Freaky In Hong Kong

During the 8th Ani-Com Hong Kong (28/07-01/08/2006), one of Mike’s Gengkey character, Freaky was on display as a prototype figurine. Its was sculpted by acclaimed Hong Kong toy sculptor Steven Chui. We would like to thank Steven for picking Freaky as a character to show off his skill. Click on to the pics on the right to see the “handy” works of Steven.

Taipei Toy Festival 2006

We were among the 40 groups who participated in the recent Taipei Toy Festival 2006. As reported earlier, our creation Cannibal Boy’s prototype figurine was revealed during the festival. Click on to the photo section on the right to check it out. Cannibal Boy, a creation of Michael and Sau Lim, will be produced by Pixie and it will be available for sale in next year’s festival. Michael also did a few items for Pixie, among them are a serie of comics entitled “So What Junior” based on Pixie’s So What figurines and a packaging illustration for Asian superstar Jay Chou’s Omni x Pixie’s “Mine” So What figurine. So What Junior’s animation which featured the character design by Michael, were shown thru-out the festival. Michael, the sole member of Gilamon who attended the fest(we are running on a limited budget here) would like to thank those who have taken care of him during the trip. They are 22, Wan Hen, Kenny Wong, Jukai, Ben Lam, Ian, Lily, Steven, Mark and Pixie crew among others.

Territory Launch Party

The launch of Territory vol 5, which entitled Japan Fever, attracted so many people to KL’s Galleriiizu, there is hardly any room to move. The function not only jam-packed with people, it was also filled with presentations and talks by international designers who are flown in especially for this event. Namely, they are Thailand’s Thanawat Chongmahakul & Sasis Suwonpakprak(Bangkok 2), Australia’s Michael Dawidowicz(Urban Collective) and Malaysia’s Liew Sanyen of (If) Interactive. These sessions are especially inspiring for those students, some even came all the way from Penang. Gilamon also did our bit by demonstrating the creative process of silkscreening on t-shirts. We have shown the crowd two methods, cross printing and mixed colour printing. We have created a brand new design which featured the art of three of us in conjunction with the launch. We were very happy with the attentant of the audiences as well as the opportunity to talk to them. We also get a chance to know some local and international designers. All in all, it was a great evening.

KLue Coverage

In its June issue, KLue were reporting about indie t-shirt designers in its Hype page and Gilamon were mentioned as part of the new labels in town. Others include Criola, Pop Malaya and Lodestar. Thanks for the plug, KLue!

Territoriyaki

The latest volume of Territory will finally be launched on the 1st of July. As featured artists, we are being invited to do a ‘live’ silkscreening presentation during the launch party. We will be producing a new piece of artwork and silkscreen it on t-shirts on that special day. The theme for this volume of Territory is Japan Fever and international designers such as Junko Kawashima(Japan), Michael Dawidowicz(Urban Collective, Australia) and Thanawat Chongmahakul(Thailand) will also be flown in for this event. Be sure to check out our site again for the inside scoop of the event later.

Toth’s Departure

This is a bit late but Gilamon would still want to pay our last respect to Alex Toth. A master in black and white drawing. Mr Toth’s work is clean and elegant, yet with a lively stroke. A quality that not many artists have. Mr Toth passed away at the age of 77 on his drawing table. The most perfect way to depart for an artist.

Expo! Expo!

Gilamon is going to the expos this summer. 1st up is Anime Expo @Anaheim Convention Center, USA. Eventhough we won’t be appearing personally but we will be having our products up for sale( thanks to Mickey and Adam from Gnome International). Look for our t-shirts and comics @booth 292 of the expo from 1-4 of July. Next up is the Taipei Toy Fest(7-9 July) which we will be having our own booth. Michael is the only one attending the fest for it is too costly for all three of us to be there. Gilamon will be unveiling the prototype figurine of Cannibal Boy and Shark during this fest. The figurine is sculpted by famed Taiwanese toy designer PhalanX Creative. Mike will definitely be taking lots of pictures and you will be able to see it here.