Welcome to Taneko Says Hello!
Taneko Says Hello encourages you to play with your food—and words and animals. Through handmade plush toys and art, the Taneko brand seeks to share a moment of joy (or multiple moments, an extra large helping of a moment—ideally, several significant scoops) with you. Sometimes, it’s a harsh, hard world we live in: it wouldn’t hurt to nurture ourselves with a bit more softness.
Latest Project: Drawtober Art Challenge
Drawtober is an annual art challenge of six prompts set throughout the month of October.
Check it out!Original Handmade Plush Toys
Taneko is a soft octo-puss with a warm heart, who enjoys befriending others. Explore the galleries below to learn more about Taneko and her plushie friends, including Lemon Shark, Meow-Bao the Catloaf, Oni-giri the Demon Rice Ball, and many more. All the character designs are unique to Taneko Says Hello. Visit the shop to welcome a plush friend into your home!
Partnership Projects
The Taneko brand also likes to work with other brands! Say hello to some cool partners Taneko has the great fortune to collaborate with. Learn more about wholesale, art licensing, and other ways we can partner up!
Eco-friendly Friends, Soft Sculptures & Installations
Take a look at creative experiments combining the worlds of fine art and plushies! Most of these pieces are either more decorative (such as a sculptural Dragonfruit Dragonfly perching as wall art) or functional (such as Sunfish Zafu inspired by Japanese meditation cushions that are also perfectly at home lounging on a couch) than stuffed toys, but all are still soft in nature.
Cute Art & Colorful Design
The characters invented as plush toys are also featured in illustrations, motion art, and fabric pattern designs. Explore the galleries below and visit the shop to see artsy items like enamel pins, stickers, handmade tote bags, and more!
