogged about previously… very excited waiting for the toys to arrive!)

(image via vinylpulse)

tokidoki: Creative Inspiration videos

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This is probably a gem of a link that i gotta share with you. It’s actually an online special featuring Simone Legno in a series of videos talking about tokidoki, his inspiration as well as a short demo of how he draws his characters! There are actually more videos but they can only be accessed if you are a paying member of the site. I’m actually tempted to sign up with lynda.com just to be able to watch the other videos…

In any case, the free videos are very inspirational indeed (check out the stickers on his Macbook!!) and is a good reference not only for fans of tokidoki but for designers/illustrators as well – Tokidoki: Creative Inspiration

(via hellokittyjunkie)

tokidoki + mimobot USB drives

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We’re still on the lookout as to where these super adorable USB drives will land on our shores (SG) and if you’re still thinking whether it is worth the money to buy one, do note that they do come preloaded with loads of goodies from Simone Legno like desktop wallpapers, icons, avatars, soundbytes as well as the latest mimobot newsletter! For that alone, I think it IS worth the price (plus how can you resist not getting one of these cuties?) just to get the whole collection… hrmmm…

From the mimobot website, here are some delicious details about each of the characters:

Pastaio: You know, there’s an old saying – ‘never trust a skinny chef.’ We’d like to add to that ‘or a chef who’s not bright red and as evil as he is cute!’ Pastaio… makes sure you get your yummy Italian food with a side of ultra-cute and a sauce of heartwarming devilishness!

Pirate Nero: With an abundance of cuteness barely masking the rapscallion within, Pirate Nero sails the stormy seas of your data while at the same time giving a hollowpoint homage to Legno’s adopted hometown of Los Angeles.

Meletta: A word of warning – do NOT ask Meletta how she got that monkey on her head, or where the monkey got that banana, because she doesn’t know and, quite frankly, it’s ticking her off right now. Meletta is a constant reminder to eat your fruits before they eat you – or before that monkey on your back gets hold of them.

In the meantime we’ll just have to be content with shopping from these Asia-Pacific places!

tokidoki in Singapore!

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Everyone please mark your calendars for 28 and 29 June as Tokidoki will be in Singapore as one of the key exhibitors for the inaugural ‘Singapore Toy and Comic Convention‘! The event will be held at the Suntec Convention Centre Hall 603 and admission is free for both days.

According to the press release, Tokidoki will be displaying his latest range of apparel, accessories, designer toys, skate decks and more. I wonder if they will be releasing any special editions during the event (like the San Diego Comic Con) but it’s definitely an opportunity not to be missed! The last time Tokidoki graced our shores was a few years back so it’s great to have this opportunity to see him again (and get a few autographs of course…).

Of course besides Tokidoki, there will be other exhibitors from around the world like Devilrobots, TOUMA, Danny Chan so it looks set to be an exciting event not to be missed by lovers of comics, toys (and of course Tokidoki!) We’ll keep you updated as the dates draw closer, do remember to check back here for more news!