White Crazy Michael

Michael Lau is a Hong Kong-based artist, designer, and toy pioneer widely regarded as the “godfather of designer toys.” He is best known for his Gardener series, a groundbreaking collection of urban vinyl figures that fused street culture, skateboarding, and hip-hop aesthetics with collectible toy design. Lau started his career as an illustrator and painter before transitioning into 3D art in the late 1990s. His Gardener series, first introduced in 1999, featured stylized characters inspired by street fashion and graffiti, influencing an entire generation of toy designers. His work often includes exaggerated proportions, articulated joints, and a rough, hand-sculpted aesthetic that gives his figures a raw, DIY feel. Beyond toys, Lau has expanded into fine art, fashion, and collaborations with major brands like Nike, Puma, and Medicom Toy. His ability to merge art, pop culture, and commercial design has solidified his legacy as one of the most influential figures in the designer toy movement. Established in 2000, Hot Toys Limited is a high-end collectible brand, devoted to designing, developing and producing high quality and highly detailed collectibles with authentic likeness. Initially started the business from producing 1/6th scale military action figures, Hot Toys has since expanded its product scope to specialize in 1/6th scale collectible figures from popular movies, video games, comics as well as world renowned celebrities. Since 2003, Hot Toys has acquired the official merchandising rights in producing collectibles from international movies which includes Iron Man, The Avengers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman, The Dark Knight, Superman, Terminator Series, Aliens & Predator franchises as well as world famous celebrities such as King of Pop Michael Jackson, martial artist Bruce Lee, two-time Oscar winner for Best Actor Award Marlon Brando, American film icon James Dean, renowned movie actor and musician Leslie Cheung and Wong Ka Kui, the founding member of the Hong Kong rock band – Beyond. Hot Toys’ collectibles have been sought after by movie, figure, and pop culture fans and also appreciated by celebrities including Sylvester Stallone, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Renner, Clark Gregg, Byung-hun Lee, Naoto Takenaka, Mari Yaguchi and more. Hot Toys is the leader in the 1/6th collectible industry and