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Toys for Big Boys

By David Seliger - July 6, 2011

in Object Culture

J. Yu aka J*RYU of North Carolina builds fantastical, custom "toys" which are much more detailed and delicate sculptures than child-proof playthings. At times creepy, at times heartwarming, but all the time magical, the toys are a mish-mash of various media and techniques. Yu's work makes me wonder what a "toy" really is...

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Dave Seliger

13 years ago

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@Alberto - Industrial design covers a rather broad spectrum of products, including toys. There is a large movement around custom designed toys that gets a lot of press on websites like Core77. Whether J*RYU's work falls into that category, or is so unique that it's more pure art, is up for debate.

We've also been known from time-to-time to post something that doesn't fit nicely into a design category ; )
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Alberto Villarreal

13 years ago

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Why is this on Core77? I don't see the relation with design.
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