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and graphics for years. ... The hard work has paid off. Aside from incredible sales figures, Toy2R has received many awards, winning the Best Block Toys Award for five consecutive years, as well as the Most
Innovative Company Award and Three Toygodd Crystal awards from the Action Figure Times, the largest toy website on the Internet. ... Toy2R continues to grow, working with many renowned and up-and-coming artists. The company is expanding the definition of art, finding its creations in more and more concept stores, galleries, and mu- seums worldwide. Today, Raymond's creations are sold in 19 countries, including Russia, South Africa, and the Philippines."
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Illustrator format. It's an outline of the toy from the front, back and other sides. I can then print it out and draw on it, or do all of the designing in the computer. I usually do all of the designing in Photoshop. ... A few companies popped up that starting making designer vinyl toys. One of them is called Toy2R. They were making these little vinyl bears called "Qee." I started seeing them at my shows hanging from fan's backpacks. I went to a store here in New York City called Toy Tokyo and bought a few of them."
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Toy2R, makes use of technological advances that permit a factory to interrupt a run to change colors and create limited editions. For most of the Hong Kong artists, however, limiting the edition was a way to present the product as an art object and to maintain quality control. At Toy2R, a limited edition is merely a marketing ploy. There are so many different versions of Toy2R's Qees that the profusion becomes bewildering."
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his own brand. He decided to go into the mass market in 2002 with a new vinyl toy called Qee, which was smaller in size and more affordable in pricing. This became an instant success. There are 18 models of Qee, all of which are patented. Qee can be transformed into a key-chain, which is also patented."
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