Plush Toys & DESIGNER Pillows
Raven Stitch
Plush Elements
Denis started creating toys in 2014 when he developed his first concept for Corvink called Elements*. The idea was which started with the Fire element was funded on Kickstarter in 2015, reaching 406% of it's intial goal. This allowed the creation of all 4 elements; Fire, Water, Air & Earth. Each element expresses it's own emotions that correlate to their core attributes of their astrological signs; angry, sad, surprised and happy (further explanation under each element).
* Later rebranded as Raven Stitch Plush Elements. Unique hang tags were also created for each element during this rebranding, see Package Design for details.
Throwboy Pillows
Throwboy Candy Hearts Pillows
The original Candy Hearts in pillow form, designed by Denis Caron for Throwboy in 2014? It was Denis’ idea to make them have that specific 3rd Dimension look, with the side walls to match the look and feel of the actual Candy Heart candies.
In addition to the plush design itself, Denis also designed the hang tag to resemble the Candy Heart candy box as well. See details at the Package Design page.
Throwboy x Pepsi™ Licensed Pillows
After the success of the Throwboy Candy Heart Pillows, Denis was brought on to help in the design/mock-up process of converting Pepsi brand assets into co-branded Throwboy & Pepsi promotional plush pillows to tie into their Pepsi™ National Emoji Campaign.
There were 10 designs in total.
Coheed & Cambria
Dragonfly Plush
Plush toy design by Denis Caron based on art Bill Scoville created for the band's album The Second Stage Turbine. This was sold on their site and on tour for a limited time only.
Details and Segmented Parts
An important aspect of this design was to include as many details as possible, including a segmented abdomen, raised round eyes and individual wings. Color matching fabric that most closely match Scoville’s design was also important.