VINYL WILL KILL! HAS ARRIVED
Jeremyville has conceptualised, produced and designed the first major book in the world on the designer toy movement: Vinyl Will Kill!

PRICE: $59 USD

includes shipping to anywhere in the world, Plus a signed card by Jeremy with a drawing on the theme of Vinyl Will Kill!
(only available with online purchases)

SOLD OUT!

Also available in limited numbers from the Jeremyville Store, 26 Oxford Street Paddington Sydney Australia +612 9332 1526
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WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
Through a series of exclusive interviews with the best toy designers in the world, you have a backstage pass to the entire process, from the designer's concept, to the producers, to the leaders in toy retailing and e-tailing.

A must-have book for any designer toy collector, anyone wanting to know what the designer toy movement is all about, and for an insight into the work practices of some of the world's best designers.

Designed and produced by Jeremyville and DESIGN Lab, published by IdN Hong Kong.

Interviews conducted by Jeremy from jeremyville.com, Mike and Katie from tado.co.uk, Billy Law, figuro.com, and Denise Wong from ningyoushi.com and Double Punch in SF.

Also available from such stores as Colette (Paris), Kidrobot (NYC and SF), Jeremyville (Sydney), Magma Books (UK), and at selected stores worldwide. You can now buy it here online.

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SOME FEEDBACK ON THE BOOK SO FAR
(thanks everyone!!)

James Jarvis
Dear Jeremy,
Congratulations on the book. It seems to have had a fantastic reception.

I am busy trying to work out my new comic. I am constantly flabbergasted by your productivity as evidenced by your website -
so many great drawings and artwork. I feel hopelessly lazy and inadequate.
Keep up the good work,
James

Tim Biskup
Hi Jeremy,
I just realized that I never told you how much I love the book! It's really great. I've been reading it cover to cover. Something I usually don't take the time to do, these days. It's really well written & interesting.

Thanks for including me & for doing such a great job. Cheers - Tim

Magma Books, UK
If you were one of those people wondering when someone would ever finally manage to publish a book on designer toys – then here’s the one.

Gary Baseman
Dear Jeremy,
Thanks for sending me the pages.
This will be a good book.

Rob Manley, Monsterism/ Playbeast
Hi Jeremy, we have now received our stock of the book and congratulations on a wonderful job, your interviews are well researched and the content is totally comprehensive.

Pete Fowler, Mark James and I are delighted with the PlayBeast / Monsterism section. thanks.

Rob Manley
PlayBeast Ltd

Tristan Eaton
Hey.
I just picked up the Vinyl book...it killed.

Nice job, it was really beautiful.
...I was honored to see my little kidrobots everywhere! Thanks!

Keep up the good work!
Peace.
Tristan.

Julian Manzelli / doma.tv
hi jeremy!
my name is Julian. I am part of DOMA Collective. We gave a speech at the Pictoplasma Event in Berlin a month ago.

First of all congratulation for the book.. it is really awesome.!!! i think i saw one around at the conference in Berlin, but i am not sure... i could not put my hands on it there. but Now i have it!!!

Lili Chin / Fwak Animation
Hi Jeremy,
Just thought I'd let you know i picked up a copy of Vinyl Will Kill at Meltdown the other day. It's pretty awesome!!! I know you already showed it to Eddie and I, but now I can take a thorough look through :)
 
Congrats again and look forward to seeing you and Megan in L.A. soon! Lili

Gaston Dominguez-Letelier/ owner, Meltdown Comics, LA
Been busy. Wanted to write you last week. Got sent an advance copy of the book Monday. It came out really hot. Congratulations.
G.

Nathan Jurevicius / ScaryGirl
i flipped through the vinyl will kill book the other day and was so impressed by the quality and amount of work that was put into it - such a great achievement

turntablelab.com
The hottest Toy book of the holidays.

playbeast.com
Vinyl Will Kill from Jeremyville and IDN is the book for all design toy heads.

Jaime Hayon / Hayon Studio
BY THE WAY CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE BOOK !!
LOOKS REALLY NICE MAN !"!
JAIME

Sol, Kidrobot Forum on Vinyl Will Kill!
Jeremy, thanks for your response. I like your idea of getting people to actually talk about the toy process..it took me over a year of research to start making vinyl figures because some people are really cagey about it. As you can see from my site I'm all about letting people know how the process works. I'm looking forward to getting your book too. In general I really like the Jeremyville approach..wish I could visit your real world shop but I'm based in the UK

Nichole, Kidrobot Toy Baroness / Forum
We do have the book...it's selling like mad.
Nichole Kidrobot - Toy Baroness

Zook, Kidrobot Forum on Vinyl Will Kill!
This book freakin' rocks. Hard. Just got it today and just finished the chapter on KidRobot. Very cool stuff. Especially for a guy like me just coming into the vinyl scene.

Giant props out to Jeremy for a well executed project.
ZOok

Jeremy Madl , Kidrobot Forum on Vinyl Will Kill!
I just gotta give jeremy his props!!!
There's a ton of time money and energy put into these types of projects (Riot you know what I'm talking about) and the reality is, you can't make everyone happy. This genre has exploded over the past 3 years, and there's no way anyone could get all the info into one book.
Anyway you look at it, its a killer book! PERIOD!!!!
MAD
*can I be in the next one?

Wayne, Kidrobot Forum on Vinyl Will Kill!
this book is excellent, lots of great artwork of stuff ive never seen,(some really nice tado qee that they did)..loads of monsterism things i havent seen before, good interviews, etc etc....its a must buy thing for xmas...or anytime ..congratulations for all involved...great job..
wayne

MiQ, Kidrobot Forum on Vinyl Will Kill
........got mine today, via IDN.................its a masterpiece!
kudos to everyone involved...........M+K, yall are the best!..what a great section on ya...........
xox,
miQ

Ganjazz, Kidrobot Forum on Vinyl Will Kill
when can we order this at kidrobot? someone from ebay is selling this for $59.99. that's just crazy.

Riot City , Kidrobot Forum, Vinyl Will Kill
the concept...the timeliness...the photos...the packaging...the price - it's all amazing to be sure.

LED, Kidrobot Forum on Vinyl Will Kill
Im not really interested in the book. Why certain artists and lines aren't covered? Just follow the logos. Look how big Dorbel is on the cover. Lau isn't in there because they can't ship Lau to hot topic and spencers. Now if kidrobot made a book, i'm down.

Jeremy Madl / Mad Toy Design
Jeremy,
I wanted to drop you a line and say congrats on the book! I saw it at a friends place (mine's still being delivered) and was BLOWN AWAY!!! I saw your posts on Kid Robot, and am even more impressed knowing what you put into it (work/time wise)

Anyways.... Congrats again! If you do ever make another one I'd be honored to be in it! (if I'm worthy) :)

Bill McMullen / artist
Jeremy, congratulations on your magnificent book and thank you for including me in it.
I'm sorry I missed you in NYC at the Kid Robot release.
Again, congratulations!
Bill

Outre Gallery, Melbourne
Vinyl Will Kill is a really impressive publication and we are proud to be stocking it.

Kristin Weckworth, Magic Pony Toronto
The Vinyl Will Kill book looks great by the way. I don't think we had a chance to tell you in all of the rush of Christmas, but I am definitely giving one to all my family/friends who ask "Who BUYS that Stuff? What IS Magic Pony? You do WHAT??? The book explains so much, I love it!

Brunswick Street Bookstore, Melbourne
Hello Megan,
We have had great success with Vinyl Will Kill, we only have 2 copies left. I was wondering if it would be possible to order another 10 and whether we would be able to receive them this week?

Suzy Prince, editor, Nude Magzine, UK
By the way, yours is a fantastic book! We had no luck in getting hold of a review copy so Ian actually bought it for me for xmas after much
hint-dropping on my part. I think you've done a sterling job on it...I was really impressed. It must have been a TON of work, but very worth it.

Vivian Host, editor, xlr8r
hey jeremy and ville.
first off, i spent a happy half hour just now wasting time at work looking at your site. thank you for the lovely distraction...and
further proof i need to go to australia. i wanted to run something on your vinyl will kill book in xlr8r...

Woody, Sneaker Freaker/Buddy Love
I also ordered a few books off you! Looks awesome, nice one!

Madsteez / Mr Ween, artist, California
just got ur vinyl will kill book...its freakn amazing!!!! not only is the layout and design fresh but the interview questions were so good and with each peep i learned something new...

THE CONTENTS
The 232 page book is packaged in a toy box concept, and also comes with a large fold out poster of lots of toys, and 36 web cards with url references to the 44 designers in the book.
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INTERNATIONAL BOOK SIGNINGS & LAUNCHES
The book is being launched through a number of high profile singings by some of the contributors, in key cities across the world. Some have happened, some about to, so try and make it along to one in your city. More to be added here so check back later:
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Tim Biskup @ Kidrobot NYC:
Nov 19th 2004 6-8 pm



Here's what Kidrobot says of the event:

'Tim Biskup flew in and greeted leagues of anxious fans with hours of signatures and drawings in our NYC store. The line was long and steady all nite with plenty of happy smiles leaving with EXCLUSIVE new NYC version Biskup helpers, the new HOT Vinyl Will Kill Book, small paintings, and one-off toys.So many people, so much fun!'

See the exclusive pics of the great evening at the Kidrobot site.

Above all, thanks to the great Tim Biskup for making it all possible! And to Kidrobot for hosting such a cool event.

also check out Tim Biskup and Seonna Hong's flopdoodle site, where you can access all the amazing work these 2 highly talented artists produce.
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Tim Tsui @ Fewmany in Tokyo:
Dec 6th - 12th 2004
Click to enlarge invite.



Also check out the awesome Tim Tsui's work at www.teamzero.com.hk
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Gary Baseman @ Kidrobot LA (new store!)
Dec 15th 2004 8-11PM
Kidrobot new store opening and Baseman signing of the book, Santa Monica. Check the Kidrobot site for details.


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Nathan Jurevicius@ Magic Pony, Toronto
Sun, Dec 12th 2004, 4-7PM
check out the Magic Pony site, & click below
Nathan signs Vinyl Will Kill, and also launches his awesome new Treedweller! Not to be missed. Gee I wish I was in Toronto for that one. Have a cup of tea for me, Kristin! -J


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CREDITS
Editor: Jeremy (jeremyville.com)
Art Director: Megan Mair (mokem.com)
Graphic Design: Jeremy
Contributing Editor: Neil Venkataramiah (designlabco.com)
Production: DESIGN Lab
Packaging Concept: IdN, Jeremyville, Mokem collaboration
Writers / Interviewers: Jeremy, Nathan Jurevicius (scarygirl.com), Mike and Katie (tado.co.uk), Billy Law (figuro.com), Denise Wong (ningyoushi.com / doublepunch.com), Steve Cober & Kristin Weckworth (magic-pony.com), Jim, Antoinette & Gregory (strangeco.com).
Contributing Partners: Colette (Paris), Kidrobot (SF & NYC)
Additional Photography: Megan Mair, Brian McCarty, Jeremy
Cover: Main image, 'Dumb Luck' designed by Gary Baseman, (garybaseman.com), produced by Critterbox Toys (critterbox.com)
Published by: Systems Design Limited, the publisher of IdN magazine, Hong Kong
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NEW DESIGNER TOY COLUMN FOR IDN
Jeremy Ville and Megan Mair are editing a new column in IdN magazine (international edition) on new developments in designer toys worldwide.

So if you have some NEW designer toys coming up, send me a few LOW RES images (no larger than 300k each) and some text/imformation on it, and I will contact you. The Dec 8th '04 is now over, but we are now taking submissions for the next column.

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SOME LINKS I FOUND- THANKS!!
(if you've mentioned or reviewed the book, please email me and I'll add you here)

http://www.strangeco.com

http://www.visualorgasm.de

http://www.australianinfront.com.au

http://www.action-figure.com

http://www.ningyoushi.com

http://www.artoyz.com (discussion board)

http://www.rocketworld.org

http://altpick.com

http://www.kidrobot.com (discussion board)

http://www.toydigger.nl

http://www.mccartyphotoworks.com

http://www.artoyz.com (news)

http://www.magmabooks.com

http://www.bloglines.com (Fwak Animation)

http://pixeleye.blogger.de

http://www.turntablelab.com

http://www.playbeast.com

http://www.magic-pony.com

http://www.teamzero.com.hk

http://www.thelazydog.fr
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OTHER AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS
If you are a progressive bookstore and wish to carry this title, please email Megan to express your interest. Current stores that carry Vinyl Will Kill include:

Sydney
Jeremyville / 26 Oxford St Paddington
Published Art / 23-33 Mary St Surry Hills
Kinokuniya / Cr George and Park, City
Ariel Books / 42 Oxford St Paddington

Melbourne
Outre Gallery / 249-251 Elizabeth st Melbourne
Brunswick St Bookstore / 305 Brunswick St
Fitzroy
Buddy Love / 193 Smith St, Fitzroy
metropolis bookshop / Level 3, Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street Melbourne

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MORE FEEDBACK!

Dave Silva/creator of Fling, & Paul Frank monkey head
Hi Jeremy.
My name is Dave Silva. I created Fling the Monkey for adfunture and just wanted to thank you for putting out the "vinyl will kill" book and
putting Pinky Fling on the poster.

Josh Petherick, artist
I had no idea you produced the Vinyl Will Kill book. i haven't actually had a look through it yet, but have heard about it through colette.
i guess such a book was indeed due, so good work!

Michael Maher, wootini.com
Hello Jeremy,
We wanted to drop you a line to think the book is great. Feedback on the book is very good. The interviews are very telling of certain
aspects of the scene.

Marc Schiller, wooster collective
By the way - Vinyl Will Kill is one of my favorite books of the year!
Marc

Sam, friends with you
VINYL WILL KILL is rockin fun good AWESOME!! hope everythign is well, congrats on the special creation, i hope oyu get all your chrismas wishes!!
GOOOOOOOO JEREMYVILLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Faesthetic
your book is fucking awesome!
i got it for x-mas from my mom and read it all in one sitting.
nice work man

CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE:
(IN CHAPTER ORDER)

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THE POSTER
this is included in the box package, size is 620mm x 880mm, printed on a matt stock.
click to enlarge.



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SAMPLE PAGES
Click to view the 44 chapter headings,
of the 232 page book

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NEW TOY DEVELOPMENTS
This is a good place to also talk about some new toys coming out in the market place, which aren't shown in the book. I'll be adding more from time to time, so check back! Email me if you have a new toy you'd like featured.

TREXI series 1
Click to see series 1. Jeremyville is in the first series (shown below).... and read the story on Trexi below.

Trexi, a 3-inch tall action figure with a rotating head and articulated limbs, was designed and conceived by Playland Imaginative over a period of three months.

Brought to life by designer Darren Gan and owner/founder Jacky Teo, Trexi is a toy that can be personalised in a variety of styles by different artists and designers working with different mediums.

Trexi Series One – Designer
Total No. Of Design:
19 (15 basic designs + 4 mystery designs)
- M13 (Mad from USA)
- One-Eyed Willie (Tracy Tubera, USA)
- Anti-D (Jacob, USA)
- Tuko (Glenn, USA)
- Punchy Bear (John Pinkerton, USA)
- The Aminal (Norio, USA)
- Peskimoon (Peskimo, UK)
- Question?What? (Tesselate, UK)
- Victory Boy (Mimic, UK)
- Robo Kong (Darren, Singapore)
- Trapped In Space (Erwin Weber, Netherlands)
- Lost Boy Scout (JeremyVille, Australia)
- NuukEm (Kenn Munk, Denmark)
- Itz a Bird (Hixtril, Belgium)
- Heidi04 (Tiziana, Switzerland)

Date of Launch
Jan/Feb 2005

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JEREMY VILLE INTERVIEW
A short interview by an online toy distributor through the Trexi project, appears below.

1) What influences your design and how would you describe your style?
My design is influenced from dreams I have, creatures I want to make real, and worlds I wish I could visit.

I'm influenced by what does NOT exist yet. I want to be the first to uncover the unknown and unseen, and to draw it down. That excites me.

My style is a mixture of surreal landscapes, dreamlike visions and anything that I feel like drawing that day. A concept is also very important. I always have a sketch book with me, and have for about 15 years, so I have a big collection of my old sketchbooks on my shelves.

I draw all the time, and nowadays I just draw something in my book first go, and that becomes the final art. Before I used to be more 'careful' when drawing, now I'm more spontaneous and confident in my lines.

2) What are your top 5 toys of all time?
-KAWS: pink 'accomplice' bunny
-James Jarvis: White King Ken
-Pete Fowler: Monstrooper + capsule toys
-Scarygirl: Bunnyguru + mini treehouse
-Bill McMullen: AD-AT

But ofcourse LOTS of others, it's so hard to pick, and I have a very big collection. Strangeco also do some amazing stuff, as do Critterbox and Kidrobot, Devilrobots, Tsui, Rolito Boy, Medicom, Jaime Hayon, NTF and Fafi...oh I better stop or I'll forget to mention someone!

I'm impressed by anyone who manages to actually make a toy! it's such a difficult, time consuming and costly process.

3) Who would your ultimate collaboration be with - from ANY field you choose
- and why?
I'd like to work with whoever understands what I'm doing, from a very well known artist, to an up-and-coming designer who I feel has a unique vision, and is a good person. I like working with talented, generous, open-minded people, no matter if they are well known or up-and-coming.

Some I HAVE worked with are Nathan Jurevicius from Scarygirl, Strangeco, Rolitoboy, Jon Burgerman, Lmac, Tado, Monkey Assasian, Jacky Teo and Darren from Play Imaginative, Laurence Ng and Chris Ng from IdN, the publishers of the book 'Vinyl Will Kill', and all the contributors for the book.

These are all such lovely, talented people, and it is such a pleasure and honour working with them!

4) What can we look forward to in the future from you and why?
I'm working on some toy collaborations with a few companies, can't say much yet, and also 'sketchel'. a new product I have designed, being customised by 100 artists from around the world, and launched at Semi permanent, and co-presented by Design is Kinky. Let me know if you wish to be involved!

5) Finally - tell us something no-one else knows about you?
I was very afraid of the water as a child, I almost drowned a couple of times, but I learnt to swim in my dreams over a few months, and now I swim very well, all the time, and I'm not afraid at all. I am proud that I taught myself.

Jeremy Ville