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Miniature Metallic Monsters

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

Jeff Lamm Creates Adorable Gilded Critters to Make You Smile

— March 7, 2011 — Life-Stages
Jeff Lamm is an artist whose work is wildly imaginative and entirely adorable. This sculptor, artist and overall creative mind specializes in making marvelous monsters that are much more "aww" than "ahhh!"

Jeff Lamm's most recent fantastical release is called Modular Kaijus, and involves two metallic monsters that look like they would be perfectly at home hiding in a closet or under your bed, waiting for the right moment to spook you. Though these critters aren't cuddly, they sure are cute.

Jeff Lamm's Modular Kaijus pieces were premiered on toy retailing site, Toy R' Evil, which specializes in extraordinarily unconventional playthings that are more peculiar than most. Essentially, Jeff Lamm makes whimsical, funny figurines that will attract adults and children alike.
Trend Themes
1. Adorable Metallic Sculptures - Jeff Lamm's whimsical and imaginative metal monsters offer opportunities for disruptive innovation in the toy manufacturing industry to create unique, quirky and lovable characters for collectors of all ages.
2. Unconventional Toys - Jeff Lamm's quirky toy designs offer disruptive innovation opportunities for the toy industry to create unique and unconventional playthings that stand out from the crowd and offer a new kind of play experience.
3. Fantastical Creatures - Jeff Lamm's imaginative creations offer opportunities for disruptive innovation in the art world to create unique, whimsical and awe-inspiring sculptures that inspire curiosity and evoke joy
Industry Implications
1. Toy Manufacturing - Jeff Lamm's playful and unconventional toy designs offer disruptions to the traditional toy manufacturing industry to create products that defy expectations and offer a new kind of experience that incorporates fun and whimsy.
2. Art - Jeff Lamm's imaginative and whimsical sculptures offer opportunities for disruptive innovation in the art world to create unique and fantastical works that evoke joy and spark curiosity.
3. Collectibles - Jeff Lamm's unique and playful toys offer disruptive innovation opportunities in the collectibles industry to create unique, limited edition figurines that appeal to collectors of all ages and backgrounds.
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