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Dr. Raymond Choy founder and President of Toy2R was born in Hong Kong on September 13th, 1965. He spent 10 years working for a US footwear company. From this job, he developed skills in business operation and quality control. With a simple dream of combining his hobby with his career, Raymond pursued his business degree and took design classes while working full time. After much research and planning, Raymond opened a toy store in 1995. In 1998, Raymond sensed a trend in art toys and was amongst the first to recognize and explore the potential of the designer/art toy movement, ultimately, instilling contemporary art into the vinyl toy market. At that moment, Dr. Choy began the development of his very first vinyl figure, the Toyer. With its huge success and commercial response the Toyer figure gained the support from artists’ and designers’ from all over the world. It is now the company mascot and because of its success it enabled Dr Choy’s next endeavor, the Qee, pronounced “Key”. Dr. Choy had developed a keychain concept figure series and named it the Qee keychain collection. Through his passion, Raymond would continue to break down the borders between product design, art and graphics. His Qee Bear is a designer toy created by Toy2R, a Hong Kong-based company founded by Raymond Choy. It is part of the Qee (pronounced “key”) series, a line of customizable, anthropomorphic figures that became a major influence in the global designer toy movement. Qee Bears have a rounded head, stubby limbs, and a signature “Q” shaped keychain attachment, allowing them to be used as collectibles or keychains. Like BE@RBRICK, Qee Bears come in DIY (Do-It-Yourself) blank versions, allowing artists and collectors to customize their own designs. Available in multiple sizes, typically 2.5-inch mini Qees, 8-inch medium Qees, and larger collector editions. Toy2R has worked with international designers, brands, and pop culture franchises, including collaborations with Tokidoki, Michael Lau, Adidas, and even Star Wars. Qee Bears were one of the earliest urban vinyl collectibles to gain international recognition in the early 2000s, helping establish the designer toy movement alongside figures like Dunny (Kidrobot) and BE@RBRICK (Medicom Toy). Though they’ve been somewhat overshadowed by newer toy trends, Qee remains an iconic piece of designer toy history.