Founded by designer Paul Budnitz in 2002, Kidrobot is the world’s premier designer and retailer of limited edition art toys and apparel. Kidrobot merges urban street trends, fashion, and pop art to produce limited edition, collectible toys and apparel. Kidrobot products feature unique collaborations with top international artists with backgrounds as diverse as graffiti, fine art, fashion, industrial design, graphic design, illustration, and music.
• 4 retail store-galleries:
New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Miami
• Artists that work with Kidrobot include Tristan Eaton, Paul Budnitz, Frank Kozik, Tim Biskup, Huck Gee, Joe Ledbetter, Tara McPherson (US); the design collective eBoy (Germany); Devilrobots & Mad Barbarians (Japan); Tilt and Mist (France); TADO and Pete Fowler (UK); Nathan Jurevicius (Australia).
• Kidrobot toys retail from $6 to $20,000, and may appreciate in value over time.
• The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) acquired 13 Kidrobot toys in late 2007, which are now part of the museum's collection.