"I Am Plastic" is a survey of the vinyl toy craze that began in Hong Kong in 1996 and quickly spread across the Far East to Europe and the United States. Beginning with urban vinyl artists, the phenomenon has taken root not only in the toy world but also in the global art community. Created by fashion designers, comic book artists, underground illustrators, graffiti artists and fine artists, these toys have a hot collector's market and range in price from five pounds to thousands of pounds. With kids, parents, celebrities and design aficionados hooked, the designer toy phenomenon is only going to get bigger. Artists and toys featured include: Frank Kozik, Dalek, Gary Baseman, Bounty Hunter, Junko Mizuno, Jason Siu, Pete Fowler, Maywa Denki, Nagoya Twim, Nathan Jurevicius, David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim, Run DMC dolls, Kubricks, Qees, The King of New York and Gloomy Bears.

he most comprehensive visual history of the designer toy movement that exists today! Hardcover, museum quality edition with over 360 color pages oozing with 100s of the most tantalizing toys from Japan, China, Europe, and the United States. Written by Kidrobot founder and creative director, Paul Budnitz, this book is not only filled with toys, but features interviews with several of the biggest names in designer toys, including Frank Kozik, Mori Chack, Dalek and more.

In barely a decade, the designer toy craze has taken the world by storm. I Am Plastic is a fantastic resource for the curious newcomer to the avid collector.