House of Ingri, a NYC-based family owned outfit fresh off their Toy Fair debut, has recently entered the Ugly Doll/Kid Robot market of cute-but-odd plush toys and books. The passion Ingri and her husband have for their creation was obvious after just 10 seconds of conversation. It’s the kind of enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit that’s undeniably thrilling to witness and contagious to be around (as I’ve discussed before). Their dolls have personalities, poems on their tags, and faux-suede backsides (freakin’ adorable!) that, had my Bear and Mouse seen ’em in person, would’ve totally sold them on their lovableness.
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The House of Ingri dolls made their 1st trip to Toy Fair last week, but they’ve already appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, on the shelves of FAO Schwartz and the MoMA store, and in book form (Me! Me! ABC
*OWTK was not compensated in any way for this post.
