November 25, 2009
INVASION TOYS

Notre ami Tan-Ki organise l'exposition "INVASION TOYS" du 12 décembre 2009 au 2 janvier 2010. Il présentera une partie de sa collection personnelle de designer toys à titre pédagogique et informatif afin de faire découvrir aux Brestois le Art Toy peu développé et peu représenté en Bretagne. Le Lab fait partie de l'aventure puisque nous envoyons Marcel, Jessica et le gang des PLAYING ART en ambassadeurs...
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Our friend Tan-Ki organizes the exhibition "INVASION TOYS" from 12 December 2009 to 2 January 2010. It will present there to the people of Brest some of his personal collection of designer toys for educational and informative purpose as Art Toy is not well developed and shown in Britanny. Le Lab is also part of the adventure since we send Marcel, Jessica and the gang of PLAYING ARTs as ambassadors ...
November 24, 2009
Focus Marcel & Jessica





Oh les jolis petits singes coquins !...
Le 29 octobre 2007, j'avais rendez-vous avec Tizieu pour la première fois. C'était à l'occasion de l'exposition collective "Hello Ghetto Fou" chez Artoyz, j'en profitai pour lui faire part d'un projet qui me trottait alors dans la tête. Puisque le logo de notre entreprise était un petit singe un peu civilisé, pourquoi ne pas présenter dès le lancement de la société, une mascotte (ou plutôt un couple de mascottes). Le style de Tizieu est parfait pour cet exercice, mélange de BD et d'art urbain, il correspond exactement à ce que nous attendions. 3 jours plus tard, emballé par le défi il nous envoie les premiers croquis, l'idée était là... Marcel arrive un peu plus tard avec son look malicieux ensuite rejoint par sa copine Jessica.
Le plus compliqué dans tout ça ? Les T-Shirts ? Les deux jeux de mains ?
Non, les seins de Jessica...
Denis
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Oh the cute little naughty monkeys...
On October 29, 2007, I first met Tizieu. That was for the occasion of the exhibition "Hello Ghetto Fou" at Artoyz, I took the opportunity to to talk with him about a project I then had in mind. Since our company logo was a little monkey somewhat civilized, why not present at the launch of the company, a mascot (or rather a couple of mascots). Tizieu's style is perfect for this, mixing comics and street art, it is exactly what we expected. 3 days later, excited by the challenge he sent us the first sketches, the idea was there ... Marcel arrived a little later with his mischievous look then joined by his girlfriend Jessica.
The most complicated in all this? The T-shirts? The separates hands?
No, Jessica's breasts ...
Denis
November 22, 2009
This toy is not a toy

Attention nos toys ne sont pas des jouets. La définition appropriée est "figurine de collection". Ces "figurines" ne sont pas destinées à des enfants mais bien à des adultes (ou tout au moins un public de plus de 14 ans).
J'avais même fait un joli picto pour bien signaler que laisser un enfant mettre un PLAYING ART à la bouche pouvait se révéler dangereux (et réellement dommage pour le PLAYING ART). Mais voilà, les autorités du Ministère de l'Industrie nous en ont empêché ; ce genre de picto sur la boîte pourrait prêter à confusion avec un marquage de jouets pour enfants. Donc pas de picto rigolo sur nos boîtes...
Denis
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Attention our toys are not toys. The appropriate definition is "collectible figure". These "figures" are not intended for children but for adults (or at least an audience of more than 14 years old).
I even made a pretty good pictogram to show that letting a child put a PLAYING ART in the mouth could be dangerous (and could actually damage the PLAYING ART). But officials at the Ministry of Industry did not allow us to do so, such pictogram on the box could be confused with a marking of toys for children. So, no funny picto on our boxes...
Denis
I even made a pretty good pictogram to show that letting a child put a PLAYING ART in the mouth could be dangerous (and could actually damage the PLAYING ART). But officials at the Ministry of Industry did not allow us to do so, such pictogram on the box could be confused with a marking of toys for children. So, no funny picto on our boxes...
Denis
November 19, 2009
Focus Moon-K...






J'aimerais vous parler un peu plus de Moon-K...
Tout d'abord que les choses soient claires, malgré son nom ce robot n'a jamais vu la Lune. Créé dans les années 70, cet ordinateur autonome avait, d'après son créateur, pour mission de défendre la Terre, au sol.
Pourquoi commencer par ce jouet plutôt qu'un autre ? Parce-que c'est le dernier à avoir été livré... C'est celui qui nous aura pris le plus de temps.
Il aura fallu trouver le bon partenaire pour réaliser les stickers pour les yeux... En sérigraphie, s'il vous plait ! Il aura fallu s'assurer ensuite que chaque planche de sticker est proprement découpée. Nous avons compté 16 possibilités différentes mais c'est sans mélanger les motifs, vous pouvez vous amuser à mettre le regard que vous voulez à votre Moon-K il aura toujours l'air aussi impressionnant !
Le design du jouet est d'une extrême finesse. Oui le jouet est blanc mais sa décoration est toute en traits et en vis. Il aura fallu faire recommencer les peintures plusieurs fois avant que les traits ne soient correctement alignés et que les dessins des petites plaques correspondent bien aux planches techniques fournies par l'artiste.
Et puis il y a cette boîte. Un exemple en matière de documentation, la parfaite réplique d'un authentique container maritime ; les codifications des marquages sont rigoureusement fidèles aux normes. Regardez sur les côtés, le moteur qui sert à refroidir le container a chauffé l'affiche des mentions légales et dessous les frottements répétés ont usé une peinture sauvage représentant le monstre moderne.
Mais le mieux (ou le pire pour certains) reste à venir... Cette boîte, il va falloir la découper pour profiter pleinement de la base du Moon-K comme l'a conçue LeJam. La boîte, se découpe, se retourne et se transforme en display pour le jouet. Et on comprend mieux comment ce robot a pu atteindre notre époque sans s'abimer. Tout est prévu pour assurer sa maintenance, du générateur atomique à la sauvegarde de ses données... Même le plan de maintenance. Il y a tout.
Enfin pas tout puisque le papa nous parle déjà de modules supplémentaires en paper model à télécharger bientôt sur notre site...
A suivre !
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Let me talk a little more about Moon-K ...
First of all, to be clear, despite its name this robot has never seen the moon. Created in the 70s, this self powered computer was, as told by its creator, created to defend the Earth, on the ground.
Why starting with this toy over another? Because it has been the last to be delivered ... It is the one which took the longest to be produced.
It took finding the right partner to make the stickers for the eyes ... In screen printing, please! We had then to ensure that each board of sticker is cleanly cut. We counted 16 different possibilities but without mixing patterns, you can have fun putting the look you want on your Moon-K it will always look as impressive!
The design of the toy is extremely fine. Yes the toy is white but its decoration is all in features and screws. We had to start over the paintings several times before the lines are properly aligned and that the drawings of small plates correspond to the technical sheets supplied by the artist.
And then there is this box. An example of documentation, a perfect replica of an authentic shipping container; markings are strictly faithful to the standards. Look at the sides, the motor used to cool the container has heated the printing with the mentions and below the repeated friction have scratched a painting depicting the wild-modern monster.
But the better (or worse for some) is coming ... This box, you will have to cut it out to enjoy the base of the Moon-K as conceived by LeJam. The box is opened, turned and turns into a display for the toy. And we understand better how the robot was able to achieve our time without being damaged. Everything is planned to ensure its maintenance, an atomic generator and safeguard for its data ... Even the maintenance plan. It has everything.
Well not everything, since its dad is already talking of additional modules in paper model for download soon on our website ...
To be continued!
First of all, to be clear, despite its name this robot has never seen the moon. Created in the 70s, this self powered computer was, as told by its creator, created to defend the Earth, on the ground.
Why starting with this toy over another? Because it has been the last to be delivered ... It is the one which took the longest to be produced.
It took finding the right partner to make the stickers for the eyes ... In screen printing, please! We had then to ensure that each board of sticker is cleanly cut. We counted 16 different possibilities but without mixing patterns, you can have fun putting the look you want on your Moon-K it will always look as impressive!
The design of the toy is extremely fine. Yes the toy is white but its decoration is all in features and screws. We had to start over the paintings several times before the lines are properly aligned and that the drawings of small plates correspond to the technical sheets supplied by the artist.
And then there is this box. An example of documentation, a perfect replica of an authentic shipping container; markings are strictly faithful to the standards. Look at the sides, the motor used to cool the container has heated the printing with the mentions and below the repeated friction have scratched a painting depicting the wild-modern monster.
But the better (or worse for some) is coming ... This box, you will have to cut it out to enjoy the base of the Moon-K as conceived by LeJam. The box is opened, turned and turns into a display for the toy. And we understand better how the robot was able to achieve our time without being damaged. Everything is planned to ensure its maintenance, an atomic generator and safeguard for its data ... Even the maintenance plan. It has everything.
Well not everything, since its dad is already talking of additional modules in paper model for download soon on our website ...
To be continued!
November 06, 2009
°( T )°




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We've received our firsts fan arts and it is ANT from the collective Pandakrew who sent them. We will keep them preciously with the custom he gave us. The architecture of the line, the graphic chaos, the attention to details, the harmony of monotone colors... all that is finely mixed to achieve a style and an inventiveness rarely seen somewhere else. In their blog, objects from everyday's world have been mis-used and transformed into characters and a letter T becomes a panda ... Fascinating!
November 05, 2009
Some Cool Stuff

Some Cool Stuff est un blog qui ne ressemble pas aux autres blogs. Some Cool Stuff ressemble plus à un rendez-vous avec un ami cultivé qu'on aime écouter parler. C'est un endroit où j'aime trainer régulièrement parce qu'il est toujours intéressant de lire une critique juste et argumentée... Et qu'en plus, on y parle de nous !
Denis
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Some Cool Stuff is a blog that is not like the other blogs. Some Cool Stuff is more like a meeting with a smart friend you love listening. It is a place I like hanging around because it's always interesting to read a fair and reasoned criticism ... And in addition, it's talking about us !
Denis
November 03, 2009
November 01, 2009
Le Lab s'exhibe

Jeudi 29 octobre, nous avons dévoilé nos produits au public. L'évènement s'est tenu chez AUGUSTE Paris pour un soir et en plus de nos jouets, nous avions demandé à plusieurs artistes (Katre, Haribo, Nael, Tizieu, Skwak, Codel, Doze, Tan-Ki, Fakir, Ant, Koa, Elr°y, Krysto, Aro) de réaliser un custom du PLAYING ART. La foule était nombreuse, les jouets bien reçus et les œuvres exposées magnifiques. Petit florilège d'images (merci à Rémy, Gaétan, Benjamin et Jean-Alain pour les photos)...
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On Thursday, October 29th, we unveiled our products to the public. The event was held at AUGUSTE Paris for one evening and along with of our toys, we asked to several artists (Katre, Haribo, Nael, Tizieu, Skwak, Codel, Doze, Tan-Ki, Fakir, Ant , Koa, Elr°y, Krysto, Aro) to realize a custom of PLAYING ART. The crowd was there, toys were well appreciated and the art exposed beautiful. Here's a little selection of pictures (thank you to Remy, Gaetan, Benjamin and Jean-Alain for the photos) ...


















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