Cookies N Cream x Argonaut Resins Argo Dunks figures

In a collaboration with Argonaut Resins based their Sneakerhead art toy, Cookies N Cream presents "The Argo Dunks". The Argo Dunks are a set of handmade resin Sneakerhead pieces crafted by our good friend and frequent collaborator - master sculptor Eric "Nocella" Diaz (END) of Argonaut Resins. The first set of 5 Argo Dunks are: The Strawberry Dunks, The Grape Dunks, The Green Apple Dunks, The Icy Mint dunks and a very special one - The Afghan Gold Dunks. These are all exclusive pieces and each come with the regular head of the figure as well as the DIY head. The Sneakerhead figure itself has not been released to the public at large so these Argo Dunks are some of the first pieces of the figure ever to be sold. 

Each piece is $120 and also comes with a limited handmade custom Sneakerhead box. 

The set will be available for sale via the CNC online shop this Friday - August 26th 2011.

TENACIOUS EXCLUSIVE: Pearl White Skekiltor by Halfbad Toyz

A Tenacious Toys TOYSTREET Exclusive!!!

We are super excited to be working with Halfbad Toyz on an exclusive colorway of their recently released Skekiltor figure. This 4.5-inch tall, highly detailed resin figure was poured in a special pearl white colorway exclusively for us to sell at our Toystreet table on April 22 in NYC. With a limited run of 20 pieces and a price of just $18, you better make sure you get to our table early to snap one up. 

Toy Street opens at noon on April 22 and admission is free. 268 Mulberry Street in NYC.

Sneakerhead Prototypes Revealed by Cookies N Cream

Cookies N Cream has just released images of the prototypes of their resin Sneakerhead figures! Mekazoo helped refine the concept and our friend END of Argonaut Resins did the prototyping for what might prove to be the ultimate sneakerhead fanboy collectible figure! Read more here.

NEMO's Super Phat Dunny Kid custom for Almighty Dunny

I think this is an appropriate post-blizzard post: 

My friend Mike "NEMO" Mendez sent over images of the scratchbuilt 5-inch custom he made for The Almighty Dunny Show, curated by Zam and Ian of Genuine Artikle.

Really the only thing he used from the Dunny was the ears! He made a special point of telling us that.

The detail on this piece is incredible- the NYC-style light post next to the figure sports miniature versions of the Tenacious Dog sticker, NEMO's sticker, Genuine Artikle's Kreeper sticker, a Spanky Stokes sticker, a Wizard Sleeve sticker, a Sketchbot sticker, a Cookies N Cream sticker and many more! I don't know how he did it, but this piece is a wonderful homage to the little gang of shops, artists and blogs that we run in.

 This is truly how NYC looks right now, right down to the yellow snow!

You can follow NEMO on his blog or on Facebook, and you can peruse the many NEMO customs we've sold on our website in NEMO's own section here. You can see the rest of the customs from The Almighty Dunny Show on Genuine Artikle's website.

Kings of Atlantis: Wealth King resin by END of Argonaut Resins

If you've bought a resin sculpt in the past decade, chances are you own a resin piece by Eric Nocella Diaz (END) of Argonaut Resins. END's been pouring resin for himself and for companies large and small for longer than I've been in the toy business. His latest collaboration with style-mongers Cookies-N-Cream is this skull sculpt for a project they're calling the Kings of Atlantis. There will be 5 different versions: Wealth, War, Peace, Wisdom & Sky Kings. Above pictured is the first piece: the Wealth King. Each resin sculpt comes with a matching talisman magnet, a certificate of authenticity and handmade custom packaging which END makes himself. 

To follow this project, and to see images of the upcoming 4 other Kings, go to Cookies-N-Cream's blog. To purchase, go directly to their web store.

Cookies N Cream Gold Tuttz Wave 2 nearing release

Wave 2 of the the Cookies-N-Cream Exclusive Gold Tuttz edition is nearing a release date! In the mean time here's a teaser of what to expect from the latest collaboration between Argonaut and Cookies N Cream. In case you haven't seen the sold out wave 1 Gold Tuttz - check it!

 ...and while that is excellent news for Cookies N Cream, I must say that I am even more excited for our own Tenacious Toys Exclusive Silver Tuttz Wave 2 which is not far behind! Go END go!

ToyStreet: the first annual ToyStreet Designer Toy event in NYC

We both had a great time at Cookies N Cream's ToyStreet this past weekend! There were bands playing, lots of shops and manufacturers had set up booths and we got to hang out with a buncha toy peoples! Good times!

If you missed out on ToyStreet, here are a few notable sneak peeks that we saw there:

Argonaut Resins showed for the first time their beautiful resin Tuttz sculpt (below) which they will be casting in a variety of colors. I think Tenacious Toys will be able to get a colorway all to ourselves. Sweet!

Below, Frankie Velez shows off Miguel Paredes' awesome PULGHA sculpt.

Look for this toy coming soon.

We got a sneak preview of the upcoming artist card series called The Art Hustle, which features art cards by and about some of the hottest names in underground art! Check their website for more info.

There are lots more pictures from ToyStreet on my Flickr page, so click thru to check them all out!

ToyStreet: A full street of designer toys in NYC April 2nd, 4-9pm

Cookies -n- Cream presents ToyStreet. ToyStreet is a grassroots event that aims to connect toy collectors, artists, vendors and people who share the same interests, in a unique experience where they can buy/sell/trade designer toys and other related merchandise such as art, clothing, handcrafted goods, sneakers etc. The goal is to foster more of a personal interaction between artists/brands/collectors/customers in a fun setting, and build a community of people who all appreciate creativity and the arts.

ToyStreet will take place in New York City on April 2nd, 2010 from 4pm - 9pm. The location of the event is 268 Mulberry Street (Between Prince St & Houston St) and is easily accessible by a number of different subway stations. We're also happy to have some of the most prominent designer toy blogs as sponsors for ToyStreet. - SpankyStokes, Vinyl Pulse, Toys R Evil, Plastic and Plush.

Here's just a teaser of what to expect:

• Booths with exclusive items by respected artists/toy designers such as TooFly, Sucklord, Dave Cortes (Inu Art/Pugzee) just to name a few. Brands like GoodWood offering one time exclusive items that will only be available at ToyStreet....and many more artists/brands/toy collectors!

• Live music performances by the hard rocking Brooklyn band Shinobi Ninja and a special guest. Also, live painting by NYC street art collective URNewYork and Lee Iturbe.

• Room full of toy collectors/designers/artists/fans/vendors and people who appreciate the arts!

ToyStreet will be a wonderful experience!

Toystreet: Designer toy street fair in NYC April 2nd!

ToyStreet is a new event by Cookies -n- Cream that will provide opportunities for toy collectors, artists and vendors alike to unite in a unique experience where they can buy, sell and trade designer toys and other related merchandise such as art, clothing, handcrafted goods, sneakers etc. ToyStreet will also include live painting and music performances by different artists. The launch event will take place here in New York City on April 2nd, 2010 (Good Friday) and will run from 4pm - 9pm. The location for the event is 268 Mulberry Street between Prince St & Houston St.