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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
UNKL (then UNKL Brand) was started in 2000 by Portland, Oregon-based graphic designers, Jason Bacon and Derek Welch. The toy company emerged out of the pair's urge to have a non-client based creative process. As the owners of the successful Portland design studio, [http://www.big-giant.com big-giant], Bacon and Welch wanted an outlet for their overflowing creativity. Experimenting in many mediums, the vinyl toy world was one that continually intrigued them. Early incarnations of the [[TinPo]] character were swapped back and forth between the two, each experimenting with adding new heads to the same body shape. These collaborative drawings would eventually come to life in vinyl as the first series of [[TinPo]] characters -- and would solidify the UNKL name to signify the collaborative relationship between Bacon and Welch. While [[TinPo]] was, on paper (no pun intended), the first UNKL character, the first character to find itself molded into a vinyl form was [[HazMaPo]]. [[HazMaPo]] emerged out of a desire to blend two juxtaposed ideas into one form -- in this case, the "cute" body with a "creepy" gas mask on it's small body. Bacon and Welch received an overwhelming response for [[HazMaPo]]. Following the [[HazMaPo]] release, UNKL released [[TinPo]] Series 1, the first [[SUG]]s, then [[JunPo]] and, finally, [[UniPo]]. [[SUG]]'s dog-like figure, [[Ulligus]], joined the UNKL family at [[San Diego Comic Con]] 2007. | UNKL (then UNKL Brand) was started in 2000 by Portland, Oregon-based graphic designers, Jason Bacon and Derek Welch. The toy company emerged out of the pair's urge to have a non-client based creative process. As the owners of the successful Portland design studio, [http://www.big-giant.com big-giant], Bacon and Welch wanted an outlet for their overflowing creativity. Experimenting in many mediums, the vinyl toy world was one that continually intrigued them. Early incarnations of the [[TinPo]] character were swapped back and forth between the two, each experimenting with adding new heads to the same body shape. These collaborative drawings would eventually come to life in vinyl as the first series of [[TinPo]] characters -- and would solidify the UNKL name to signify the collaborative relationship between Bacon and Welch. While [[TinPo]] was, on paper (no pun intended), the first UNKL character, the first character to find itself molded into a vinyl form was [[HazMaPo]]. [[HazMaPo]] emerged out of a desire to blend two juxtaposed ideas into one form -- in this case, the "cute" body with a "creepy" gas mask on it's small body. Bacon and Welch received an overwhelming response for [[HazMaPo]]. Following the [[HazMaPo]] release, UNKL released [[TinPo]] Series 1, the first [[SUG]]s, then [[JunPo]] and, finally, [[UniPo]]. [[SUG]]'s dog-like figure, [[Ulligus]], joined the UNKL family at [[San Diego Comic Con]] 2007. | ||
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== Designed Toy Releases == | == Designed Toy Releases == | ||
| + | These are toys designed by UNKL. | ||
*[[HazMaPo]] | *[[HazMaPo]] | ||
*[[TinPo]] | *[[TinPo]] | ||
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== Toy Series Participation == | == Toy Series Participation == | ||
| + | These are toys UNKL have lent their design skills to. | ||
*[[Circus Punk]] - 15", 50 pieces, 2006 | *[[Circus Punk]] - 15", 50 pieces, 2006 | ||
*[[Kubrick]] - 8" 400% Pink Pointman, 500 pieces, 2006 | *[[Kubrick]] - 8" 400% Pink Pointman, 500 pieces, 2006 | ||
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*[[Bearbrick]] - 100% Pattern, Series 6, 2003 | *[[Bearbrick]] - 100% Pattern, Series 6, 2003 | ||
| − | == Customs | + | == Customs == |
| + | These are one-off figures by UNKL. | ||
*[[Billy]] - custom for [[Blamo 5th Annual Custom Show]], 2013 | *[[Billy]] - custom for [[Blamo 5th Annual Custom Show]], 2013 | ||
*Piece(s) for the [[Super7 10 Year Anniversary Art Show]], 2011 | *Piece(s) for the [[Super7 10 Year Anniversary Art Show]], 2011 | ||
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== Images == | == Images == | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Hazmapo12_peligro.jpg|[[HazMaPo]] | Image:Hazmapo12_peligro.jpg|[[HazMaPo]] | ||
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Image:Pinkpointmankubrick.jpg|400% Pointman Kubrick | Image:Pinkpointmankubrick.jpg|400% Pointman Kubrick | ||
Image:Unklkubrickset.jpg|Eye 4 An Eye Kubricks | Image:Unklkubrickset.jpg|Eye 4 An Eye Kubricks | ||
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Image:Noxiousfumes-unkl.jpg|for Noxious Fumes | Image:Noxiousfumes-unkl.jpg|for Noxious Fumes | ||
Image:Noxiousfumes-unkl2.jpg|for Noxious Fumes | Image:Noxiousfumes-unkl2.jpg|for Noxious Fumes | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | *[http://www.unklbrand.com/ Unklbrand] | ||
[[Category:Artists]] | [[Category:Artists]] | ||
