Since 2002, Miami-based Friends With You - also known as Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval - have been single-handedly changing the face of designer toys with their original life-enhancing characters. Their series of original plush dolls have been featured in design stores and toy shops worldwide and have been covered in a variety of publications.

Friends plush
“Friends are extracted from an unimaginably small microcosm. They are microbes that have been enlarged one billion times their original size. They live in your breath and under the part of your brain used for wishing. Lieutenant Captain Lee Karl discovered a world very much like ours. The only difference being that ours is made up of plants, animals, and humans, and this sub-amoebic world contains an unexplored realm of living organisms. The few strains of organisms that survived the enlargement process have been carefully studied and tested. And we have concluded that these new “Friends,” have actual life enhancing skills. The friends have magic powers never before seen, and are improving lives one person at a time. Share your wishes and desires with your new friends and watch as everything you ever dreamed of becomes a reality! Welcome friends into your heart and home and start living better TODAY!”

Before you think the Friends duo are wackos for making the claim that Friends have life enhancing skills, just remember, it’s all about the power of imagination and love!

Friends film
They have also amassed an impressive body of work in graphic design, animation and motion graphics- including Mr. Wizard and the Legend of Speed for Nike Lab, a stop motion short film featuring plush doll characters Malfi and Red Flyer.

Friends gallery installations
Friends With You have also been creating a series of distinctive gallery installations, including The Treasure Whale with David Choe , Aqui Uzumaki at Hanna Gallery Tokyo. They held their first solo exhibition at L.A.’s Merry Karnowsky Gallery November 2004.

Meet the albino fox
The Friends duo “created an awesome new character out of the vw fox, bringing it to life with tons of plastic fruits and fake flowers, gallons of pink paint, and over 100 meters of white, long haired fur … in their installation, which took them 2 weeks to complete, they returned the vw fox car to a magical birthing place in the forest … the friendswithyou-way!”

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The Good Wood Gang
The Good Wood Gang, five brand new magically modular wood toys! From the Black Forest comes a new type of lucky amulet - A wooden charm thats history dates back to the ancient children gods and the toys that delighted them. The Good Wood Gang can bring magic and mystery into your life. If you treat them with respect they might just grant all of your wishes. Choose your toy for the white magic you desire in your daily life! Available now!

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