Months ago, a customer bought multiple sets of Chimeras and sent an email asking if they could use them in a TV show. They didn’t mention the name of the show or try to talk it up at all, which is often the case. (People can be very creative in linking their project to someone famous.) They didn’t offer many details but assured us nothing objectionable would be done with them. We gave them permission, then completely forgot about it. Weeks ago, I received an incoherent text from a friend about...

It's time for some new species! We have a Panda who wants to be taller, best friends with a Giraffe who likes bamboo. And why should mammals have all the fun? We have our first bird and amphibian: a Frog who wants to fly, trading limbs with an Owl who likes to hop. All eight animals' body parts work together, and they're all available now...

Since the first batch of Chimeras arrived last week, we have been very busy boxing them up and getting them in the mail for our first customers and stores. Last night, when my wife went to put our youngest to bed (Harper from the video), she lifted up her covers to find a huge pile of bunnies. I would guess 50 or so. She must have been sneaking them off, little by little, and hiding them. It would have taken her several trips. Thinking she was in serious trouble, she...

Tara from Tweak99 talks about Chimeras on KTLA morning news (#1 morning news show in LA)...

Hi all, Check out some photos from the Chimeras launch at the New York International Gift Fair at the Javits Center in New York. We got a great response from buyers who really liked our innovative stuffed animals. Everyone also had a lot of fun posing with our Chimeras cut-out posters. We're really excited to get Chimeras into your hands and into stores for this holiday season! Mixing it up, Rich and Avik...

Special thanks to Rich's kids, Julia, Weston, Conrad, and Harper for helping us make the Chimeras video. After filming the video, Conrad looked at us and asked, “So, are we getting any money for this?” Rich told him that it was a fair question — and a good question — but that he wasn’t getting paid. He paused for a second and asked a follow-up question, “Then why are we doing it?”...

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