Artist Nickolay Lamm has done what so many toy companies couldn’t do: He has created a realistic doll, using the dimensions of your average 19-year-old teenager in the States provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Through crowd funding Crowdtilt Open, Lamm has raised nearly half a million dollars to produce the doll.
“I want Lammily to be about promoting a healthy lifestyle,” said Lamm. “I’m all about diversity and loving yourself, but we do have an obesity epidemic. There are healthy plus-sized women out there, but as I whole I don’t want dolls that make kids think that being obese okay.”
The idea came to Lamm after seeing his young cousin be afraid of putting on a swimsuit. According to Lamm, she thought she was fat, even though she is not.
The first edition is now available for pre-order and shipping this November. Click here to place your order. Lammily is the brand name of the doll. Each first edition doll will come with a passport so that girls can name their Lammily whatever they want. And eventually Lamm hopes to create a different races.
