licensed lines. I'm shocked he's dumping Tyler and Ellowyne, and I guess also Deja Vu? I'm excited to hear about his new lines, particularly what he was saying about the new sculpting technique since they have had trouble in the past getting good likenesses of some characters. (Remember Elena from Vampire Diaries?) So what do you think?



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: Tonner’s 25th Anniversary Year re-cap:
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: 2016 has been, perhaps, the most momentous
: year of my life. Celebrating 25 years of
: creating dolls and accessories was really
: kind of humbling. Culling through
: photographs of past events and seeing the
: faces of people getting so much joy out of
: the dolls and events we’ve produced was
: truly heartwarming. It reminds me yet again
: of how lucky I’ve been to enjoy a hobby that
: turned into a career and a business.
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: I’ve frequently been asked what have been
: the greatest accomplishments of my last 25
: years in this business and there are
: definitely some standouts:
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: -My first New York Toyfair, sitting at a
: single table in our tiny booth and selling
: out everything I brought in the first few
: hours.
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: -The first Tyler Wentworth dolls arriving at
: our warehouse and eventually shipping to
: retailers.
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: -The Betsy McCall and Mary Engelbreit
: licensed products that were so cherished and
: charming.
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: -Being the only company to produce Harry
: Potter dolls for six years.
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: -Ellowyne Wilde and the creation of Wilde
: Imagination, which allowed me to move in an
: entirely new direction.
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: -All of the employees who have supported me
: along the way, whether they believed in what
: I was doing, or not!
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: Currently, I’m spending a great deal of time
: learning (and hopefully mastering) some very
: new computer sculpting programs that,
: combined with state-of-the-art production
: capabilities, provide an entirely new method
: of creating dolls. I call it the “New Art of
: Doll Making™” and I’m really excited about
: what we’ll be doing in 2017 and beyond. It’s
: also awakened a pioneering spirit in me
: again and I’ve decided it’s time to
: completely re-think what we offer to
: collectors. Therefore, although Tonner will
: continue to make all of our established
: licensed products such as DC, Gone with the
: Wind, Outlander, etc., all of our
: proprietary lines, as well as those of
: Effanbee and Wilde Imagination, are being
: discontinued.
:
: A new company is being launched and it’s
: called Phyn & Aero. We will be
: introducing three new lines in 2017 in
: collaboration with innovative (and
: incredibly talented) new designers. I really
: feel it’s time to broaden our perspectives
: and see what some fascinating (and younger!)
: designers create for our collectors. I
: believe the collector market needs a major
: shake-up and I’m quite sure this will be it!
:
: As always, I’m so grateful for all the love
: and support you’ve shown to me over the
: years. I am also terrifically excited about
: the direction we’re heading in and hope you
: will join us along the way in this new,
: incredibly exciting adventure!
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