Sextopus Haberdashery Edition

The designs for Mariangela's plush are inspired by idol imagery, fables, fairy tales, and a lifetime of watching animation and nature shows. Pulling on those influences she is inspired to create a menagerie of creatures of her own. She loves the way that needle felting lets her capture subtle shapes, how it invites one to touch its structured softness. Most pieces are meant to be held, so size, density and weight are carefully considered because you are meant to have a relationship with it. In reinterpreting childhood silhouettes, she's looking to capture the philosophy of play. We play to learn. We play to grow. She wants her work to inspire a desire to play. Established in 2004, myplasticheart is a toy store and gallery dedicated to bringing the best in both the designer toy and contemporary art world together in one place. Located in the Lower East Side in New York City myplasticheart provides one of the largest selections of designer art toys anywhere. From mini figures to plush to art books and prints you will find a wide range of unique art and design products related to the designer toy culture. The myplasticheart gallery hosts monthly exhibits showcasing many contemporary underground pop and urban artists and illustrators from all over the world. myplasticheart has exhibited works by Julie West, Chris Ryniak, Shawnimals, Andrew Bell, Scott C., and Aya Kakeda to name a few. You can learn more about our gallery and shows at myplasticheartnyc.com myplasticheart also operates mphlabs, the division of the company responsible for product development in the form of limited edition art and design collectibles. Since 2006 mphlabs has produced various projects with many local artists as well as artists from overseas. You can learn more at mphlabs.com Mo. - closed Tu. - Sa. - 12:00 pm - 07:00 pm Su. - 12:00 pm - 05:00 pm