Designertoys - that is the low-cost,highbrow alternative to hanging dusty works of art on your wall. Remember The Transformers?How about the vaguely homosexual He-Man toys of the 80's? There were countless versionsof toys based on film- and TV shows that made its way into the homes, closetsand playgrounds of children all over the globe. You had them. Admit it, you hadthem all! Your sticky fingers clawed off the wrapping the moment they touchedyour chubby paws. Remember that Darth Vader toy you smashed to pieces during a re-enactment of Return of theJedi with your brother? That same toy couldhave netted you a sweet fortune on eBay. If you had kept it in the originalwrapping, of course.

Designervinyl toys are the ?in? thing. They are small, beautifully shaped andconstructed to reflect the ideals and visual interpretation of each artist?sunique style. This began in the USA, but the UK toys industry, Asia and Australia all quickly latched onto thisamazing phenomenon.

One ofthe most incredible and creative series of vinyl toys on offer is without adoubt the Dunny series, as designed by many of the top young artists of today. TheDunny is a rabbit, a tiny humanoid with a basic design that has remainedunchanged over the years. Each artist (including the likes of Frank Kozik,Krunk, Triston Eaton, Tattoo, Amanda Visell and many more) designs a Dunny toappeal to the type of collection within the boundaries set by each signaturecollection. Five series of Dunny, plus various special collections make up anamazing set of Vinyl toys which must be fully collected to in order toappreciate it fully. Ice-creams, robots, spiders, men, women, cultural icons,colours, shapes and many more designs make up this incredible collection ofweird and wonderful collectible toys. You could spend your whole life amassingthese lovable creatures and may never own them all. Much like the Pok?mon fad,but a thousand times more culturally appealing, the Dunny is the ultimatecollector's toy for the grown-up who misses their Ninja Turtles collection.

 Many reproductions will be produced from oneseries of Dunny. Out of 2000 Dunny designs, perhaps 50 will be of a limitedquantity. This is of course to drive consumers to collect them all, ultimatelydriving the craze up a notch or two. These random, collectible Dunny's arerare, and sell for ridiculous amounts of money on trading sites such as eBay.If you wish to start collecting Dunny, it is advisable to either purchase themonline or to visit a specialty hobbyist shop to start your own collection. Asthey are urban vinyl toys, music stores may also carry them.

A Dunnyis sold in a ?Blind Box?. This means that you will never know what you receiveuntil you open the lid of your little Dunny's cradle. This further increasesthe drive to collect each and every one of them, as you will never know whatyou have until you purchase it, open it and possibly be delighted.

Thosedistinctive tubular ears, that delightful 3? size, the breath-taking designs -Dunny is without a doubt the icon of vinyl toysthe world over. Start collecting today and never stop until you have all theones you love.