The most distinguishing feature of Blythe Dolls is the remarkable dimensions of their faces. In this post, we’re going to look at the idea of cuteness and explain why Blythe Dolls look the way they do and why they elicit that unmistakable “awwww” response in us. Ethology is the study...
Why are we attracted to dolls? A celebration of the bizarre, the beautiful and the uncanny is something central to Blythe Doll’s fandom. For many people, including kids, Blythe has an eerie quality. The word eerie (or ‘eery’) like uncanny, for which it has the same meaning, is originally a...
Every artist needs a muse. Blythe has been the muse for many an artist, including Allison Katzman, the originator of Blythe, Gina Garan, the television producer responsible for the reinvention and rebranding of Blythe, and in the last post, we looked at the painter, Margaret Keane as well as the...
Blythe’s unique look was envisioned by the toy designer and Arts Institute of Chicago alumna, Allison Katzman’s early 1970s creations while working as a toy designer for Marvin Glass and Associates. Allison passed away recently at the age of 95 at her home in Seattle. Her dolls were ahead of...
The uniqueness of a Blythe is not just in her placid yet penetrating gaze. Blythe Dolls are painstakingly designed and as such, they are objects of art in their own right. That’s why Blythe Dolls are so collectible and sought after: no two customized dolls are the same. Over time,...
Dolls are as old as human civilization itself. People have created and idolized amazing varieties of dolls in all of the world’s cultures. They have typically symbolized beauty, fertility and magic and have been central to societies as sacred talismans to other worlds as well as protectors in this one....
