Uglydolls

Uglydoll or Ugly Doll (literally: Ugly Doll ) is an American label that has been present since 2001 in the toy market. Company founder and inventor of the Uglydolls are David Horvath and Sun -Min Kim.

The core of the Uglydoll product range includes a line of plush dolls that have a specific, distinctive look. The Uglydolls are a mixture of doll and stuffed animal. Their appearance is deliberately at odds with classical Cuteness and beauty ideals.

History

David Horvath met his later wife, Sun Min Kim while studying in the U.S. know. After her student visa had expired, the Korean had to leave the country. David Horvath wrote her a letter in which he reminded them of the common dream, and decorated at the end with a cartoon. In the speech bubble on the drawing, the motto for the coming years was held: "Work hard to make our dreams become a reality, so that we can be together again soon. "

Common dream of the two is to invent with the help of dolls and toys for kids and stories to tell was - and with the letter, the realization of the dream had already begun. The cartoon below the letter became the prototype of the Uglydolls. Inspired by the drawing sewed Sun Min Kim a doll and gave her the name of balance. David Horvath was so excited about balance, that he showed it to his friend Eric Nakamura. The publisher of the magazine Giant Robot discovered in the doll immediately a potential successful product and ordered a small edition of Wage - copies for his Giant Robot Store. Sun Min Kim sewed, and Horvath began to invent the first Wage stories. In addition to Wage the first generation of Uglydolls are the dolls Babo and Ice -Bat who experience joint adventure in the history Chilly Chilly Ice- Bat.

World of Products

Typical features of all the Uglydolls dolls are gaudy colors, circular eyes and a wide bar mouth. Each doll has a rather bulky proportioned, flat and soft body with large ears, protruding arms and short legs. Each Uglydolls doll has a name and represents a unique character. The basic assortment of Uglydolls is supplemented by always more characters and figures and includes a wide range of dolls, but also of merchandising products related to plush dolls.

In 2006, the dolls were given the award for " Toy of the Year " (English: Toy of the Year - Toty ), which is awarded annually by the American Toy Industry Association.

Meanwhile, there are a diverse group of Uglydolls dolls not only plush but also as action figures, as ceramic and metal toys. Uglydolls can be found on accessories and bags and cases for iPads and iPhones. Also, multimedia puppets are used: There are separate Ugly - Ugly - books and comics, Uglydolls dive more frequently in films and television productions. Also, Sasha Obama, daughter of U.S. President Barack Obama, one of the celebrity fans of Uglydolls. For public attention made ​​a picture of her can be seen on the that a Uglydoll Babo 's Bird Key Chain is attached to her school backpack. The photo was seen worldwide in many newspapers and magazines.

From the USA, the Uglydolls have also captured the European markets. Uglydoll is a brand which is not only in online stores but also in many toy chains such as Toys R Us, present today.

Uglydolls in film, television and comic strip

In the film, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 2007 the Uglydolls Wage, Ice Bat, and tray can be seen in the store and are shown as animated characters at the end of the film dancing. A IceBat meets twice a Disney movie Enchanted in 2007 before where it sits alongside other stuffed animals in the bedroom. A Coldy - Holdy Ice Bat is shown in the movie The Smurfs from the year 2011. A IceBat appeared in some scenes of the film Zathura - A Space Adventure on. Uglydoll action figures can be seen in the background on the book shelves in the British television series The IT Crowd. A Wippy Uglydoll was shown on 23 January 2013, the comic strip Get Fuzzy.