Brown Magic Paint Co. x Brutherford's Metallic Ice Scream Men!

Our tale begins with a man named Mando, who lives in Chicago. By day, him and his wife — Dottie — exuberantly painted everything they could get their hands on, gleefully customizing everything from shoes to luggage, iPhone cases to vintage purses, ceramics to cars. But, by night, Mando would log onto his computer and dream of Ice Scream Men, as he quietly stalked the Brutherford Industries Instagram pages. Mando would share these visions with Dottie, who would likewise instantly love them. The two were smitten with a vinyl toy. Fret not, gentle reader, for this tale ends with joy: a limited edition custom run — only 5 copies each — of Ice Scream Men in "Heavy Metal Mint" and "Stainless Steel Strawberry," metallic paints carefully hand applied by Mando and Dottie, under the guise of Brown Magic Paint Co. In fact, these pieces are available in the Brutherford Industries web shop right now, signed by everyone involved & in hand-painted packaging, for $125 each. Go forth & buy quickly, we'll still be here with the remainder of the story when you return…

So yes, Mando & Dottie (or Brown Magic Paint Co., if you prefer) had fallen madly and passionately in love with the Ice Scream Man design. The moment Brutherford placed them on the market, the duo purchased the two available colorways—vanilla and strawberry—as well as a print. When their order arrived, they felt like children on Christmas morning as they opening the package… their eyes wide in anticipation. The pair couldn't wait until the morning when they ran into their garage/studio space and started customizing one of the figures. As they were working on it, they e-mailed Brutherford work-in-progress pictures and his feedback was both encouraging and appreciated. In fact, he was so impressed with what he saw, that he commissioned the duo to paint five each of the strawberry and mint colorways.

The end result of that commission, pictured above and on sale right now, are wonderfully simple yet striking interpretations of the Ice Scream Man: the base colors and design are kept intact, but carefully applied and chosen metallic paints coat the entire piece. And after they did their metal flaked fades and blends, Mando altered the packaging for each by hand. Brown Magic Paint Co., who have been in business for a year now, live by their slogan: "Customized To Your Hearts Desires." And, based on their fantastic Ice Scream Men customs, I'd hazard to guess that's exactly when they provide.

The "Heavy Metal Mint" and "Stainless Steel Strawberry" Ice Scream Man customs are limited to 5 per colorway, signed by both partners in Brown Magic Paint Co. as well as Brutherford. Packaged in a hand-painted box, each one costs $125 and is available right now in the Brutherford online shop.