Spotlight: Toy Design on the Behance Network

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In an ad hoc and unscientific survey of twenty people, we discovered there are two main schools of thought when it comes to collections of toys and dolls. The first is one that seems to be marred by bad childhood experiences of scary porcelain dolls, and the second is one of indifference. Luckily, there are some members in the Behance Network who'd like to change both of those opinions:

Joel Lozano transforms the humble rubber ducky into a sculptural work of art for the Duck Fever Show. Insert water-off-duck's-back joke here.
123KLAN's vinyl toys combine graffiti, collaboration and even a little My Little Pony action to create custom characters and dunnys, coveted the world over.
Mar Hernandez, also known as Malota, has been creating one-off plush toys and vinyl characters with such fervor, we wish to be transported back to childhood.
The same goes for INDEEPOP's Plush-Plush! Collection, which if nothing else demonstrates the power of plaid en masse.
Andre Alcantra's Circus Freaks, however, may be better suited to more mature audiences.
For kids -- either the cerebral or literal variety -- with a penchant for the art of paper folding, Marshall Alexander's Papertoys fit the bill -- all available via PDF to provide hours of origami goodness.
Tamer Koseli's LOKUM (Turkish Delight) packaging encourages kids to create toys instead of being wasteful...and in the words of Martha Stewart: that's a good thing.