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Phu! x Mr. Shoe = Phantom Mirage

Phu! x MUTT = R.A.T

Phu!, one of our most favorite toy customizers in the whole wide world just wrapped up his latest project.  A ridiculously modified Illazilla.  Most radical.

It’s been a while since we’ve dropped any of our pal Phu!’s custom creations.  But, Phu! just wrapped up a new custom Qee from Toy2R for a private collector, and snuck in his signature 2″ Rebel Pilot.  In typical Phu! style he created this custom from a pretty amazing array of everyday materials including, Bamboo sticks, beads, brass rivets, broken toy parts, cable ties, cotton fabrics, disposable spoons, Gashapon acrylic spheres, wire… and some other crazy stuff you can probably only find in Singapore.

Phu! just finished dominating his S&F™ handmade DOO.  When it comes to customs, Phu! is pretty tough to beat.  He took DOO to a whole new place… Rumor has it he’s even got Kluver a little nervous… and he’s not an easy guy to rattle when it comes to custom shit.  Awesome.

Phu is the stuff of legend in the art toy world.  His signature custom style is permeating toy culture at a near alarming rate, and it’s totally justified.  The guy is good.  Check out his latest creation, a completely customized and reinvented ToyQube Sharky.  More on Phu’s site…

The SOFT&FURRY™ International collaboration shipment left the studio this morning.  It’s pretty exciting to  think about the iterations of LOOFT, and DOO, and GROOND that’ll be returning in roughly a month.

The far away artists participating include:

Dave White – www.davewhite.me.uk (United Kingdom)

DeadVolt – www.deadvoltage.com (Denmark)

DGPH – www.dgph.com.ar (Argentina)

HelloHikimori – www.hellohikimori.com (France)

ILK - www.ilkilkilk.com (France)

JamFactory – www.jam-factory.com (United Kingdom)

Michael Kwong – www.galaxybunch.com (Hong Kong)

Morten Andersen – www.m-andersen.com (Denmark)

StupidLove – www.stupid-love.com (Argentina)

Tilt – www.tiltdesignstudio.com (Germany)

Toko – www.toko.nu (Australia)

Pulco Mayo – www.pulcomayo.com (France)

PHU! – www.phuek.blogspot.com (Singapore)

Via Grafik – www.vgrfk.com (Germany),

Zeptonn – www.zeptonn.nl (Netherlands).

Can you say, “Awesome!”  The domestic shipment leaves next week…

Phu! just completed his 10″ custom YOKA Panda for Cardboard Spaceship’s upcoming exhibition ‘Beasts of Burden’ at Subtext in San Diego. The Avatar 7 patrol spacecraft comes with 2 Rebel Pilots.  Avatar 7 was brought to life utilizing cardboard, cable ties, hose clamps, plastic bottle camps, plastic hose, wire and of course Phu!’s signature extra-nasty paint steez.  Wicked.

Phu is killin’ it!  His latest creation, Spectrum, takes Mad*L’s classic toy design to new heights.  Rad.

Our pal Phu just doesn’t stop… customizing the shit outta some of the best toys around.  We can’t get enough of his work.  I frikin’ love it!  His incessantly updated site is pretty amazing too.  If you haven’t really dug in yet, you oughtta.   This time it’s a 9″ Bootleg Kaws Chum customized using acrylic paint, one bamboo stick, brass rivets, Phu’s signature zip ties, cloth, plastic bottle caps, and some screws… damn.  Creativity taken out on toys the way it should be.

Phu! has been busy customizing loads of new toys in an effort to keep up with the crazy number of commissions he’s been receiving. He’s started posting before and after pics of all his work on his blog, and it’s pretty amazing. He just finished up a custom Fatima (one of Sam Flores’s little ladies) and totally took it to another level. It’s great to see Phu!s interpretation of some of the toy worlds modern classics. Yeah Phu! – totally Phuturistic.

Our friend and massive source of inspiration, Phu! has teamed up with fellow customizer SBTG to provide you the opportunity to participate in one hell of a kamikaze mission, “Death From Above.” “Death From Above” is a fictitious battle between 2 rival airborne squadrons, the Death Seeker AF1s and the Phantom Mirage AM90s. A one time show down, 8 fighters per squadron.

Bombs drop March 30th at Royalefam, 10pm NYC time. All customs will be exclusively available at Royalefam/shop.

Tech Specifications and details on the Death Seeker AF1s and the Phantom Mirage AM90s:

Issue: ‘Death Seeker’ Air Force 1
Code: Thunderbolt / Spitfire
Price: USD$500
Qty: 8
Individually numbered on shoes and box.

Featuring a weathered fuselage as an armor and cloaked in a urban desert storm camouflage. A suicidal maniac masked with the warhawks teeth ready for battle.

Issue: ‘Phantom Mirage’ Air Max 90
Code: Blackburn / Hurricane
Price: USD$550
Qty: 8
Individually numbered on shoes and box.

Armored with metallic olive drab, battle dressed in desert storm and accented in a venomous acid green chompers. This woodland warrior is ready to cross enemy lines.