Oliver Jones

“There are advantages to rethinking a lot of these materials that were our go-to probably since King Kong.”

Oliver Jones · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24

Jones notes the advantages of rethinking materials Laika has used since King Kong.

“We’ve done this so we can wean ourselves off of foam latex, which is stinky and it shrinks over time, and five years later it kind of just crumbles,”

Oliver Jones · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24

Jones explains why Laika engineered a new silicone process to replace foam latex.