379. This Is Not A Toy

Earlier this week I went to the "This Is Not A Toy" exhibit at the Design Exchange. The exhibit is on until May 19th, and features designer toys and artworks by Takashi Murakami, KAWS, MediCom, FriendsWithYou, and more. It's guest curated by Pharrell Williams. This is the first exhibition in the world where designer toys are displayed in a museum setting. The title of the exhibition is inspired by the famous painting "Ceci N'est Pas Un Pipe" (by Rene Magritte), and the fact that these objects may be called toys, but are not meant for play. Designer toys like these range in price from a few dollars to many thousands more and are considered as part merchandise, part art.

I was really excited to see all the Be@rbricks, my favourite designer toy. They had a lot of them on display. I need to expand my collection..I really want the Daft Punk and Chompers ones next! I was very impressed by the whole exhibit and definitely recommend it if you're into designer toys.










This one was my favourite! It's called "The Simple Things", designed by Takashi Murakami, Pharrell and Jacob The Jeweler. It is a large acrylic head with everyday objects inside the mouth..all blinged out and encrusted with 26,000 diamonds and gems. First unveiled at Art Basel back in 2009, it has gone around to the Tate Museum in London, Chateau de Versailles in Paris, the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar before arriving here.





1000% Chompers on the left is next on my wishlist! On the right is one of the most famous and rare - Chanel Be@rbrick.







I want these Daft Punk ones really badly as well















Which Dunny is your favourite?

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