Collectibles Rants and Packrat Dreams

The popular children’s Web site Webkinz.com went down for more than 36 hours to the dismay of thousands children across the country.

Webkinz are wildly popular stuffed animals originally released by the Ganz gift company in 2005. The toys are similar to many other small soft toys, but they come with a special code on their labels that allows access to the Webkinz World Web site to adopt a virtual version of the pet for virtual interaction.

“Webkinz World is temporarily unavailable,” said a message on the Webkinz Web site while it was down. “We’re working on making our website even better than before!” Read the rest of this entry »

The American Medical Association just decreed that virtual gaming is so addictive it should be a certified medical condition.

That makes Snow Drop a gateway drug. She is furry marijuana.

She is a Webkinz.

It’s all about the accessories, paid for with Webkinz cash, earned by playing games, answering quizzes and spinning the Wheel of Wow, which looks disturbingly like a gateway to gambling.

(Orlando Sentinal)

Lladró presented two of its most recent introductions at colette, the world famous store in Paris regarded as a touchstone for design and new fashions. The Re-Deco and Lladró Fragrances collections were launched at an event held yesterday, 29th May, with the attendance of Jaime Hayón, Lladró’s Art Director.

Over 300 people attended the event held at colette for the world presentation of Lladró Fragrances, a new concept of scents for the home dovetailing with Lladró’s creative universe. An innovative new perspective has given rise to a number of objects aimed at impregnating the home with exclusive fragrances: little artworks for the most varied styles in interiors.

The Re-Deco collection was also unveiled at colette. Re-Deco is a new twist on Lladró’s classic figurines, reinterpreting them from a range of decorative approaches.

Re-Deco remained on exhibit for one week in the window display at colette, where it was seen by thousands of people given the store’s location in the very heart of Paris. Over the week, celebrities like Karl Lagerfeld visited colette, where the pieces are on sale.