Rotofugi

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Rotofugi has become a hit amongst my friends. It's a designer toy store, Japanese in style....owned and run by a couple in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood (or East Village or West Town....depending on who you ask, the boundaries and names of neighborhoods in Chicago constantly change or are revised for personal reasons..more on that later). I dipped in there yesterday before $5 gourmet pizzas at Cleo's (Thursday special) and purchased myself a Ye Old English Dunny. Here's an excerpt from their site....and a couple pictures.

"Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery, established in July 2004, is located in Chicago's eclectic East Village neighborhood. Since opening, Rotofugi has grown to become one of the world's premier sellers of designer toys from artists all over the world. Rotofugi Toy Store features a diverse selection of vinyl figures, capsule toys, plush and more from both eastern and western designers. The adjoining Rotofugi Gallery features monthly art exhibits by a range of both local and nationally known artists.

Beginning in late 2007 Rotofugi partnered with Chicago based product development specialist Squibbles Ink to begin producing artist-designed figures by the talented designers located in their home town. Click here for more information on Squibbles Ink + Rotofugi projects.

Rotofugi is owned and operated by husband and wife duo Kirby and Whitney Kerr. You can find the couple in and around the store on most days. They love to talk about toys. "