The Fib Fairy

Dudebox has been working closely with Pete Fowler to create a new range of collectable vinyl toys. The origins were based in the hugely successful ‘Design a Fiend’ competition held in December 2011. From over 300 brilliant entries a panel of special judges decided on three winners. Those three Fiends will emerge over the future as part of the Fiends collection. The project, named Pete Fowler and Fiends, brings together top character artists, illustrators and designers to work on the series of new platform toys designed by Pete Fowler. The new collection marks Pete’s return to the vinyl toy world. Producer of the ultimate limited edition vinyl toys. We set out on an adventure to 'Inspire to create'. A burning love for art, design and everything to do with creative culture forced us to sow the Dudebox seed back in 2010. We really had no choice! Pure creative energy can't be held back. We have been surrounded by exciting visionaries and creatives from all around the world for a long time. Now, coming together as Dudebox we want to give these talented artists a new platform to express themselves from. Our motivation is simple. We want to INSPIRE TO CREATE! This is our mission statement and our mantra. It keeps us in mind of who we are doing this for and that is the artists, the collectors and anyone else who is new to the world of vinyl toys and wants to discover more Born in Los Angeles in 1978, Tristan began pursuing street art as a teenager, painting everything from walls to billboards in the urban landscape wherever he lived, including London, Detroit and Brooklyn. After growing up on comic books, graffiti and skateboard culture, Tristan designed his first toy for Fisher Price at 18 years old and began working as an artist full-time. He has since become a driving force in the world of ‘Art Toys’, designing the Dunny and Munny figures for Kidrobot. Shortly after studying at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Tristan founded Thunderdog Studios, of which he was the President and Creative Director for 10 years. Thunderdog Studios regularly designs and consults for clients such as Nike, Disney and Barack Obama on projects that span the globe across all mediums. In 2012, Tristan moved back to his childhood home of Los Angeles to pursue his paintings and large scale mural projects full-time. Tristan’s work can be seen in galleries around the world and in the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).