This figure has a long history. Dongo, inspired by artist, Rene Magritte, is a four inch-ish figure designed by Yoskay Yamamoto. The original painting including the Moon shaped head figure wearing a suit with floating hat and bird, was created for the Los Angeles Film Festival and appeared on billboards, lamp post banners, and advertisements in 2017.
When thinking about what would make a great toy figure, Yamamoto picked the Magritte inspired character. To follow suit, he titled the character, Dongo, named after Rene Magritte's commercial studio, "Studio Dongo."
The original sculpture was hand carved by Yamamoto and submitted to sofubi artist Yukinori Dehara who then put the object into production. Using contacts from his decades of experience, the figure was made into vinyl by the hands of a Japanese factory steeped in the history of sofubi figures. We hope Dongo follows suit and fits into the illustrious history of character design formed into a style and medium that is loved by kids and adults throughout multiple generations.
Dehara Yukinori + Teresa Chiba Sofubi
Available soon!
Kelly Sux - Ponyo Blanket
74 x 54, that perfect size. Made in the USA. You too can swim with Ponyo! This will be available at DesignerCon on Friday and will be online at giantrobot.com on Saturday at 12 Noon.
At last, Big Boss' little friend is making their debut! In GID and Clear with colorful beads! They'll debut Friday at Designer Con and will appear online shortly thereafter!
