Doll Reader April Issue: Online Now!
 March 10, 2010: Doll Reader recently announced the release of its April 2010 issue in digital format. The April issue features Marina Bychkova's new resin BJD protoype on the cover as the artist talks about her new partnership with Catrina Sanders of Dollfair International. Also in this issue, we look back at that fabulous fashion icon, Gene Marshall and prepare for her retirement this year. We talk to artists like Virginie Ropars, Hildegard Gunzel, and Catherine Sanders about their work, and we announce the winners of the 2010 DOTY Industry's Choice awards!
PLUS: Don't miss the Web exclusive content available only through the digital issue - more pics from IDEX!
Click here to view the digital issue. | | Doll Reader Launches New Column
March 3, 2010: Starting with the April 2010 issue, Doll Reader is launching a new column in each issue where we field questions from our readers to doll artists. In our April issue, we talk with Berdine Creedy about not just her new dolls, but readers want to know if she wasn’t a doll maker, what would she like to be doing? Check out Doll Reader’s April issue for more.
And for the May issue, submit your questions now for artist Monika Levenig of MasterPiece Dolls! Email questions to kpeck@madavor.com.
In Other News...
Feb. 24, 2010: According to a recent press release put out by the Toy Industry Association, overall attendance at the American International Toy Fair was up 4% this year thanks to retail buyers. Total attendance at Toy Fair, held Feb. 13-16 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, increased to 25,030 this year, according to the report. With more than 1,100 exhibitors, it’s safe to say that four days just isn’t enough time to cover the entire show floor. Read more ...
| | 2010 DOTY Industry's Choice Winners Announced
Jan. 29, 2010: Doll Reader annouced the winners of its 2010 Doll Of The Year (DOTY) Industry's Choice awards program at Doll Reader Debut of Dolls/DOTY Awards banquet held Jan. 28 at IDEX Premiere. Following the successful artist signing cocktail hour, which highlighted the new Envy Cissy doll designed by Jason Wu for the Alexander Doll Co., attendees gathered in the banquet room for dinner, a special presentation of the Collii award winners, and the presentation of the DOTY Industry's Choice awards.
The evening's top winners included artists and manufacturers like the Tonner Doll Co., Charisma Brands, Kimberly Lasher, Goodreau Doll, Annette Herrmann, Heidi Plusczok, Hildegard Gunzel, Roxanna Maria Sullivan, Gregg Ortiz, and many others.
Click here to see a complete list of winners.
PLUS! Check out who won this year's Tiny Treasures awards!
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