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There was a big announcement from their annual Democratic Design Days. The project celebrated student life and work life with the soon-to-come playful FÖRNYAD collection.

IKEA teamed up with Sarah Andelman, Creative Director of Colette (a Parisian concept store). I personally received an email from her, several years ago, when I was curating the Funny Club Show.

One of the coolest things is that they added designer, Craig Redman, who’s known for his egg-shaped character, Darcel Disappoints. I love his characters so much. He’s an icon for fashion and design.

Here’s the display at our local IKEA store, near the entrance.

If you already have the KLIPPAN loveseat, you can get this Förnyad multi-colored cover ($59.00) for it.

I love the patterns and colors.

They also have the Box ($7.99), set of 3, to store pencils and other school supplies. They came in black and blue.

The black backpack ($24.99) is customizable and allows you to add fabric patches that come in a set of 4 assorted patterns ($5.99).

There was also a blue table ($129.00), a side table on casters ($99.00), and a stool ($49.00) available for purchase.

As well as a 4-piece dinnerware set ($14.99).

A 4-piece desk set ($7.99).

A LED work lamp with wireless charging in blue and white ($59.99).

One of my favorite pieces from the collection was the large size character rug with Darcel Disappoints on it.

“The pattern is fun with elements from my favorite park in Paris, it reminds me of the good times I have when I visit the city.” – Darcel, Designer

The FÖRNYAD rug in black ($89.00).

The artwork was not for sale.

The main reason I came for this collection was for the Darcel Disappoints plush toy ($6.99).

The displays showed that most of the pieces were still available.

I couldn’t wait to display this little guy at home with the rest of my plush toys.

Thank you to my wife and daughter for coming with me so that I could see the collection.

Be sure to check out the IKEA website for more information:

https://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/ikea-collections/fornyad/index.html

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/collections/44694/

Edited by Larnna Thompson

First Time- 回憶到西元2000年的時候，當我從美國回到我的家鄉台灣時，在一個機緣下我的目光被一個不像我之前所認知的玩具所吸引著，此款Michael Lau所設計的玩具，以簡單但是卻充滿著街頭文化的元素設計，強烈散發出設計師的原創力，也因為這個公仔徹底改變我對於玩具市場的想法，因為ML的原創力 將原本只是拿來把玩的玩具轉換成藝術創作收藏作品，徹底改變了玩具給人的印象。

I recall that around early 2000, I was back home in Taiwan, and my attention was caught by toys that were unlike any that I had seen before. While the design so were simple they were so unique with their apparent street influence. A strong feeling of the designer’s creative vision came over me. These vinyl toys really changed my mind about the toy market because Michael’s vision turned a simple plaything into a 3-D art piece.

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因為我本身就非常喜愛知名球鞋品牌NIKE AF1系列的鞋款，因此對於ML的作品中，我特別喜愛Mr. Shoe! 以知名品牌的當紅系列鞋款加上ML獨特的設計風格的下所創造出來的Mr. Shoe，進行一系列展覽及活動，讓當時候的我非常愛不釋手!

另外我也非常喜歡CC19 Junkie!把一個實際在生活上的人物以公仔的方式呈現，真的是一個非常吸引人的設計發想!我喜歡此款公仔所有的細節，因為其創作以週遭的朋友為基礎， 將此人物的人格特質以及外型集結在設計細節中，因此我認為此款公仔也屬於ML的經典作品之一!

I like Michael Mr. Shoes…since I have always been a huge fan of Nike AF1. I thought his exhibition that the piece accompanied was brilliant mix of his style with the famous sport brand. I also really like Michael Lau’s CC#19 Junkie. The concept of turning a living, breathing person into a toy is an appealing idea, and truly an modern twist on a classic artistic activity. I like the detail of the figure, and that personality traits related to the person is integrated into these toys. Michael seems to catch every small detail to make this a representative of the original friend on whom it is based.

 

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我個人的習慣喜歡將公仔拿出來放在玻璃櫃裡面展示!而ML所發售的公仔作品中，外盒設計也衍生為另一項藝術品，因此我都會盡量將外盒保存好。當然如果遇到比較珍貴比較難入手的作品，我也會很捨不得將它們拿出來擺放，會讓它們放在外盒裡好好保存著!

Although it is nowhere near museum quality, sometimes I like to open the box holding the figure and then display it inside a series of glass cases. Since the box is an extension of the art, I keep them as well. Some really rare ones, I will leave them inside their boxes to keep them protected for years to come.

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我想對ML說:我要感謝他讓我有了創作的靈感，他從來不怕挑戰自己的藝術創作。我相信，他的成功來自於他的勤奮並且從來沒有停止嘗試做新的事情。也因為他進而影響了我的工作方式，讓我建立起自己的屬於我自己工作的理念為“設計來自於信念。”

I wanna thank him for keeping me creatively inspired; he is never afraid to challenge himself artistically. I believed he success comes from being such a hard worker and never stop trying to do new things. Because of his influence and way of working, my slogan is “design by belief.”

 

Interview by: FoML/ Brandon Liao

Translation : Brandon Liao

Photot By : Mike Begonia

http://crazyfoml.com/fomlnakanari-from-usa/

I finally got my dream ride — the 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250, which is Luxury Subcompact SUV by Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class. I’ve always wanted a small crossover car.

Overall, the price compared to other models, was a good deal.

It’s good for a small family and since we’ve recently welcomed our baby girl, Neesa, we have plenty of room in the back for her.

Edited by Larnna Thompson

I wanted to congratulate Jason Cordoba of Jason Cordoba Photography for sharing this awesome project he was recently part of, the Fashion for Wishes Charity Fashion Show.

This project supports a great cause as well as the community. I’m so happy that Jason continues to keep moving toward his goals. I love his professionalism and the quality of his work.

Check out his post for more information about this wonderful cause.

Be on the lookout for an invitation to next year’s show and to help out with a great cause!

If you’d like to see photos from the show, you can find them by clicking this link: Fashion for Wishes Charity Fashion Show and then clicking on the “Fashion for Wishes Fashion Show” gallery.

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Model: @abigailmorrisonnnn

Fashion by: @downtowndivasboutiqueorlando

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Model: @brianalee

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Model: @nicolegatrell

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Model: @laurencorazza

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Model: @eloehr14

Fashion by: @noleiboutique

These are just a few of the photos. There are many more to come! Be sure to follow Jason’s Instagram page @jcordobaphotos to see the rest!

Do you need photos for your social media, blog, or website? Please go to Jason website’s for contact information.
https://jasoncordobaphotography.com/

Edited by Larnna Thompson

A huge thank you to Will, of William Gillette Photography, for coming to our place and taking Neesa’s first PORTRAITS.

This was my first time participating in a newborn photoshoot.

Will brought lots of stuff — accessories, fabric, and props.

We were even able to add some of our own personal touches. Neesa was totally cool with taking a picture with Spiki.

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The whole experience was fun. Will captured the coolest photos of our baby girl. Be for to check out his website and IG at: https://www.williamgillette.comWilliam/ and @williamgillettephotography.

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Before Baby Shiau is born, we wanted to capture every moment we could so I asked my friend, Hobbes, to do a maternity photo shoot for us.

Thank you so much to Hobbes for these amazing photos.

If you’re looking for a photographer, please contact Hobbes at: @conghan_hou or hobbeshou@gmail.com.

You can also check out his portfolio at: conghan.wixsite.com/portfolio.

 

Edited by Larnna Thompson

Thanks to @strangecattoys for inviting me to an upcoming custom show in Tampa.

It was such a fun project, working on Kaws’s iconic character, “Companion.”

The most challenging thing was to customize it without changing the original shape or platform but I’m glad I was able to make it work.

This exhibition will feature 29 artists and customizers that will use a replica, 16 inch @Kaws Companion as their canvas.

Each one-of-a-kind figure will be on display and available.

You do not want to miss this show or your chance to grab one of these masterpieces.

The KAWS Custom for Misappropriated Icon 2 event will be held at the All City Gallery in Tampa, Florida on March 16th at 5pm.

 

Awhile ago, Maihiro got invited to be apart of a Dunny mini series.

We received their official template and they allowed us to design our signature Spiki on it. Here’s the concept for the Spiki Dunny.

Here is the control art for the design, there were 2 versions of the design, both of which were rejected. They then asked me to send in more designs, which we declined to do because we believed that our approach was what worked best for our brand.

However, a few weeks later, Kidrobot reached out to us and told us we were chosen to be in the 2012 series and that our design would be 1 of 50 ration, which means that for every 50 boxes, there would only be one chance to get the Spiki Dunny.

Working with Kidrobot has always been very professional and we always receive quick responses from them.

Here’s the updated sculpture.

The process includes a lot of back and forth each time something is added.

We tried to match the scarf to our original Spiki design.

After that, we received the pad print sample with the details.

Here is the testing sample for the scarf.

We showed them the crawl detail from the hand painted Dunny.

Here is the final Spiki sample for approval.

Kidrobot also promoted the series with a trading party so I was able to fly to L.A. and met some awesome friends and supporters who stopped by the event. Pictures from the event to come.

 

Some of the other artists, I’ve known for a very long time.

We had artist proof sets that sold out on our website in less than a few minutes. Thank you to everyone who purchased them.

Each set came with a print and custom made Shurikens and samurai sword.

 

This was such a fun project. We learned a lot from working with a big client like Kidrobot.

I was really happy with how everything turned out. It was a dream come true.

I hope we can work with them again in the future. Stay tuned for the next post for the Dunny trading party in L.A.

 

 

Edited by Larnna Thompson