with the release of the 2nd artist series of mini nookanookas right around the corner, veggiesomething will be signing his custom piece on saturday june 5th from 12pm- 2pm. if you’re in chicago, be sure to stop by rotofugi located on 1953 w chicago ave!
after the success of the original mini nookanookas, nooka has decided to create a 2nd artist series. nooka has joined forces with legendary artists/toy designers and a retail boutique to commemorate the release. veggiesomething (creator of the fizziefuzzie, house of liu, united by destruction!, sugar bandits, and debonair rascal), mad barbarians (illustration and design unit with ‘mad, pop, rock, cute and stupid’ as their main concept), room322 (winner of the 2009 nookanooka competition where retailers across the us and canada submitted their nookanooka design for a public vote) and Matthew Waldman custom designed their own mini nookanooka. each of you will be able to own these custom designs, so pre-order yours here!
mini nookanooka dimensions dimensions: 5.3″(height) x 3.9″(width) x 1.96″ (135 x 100 x 50mm )
srp: $25
learn more about the nookanooka at their new interactive site with videos, pics and more here!
in honor of the release of nooka’s very own mini nookanookas, nooka hosted a celebration to kick off their one-day gallery show. the nookanooka is an urban vinyl collector’s toy, but more importantly acts as a representative for the nooka brand. 16 nookanooka’s were given to various world-renowned artists to apply their own ingenious creativity.
over 400 people graced the red bull space with their presence, sipping on red bull and vodka as they chatted and took an exclusive peek at the art. In attendance was Chad from KidRobot, Dustin Canalin from Undrcrwn, Carmindy from “What Not to Wear”, Mark Graham from ilovedust, and DDCLab to name a few.
special thank you to all of the artists who graciously participated in the event, as well as mark graham and the whole ilovedust team and “release the hounds” for providing nooka with two amazing animated videos that were shown during the event! also, special thanks to Adrian Michna from Ghostly for dj-ing!
to learn more about the artists who participated, click here!
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text by michael traverzo in celebration of the artist designed mini nookanooka toys, nooka will be hosting a one-day gallery showing of 16 nookanookas that have been designed by renowned toy artists and designers from around the world. the gallery will be open to the public only on november 11th at the redbull space in new york city from 12pm to 7pm.
the 16 artist will include: Matthew Waldman, Mad Toy Design, iLoveDust, “Plus” Design Studio, Michael Vadino of Bureau, Dustin Canalin, Blank, Eding: Post, Mikiko Minewaki, Ogawa Atsuo, Takahashi Hiroco, James Liu of Veggiesomething, Taku Anekawa, T9G, Shin Tanaka, and Zarigani Works.
in addition to the customized nookanookas, original artwork will be featured by Shin Tanaka. zub zot inspired art, entitled “Night and Light”, as well as the popular paper vinyl, T-Boy, re-designed with custom nooka artwork will be displayed in commemoration of the mini nookanooka release.
also, don’t forget to vote for nooka at pulchra. the voting process may seem a bit tedious, but it is actually really simple. simply drag nooka to the number 1 spot, if that’s your choice of course and choose the other 9 objects until you have completed your list. In order for your vote to be valid, you will need to complete the details form. remember you can only vote ONCE PER DAY, so make sure to log on the next day and do it all over again. link is here!
nooka has joined forces with legendary artists/toy designers to commemorate the release of the new mini nooka. that’s right, jeremy madl (mastermind behind the cult following mad toy design inc), ilovedust (renowned design boutique), shin tanaka (creator of paper figures inspired by the popular urban vinyl phenomenon) and Matthew Waldman custom designed their own mini nookanooka. each of you will be able to own these custom designs by mid october, so pre-order yours here!
mini nookanooka dimensions dimensions: 5.3″(height) x 3.9″(width) x 1.96″ (135 x 100 x 50mm )
srp: $25
learn more about the nookanooka at their new interactive site with videos, pics and more here!
nooka is available at fine shops all over the world and online here.
also, don’t forget to vote for nooka at pulchra. the voting process may seem a bit tedious, but it is actually really simple. simply drag nooka to the number 1 spot, if that’s your choice of course and choose the other 9 objects until you have completed your list. In order for your vote to be valid, you will need to complete the details form. remember you can only vote ONCE PER DAY, so make sure to log on the next day and do it all over again. link is here!
as my apartment and office in nyc is full of stuff, every trip to tokyo i make an internal promise not to buy anymore toys. well…i bought just a few last week and i have a justification for each of them. here is a short summary:
1. rilakkuma hang toy: rilakkuma [a contraction of relax+kuma (kuma=bear)] is the latest hit character from san-x, the studio that brought the world my all-time fave, afro-ken. justification: design reference for the nookanooka™ project AND too cute not to spend ¥300 on it.
2. genevieve gauckler bearbrick 400% + 100% set: i love genevieve’s work and medicom toy products. justification: found it on-sale for ¥1000 per set, so i bought 2!
3. anna sui bearbrick with mini strap: another in the series of fashion label bearbricks. justification: found it on sale for ¥315! so i bought 4 sets – makes good souvenirs.
4. CP coupling figure vol2: have no idea where this is from, but the box was so small and only ¥200. justification: curiosity. amazing detail in this tiny tiny figure.
5. tsuburaya soko gacha-box toy: original ultraman based toy. these are made by bandai so i knew the quality would be superb. i was lucky to get the totasu-go car. justification: affordable quality. great small display piece for my office desk.
6. ishimori pro X pansonworks collab figures: the cuteness of panson’s robin meets the serious crime fighting world of kanmen rider. justification: an excellent example of how interesting a collaboration can go. very cute.
7. petite “minna de gohan” [let's eat together] series: the detail in these doll-house food/meal miniatures is amazing. justification: to study what can be done in terms of detail with a mold and deco for plastic goods.
8. 220 works chara-keshi [character eraser]: these are pencil eraser versions of a famous japanese comic series. justification: materials research.
9. ultraman X touma figure: friend and urban vinyl giant touma re-works classic ultraman characters – the result is amazing for a ¥500 figure. justification: it’s good to support the work of your friends AND also an interesting study in collaborative process.
overall…a lot of fun and great design inspiration for me and the whole nooka studio.
nooka including noo spring colors are now available at fine stores and here. join “nooka” and “love nooka” on facebook. nooka_ on twitter.
just a little visual reminder that a nooka nooka character is not only sooper dooper cute, it’s a great way to keep your nooka watch collection from cluttering your desk and getting lost under dirty undies.
nooka nookas are limited edition, 500 of each color available here.
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