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== Company History ==
 
Custom House is a Korean BJD company that began selling dolls in 2003.  In its early years, Custom House was best-known for its 56-60cm Ai line of dolls, and especially for its themed Unique Ai and Limited Ai releases.  Some of the Unique Custom House dolls included a group that represented the members of the K-pop band Nell, and a series of Merchen dolls based on fairy-tale characters.  These early Unique and Limited dolls featured the work of costume and faceup artists Anu, Rolling Pumpkin, and HeavyBomb.  By 2005, Custom House had expanded its doll line with the 27cm Petite Ai--the first childlike Tiny ABJDs on the market--and with the Mini-sized Little Junior and Junior.  The Petite Ai have been popular with Japanese BJD collectors, and are often featured in such Japanese doll magazines as ''Dollybird'' and ''Dolly Dolly.''
 
Custom House is a Korean BJD company that began selling dolls in 2003.  In its early years, Custom House was best-known for its 56-60cm Ai line of dolls, and especially for its themed Unique Ai and Limited Ai releases.  Some of the Unique Custom House dolls included a group that represented the members of the K-pop band Nell, and a series of Merchen dolls based on fairy-tale characters.  These early Unique and Limited dolls featured the work of costume and faceup artists Anu, Rolling Pumpkin, and HeavyBomb.  By 2005, Custom House had expanded its doll line with the 27cm Petite Ai--the first childlike Tiny ABJDs on the market--and with the Mini-sized Little Junior and Junior.  The Petite Ai have been popular with Japanese BJD collectors, and are often featured in such Japanese doll magazines as ''Dollybird'' and ''Dolly Dolly.''
  
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== External Links ==
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*[[Bebe]]
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*[[Bisou Ai]]
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*[[Ange Ai]]
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*[[Petite]]
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*[[Little Junior]]
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*[[Junior]]
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*[[The Ai]]
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==Discontinued/Special Doll Lines==
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*[[Vintage Ai]]
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*[[Unique Ai]]
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== Company Links ==
 
English-language company website:  [http://www.ainai.com/en]
 
English-language company website:  [http://www.ainai.com/en]

Revision as of 17:58, 6 March 2010

Company History

Custom House is a Korean BJD company that began selling dolls in 2003. In its early years, Custom House was best-known for its 56-60cm Ai line of dolls, and especially for its themed Unique Ai and Limited Ai releases. Some of the Unique Custom House dolls included a group that represented the members of the K-pop band Nell, and a series of Merchen dolls based on fairy-tale characters. These early Unique and Limited dolls featured the work of costume and faceup artists Anu, Rolling Pumpkin, and HeavyBomb. By 2005, Custom House had expanded its doll line with the 27cm Petite Ai--the first childlike Tiny ABJDs on the market--and with the Mini-sized Little Junior and Junior. The Petite Ai have been popular with Japanese BJD collectors, and are often featured in such Japanese doll magazines as Dollybird and Dolly Dolly.

Changes in company personnel in 2006 led to greater emphasis on the Petite Ai, discontinuation of most of the Basic Ai sculpts, and a redesign of both the Ai Boy and Ai Girl bodies. After a hiatus, Custom House reopened its website and during the next few years the company offered new doll sizes (Classic Ai, Vintage Ai, Bebe Ai), a "club" system of purchasing, and a fully-customized doll option through which buyers could request discontinued heads. By 2008, Custom House began offering frequent sales and ordering events, and customers began experiencing long waiting times for order delivery, all of which continue to the present day. According to some sources, Custom House now manufactures its dolls in China. DollCatch, which opened an online shop in early 2009, is a sister company to Custom House.


Doll Lines

Discontinued/Special Doll Lines

Company Links

English-language company website: [1]