I AM PLASTIC: THE DESIGNER TOY EXPLOSION (HARDCOVER) by Paul Budnitz 368 pages ISBN-10: 0810958465 ISBN-13: 9780810958463 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams In barely a decade, the designer toy craze, which originated in Hong Kong, has taken the world by storm. Children and adults, celebrities and design aficionados now line up to pay anywhere from five dollars to thousands for these highly inventive designer creations. I Am Plastic provides a colorful visual history of the phenomenon, which has energized not only the toy world but the global art community as well. Fashion designers, comic book artists, underground illustrators, graffiti and fine artists now lend their creativity to the task of coming up with innovative and striking new toy designs. Artists and toys featured in this stunning overview include Frank Kozik, Dalek, Gary Baseman, Bounty Hunter, Junko Mizuno, Jason Siu, Devilrobots, and Pete Fowler. Very big, hardcover, color color color. <p><span class="caps">I AM PLASTIC</span>: THE <span class="caps">DESIGNER TOY EXPLOSION </span>(HARDCOVER)</p> <p>by Paul Budnitz</p> <p>368 pages</p> <p><span class="caps">ISBN</span>-10: 0810958465</p> <p><span class="caps">ISBN</span>-13: 9780810958463</p> <p>Publisher: Harry N. Abrams</p> <p>In barely a decade, the designer toy craze, which originated in Hong Kong, has taken the world by storm. Children and adults, celebrities and design aficionados now line up to pay anywhere from five dollars to thousands for these highly inventive designer creations. I Am Plastic provides a colorful visual history of the phenomenon, which has energized not only the toy world but the global art community as well. Fashion designers, comic book artists, underground illustrators, graffiti and fine artists now lend their creativity to the task of coming up with innovative and striking new toy designs. Artists and toys featured in this stunning overview include Frank Kozik, Dalek, Gary Baseman, Bounty Hunter, Junko Mizuno, Jason Siu, Devilrobots, and Pete Fowler. Very big, hardcover, color color color.</p> 2009-03-19T14:27:07-07:00 i-am-plastic-the-designer-toy-explosion-hardcover 5800592 art books 2009-03-19T14:27:07-07:00 2009-03-19T14:27:07-07:00 last gasp dunny, jeremyville, joeledbetter, juliewest strangeco urbantoys, kathieolivas urbantoys scavengers mindstyle, kidrobot, kidrobot urbantoys, kozik, kubrick, kubrick kaws, labbit, mad, markryden, urbanvinyl 2009-03-19T14:27:07-07:00 manual 4536 17041272 shopify deny 0 Default 1 39.99 5800592 2009-08-07T14:09:28-07:00 2009-03-19T14:27:07-07:00 11056222 1 5800592 2009-03-19T14:27:07-07:00 http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/1115/products/iamplasticbook.jpg?1257461948 Title