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Ep. 264 Toys on Tap w/ Buya Toys: Trust the Pivot
We sit down with Ron of Buya Toys to trace a wild pivot from gaming industry 3D artist to full-time music-inspired toy maker in Thailand. Growing up …
7 months ago
Ep. 263 Toys on Tap w/ Merthewiz: From Sketch to Milk Carton
We sit down with M+W to trace the rise of Beefy Boy, from sketchbook idea to milk-carton-packaged art toy. A Singapore-based maker with global experi…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 262 Toys on Tap w/Elwa: Designing Toys That Do Something
We sit down with ELWA to talk about choosing creative freedom over turning passion into pressure. While holding a 9-to-5, ELWA builds toys on the sid…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 261 Toys on Tap w/ Canary Customs:When Action Figures Become Fine Art
We sit down with John of Canary Customs to talk about finding art through action figures, resin, and doing things the hard way on purpose. From growi…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 260 Toys on Tap w/ Janky Toys: Making Art While the Ground Shifts
We sit down with Christopher (Janky Toys) for a wide-ranging, deeply honest conversation about making art, surviving the market, and staying human in…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 259 Toys on Tap w/ GonKong Studios:From Tattoo Flash to Soft Vinyl
We sit down with Josh of Gong Kong Studios to trace a path that runs from childhood anime obsessions to tattooing, and eventually into soft vinyl toy…
8 months ago
Ep. 258 Toys on Tap w/ Nofubi Toys: Hong Kong, Kaiju, and the Quiet Build
We sit down with Dan to explore how a life spent in Hong Kong, at the crossroads of Eastern and Western pop culture, shaped his path into toy design.…
8 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 257 Toys on Tap w/ Akashik Records Toys: Ten Years Deep in the Indie Toy Grind
We’re diving deep into kaiju culture, business reality, and what it really takes to last in the indie toy world. From childhood obsessions with Pokem…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 256 Toys on Tap w/ Spumoni Toys Co: Building Toys the Hard Way
We’re breaking down the real indie toy grind, fresh off DesignerCon and IndyToy Show, talking vendor culture, why pre-show connection matters, and wh…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 255 Toys on Tap w/ MindSponge Toys: Toy Production in Full Swing
This episode is a full-tilt ride through art, toys, culture, and creative obsession. MindSponge breaks down his rapid rise in the art-toy world, sha…
9 months ago