Qee

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Qee (pronounced "key") are a collection of

designer toys created by Hong Kong-based company Toy2R
, which was founded by Raymond Choy in 1995.

Figure

Qee figures vary in their design. The original Qee has a body that resembles an extremely simplified human form, somewhat similar in appearance to

egg. All of Qee figures are designed by renowned designers/artists from across the globe. They are available in various sizes that include the 1.5", 2.5”, 8”, 16”, 36” and the 60” Qee. Toy2r also provides D.I.Y (Do It Yourself) Qees for aspiring designers/artists who wish to use Qee as a 3D canvas to express their own original work as, Qee allows for self-expression and creativity through a unique format.[1]

Production and design

Qees are produced in limited numbers and are highly

collectible;[2] they are predominantly collected by adults. Many contemporary artists and designers from Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America
have designed figures. Typically, designing a Qee figure means creating a design scheme, or deco, for one of the aforementioned molds.

The casual observer may note similarities between Qees and the

Be@rbrick figures created by Japanese toy company MediCom.[citation needed] However, closer observation reveals that Qees differ not only in size, but in their overall aesthetic.[citation needed] Relative to MediCom, Toy2R releases very few licensed designs, such as figures based on characters from films, comic books, or other intellectual properties. Exceptions to this are Qees created for Adidas, Benetton, BenQ, BMW, Christian Lacroix, Dark Horse Comics, Devo, DKNY, Mitsubishi, MTV, Nokia, SanDisk, Samsung, Sony, Starbucks, Swatch, Target, V.S.O.P. and Xbox 360, as well as a figure created in conjunction with tokidoki for LeSportsac, in which the figure is a design element of a women's travel bag.[citation needed
]

There are currently five series of Qees, and an anticipated total of 1500 2.5" figures.[citation needed]

Contributing artists

References

  1. ^ "::: Toy2r.com :::". www.toy2r.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  2. ^ "Dark Horse Unveils the Next Wave of Domo Qee Collectible Toys". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

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