This is the new JAG35CAGE that is super compact. The cage will allow you to mount all of your DSLR accessories including audio, external screens, and a follow focus system all in one go.

Upcoming Munko Toy from David Choe

New York artist Kaws is releasing his new Accomplice bunny keyholders. Really cool!

Toys for the Soul consists of a yoyo, spinner, and hole-stick-toys from Singgih Kartono's childhood which he has redesigned by simplifying their form and enhancing them with the use of fine wood.

Italian artist Andrea Petrachi aka Mimatic, creates wonderful robotic sculptures from old electronics, recycled parts and discarded toys.

Addictive game for Continental Tyres, with R8 track day as the ultimate prize. Sick 3D and animation.

Kidrobot continues to impress with the high profile and quality of their Black vinyl toy collection. Releasing today is a black skull by New York based artist SSUR. SSUReal From the Cradle to the Grave.

We Heart Wood opens its doors at Munky King Melrose. Over 50 amazing customs, all based on Noferin's wooden Jibibuts.

Mini Thundermutts designed by Mike Burnett and produced by Thunderdog Studios are ready to launch with new packaging. Only 300 are being made of each character.

FEATUREDGerman Kreisel ~ Spinning Tops! You've seen my beautiful japanese wooden ones ~ but this assortment is even more fascinating in HOW they work! Particularly the metal ones... see the video!

Really striking animals made out of LEGO to raise awareness about endangered Species.

Kalon Studios is releasing a new product called the Hut-Hut (Giddy-up for Camels) which is a playful reinterpretation of the rocking horse. It will debut in Milan during the Salone del Mobile at the Posti di Vista 'green block' exhibition.

Remember ‘The Art of Chess’ exhibition from 2005? It’s back and heading to Milan, chocked full of ten outstanding contemporary artists and their re-imagined chess sets. Field trip, perhaps?

A comprehensive infographic showing "100 Pixar Characters" with their estimated sizes by designer Juan Pablo Bravo.

Capt'n Sharky Bike Horn ~ may be for kids, but it'd be pretty adorable on any bike. And nice and black and white and squeezable!

Jellycat's Truffle Series Wooly Mammoth is the most adorable thing ever. AND it doubles as both stuffed animal and unfolds to lays flat, making a comfortable pony rug.

FEATUREDSandy Vohr's makes the awesomest leather animals! In the form of bookends (which every kid's room needs!) as well as paperweights and more!

Aqua Antics' Water Bomb Factory ~ Filling and tying water balloons has never been easier or faster! Kids can fill and tie up to 100 water balloons in just 10 minutes.

As any seasoned aqua-combatant will already know, there's absolutely nothing wrong with taking it seriously - it's all in the name of fun. With that in mind, here's the latest in rapid-fire water pistol technology, the AK-47 Aqua Fire.

'Ba-M-Tza' Exhibition showcasing about 300 works of young designers from the industrial design department at H.I.T. (Holon Institute of Technology)

The story of Kurt Manchild- deep sleep brainstorm sessions, REM constables, and NES games played with a pillow.

Wow - Panda King drops Monday, the first Angry Woebots figure!

Enzo Mari: Fable Game ~ stories you can literally build and invent as you go along!

StudioKahn designs and manufactures Metamorphoses, a series of three shape changing dolls that illustrate "Little Red Riding Hood." ~ most fascinating is the making of these porcelain and silicone toys!

Per Brolund's "Joyride" is a great car. The set consists of 10 pieces of plywood, 3 aluminum tubes, nylon rope that serves as a "wheel" a few pins to hold the ring and keep everything in place and 4 wheels with rubber tires.

FEATUREDANDROIDS! Here's a close up look at the first series of Android Blind Box toys that Andrew Bell recently released... they are impressively detailed, and there's even a glow in the dark one! (Check out the two secret figures too!)

OMG, Lego has a vault of (almost) all the Lego sets ever made! Lego's Memory Lane!

Début Art's Jon Burgerman created a mural for AOL at their NYC headquarters. This is the time-lapse of the staff coloring it in.

GREENAID: A seedbomb vending machine program taking off in LA and soon to come to a city near you! Brought to you by Daniel Phillips and Kim Karlsrud via Commonstudio.

The French artistic duo known as Zim & Zou have created this whimsical version of Nintendo's iconic system Gameboy entirely out of paper!

The Ghetto Reaper ~ from Very Bravo

The Type-Cube made of vat paper consists of eight movable cubes, which are connected together. A fragment of a letter is engraved on each side of the cubes. Turning the cubes in different directions several combinations are offered.

Elephant Puzzle...made by joel...

Uamou is moving studios! To celebrate, she's put on an event with Mori (RxH) and released 4 new fortune cat babies on black sparkle vinyl, tons of Uamous, 4 new heads, Large fortune cats, and a Vinyl Boo.

Here is again something for all Lego fans. Dee & Rickey teamed up with M&M to create a series of interchangeable Lego jewelry. Really cute and now available exclusively from Barneys New York.

FEATUREDPlaymobil Safe Crackers ~ you can even set the combination on the safe lock! And there is something very Hipster Hobo about the look of these two with their stubble, striped shirts + jackets, and irremovable sunglasses...

Fun idea ~ those old school geometric polygon building kits as a lampshade... or at least the base structure for one...

FEATUREDThese Japanese wooden spinning tops are all unique ~ and some even have floating rings carved out of them... See the videos of them in action!!!

Koomarty is a small paper bear by Kamimodel.

China makes 70% of the world’s toys. These photos are an interesting look at a Chinese toy factory

Andrew Bell's O-No Sushi makes a return...from the dead!

Designer Neil Chow's 'Villain' skateboard designs are graphically stimulating while maintaining a wonderfully stark minimalism.

Artistic collective The Pick of the Crab has created an amazing Tetris-esque paper toy series dubbed the 'Ensemble Project'

Take a look at this Birdhouse!!
Manufactured via a traditional aluminium compression process and with a circle of larch wood as the little house facade, its materials are as simple and honest as the design.

Automobile Driving simulator by Honda especially designed to spread the driving awareness.

Norio Fujikawa has created a whimsical companion to his 'Rocket Girl' concept toy, utilizing the same playful complexity while maintaining a clean design.

This spring Zona Tortona will literally be the playground of the guys from La Bolleur since they decided to bring their Mini Golf Club abroad! During the Milan Design Week you'll them at Via Vogehra 11.

Upper Playground has produced in collaboration with artist Sam Flores a new figure. The outcome is fantastic.

Bnko's latest art piece is a rusted little guy called fire Munn, , entirely assembled through friction fit and screws, no glue involved.

Norio Fujikawa's whimsical 'Rocket Girl' concept represents a beautiful combination of minimalist cue's combining to generate intricate design.

Kidrobot Munnys customized by Marcus Tremonto. Cool light display available at Kidrobot NY on Friday.

VIDEOSerial Stylist — Quarters. A short by Mark Jardine of Elder Jerez Jr's work space.

Barbie... now with a camera in her chest, controls and screen in her back... usb connection in the back... and comes with video editing software

At this year's Stockhom Furniture Fair, Chen Karlsson showed their 'Favourite Things' - a lamp and mini-gallery they've developed to let you exhibit the tales and things you like at home.

Cute little handmade Wooden Robots with movable parts from Egg + Yolk, made from Cyprus pine off cuts and leftovers.

Shag - Shriner initial “Gallery Prototype Edition” (ltd ed of 100 pcs) available at the opening of Shag’s Red Star, Black Eye exhibition at the Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago.

PGID Rose Vampire, by Josh Herbolshimer’s ~ pink by day, glows green at night!

NICE Custom Urban Vinyl Toys - Teddy Trooper Platform by Markie Darkie

Apparently the 126th career for Barbie is ~ Computer Engineer! "a career chosen by half a million Barbie fans." Bluetooth headset, pink laptop, binary graphic tee and more. Wow.

Well known for his 60's retro style, Mark Weaver has published some of his work as wallpapers for the iPhone.

Nissan's increasingly iconic (and just launched in the UK) Cube is bound to attract a number of cool collaborations... here's one from trendy French freeski brand, Black Crows.....

Solidboy is a result of an experiement to fuse designer toy with traditional approach. The design was originally a paper toy called Fatboy. As for this wood version, it is limited to only 5 pieces.

Consisting of two different decks, one based on mathematical functions, the other on geometric shapes, these beautiful playing cards designed by US artist, Tauba Auerbach, are set to be a serious collectors item.....

The cute and sad Salty from Knorr is back and this time he tries to disguise himself. Really nice and fun!

In love with the new fishing collection by Daiwa and A Bathing Ape. Fishing has never been this stylish before.

The Wide World of ATARI 2600 game manuals covers - the NICELY DESIGNED ones, that is, as presented gallery style by World Famous Design Junkies.

Coarse false friends loser signature edition. The young noop and paw! duo now come in a thriving yellow sunrise version.

FEATUREDGoogle Android mascot BLIND BOX TOYS! Finally here from Andrew Bell ~ of Creatures In My Head and O-No Sushi! 12 in total, see more pics!

Mr Irony resin figure from French artist Remed, Limited to 9.

Jellio ~ Hot Wheels Custom! for a client to be a Christmas gift for her car enthusiast husband, this wall display is 9 ft by 4 ft, weighs about 400 pounds, and is made up of 4,400 actual Hot Wheels.

N. Hoolywood releases a new alloy keyholder. Two vehicles which could easily appear in the Hot Wheels junkyard with a couple of keyrings. Sounds and looks like a great DIY project.

The Zen Wagon, a beautiful all-natural kids hauler purpose built for 2! Designed and engineered by Scot Herbst of KAIKU, Northern California.

Photographed by Todd Selby, the rooms you’re about to explore belong to Tatsuhiko Akashi, founder and head of MediCom Toy. Get ready for an onslaught of toys, toys, and more toys!

Lego introduces blind boxed collectible mini figures later this year - sooo cool!

West Paw Design makes these recycled dog toys. Awesome colors and shapes. They guarantee that if it breaks, you get a free replacement and the old broken one is re-made into a new toy!

An interior inspired by Legos, complete with a kitchen table covered in lego bricks!

In an epic event growing in the mind of a kid that followed his dreams to draw action heroes on paper forever and ever, artist Christopher Lee gets the opportunity to illustrate the truth about He-Man - class of 1983!

Love what Kenny Wong did with Molly x Jumping Brain ~ beautiful!

Wow ~ not sure all toys should evolve... two new Etch a Sketch models ~ now with different controllers and alternatives to shaking to erase

Cooties exposed! Finally, for the first time, scientists dive into the mysterious inner workings of Cooties... New illustration and print...

Deepside D has med a new version of the old monopoly game and this time its with the theme “Doomsday Countdown”...

FEATUREDTenga Eggs ~ a male pleasure toy ~ How they work was a surprise to me ~ the beautiful packaging is so deceptive! See the chicken video too.

From Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland, Oregon, to unauthorized Duff Beer in Argentina, Morgan Spurlock delivers an entertaining documentary on the world's favorite dysfunctional (and loving) family. The full Simpsons documentary is now available online...

A brilliant piece of design innovation by Sam Fout, 800lb Gorilla is a concept come to toy-life.

The new Dee & Ricky bird Lego brooches for Japanese brand Roc Star look really cute!

The solar passive designed dollhouse features a wind turbine, a solar cell panel with electrical inverter for generating electricity, a rain barrel for collecting rain, a green facade which helps control the appropriate temperature of the house, and much more ...

3EyedBear and buro-Lamp joined forces for this free do-it-yourself calendar, wishing everyone all the best for the next decade. Or year at least. No glue needed for this well-dressed calendar, just a precision-knife and a bit of time.

Loving this series of designer art toys by Zeitgeist Toys. Each figurine is created from porcelain and precious metals.

Ridley's House of Novelties ~ this series of retro toys and games with most adorable packaging!

Polycarbonate spinning tops and yo-yo handcrafted according to tradition. This material allows the objects to be produced on a lathe, usually used in woodturning.

VIDEOWatch the creation of a crazy, animatronic monster for a cellphone commercial with Nick Lachey.
Happy holidays !

Handcrafted wooden toys of recently extinct animals.

Danielle Buerli’s creates dramatic scenes with his original toys and mini-set designs.

FEATUREDHoliday Giveaway!!! Strange Co has put together 5 goody bags filled with toys for you! This time it's a twitter contest for all the amazing @NOTCOT followers.

Tan-Ki – KiClear Invasion Series! Wow, he apparently made 39 of these guys inserting OTHER toys and more inside the clear resin...

Jellycat Cordy Roy Aardvark - so cute!

FEATUREDHoliday Feature + GIVEAWAY! Andrew Bell shows us the making of his amazing O-NO Sushi toys! And even gives you a chance to win one of the limited edition green ones before they are available!

Amazing waxed birch plywood modernist dollhouse named Villa Sibis was designed by German interior designer Wolfgang Sirch and sculptor Christoph Bitzer.

Mini-Me, designed toys Group exhibition. manufactured using OBJET's 3D printing technology.

MOOMIN VALLEY d-torso produced by AKI Co., Ltd.

VIDEOA follow-up to Jared Lyon's first domino video, this new, holiday-themed video has the dominoes hitting bells to play music.

Can you guess what it is? It is NOT an accessory, but a INSTRUMENT!!

Residue Lamp from Made by Midas is a lamp made to play with. You can put it in many positions like you play with a wooden toy. It is made of waste wood out of the production of children´s furniture.

The amazing 4 Feet Dissected Black Companion by artist Kaws will release this month. The details on this toy are mind blowing.

A gift to you this holiday season. The Lite-Write is an application that creates the same long exposure effect of light writing with a camera.

Aufschnitt (Cold Cut) brings you handsewn sausages, meat and of course cold cut from Berlin based Silvia Wald.

Brian McCarty's latest ePostcard #75 Kid Dragon ~ Sam Flores' toy shot in chinatown!

Grumpy and noisy, Carl now lives in your iPhone for the greatest pleasure of kids of any ages.

Designer Helena Stamulak has created this year's Christmas Momiji doll. 'Bubble' is a tiny carol singer packaged in a bauble tin. Hidden inside each doll there's a secret folded for a teeny message. Cute.

Artist designed Mini-Bags and matching Eye-Masks. 11 stunning designs from Tara McPherson, Caramelaw, Vault49, Jules, Alberto Cerriteño, Candybird & more. Just in time for Christmas!

FEATUREDHoliday Feature and Giveaway! See how Jibibuts ~ the latest blind bod woody toys from Noferin ~ are made. AND we're giving away a full case of these little guys!

New Hyper Instrument. The light orchestra.

Tool hire is designed to get you started making viral videos. The tools in question are a selection of quirky inventions you can borrow for free to use in your video, including the Musicle, the Karaoke Busker and the Cuddle Monster.

Watch the creative progress that led to the birth of this blue girl. Blogged live by the Brooklyn based Furry Puppet Studio.

Just in time for the hardcover collection of the comic, over at the Toy-a-Day blog you can download a PDF to print out and assemble this adorable papercraft toy of R. Crumb's Mr. Natural.

FEATUREDHoliday Feature + GIVEAWAY! Jimmyjane takes us into the design process of their latest waterproof, rechargeable vibrator, the FORM 2, designed in collab with Yves Behar.

KiBiSi is a new Danish design collective formed by Kilo Design, BIG Group and Skibsted Ideation. An interesting combination of two of the best Danish designers and one of the most renowned Dansih Architects. See their extensive portfolio here...

'Original Sound Track', by Ricardo Seola

Comme des Garcons gives Barbie a new look as part of their Christmas 2009 campaign.

Artist Mark Giglio (notcot #19296) puts a modern and colorful spin on classic Japanese Kokeshi dolls. Two of his latest characters are available to purchase in very limited quantities.

Benja Harney releases images from the recent Topshop Australia Incu Window Project in papercraft.

Pretty spectacular project! Absolut Choir

Tweetbot: New toy concept by Sketchguy, of "Sketchbots Blind Box Mini Series" fame.

Twitter toys? That's right. These babies are up for auction in support of Cancer research.

Neon Monster has created a Cave of Wonders for the F Factory at Art Basel. Their installation includes art toys, exclusive prints and T-shirts and original art.

A great idea for making reading adventurous with the use of Zoometry bookmark collection that doubles as an African safari landscape. The bookmarks are recycled from scraps of wood.

FEATUREDHoliday Feature! and chance to win a year of ninjas! Shawnimals is launching the NINJA OF THE MONTH program ~ you can get a new ninja every month... also take a peek into the shawnimals studio!

FEATUREDHoliday Feature + GIVEAWAY!!! Rocket World shows off their new jewelry pieces (amazing grenade and skull) as modeled by their first plush, Titus! (A must for the kids wishlist this year!)

Fashion brand Woolrich and Milan's own designer Gianni Rossi teamed up to create a Woolrich 2-in-1 USB-Stick.

The guys at London based Kiwi & Pom have extended the Lucky Voice brand by designing them a home karaoke Party Box. Good times!

Verameat's Hip-Shark Necklace ~ yes, a silver hippo-shark hybrid!

Red or Green, which do you prefer. Resin 'Golden Delicious' figures by illustrator Ryan Chapman.

FEATUREDThe Great Penguin Bookchase! Perhaps the perfect board game for book lovers?

Suck UK Salt & Pepper 'Bots! Wind up style!

HAND PAINTED New TRX Wicked designed by zuchna.

For the next 25 days we'll be presenting a digital advent calender, comprised of NYC-themed gift ideas for the holiday season. First up are these Five Boroughs City Blocks from John W. Golden.

This is how Sponge Bob looks like with a Karl Lagerfeld make-over.

Awesome vinyl skulls by Japanese brand Shelterbank.

New from Noferin ~ blind box Jibibuts!

Mini Monsters now available from the good people at Urban Outfitters USA

Gino Joukar’s Toy Art Gallery (TAG) is a treasure trove of vinyl, kaiju and contemporary art. Lust.

Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Esty Gertzman is an artist, who works with unusual fabrics like plush and wool to create toys.

M112 PODS are miniature display cases based on the popularity of shipping container pods as housing. Custom built by Paris Renfroe, they are available in multiple sizes. He sells custom furniture too!

AhtamTAM aka Little Amie, graphic designer. Her magical world and combines elegant acrylic paintings, pen and ink, websites and the creation of small figurines.