Goodbye HK
Haven't really stood there and watch the Hong Kong night view in a long time. Leaving this place soon again... Well, the view will stay.
Eddi on 07.15.06 @ 06:17 AM CST [link]
Saturday, July 15th
HK Airport
Eddi on 07.15.06 @ 06:08 AM CST [link]
24mins from HK to Airport
Eddi on 07.15.06 @ 06:07 AM CST [link]
Kowloon King: TSANG
Eddi on 07.15.06 @ 06:05 AM CST [link]
CWB HK MTR
Eddi on 07.15.06 @ 06:04 AM CST [link]
WDW
A very nice figure set designed by Japanese design house Wonderful Design Works. It was very nice meeting you in Taipei. Lovely designs, lovely toys. I hope to see you again soon.
And special thanks to Jones, the boss of Paradise Toys in Taipei, for this kind gift. You know this blue definitely matches with ours. Loving it! Cheers.
So we will drink again next time we hit up Taipei. You know it.
Eddi on 07.15.06 @ 05:57 AM CST [link]
FootPatrol AM 90
Airmax series is just rocking it this year. After the Size? edition, this is the latest one that is siting on my table. Version designed by London's sneaker shop Foot Patrol, there are 2 colorways to this; Brown and Black/White. I quite fancy the Black/White version also. But for now, I'll make sure I rock this pair right.
Eddi on 07.15.06 @ 05:52 AM CST [link]
BASEcontrol
Mesh cap from Hiroshi's new venture BASEcontrol. Basic gear is what this brand is all about. This is a joint venture between Hiroshi and the man behind Neighborhood, Shinsuke Takizawa. We expect to see tons of stuff happening with this new label soon.
Eddi on 07.15.06 @ 05:46 AM CST [link]
Friday, July 14th
DEVILROBOTS POCKY
POCKY special edition, with box designed by Devilrobots. This was done for the current exhibition Devilrobots has at PIXIE in Taipei. This version will go on sale in 7-elevens later in the summer.
Special thanks to Jacky from Pixie for this cute little gift.
Eddi on 07.14.06 @ 08:17 AM CST [link]
Wednesday, July 12th
VISVIM Skynard Double Rings
Another box to open this afternoon. Skynard Double Rings by VISVIM from Japan. I loved the Polke, but I love this one as well. The light color really fit the summer wears. I can't wait to sport these in a sunny day.
VISVIM is making some of today's most trendiest casual shoes in Asia. Stylish and high quality are what set this brand above the rest.
Thanks Brigitte for hooking these up.
Eddi on 07.12.06 @ 01:15 PM CST [link]
Family Time
Is family time, people. After every trip, I try to spend some time with my folks. This time in HK, I had dinner with my father Paul, Brigitte and William in Shun Wan. They are always sooo good to me. The next day, Paul flew to Shanghai. I'll leave a few days later. 
Eddi on 07.12.06 @ 01:05 PM CST [link]
FL & Stussy
Touched down Hong Kong, and went back to our HK office before anything else. I haven't come back to the HK office for some time now, and found boxes on my table. It was like an early X'mas!! A few goodies in there, loving all of them, I tell ya.
Tees by Futura including his own FL label and his collabo with STUSSY
Thanks L for the kind gifts. Like I said, I love them!
Eddi on 07.12.06 @ 11:48 AM CST [link]
CRONICS
First time seeing this Japanese figure label, and I just fell in love with their colorways. I know the style is similar to another Japanese brand, but then again, there's always something that looks similar to something else. It is the heart and quality that counts. And this one counts!
I snapped 2 figures from this label, and here's one of them. Black and Red, my favorite combo.
More info on Cronics soon. Need to do some research.
Eddi on 07.12.06 @ 11:28 AM CST [link]
Respected VIP
I don't know this gentleman's name, but he's definitely adFunture's VIP. He is our VIP not because he bought a shit load of stuff or anything, but simply due to his support in what we are doing. I first noticed him when he was sporting a wore-out adFunture tote bag. He got it from last year. He told me that he used it everyday since, and kept asking me about our future releases. He is well-informed.
Sir, I'm sorry that I didn't find the right moment to ask for your name, but sincerely, thank you for your support. Support by collectors like yourself is what is driving us to make more crazy shit hit after hit.
I hope to see you again next time when I'm in Taipei. You are definitely a VIP in our book! Respect!
Eddi on 07.12.06 @ 11:24 AM CST [link]
UNDERCOVER Taipei
UNDERCOVER Taipei
It is simply impressive. And it has a noodle bar in there. But sadly, we were just rushing through, so I didn't sit down for a snack there. But next time, I promise. 
Eddi on 07.12.06 @ 11:19 AM CST [link]
COLD CHIC by PUSH
Here's Push's latest figure creation; COLD CHIC. As the name suggests, it is a chicken... and chromed cold...
This monster-sized chicken is very huge, and it comes in a carton-box bigger than a master-carton of 100 Dunnies!!
It is one of the coolest figures so far by the Taiwanese legendary.
Eddi on 07.12.06 @ 11:16 AM CST [link]
da>talk
We were doing a feature for YOHO Magazine (China) during this Taipei trip. DA>TALK feature will have Mark Chang, Jellymon, Kenji and his REMIX crew. Alot of interesting comments were voiced and suggestions were made by everyone on how to better build a new brand in Asia.
Thanks for your time. 
Eddi on 07.12.06 @ 12:15 AM CST [link]
Taipei cried
It cried just before we were set to go to the airport. I guess Taipei was sad to see us leave also!! haha
Nah,... it just wanted to piss all over us. The rain was soooo heavy. I thought I'd miss our flight. But luckily, Taipei cabbies to the rescue.
Eddi on 07.12.06 @ 12:04 AM CST [link]
Tim Tsui & Alice Chan
Before flying out of Taipei, we had lunch with Tim Tsui and Alice Chan. Tim is best known for his DA TEAM BRONX figure series. We usually run into each other during conventions or exhibitions. First time sitting down with him to eat something. Interesting topics, stories and non-sense.
See you next time, Tim. Take care, Alice. Keep smiling you two. 
Eddi on 07.12.06 @ 12:02 AM CST [link]
Tuesday, July 11th
Cosplay in TTF
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 11:56 PM CST [link]
REACH's stuff
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 11:53 PM CST [link]
Katsu rocking it during World Cup
We were all watching the final game of World Cup together in Nitin's hotel room. We had like 12 people in there. Here's Katsu (Mad Barbarians) with his favorite beverage.
haha! we tried so many snacks that night, it was more about food and jokes than the actual football game.
Good times, my friends.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 11:50 PM CST [link]
TRACY
This is Tracy from Australia. Illustrator designer, you may have seen some of Tracy's works in PLAY TIMES magazine before. She's a good friend of Ben (Nanospores). She's now staying in Taipei for a few months.
It was a pleasure meeting you, Tracy. Good luck in TW.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 11:45 PM CST [link]
REACH
Reach, meet my blog.
Blog, meet one of Taiwan's elite graf artists, REACH.
Reach's Teddy Troop has been in the works since last year. Watch for it.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 11:40 PM CST [link]
Streetside Smelly Tofu Stand
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 11:36 PM CST [link]
Shin gets updated
Here is Shin getting an update of what adFunture is working on as he was checking out the pieces we had on display at TTF. I gave him a brief overview. Devilrobots has been so busy lately, we didn't get to fit them onto our plans once again yet. I quite enjoyed what we did with the Devilrobots Flings collaboration 2 years ago.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 11:34 PM CST [link]
Stencils in Ximen
Saw a few nice stencils in the Ximen area of Taipei. I liked this one. The person in this image looks like Faye Wong. But that's not why I like the piece. 
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 11:29 PM CST [link]
Master PUSH
On our last night in Taipei, we had a short meeting with Taiwan respected designer PUSH and his wife Sunny. We met last year, and it was nice to see them once again.
Alot of ideas were throwing around. Most of them were good.
Wait and see what we have in stored for you, folks. Master Push at work!
I'll see you soon, Push and Sunny. Please take care.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 03:33 PM CST [link]
Basketball
Before going to watch the World Cup Finals, a group of us, over 18 people went to a local arcade to shoot hoops. Well,..... Jones and the rest of the Paradise Toys crew were really good at this... I think they practice this every lunch time...
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 03:27 PM CST [link]
from Devilrobots
A little toy that Shin gave me. thanks.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 03:24 PM CST [link]
JAN, Mark, Eddi
Photo of Mark, Jan, and myself at the TTF party.
Mark and Jan are the pioneers of Designer Toys in Taiwan. I met these 2 cats back in 2002 when I first started our label. 4 yrs already, guys....
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 02:58 PM CST [link]
Party by Monster Taipei
Ben (Nanospores), Jessica, Me, and Nichole. This was like the end of a camping trip. Everyone is saying goodbye and shit like that. Well, we just tried to drink more....
Thanks to Jan of Monster Taipei for throwing this party for all the TTF folks. It was nice to sit down with all that were involved with TTF. Is family yo!
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 02:55 PM CST [link]
Party time with PLAY
The guys from PLAY throw some of the best parties. That night, we went through 4 bottles of Scotch, and tons of Taiwan Beer.
Good time. But headache....big time.
Thanks guys. Do this again next year??
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 02:46 PM CST [link]
Devilrobots in Taipei
Haven't seen Shin since last August. Very nice to be able to run into friends in gatherings such as TTF. Actually, we were also just in time for the opening party of the Devilrobots Exhibition in Taipei. And here we were at the opening reception, a blurry photo of me and Shin and Koto.
Congratulations for the new exhibition, Shin and Koto. Everything is looking great.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 02:40 PM CST [link]
Coke
Adrian from PLAYTIMES dropped me a gift; a tray of Coke. That's exactly what I needed at the con.
Thanks, man!! Sure, you keep those Trexi and just leave the Coke to me..... :-)
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 02:31 PM CST [link]
DEVILROBOTS at PIXIE
Devilrobots Exhibition opened at PIXIE Gallery Shop on July 7th. A nice turn-out, a great party.
Mark Chang is the owner of Pixie, and his crew Eddie, Ray and Jacky are doing great in making sure everything is going nicely together. 
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 02:17 PM CST [link]
Dinner at SUMI
After a long day at TTF, we have decided to treat ourselves to a better "sit-down" dinner instead of another night of eating off the street (you know what I mean).
The dinner-crew consisted of Nichole the Toy Baroness, Nitin (KR), Sichi, Lin, Sammy and myself. Place; SUMI, a Japanese restaurant, inside San Want Hotel.
Sushi, Sashimi, the Miso Soup, etc.
Super nice. Very high standard to details. Everybody was impressed. The bill was reasonable to say the least. We all ate happy and no stomach ache after.
Good.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 02:03 PM CST [link]
MAD BARBARIANS
MAD BARBARIANS IN DA HOUSE!!!
I knew about this designing duo years ago, but this was the first time meeting them. Katsu & Masu are super super nice people. We got the chance to hung out quite a bit over the weekend with a group of toy-headz. Here they were inking off a Mad Barbarians Dunny for me.
Thank you very much, Katsu and Masu. It was a real pleasure meeting you two. Have a safe trip home.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 01:49 PM CST [link]
PHUNK's Lei Gong x EDDIE
Lei Gong is a figure designed by Phunk Studio, produced by PhalanX. Here's one customed by Eddie (not me) from Pixie. TAIWANESE VERSION!! hahaha He's holding on to a bottle of Taiwan Beer in one hand, and rocking a Taiwanese-styled blue flippers!
Mad cool!!
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 01:44 PM CST [link]
SMELLY TOFU by DEVILROBOTS
Upcoming figure by Devilrobots. Dang!!! I must have this!! This reflects the Taiwanese snack I spoke of, and designed for their Taipei exhibition held at PIXIE right now.
Mark, leave me some when these come out!!
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 01:39 PM CST [link]
Omni x So What by Mark Chang
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 01:37 PM CST [link]
Wonderfully Fat Woman by KENNY
Sculpted by Kenny of Brothersfree fame. This will definitely sit well besides Ron's Supersize Me figures.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 01:35 PM CST [link]
Taipei Toy Festival
This year's TTF was quite successful. Many visitors to the convention, and their response seemed very positive. Many artists were there also, including Devilrobots, Touma, Tokidoki, Mori Chack, Danny Chan, Ultraman, Toby, Push, Mark Chang, Gilimon, Wonderful Design Works, Tim Tsui, Alice Chan, Frank Kozik, and of course, Jukai, and Jellymon of our very own.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 01:33 PM CST [link]
Food at the Night Market
After the setting the booth at TTF, our crew was led by Jukai to look for food in the night-market. The "night market" is pretty well-known. Jukai is also very well known for knowing where the good food are... :-)
The green fruit is "bala", that's part of the reason why Jukai called his design crew DJebala. That only make sense in Chinese, don't worry.
The BEST has to be the Smelly Tofu!!! I love this snack even when I was a kid. They sell these in HK also, but presented differently. I was dunking those down that night. Sooo tasty.
Sichi wasn't too fond of them though.
The bowl was ... pig's blood. Yes, that's a dish too, and a damn good one.
We all went home with a stomach-full. 
Taiwan is also known for Bubble Tea.. and we tasted some of the best that night.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 01:23 PM CST [link]
SH > HK > TW
Early morning flight from Shanghai to HK, and then transfered to Taipei on July 5th. A hectic, but short process. Got out of the Taipei airport and was greeted by a MB... taxi. Nicely.
But the best treat was when Jukai gave us a Taiwanese local candy as a welcome treat to his home country. THAT candy was worth the hectic. Cheers, Kai.
Eddi on 07.11.06 @ 01:17 PM CST [link]
Tuesday, July 4th
Taipei, here we come
The whole gang including Kai, Eden, Sammy, Lin and myself will be heading to Taipei in a few hours. The studio is a mess... just like before any other trip I take. We have a full schedule ahead of us, so selecting what to bring on this trip became an issue.
I'm tired as hell, but what can you do. Gotta pack.
See you in Taipei.
Eddi on 07.04.06 @ 01:07 PM CST [link]
adFunture All-City Tee
Just in time for TTF.
The new adFunture Tee with graphics by P.E.N. Crew. This is the first collaboration we are doing with the Chinese graffiti team, and expect more to come soon. Only 50 made. A small quantity will be available this weekend in Taipei.
Thanks to Lan and the rest of PEN for this.
Eddi on 07.04.06 @ 11:23 AM CST [link]
Homin dropping a few tees
Homin of Eblis Hungi visited tonight with the label's newest tee collection. Lots of "bling" stuff in this collection. What can I can, Homin likes his stuff rocking in the clubs.
EB's jeans is what I rock mostly nowadays, liking the quality of it. Keep up the great stuff, Homin. 
Eddi on 07.04.06 @ 10:23 AM CST [link]
EB Bling
Eddi on 07.04.06 @ 10:08 AM CST [link]
Julia rocking the EB-bling
One of the new designs. Colorful stuff.
Eddi on 07.04.06 @ 10:06 AM CST [link]
ADAM visiting
Frank (w+K) called and said that he sent a visitor my way to da>space. Adam was that visitor.
I was surprised. For those who don't know, Adam was the founder of important cult magazine TOKION.
We ended up chatting briefly about the figure project he did way back with Barry McGee, Os Gemos, Stash, etc. This was considered an early designer figure movement. It was my pleasure to have met its creator. Mad respect, Adam.
Eddi on 07.04.06 @ 10:04 AM CST [link]
Meeting ENZO
Went out with Enzo Dal Verme this afternoon for a photo shoot for Flair Magazine in Europe. Enzo is the photographer for a number of European fashion magazines, including Flair and Vanity Fair.
After a short chat at the hotel, Enzo chose to do the photo shoot in the "Bund Tunnel" with all the lazer lightz and shit going on. The shots didn't come out as expected, so we ended up doing another shoot at another location. But it was fun for me too, because I've actually never been in the "Bund Tunnel" in all of the past 4 yrs in Shanghai...
It was a pleasure talking to you, Enzo. Look forward to seeing you again soon. 
Eddi on 07.04.06 @ 09:57 AM CST [link]
Sporting the Woven
Eddi on 07.04.06 @ 09:44 AM CST [link]
Monday, July 3rd
I, WZL Con-Edition
Why "Con-Edition"? Because this was made to be released in two upcoming conventions; TTF & SDCC. In SDCC, this edition will be sold at the booth of DKE Toys. And for TTF, we'll be selling them at our adFunture booth.
Eddi on 07.03.06 @ 02:03 AM CST [link]
Woven Air
These were delivered to me today, the new Woven Air by Nike. Haven't wore Woven in ages, I look forward to wearing this maybe tomorrow.
The other pair is the FT Dunk Lo SB. Photos to follow later.
Special thanks to Chris for hooking this up.
Eddi on 07.03.06 @ 02:00 AM CST [link]
Sunday, July 2nd
CITY PICTORIAL
WZL doing an interview with respected magazine here in China CITY PICTORIAL.
Eddi on 07.02.06 @ 05:18 AM CST [link]
G-ROBOT
Here's the project that we've been helping Jukai with in the past few months; G-ROBOT. A poster of it has been posted before. Well, the prototype is finally ready. I'm glad that Jukai is happy with it. G-Robot is the icon character of his Taiwanese design crew DJEBALA. Of course, there's no better place to put this on display than this week's Taipei Toys Festival. Check it out, people. This thing is big.
Kai, here you go, my brother. This is something that we've been talking about for a long time, glad to see it coming to life step by step.
Eddi on 07.02.06 @ 05:14 AM CST [link]
Jellymonagram
The prototypes of our project with Jellymon has arrived. See them up close and personal in the upcoming Taipei Toys Festival this weekend.
Eddi on 07.02.06 @ 05:10 AM CST [link]
On the road
A little incident on the road. With my driver, that's usual, and he usually wins the arguments. The gentleman in red was pretty pissed off after the cop stood on our side. WZL was amazed from watching all the action from inside our van.
Eddi on 07.02.06 @ 05:07 AM CST [link]
World Cup Watching
Went to watch the game with friends, including Dishman, Candy Cat, WZL, Funny A and the usual da>space crew. 
Julia watching closely.
Funny A showing affection in her own style....
Eddi on 07.02.06 @ 05:05 AM CST [link]
WORLD CUP
The ENG vs POR was more dramatic. While we have alot of friends from the UK sitting in the same place watching, the outcome caused a sad scene. Sorry Sammy. They'll do it right next time around.
But nothing beats the unexpected turnout from the BRA vs FRA match up. Was that really the Brazil team playing on the field?? What da ?? The way the game was played was unbelievable. "Go on, nothing to see here."
Eddi on 07.02.06 @ 05:01 AM CST [link]
Saturday, July 1st
I, CHINA Opening Night
Over 100 pieces on display, over 400 visitors to the opening event, I, CHINA was, to us at least, a success. A good portion of the participating artists came to Shanghai to participate in this opening event. We passed the mic over to them to introduce themselves during the opening ceremony. I think it was the least we could do to show our respect and appreciation. Afterall, no artist = no exhibition.
Special thanks to WZL, Julia, Apple, Blue, Chris, PEN Crew, and of course, Sam for helping us throughout the whole thing. Jukai, Lin, Sammy, and myself would like to thank everybody, really everybody, who showed up to support us. That meant alot to us and to the artists as well.
Thank you. 
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 02:31 AM CST [link]
Eblis Hungi
Homin, the mastermind behind deniem brand Eblis Hungi, came to show his support. And of course, wearing his label's new tee. Bling Bling, Homin. Bling Bling.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 02:24 AM CST [link]
Heungman
Respected New-York-turned-Shanghai-based fashion photographer, Heungman, is always very supportive of us. I would like to thank you and hope we will one day work on a project together. Something fun. Here he was with Lin.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 02:20 AM CST [link]
Frank W+K
Mr. Frank Hahn, the Creative Director of W+K China. Thanks for the support, Frank.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 02:17 AM CST [link]
Da Beast
Go eazy now, WZL. The night is young.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 02:14 AM CST [link]
A bad photo of 3 good artists
A bad photo of participating artists Haiz, Billy and Dong Wei. Billy did the one with LED lights, and Wei Wei made the birthday cake looking piece. Both are designers of W+K China.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 02:12 AM CST [link]
WZL drawing
WZL started the whole column-drawing bit off. Da man at work. This whole column drawing thing has become a young tradition at DA>SPACE's opening parties. Good.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 02:09 AM CST [link]
Dishing it out
The man with many names, but we mainly call him DISHMAN. A member of MUDC. Expect to see his name more often on this blog from now on.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 02:07 AM CST [link]
Crazy crowd
The turnout was amazing. The head-count exceeded 400 people. Lucky that the fire-department didn't decide to join the party. Thanks for the support everybody. 
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 02:05 AM CST [link]
Autograph Session
Sammy joined forces with WZL at the autograph-table. The two customized tees and figures for the crowd. Needless to say, Sammy caught alot of attention of the young ladies in attendance. WZL, keep drawing!!! (kidding)
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 02:02 AM CST [link]
J @ work
Julia was managing the counter for us that night, and that was quite a busy nite. But there was never any doubt that she can handle whatever we dish out at her. Definitely my favorite helper! (had to say that. haha)
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 01:59 AM CST [link]
ShanghaiNing
ShanghaiNing.Com represents! Sarah, the VP of the organization, came to hang out with us.
Expect us to work with ShanghaiNing.Com closely in the near future. We are always cooking somethin', you guys know that.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 01:57 AM CST [link]
Nic Li
Fans-favorite VJ Nic Li from Channel-V has found his new toy shop at da>space. This was his first visit to our space, and I briefly showed him our studio in the back. Here's a photo I took of him and Lin together. His appearance caused a short fiasco with the ladies, but that's ok. That was expected. 
Cheers for dropping by, Nic.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 01:54 AM CST [link]
Paul and Vincent
Vincent and Paul also stopped by the show.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 01:44 AM CST [link]
Eleven from Touch
Eleven with his exhibition tee customized by WZL & Jellymon
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 01:42 AM CST [link]
Ladies of RED DOT
Special thanks to Blue and Apple for helping us out throughout the night. Apple is not a new face on this blog.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 01:40 AM CST [link]
Julia drawing
The column in the center of the gallery was tagged up by visitors to the show. Here's Julia drawing one up with me. 
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 01:37 AM CST [link]
WZL & I
Happy to have put this exhibition together with WZL and the crew at DA>SPACE. This was quite a gathering, and once again, met alot of new friends. That's always a bonus.
Eddi on 07.01.06 @ 01:34 AM CST [link]