# Luxury Art Bears Ducobi Designer Toys Aren't Meant to Be Played With By Michael Hines | Published 2010-02-10 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ducobi-designer-toys References: [ducobi](http://ducobi.com/artmind/board.php?db=artisan) & [theworldsbestever](http://theworldsbestever.com/2010/02/10/vinyl-lacquered-mother-of-pearl-goodness/) Ducobi designer toys are a child’s worst nightmare. These bears are cute and may even be cuddly, yet they probably shouldn’t be touched or stared at for too long. Ducobi is in the “designer toy” business. That means they spend painstaking amounts of time crafting [childrens playthings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zsiga-care-bears). With a starting price of $750, however, no child should come near Ducobi designer toys. Imagine a kid with french fry stained hands touching *your* [one of a kind designer bear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/king-charles-iii-teddy-bear-l). I don’t think so. Pick up one of these tot teasers at the link below, you sadistic bastard. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 62% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Designer Toy Market:** The luxury designer toy market is trending upward with brands like Ducobi creating coveted collectibles for adult consumers with disposable income. - **Art Toy Investment:** Art toys created by established or emerging artists like Ducobi represent a new form of alternative investment in contemporary, collectible art. - **Toy Limitations:** Designers are creating luxury designer toys that bridge the gap between playthings and art collectibles, with buyers more likely to showcase and admire these toys rather than play with them. ### Who This Affects Most - **Toy Manufacturing:** The market shift towards designer toys is an opportunity for toy manufacturers to create more unique and valuable products for adults that blend play with high-art. - **Luxury Goods:** The luxury market, in general, may be able to capitalize on the growing trend of collecting designer toys as more high-end consumers seek unique items to display and showcase in their homes. - **Art Collecting & Investment:** The rise of designer art toys is an opportunity for investors and art collectors to explore new investment sectors in physical collectibles that have the potential for capital appreciation and expressive ownership. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Designer Pop Culture Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kkplus.md) - [Solid Wooden Collaborative Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cul-de-sac-japon-x-karimoku-furniture.md) - [Plush Toy Collectibles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urupochachan.md) - [Adult-Targeted Plush Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/build-a-bear-after-dark.md) - [Luxury Game Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxury-board-game.md) - [Watermarked Jade Bear Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jade-berbrick.md) - [Luxury Block Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bottega-veneta-jenga.md) - [Luxury Plush Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-velvet-sparkle-buildabear-collectible.md) - [Collectable Sculptural Doll Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inedible-doll.md)