Nemoids

Wondercon is many things to many people (case in point: there was a booth advertising a dating service for self-professed geeks), but it wasn’t exactly bursting with art toys. We did our best to find them. Eric Schrecongost’s Nemoids caught our attention. There’s something cute about the diver bots, which also present some options for customization. Perhaps explains the word “nemoid,” which, according to the Urban Dictionary, is a “slang word originating in Mississauga, Canada, that is used to describe any person, animal, act or thing that is thought of as cute.” But probably not. Eric asked us which of the sample colorways seemed the most interesting, and Jason and I both responded to the aged patina Nemoid. Eric hopes to get these produced. Leave a comment here if you get a strong feeling for one of the four Nemoids in particular. Shortly before we left, I saw Eric chatting up Ryan Hungerford, so maybe Patch Together is a consideration for production. We’ll keep following, so here’s hoping there’s more where these came from.

 

This image and text come from a feature by me originally published here: www.toycyte.com/wondercon-2009-designer-toys-recap

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