Red Mad Mushroom

Self-produced art toys are designer collectibles created and manufactured independently by the artist or small teams without the backing of a large toy company or mass-market brand. These toys are often highly personal, artistic expressions and are usually made in limited runs. Key Characteristics include independent creation where the artist is in control of the entire process from concept, sculpting, and painting to production and packaging. These are usually made in small batches, often 10–100 pieces, which adds to their rarity, made using materials like resin, sofubi (Japanese soft vinyl), or 3D-printed components. I'm MOXODON, an art toy designer based in Lower Bavaria, Germany. I create original art toys and customs. My passion for art toys raised in 2010 with buying my very first art toy, which I ran into in NYC. At that time I was exploring different art forms like painting and streetart and although my main focus was on collecting art toys in the beginning, I started to also customize them very soon. A decade later I decided to take a step forward with creating my first original art toy. This was the birth of Mad Mushroom, a frowning fungal figure, which I released in 2021.