Hazmate and Cloud-X
Bytedust Plus Collectibles
Hazmate
and Cloud-X are characters patterned after two Hazchem creatures which Dennis Douven
first created as street art stickers. The expression on their faces together
with the red X-sign of “extreme danger” induces immediate feelings of confusion
and curiosity! Like a strange bitter pill that looks like an attractive sweet
candy.
These
are really cute items with a real sense of strangeness about them. They combine
the immediacy of street art and striking iconography with soft feel of small
plush toys.
Hazchem
mini-plush are 5 cm (2 inch) big and available in two different designs: Hazmate
and Cloud-X. Each design comes with a magnet or phonestrap accessory.
There
are also a nice range of unusual stickers and badges available, a particularly
good offering is the Hazchem sticker pack which is a set of 15 random stickers
and one pin badge .
Nuddy:The Naked Rabbit
Dennis also creates all manner of other
plush collectibles which are beautifully made, eccentric and appealing. For
example, Nuddy: The Naked Rabbit is an especially endearing character. He likes
to walk around in his Nuddy-pants. Sometimes when he feels busted ‘Hazmate’
(the red warning sign) is there for him to cover his naughtiness. Nuddy is a 18
cm (7 inch) handmade plush designer toy, it is a duo of the Nuddy Rabbit and
the Hazmate naughtiness cover and is able to stand on its own. It is a very
limited release.
This review will appear in Volume 2 No.2
(2009) of the digital and print edition of Synergy Magazine.
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