By: StickyCarpet
Birnkrant, a toy designer and collector, designed with Colorforms throughout the 70s and 80s I designed with Lite Brite during that time, but I went back to pencil and paper because I was becoming...
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Seeing the Dino Riders art fired up long-forgotten memories of the coolest toys ever. Dudes riding dinosaurs. With guns. I haven't thought about those in over 20 years. Thanks.
View ArticleBy: Frank Grimes
I think my elementary school had these "Where the Wild Things Are" dolls in the library. His last toy for Colorforms in 1986 was Miami Vice: The Game.
View ArticleBy: PhoBWanKenobi
The concept videos kill me. I can't believe someone even thought to make a toy cat that kneads on a blanket. And I sort of want the Real Little Nursery toy to be made, now, so I can buy it.
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The guy's amazing. I had a really hard time sticking to just Colorforms stuff in the post I made.
View ArticleBy: Frank Grimes
With hindsight, the Michael Jackson "Rub n' Play" series is unfortunately named.
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Wow, I don't remember The Garbage Bag Gang, but as an idea it's pretty great.
View ArticleIt's art by artists who thought of themselves not as artists . . .
You may not be familiar with the name Mel Birnkrant, but if you've played with toys in the last 45 years, you're probably familiar with his work. Birnkrant, a toy designer and collector, designed with...
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