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Marionettes by Scott Radke

Scott Radke was born n Cleveland Ohio, spent his childhood in Strongsville, and has lived in the city of Cleveland for the last 10 years. His work has been shown locally and nationally, and is collected and has been commissioned throughout the US and Canada. His unique marionettes have been featured in films and in local performance art.

By Mia from Popgadget

I know, I know, I’m a virtual pet murderer (that’s a murderer of “virtual pets“, not someone who strangles hamsters or something sick like that) but I kind of want a NowaNowa. Nowa is a very shy little fairy and she only speaks French. She startles easily so she won’t come out unless you speak to her very gently and quietly. If she hears you, she may start moving around in her box but will only dart her head out for a moment and then hide again. Once you’ve earned her trust, she’ll pop out of the box and the lid will stay open. She will speak to you until she senses you’re not paying attention (sound detector) and then she’ll say “bonne nuit” and go inside her box to sleep. So cute, but somewhat high maintenance, I think.

I just watched Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy opening day, and had to find some toys for it. so here they are via WickedCoolStuff

Marvin The Paranoid Android Action Figure $14.95 "Life, don’t talk to me about life." Marvin the Paranoid Android comes to life in the spaced out comedy The Hitchhiker’s Guide To the Galaxy! This 6" action figure of Marvin is a detailed likeness of the character as he appears in The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Marvin 10" RotoCast Figure with Light Up Eyes $21.95 This poseable plastic and vinyl version of everyone’s favorite manic-depressive robot features light-up eyes and a poseable body. The must-have piece for fans of Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.

8″ Plush Figure Set $70.75 These movie replica plush are right out of the movie. Each 8″ knitted plush carefully represents Marvin, Trillian, Arthur, Zaphod, and Ford when they appear in plush form during a moment of Infinite Improbability during The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.

“INFINITE IMPROBABILITY DRIVE” Wall Clock Sent in from a anonymous reader.

$20.99 Decorate any room in your home or office with the 10 inch “INFINITE IMPROBABILITY DRIVE” wall clock. Black plastic case. Requires 1 AA battery (included). Buy here

For more Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy products, visit HITCHHIKERS GUIDE FAN STORE & wickedcoolstuff

China is getting into the humanoid robot game. Baizhixing,
or “smart star”, doesn’t play soccer or have individually moving
fingers, but he can make facial expressions and gesticulate at
preschoolers. Dr Bao Qingshan, in charge of the development of this
shoeless Teddy Ruxpin at the Harbin Institute of Technology, is quoted:

“It
combines animal imitation technology and modern preschool education
theory, integrating control systems, complicated mechanical structures,
speech synthesis and expandable networking technology… All the core
technologies have been developed independently, and are equal to the
advanced techniques utilized abroad. We have complete intellectual
patent rights.”

I can’t tell if the little girl
in the photo is fascinated by Baizhixing or about to start bawling, but
the half-lidded leer the robot’s giving the camera is pretty
unnerving.

[Via Carbongeek]

By Cory Doctorow:

Mindy sez, “Described as ‘Dada Dolls’, the incredible creations offered
for sale on this site are made almost entirely with recycled materials
- like dictionaries, cigar boxes, and antique tobacco tins. Each doll
comes with its own story: (example) ‘After the summer away with her
cousins in Oslo, Anna was hoping her mother would notice how short her
dresses had become, and that her figure was no longer that of a
child… ‘”
Link

(Thanks, Mindy!)

[Via Boing Boing]

by MK Carroll Human anatomy is pretty amazing, but not always pretty. My interest in anatomy coupled with the Blythe dolls phenomenon somehow combined in my imagination to produce a cute, cuddly uterus doll. It’s not completely anatomically accurate. I’ve taken a few liberties with the general shape and scale, as well as leaving out the ligaments connected to the ovaries. And, of course, the human uterus is not normally bubblegum pink.

[Via Knitty]

chika
is a los angeles based artist whose work i found this weekend- she
makes the most adorable felt animals, and while i’m nearing the end of
my obsession with felt (i know, about time), i had to post these. i’m
not quite sure what i’d do with them, but mayve you guys could find a
use for them. maybe for kids? who knows, they’re cute and deserve a
click and check. so please click here and check out the world of chickgraphy.

[Via Designsponge]

Well howdy-do, it looks like I might be the second existing member of this place! Good morning!

Anyway, if you’ve got an obsession with homemade goodies like I do, you’ll love My Paper Crane, Heidi Kenney’s sweet little shop of plush, paintings, and home-spun yarn.

Here’s a fun doll for those of you who might like to decorate your bathroom..

A glimpse of yarn.. every bunch is one of a kind!

Heidi’s paintings are absolutely adorable, and like the yarn, no two are alike. This one is sold, but new paintings are always popping up on the site!

[MyPaperCrane.com]

- Brandy

This may very well be the coolest toysite ever. You know that boy on Toy Story, that played doctor to all his toys? Well theres a group (beinArt Underground Australian Art Collective) in Australian, thats doing the exact same thing.

[beinArt Underground Australian Art Collective]