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Paper Totem! - Tuomas Ikonen

Choo-choo, hello you lovely people! Next stop on the Paper Totem! train: Finnish illustrator Tuomas Ikonen! Tuomas creates smashing graphics full of character with a unique pinch of cartoon nostalgia.

Papercraft Paradise x Dolly Oblong

So some time ago I received a message from good mate Michael James who runs the awesome blog Papercraft Paradise. He was wondering if I was interested in doing a collab toy: yes of course!

Year Two!

Wow time does seem to fly when you are having fun.. Today it's exactly two years already since my very first blog post! It was a rollercoaster ride year filled with awesome Totem! designs by friends worldwide, my very first step into the vinyl toy custom world, a wonderful trip to Seattle's Plush You show, a complete website make-over, winning the CA projects design contest, collaborations with good mates, birth of the oblongs and other new plush, a book release and so much much more!

Paper Totem! - Bubi Au Yeung

Hellooo you lovely people, hope you are all enjoying a fun sunny summer! The Paper Totem! train is rolling on thanks to this absolutely wonderful custom by Bubi Au Yeung: GhostB

Thanks so much Bubi! And doesn't he look cool? GhostB is the first character in Bubi's Proj B series which will be super for sure. In the picture above Paper GhostB is posing with 5" Polystone GhostB recently released by Crazylabel ^___^

Paper Totem! - Jonny Wan

The Paper Totem! is steadily going onwards and upwards... Check out this super stylish latest addition by illustrator extraordinaire Jonny Wan ! Really like the shapes and symmetry Jonny uses in his designs which are full of character. His style fits the totem perfect! Don't you think? :D

Paper Totem! - Katari

Work hard! Sell hard! Play hard! These uber-cool patterned Paper Totem! pieces are made by Manchester illustrator and designer Katari! Tom, the super cool guy behind Katari, creates truly fresh and vibrant designs so be sure to keep an eye out on his work n_O

Paper Totem! - Dan Matutina

Once upon a time there was a little boy carrying a big bad wolf... check out these magical Paper Totem! pieces by Philippine designer and illustrator Dan Matutina aka Twistedfork! Dan creates truly inspiring artworks with a focus on shapes and textures.

We Are Paper Toys!

Some months ago I was contacted by the lovely Louis Bou of Monsa to be part of an upcoming paper toy book and... now it's out! We Are Paper Toys! features over 30 designers, including good friends such as Paul Shih, Horrorwood, Loulou and Tougui.

Click through for a sneak peek...

Paper Totem! - Scott Schaller

Need a bit of cooling down in summer..? Say hi to Yanci the Yeti! This lovely long-armed creature is a Paper Totem! custom by Scott Schaller. Scott also designed some other cool Yanci goodies, which you can check out here :)

Cookies, Monsters, Balloons

Do you like cookies, monsters & balloons? Who doesn't! :) New yummy pin-me-on creatures are now waiting for you at dollyoblong.bigcartel.com So badges, badges get y'r badges!

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Paper Totem! - Jonatack

Next stop on the Paper Totem! track are these funky fresh pieces by awesome Mexican artist Jonatack! Jonatack is the genius behind a magical world full of simply wonderful characters which he creates on all sorts of surfaces and in a rainbow of colours. Have a glimpse of these creatures here!

Cleo!

Say hello to Cleo! Ever since this green kitten uncurled from high heaps of wool, Cleo just loves to snooze... In her kitty basket, on your couch, in the cookie jar, it doesn't matter she just dozes off! :)

Meet the Oblongs!

ob·long (ŏb'lông', -lŏng')
n. An object or figure, deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by elongation in one dimension.

Totem Q & A @Toysrevil

To celebrate the One Year anniversary of Paper Totem! there's an interview up at wicked toy blog Toysrevil! Cheers heaps Andy ^__^ To read up and check out more Totem pics... clickclick here

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Paper Totem! - Year One

Today it's exactly one year since the launch of the Paper Totem! project, and it has been quite a year: with 99 unique designs, 36 brilliant artists from around the world and over 133729 downloads, the first totem year has gone far far beyond my greatest expectations. Thanks so much to all of you involved!

Lucky!

Meet fortune kitty cat Lucky! This cheerful chap is promoting peace and was designed for the Urban Paper show in Tokyo last year.

There are a few templates left so you can build your very own lucky cat! Grab your bit of fortune at my bigcartel shop.

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Paper Totem! x Thinkd

Allll the way from Thailand... rocking new Totem! pieces by Thinkd! Jira, the artist behind Thinkd, has a truely unique style and creates THE most stunning characters, so be sure to check out his work!

Coming Soon: The Oblongs...

Baby Boris & Vlad III Giveaway!

Care for a sip of blood..? So waaaay back in August, I won the Computer Arts Projects design-a-Boxpunx contest with these two cheerful blood-thirsty chaps: Baby Boris & Vlad III !

Really love the original Boxpunx series by the brilliant Harlancore so designing this duo was much much fun :)

The prize was one HUGE stack of printed templates by printing.com and you can win one of 'm! How?