Loren kang's bob wins Parsons + Dudebox Collaboion

Figure goes into limitied-edition production

Loren Kang's BOB

NEW YORK, October 16, 2012 -- In a special ceremony during New York Comic Con, the U.K.-based vinyl toy company Dudebox announced the winner of its toy design competition with Parsons The New School for Design: BOB by Loren Kang, a senior in the BFA Illustration program at Parsons. Dudebox has produced a special limited-editon of the toy. Kang also received a Dudebox Creatives Project grant in the amount of $2,500.

“Dudebox launched 'Bob' at NYCC to huge critical acclaim,” said Dudebox’s Claire Beecham. “The fans and artists attending fell in love with Bob, his simple graphics and story made him a bestseller. Loren Kang appeared at the show to sign her figures and customize DIY. Loren is a toy designer in the making, and we wish her every success for the future.”

The Dudebox toy design competition took place this past spring as part of an Illustration Concepts course taught at Parsons by Illustrator and faculty member Caty Bartholemew. Each student designed two figures, complete with their own complex origin stories, likes and dislikes, and even smells. BOB hails from Planet Pepp, where he works as a sailor. He likes to eat seafood, and despises everything else; he smells like seawater.

To learn about the other finalists, and more details on the competition, click here.

About Dudebox

Dudebox is the latest innovative project launched by Entrepreneur Robert Beecham and his Creative Team in London, UK this year. Dudebox provides a vinyl toy platform for young artists, designers and established artists from around the globe to showcase their talents to the world. Dudebox wants to encourage the next generation to “Inspire to Create”. For more information, please visit www.dudebox.com or usa.dudebox.com

About Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design is one of the leading institutions for art and design education in the world. Based in New York but active around the world, the school offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the full spectrum of art and design disciplines. Critical thinking and collaboration are at the heart of a Parsons education. Parsons graduates are leaders in their respective fields, with a shared commitment to creatively and critically addressing the complexities of life in the 21st century. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons.

The BFA Illustration program at Parsons educates students on the art of communicating concise ideas with images through picture books, magazines, newspapers, animation, graphic novels, textiles and other media. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/bfa-illustration.

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