Pepe Hiller - Swiss Made Wood, Resin and Vinyl Toys

SAVE&DESTROY IV Show – New Wood Pieces

pepe — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:53:50 +0000

Here are some pieces i made for the Save&Destroy IV show @ Galerie Maurer in Zurich tomorrow! Can’t wait to see what the other artists made & would be lovely to meet you there for a toy chit-chat! :] The last two Arborobot Sets (Stargazer & Gardener Edition No.06/06) will also be hanging around at the show! In case you can’t come by and want to catch a piece, unsold artwork & toys will be up for sale HERE the day after the show!

GUBBLA – 5″ Spruce Wood Toy

HOPP – 4″ Spruce Wood Toy Series (No. 01-05)

ZELOT – 5″ & 4″ Spruce Wood Toys

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SAVE&DESTROY IV is an exhibition that features Kaiju, Sofubi, Art Toys, and Illustrations from international artists. The show will be held the 20th of April in Galerie Maurer in Zurich, Switzerland. Münstergasse 18 CH-8001

SAVE&DESTROY IV is a show meant to be enjoyed by those who are not familiar with the world of toys too, so it will also show people how art toys can be painted and customized, thanks to our sponsor the paint brand Monster Kolor.

Make sure you come by and say hi if you live near! All artworks will be for sale at the show, but unsold artworks will be up for sale at Galerie Maurer’s website the day after the show.

www.galeriemaurer.ch

ARTIST LINE-UP:

Blobpus
Buildbots
Cho Linska
Andy Disler
Dolly Oblong
Dougy74 Design
Drilone
Noël Fischer
Flawtoys
Goccodo
Daniel Goffin
GUUMON
HGB Fideljus
Pepe Hiller
Hip Hop Robot
Horriblesweet
Instinctoy
Javier Jiménez
Mamma Grüsli
Stan Manoukian
Mechavirus
Monster Factory
Motorbot
Mark Nagata
Miles Nielsen
Ninjalien
Brent Nolasco
Pakoto
Paul Kaiju
Nina Pieper
Cristina Pineda
Plaseebo
Marco Scheidegger
Spanky Stokes
Süffi
Tanoshiboy
Topheroy
Trust Pigs
Uky DayDreamer
Viseone
Waotoyz

ARBOROBOTS – Stargazer & Gardener Editions

pepe — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:20:20 +0000

Finally! After almost 2 years Cris Rose and Myself are proud to present you the latest ARBOROBOT editions! These very limited editions made their first appearance at the UK ToyCon 2013 in London and the remaining pieces are now on sale in Cris Rose’s Store! There are only a total of 6 Sets of each edition made so be sure to head over and snag yourself a set! One last set of each design will be shown at the SAVE&DESTROY IV show here in Zurich.

Arborobots – “Ramble & Roam” Stargazer Edition (06/06)

wenge wood, pear wood, brass, bees wax finish

Arborobots – “Ramble & Roam” Gardener Edition (06/06)

spruce wood, alder wood, brass, bees wax finish

(pictures by Cris Rose)

ARBOROBOTS – Stargazer & Gardener Edition WIP

pepe — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:41:16 +0000

You know i can’t resist to share with you some workbench pictures! As you may guess two new ARBOROBOTS editions are under construction her in my lab! :]

Hello 2013 – New Wood Toys and A Short Update

pepe — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:02:42 +0000

Hi everyone,

First of all i wish you all the best for the New Year 2013, i hope you already had a great start! I can’t wait to share some awesome news with you about what’s going on over here on my side.

Last year was an amazing year for me and i’m so happy now to have my little baby daughter Elena with us who was born October 2012. As some of you may have noticed i’ve reduced my online activities on my blog, twitter & facebook a little as i totally wanted to share more time with my family. But no worries, there is and still will be time to supply you all with fresh chopped wood designs trough the year! :)

BENZ & JILLA – “Memories Are Made of This” Show

pepe — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:56:05 +0000

I was invited to do a piece for the “Memories Are Made of This” Show at MunkyKing Store LA. I did sent “Benz & Jilla” to attend at this great event, i’m sure they will have fun there together with Super Cooper who celebrate his 13th birthday today! :] “Benz” loves to wandering around in green plains and does enjoy the the warm summer breeze with his little pull toy named “Jilla”. Benz & Jilla are made out of brass and sapele mahogany wood with a bees wax finish. This is a one off piece, signed & numbered by embossing and you can adopt them today at the show if u like!

Congrats to Cooper! I can’t fly to LA so i’ll carve some more wood chaps here in my studio but if you’re in the area be sure to head over to Munky King Saturday August 18th to meet my “Benz & Jilla” and see all the amazing artwork from the participating artists. Read more on the FB Event Page about the ”Memories Are Made of This” show.

Hello Everyone!This is Super Cooper and I am turning 13! To celebrate, I am curating my 3rd annual birthday art show called “Memories are Made of This.” It is an art show based on childhood memories. It will be hosted at Munky King Melrose as their last art show! This show will benefit the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital 4W Supportive Care Committee and the CHIME Preschool Inclusion Program. There will also be live painting by some amazing artists, great food, and lots of fun! The show date is Saturday, August 18 from 4pm – 8pm.

Artist include:
100% Soft, 9-Kei, Adrienne Gates, Alice Koswara, Amanda Milteer, Angela Oriol, Annie Rivera, Ayleen Gaspar, babyvtec, BeeFy, Bella Berella, Bert S. Gatchalian, Blake Barry, Brian Castleforte, Brian McCarty, Cameron Edison, Cheech, Chikuwaemil, Chris Granillo, Christina Cannarella, Christopher Bonnette, Cole Griffiths, Corin Cruikshank, Dani Bowman, David Biederman, David Zajdman, ECKOTYPER, eimi, Emily Borchardt, EOS, Eric Scarecrow, FrankenFactory, Frank Schaefer, George Gaspar, Germs, Giselle Knight, Greg Berella, Isaac Flores, J. Shea, Jarrett “m0e” Nadrowski, Jay222, Jeremiah Ketner, Jerome Lu, Josh Mayhem, Josh Taylor, Joshua Herbolsheimer, Juan Muniz, KaNo, Kat Brunnegraff, Kat Muniz, Kat Rivera, Kevin Dickson, Kim Chueh, Lap Ngo, Leecifer, Lindsay Walczak, Lou Pimentel, Luke Chueh, Mari Inukai, Martin Hsu, Matt Hawkins, Mike Die, Misha, Mylene (I GOT SOLE), Nao Shimojo (Danke Schoen), Nathan Hamill, nati513, Nebulon5, Pepe Hiller, Phoneticontrol, Plasticgod, Podgypanda, Rustedhalo, Ryan the Wheelbarrow, Satoshi Yoshioka, Scott Tolleson, Sebastien Pablo, Shane Jessup, Shawn Wigs, Shelby Barrett-Whitmore TAG, Shin Tanaka, Shojono Tomo, Skylar Grey, Spencer Wilson, Steven Slomkowski, Super Cooper Berella, Taskone, Tiernan Wilson, Tom Morello, Touma, UNCLE, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yuu Tihara, Zombiemonkey, Zoso, and MORE!

BEECHBLOCKS – 4 inch Wood Toy Series by Pepe Hiller

pepe — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:35:17 +0000

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RELEASE – July 5th 2012 | 8pm CEST
in my store – http://pepehiller.storenvy.com/
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4 inch wood toys by Pepe Hiller
First edition of 20 Pieces
All signed & numbered
Beech wood, brass feather & bees wax finish

The BEECHBLOCKS comes from a beautiful place where it is always late spring, with blooming flowers and cloudless skies, never too warm or too cold.
Their heraldic motto is “Walk upright like the trees and keep the sun in your heart!” ^___^

BEECHBLOCKS – 4 inch Wood Toy Series (WIP’s)

pepe — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:19:35 +0000

WOODBEES – Lunabee x Pepe Collab (Second Release)

pepe — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:42:50 +0000

Just wanted to let you know about the next 5 and final lot of the WOODBEES – my collab with the super talented Lunabee. This time we have 4 lovely worker-bees – and of course their esteemed Queen who is larger than the worker bees and sports a beautiful dainty crown. You can see more pictures of all the bees on her flickr:

They will be up on sale today on Lunabees store at 7pm London time on the 17th May! Please note these are the very last in this series, each is uniquely painted and once they’re gone, they’re gone! Worker bees are a mere $99 and the beautiful Queen with the hand carved crown $149. The sale will be take place at Lunabee’s store (http://lunabee.co.uk)!

WOODBEES – Lunabee x Pepe Hiller Collab (WIP’s)

pepe — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:55:05 +0000

WOODBEES – Lunabee x Pepe Hiller Collab (First Release)

pepe — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:27:21 +0000

i’m very happy to announce my recent collaboration between myself and the very talentd UK artist Lunabee. The hand carved wooden bees, aptly names WOODBEES, were created by myself here in Switzerland out of maple & walnut wood and then shipped over to her to paint up in the lovely Lunabee style. There are 10 bees in total – 9 smaller worker bees (approx 2.5 inches in length) and one large Queen bee (approx 3.5″). The worker bees will be up for $99 each and the Queen for $149.

These are the only bees that are being made – there will be no future series, it’s a one off collaboration and so this is the only chance to grab one of these wooden delights.

The release is being split into two with 5 worker bees being released this Thursday the 10th May at 7pm London time on Lunabees store (http://lunabee.co.uk) and the remaining 4 worker bees and the Queen being released on Thursday the 17th May at the same time and in the same place.

The 5 being released this Thursday and are named (using the group shot) L-R :

Daisy, Totem, Noctus, Dolly and Harley

The photos of the other bees will be released next Monday. In case you can’t wait to see more, you can see some work in progress pictures on flickr.