Tim Tsui in front of Bling canvas

Interview by Angel Greenham:
Tim Tsui is one of the top players in the designer toy industry (a term used to describe toys and other collectibles that are produced in limited editions), his figures decked out in cool street wear and influenced by Hip-Hop, are extremely popular with collectors all around the world.

Tim has worked with huge clients like Coca Cola, Adidas, Nike and Royal Elastics and is a prominent attraction at all the leading toy fairs. Read on to find out how his experimental attitude has led to his success and what helps him boost his energy.

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Have you been laughed at by people who say you’ll never make money from your creativity? So has David Horvath, artist, toy designer and would-be UFO hunter, but he didn’t let that stop him.

Read his fascinating story, exclusively in SUBvert Magazine and learn how he went from sleeping on the floor of an illegally erected bedroom to international success as co-creator of the Uglydolls and other cool characters.

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Sket One is an artist with an old school graffiti background, he is also a successful urban vinyl designer and frequently exhibits his work all over the world, the man has it all! (more…)

Jeremy is an artist and designer based in Sydney, Australia. He has his own clothing label Jeremy, a commercial design company called DESIGN Lab and Jeremyville, a concept store selling work by all the cutting edge designers.

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A Successful illustrator, artist and toy designer, based in Melbourne. Nathan’s beautifully strange characters such as Scarygirl, are brought to life by his collaboration with Hong Kong based toy company Flying Cat.

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Gary Baseman illustrator, fine art painter, toy designer and creator of the award winning animated series and Disney film “Teachers Pet”

Every time I opened an art magazine I saw these beautiful Gary Baseman paintings which reminded me of the classic early cartoons in style. But they were more crazy looking in vivid colors. They were totally unconventional with themes which shocked and made me laugh at the same time. This was an artist with something interesting to say and I couldn’t wait to ask him about Urban Vinyl.

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