Classic Cocktail Set from Derek ...

Derek Yaniger is about to release details of his Classic Cocktail set created for him by the good people at Tiki Farm.

This Summer (Fall for you guys north of the tropics!)as featured in the premier issue of Tiki Farm's magazine 250 sets of these beauties will be available. Created with a "brand-spankin’ new sandblastin’ technique" they are due to fly off the shelves.

Keep checking back with Tiki Farm for all the release details.

Tiki Farm Magazine ...

Keeping up to date with all the great new creations coming from Tiki Farm is tough ... as they pointed out in their latest newsletter they've been asked to create mugs for designers, restuarants and events across the world ... even those far flung places like Australia!!

To help out they are going to print with the very first copy of the Tiki farm Collectors magazine...

We decided the best way to keep all of our collectors “in the know” is with our new magazine. For years now, we’ve been fielding so many questions about “what’s coming out”, “what events are coming up”, “what artists are doing new mugs”, etc. We’ve been asked for years to do a magazine.

Also if you weren't able to get to any of the events held this year but still want the mug (and maybe a t shirt) then get down to the Farm today as the surplus stock is being sold now...

Tiki Farm: Von Franco Ashtrays ...

In a short term departure from mugs Tiki Farm have created from the artwork of Von Franco two new ashtrays.

Done up in “Purple Haze” and “Mellow Yellow” glazes, the ashtrays are further finished in an authentic mother-of-pearl overglaze! Each ashtray features 1 cigar rest and 3 cigarette rests.

They only have 250 of each color so the supply of these is limited. AND… are you ready for the price? Their Smokin’ Joe ashtrays are only $11.11 each!

Get down to the Farm quickly!

Appleton Estate Tiki Mug Design Competition ...

October 2010 saw the highly anticipated release of the new Appleton Estate Rum Tiki Mug. Although long associated with tiki, this was the third year that Appleton Estate designed their own, customised Tiki mug for people like me.

2008... front and centre.

The Appleton Tiki mug has received an almost cult following and can be seen to grace many of the top bars and bartender’s homes around Australia.

2009 Going, going ... gone!

Last year’s design of the ‘Appleton Rum God’ was the best yet. Designed and manufactured by Tiki Farm’s Holden Westland and Appleton Estate, “the mug far surpassed previous designs,” Holden explained.

2010 Their best yet!

In 2011 Brown Forman is giving you the chance to achieve immortality by being the brains behind their latest Appleton Estate Rum God Tiki Mug design. “We want to give you, fans of Tiki and lovers of Appleton Estate Rum, your chance to become etched in history by creating your own piece of Tiki immortality and designing the 2011 Appleton Estate Rum God Mug,” states Darren West, Innovation and Agency Brand Manager for Brown Forman.

Creative genius is demanded for this year’s challenge. Is your Rum God stranded on a deserted island with nothing but beautiful scantily clad natives and a lifetime supply of Appleton Estate Rum? To start with, all they want is for you to bring your inspiration to them in words. Entries will be reviewed by their panel of judges who will select their top three Rum God creations.

“Should your story be one of the three chosen finalists you will then work with Tiki farm to design and bring your Rum God to life in the form of the next Appleton Estate Rum God Mug,” West says. Once the top three are designed the choice is turned over to the bar tending community with the mugs and their stories going on-line to be voted for by the industry.

The winner takes a once in a lifetime trip to Jamaica where they’ll spend time with Appleton’s Master Blender Joy Spence and visit the estate. Runners-up will receive a bottle of the limited release Appleton Estate 21 Year Old. Deadline for submissions is Sunday 13 March 2011. Good luck! Click here for more info.

More from the Farm ... more shelves required ...

The Tiki Farm have released more details of their forthcoming mugs. As always they are well designed and will come with the usual fantastic Tiki Farm quality. I wish I had the cash and shelf space to accommodate them all!

Premiering soon EXCLUSIVELY at the world famous Kon Tiki are three brand new Milan Guanko inspired designs. Rendered and dressed-up into mug form by Pizz, keep an eye out as they will be released in the not-too-distant future.

Mana Mana is the second design (1st was the very-popular Captain Hold Fast mug) from the Scottish Atomy Tony Tiki. Mana Mana is a super cool Maori Baby Eater!

Next up is the remaining stash of a fun design Tiki Farm did for Surf n Shack in Capitola, CA. Tim Ward did the design for this little surfed-out Tiki dude!

Finally is their first collaboration with Japanese artist & pinstriper “Ghost”! Shown below is his design… “The Slickster”.

Perhaps most interesting for ambitious home bar owners and events managers are the custom Tiki Farm mugs that they can create for you. They can produce your art high resolution on waterslide backing decals. After immersing the decals in water, they slide them onto your mug, squeegee out any bubbles and then fire the art onto the mug, making it 100% permanent.

If you're interested in any of these mugs get yourself down to the Farm and snap them up.

More Mugs from the Down on the Farm...

Tiki Farm have just released details of three new commissioned pieces that will be made available to collectors...

Tiki Farm is happy to announce that, in conjunction with KC Heylin at Beachdude, Inc., we’ve created the first ever official “USC Tiki mug”! The Tikis shown on the mug are KC’s official “Beachdude Tiki” meets “Tommy Trojan”.Shown above in USC “Cardinal & Gold”, this unique mug is available for sale right now exclusively at the Beachdude website! Here’s the link… Beachdude Inc.

This is 50th Anniversary Tiki mug for the Omni Hut in Smyrna, Tennessee!Pearl Harbor survivor James Frank Walls covered more than a million miles of travel as a United States Air Force pilot. Collecting authentic recipes during his travels to Hawaii, the Philippines, Hong Kong & the South Pacific, Walls founded the Omni Hut, a Tiki-style restaurant, in 1960. Today, the restaurant is owned & operated by the very Aloha-spirited daughter of Walls, Polly Walls-Balakhani. Every element of the 1950’s and 60’s Tiki craze is still in place!

The Tikis on featured on the Omni Hut Tiki mug are the same Tikis that were rendered for the Omni Hut’s original menu cover and are still on their menu to this day. There are 2 color ways available as shown in the photo below, traditional “Tiki brown” as well as in the same color direction that it appears on the menu of purple with yellow and blue headdress accenting. The run of the brown mug is 800 each and the purple mug was produced in a smaller run of only 200 each. The mug is currently available exclusively through the Omni Hut and by telephone order only.

Finally is our commission from the Palm Springs Modern Committee to recreate an authorized replica of the vintage Salton Sea ashtray!This wonderful and nostalgic ashtray is a replica of an original design created back in the early 1960's and was sold at souvenir shops as a memento of the popular Salton Sea recreational area. This cool piece of history is available exclusively at the Palm Springs Modern Committee’s website, which can be found at here.

Some new additions ...

Here are a couple of my most recent additions to the collection here on the Secret Island. The first is a mug from Tiki Location John's Garden, Malibu, manufactured by Tiki Farm in 2010. The mug is available in two colors: bright orange and blue, the colors of nearby Pepperdine University. The mug is a highball design, with four surfboard "shields" and a tiki. I ordered this from Hermosa General Store which is an excellent online eBay store. Check them out.

The other is a set of SHAG coasters in a collectible tin. I must mention that the first set I ordered were lost in the post but the seller expressed a second set to me when I mentioned that they'd not arrived. Proof that there are some nice people still out there.

Tiki Farm 10th Anniversary at La Luz De Jesus Gallery ...

Tiki Farm are the benchmark and prolific in the creation of fantastic Tiki Mugs, you would be hard pressed to have a collection without one! They recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary at the Le Luz De Jesus Gallery in L.A. offering collectors and fans an opportunity to see all their work in the once space! I wasn't there but this amazing video is the next best thing ...



Founded in 2000 by Holden Westland Tiki Farm has gone on to become the largest manufacturer of Tiki mugs in the world. It is argued that they have produced more mugs & designs than all other manufacturers combined - ever! Over 1,000 designs and 2 million mugs sold but with limited runs they all become collectible in some way and can fetch $300, although if you can get in early new releases can be snapped up between $10 and $15! Amazing when you consider that they have seven full time members of staff!

They have worked with some of the most recognized artist's in today's Tiki/Lowbrow movement including some of my favourites like Shag, Derek Yaniger, Marcus Thorn, Squid and Brad Parker! They have also been commissioned to produce custom mugs for literally 100's of bars, restaurants, resorts & luau's throughout the world like . Disneyland, Trader Vic's and Don Ho Enterprises.