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Fabian Song Bears – Teddy Bear, History, Information
Fabian Song is a teddy bear artist from Singapore and has been making bears under the name Singapore Sensations since 1996. He makes about 100 teddy bears a year, usually one of a kinds. Fabian usually soft sculpts the bears’ paws, painting and airbrushing to accentuate certain features of the bears. Typical Fabian Song bears range in size from 6 to 24 inches and go for $295 – $980.
Popular Fabian Song, Singapore Sensations teddy bears include:
What A Bosom Buddy – 12.5, 18 inch bear. Toby Award winner in the Industry’s Choice category in 2002.
Dewdrop – 19 inch, open mouth bear with sculpted pads in 2002.
Bosom Buddies – pair of award winning bears
U Need A Hug? – 6 inch bear and 2002 Toby Award, Public Choice Winner
Care 2 Join Me – 10.5 inch bear and 2001 Toby Award Public Choice Winner and Winner of Golden George awarded in Germany.
Fabian Song has won the following awards:
1996 – Singapore Teddy Bear Artist Award
1997 – Singapore Teddy Bear Artist Award
1998 – First runner up in British Bear Artist Award
1999 – First prize in Linda Mullins Teddy Competition
1999 – Toby Award – Public Choice Winner
2000 – Toby Award – Public Choice Winner
2001 – Winner of Golden George in Germany
2001 – Champion Winner of Hasselt in Belgium
2001 – Toby Award – Public Choice Winner
2001 – Golden Teddy Award Winner
2002 – Toby Award – Industry’s Choice Winner
Gabrielle Dutzler Bears – Teddy Bear, History, Information
Gabrielle Dutzler is a teddy bear artist from Austria and makes bears under the name Ra-Lina Teddies, which is a combination of her children’s names Raphael and Selina. Typical Gabrielle Dutzler bears are one of a kinds made of different materials including batik fabric, mohair and alpaca with leather, sometimes paws with claws, sometimes with double neck joints, mouths can be opened or closed.
Gabrielle has won many teddy bear awards including first and third place at the Linda Mullins show in 2001 and first place at a Baltimore show in 2002.
