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KAWS TOYS

COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS SELETTI

RIHANNA NAMED AMBASSADOR OF BARBADOS

Billie Eilish

Growing up in public has been bruising

By Megha Mohan & Yousef Eldin

Billie Eilish is the first person born in the 21st Century to win an Oscar. The 20-year-old singer tells BBC 100 Women she has struggled with impostor syndrome, and that growing up in the public eye was a "bruising experience". It's three hours before the start of her penultimate concert of Happier Than Ever, a world tour that has taken Billie Eilish across four continents over seven months. The final stint is in Perth, in the far west of Australia.

Soon, a trapdoor in the arena will open and she will spring up from under the stage, as if emerging from an underground toaster, landing in a crouch to strobing white lights. The sell-out 15,000-person crowd will scream in ecstasy.

For the next 90 minutes she will beguile an audience made up mostly of young women born this century, with her dreamy, two-octave, sliding voice. She will move across the stage in freestyled tip-toes and mosh-pit-style jumps that end in squats, with the grace of someone trained as a dancer from the age of eight.

Between songs she will talk to the crowd like they are her best friends, telling them that she loves them.

Billie is one of the women featured on the BBC 100 Women list, which each year names 100 inspiring and influential women around the world. This year the list is honouring the progress that has been made since the list's inception 10 years ago.

"I was doing an interview earlier today," she will say when she pulls her hair free from two tight buns. "And I was saying that when a new person comes into my life - any sort of romantic anything - you guys are the first thing I mention… 'Just so you know, this comes with me!'"

And the crowd will scream again.

But all that is still three hours away, and right now Billie Eilish is in the BBC 100 Women interview that she will mention on stage, talking about a career that is less than a decade old.

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell was born and raised in Los Angeles to actor-musician parents, who had background parts in shows like Friends and The West Wing. Billie was home-schooled with her brother, guitarist-singersongwriter Finneas O'Connell. She was writing songs from the age of four. Her ascent to stardom is now the stuff of legend.

“WHEN A NEW PERSON COMES INTO MY LIFE ANY SORT OF ROMANTIC ANYTHING YOU GUYS ARE THE FIRST THING I MENTION… JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS COMES WITH ME!” BILLIE EILISH

One night in 2015, the 14-year-old Billie uploaded Ocean Eyes, written by Finneas, to SoundCloud so that her dance teacher could hear it.

When she woke up, thousands had. A record deal - and a series of awkward meetings with older men - followed.

"I look back fondly for the most part, but, you know, it was so funny to be a 14-year-old girl with my 17-year-old brother and, you know, just doing hundreds of meetings constantly," Billie tells the BBC. "It was a lot of meetings with people that didn't know how to talk to 14-year-old girls."

By Steve Granitz / Wireimage

STEVE GRANITZ

KAWS TOYS

KAWS WHAT PARTY FIGURE SET

Shortly after releasing his much hyped KAWS Holiday Space Figures, the artist returned with a new figure titled KAWS What Party. The figure is a return of the fan-favorite Chum character, which originally debuted in 2002, and came in five colors: black, white, orange, pink, and yellow. The release took place on the KAWSONE site on September 1st, 2020. Each figure had a retail price of $260 and sold out instantly, driving significant demand on StockX post-release. Each figure stands at 11.3 x 5.1 x 3.7 inches tall, and showcases the Chum character bent over in a saddened state.

KAWS FAMILY VINYL FIGURES

Released on Valentine's Day of 2022, KAWS brought back Family figures. The drop of the KAWS Family Vinyl Figures follows the release of the black and brown/blue versions which released exclusively in Japan during July of 2021, and then saw a general release in September of that same year. This version of the highly sought after KAWS toy included two grey Companions, a pink BFF, and a pink Chum character, making the perfect family for Valentine's Day. When displayed together, the vinyl figures measure 13.39 x 12.2 x 5.71 inches in total.

KAWS THE PROMISE VINYL FIGURE

KAWS is bringing the world together with the release of his THE PROMISE Collection for the beginning of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The KAWS THE PROMISE Collection first released at the Qatar Museum Store days prior to a global release on KAWS’ website. The limited vinyl figures show two KAWS Companion characters holding a globe of earth in between them. The KAWS THE PROMISE Vinyl Figure measures 13.39" x 6.3" x 9.45".

KAWS BFF SEEING (LAMP)

“SEEING” (2008) by KAWS in collaboration with AllRightsReserved is the first home collectible of the artist. It depicts KAWS’ signature character BFF, sitting on a pedestal to light up and accompany with its best buddies.

KAWS HOLIDAY TAIPEI VINYL FIGURE

To commemorate the unveiling of his new sculpture in Taipei, KAWS released this Holiday figure on January 29th, 2019. Reminiscent of his previous work titled "Resting Place", this 7 inch vinyl figure features a seated companion in a classic black colorway. Each figure comes housed in custom blister packaging, making this figure a great display piece in or out of the box. The figure retailed for $199 and dropped exclusively on the Ding Dong Takuhaibin web shop. Secure your figure and place a bid today.

“IN THE ’90S, ALL I HEARD WAS THAT THIS OR THAT ARTWORK WAS INFLUENCED BY GRAFFITI OR THE STREETS. THIS WAS THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID, BUT NO ONE EVER REALLY RECOGNIZED GRAFFITI FOR WHAT IT IS. “ BRIAN DONNELLY

Seletti brings objet fall 2022 with shop-inshop concept

By Uto Balmoral, all images by Seletti

SELETTI’S NEW RETAIL CONCEPT AT MAISON&OBJET

Italian pop brand Seletti returns to Maison&Objet with a new retail shop-in-shop concept, displaying the brand’s new collections. From September 8 to September 12, 2022, Seletti invites design enthusiasts to enter its flashy world at the Villepinte fairground, enlivening as a corner shop that resembles an actual Seletti store.

A brick-like pattern wraps the facade, and tents top the windows that double as showcases. Through the openings, visitors can take a look at the new collections and feel like they are in a real Seletti store. A black and white checkered flooring welcomes the guests to the interior. Modular pieces of furniture such as platforms and bookcases take over the inside. Covered in a black and white striped graphic, they color-match the brick facade, and in combination with the floor, they create a subtle kinetic illusion. The signature ‘cloud’ wallpaper encases some sides of the decor and adds an appealing juxtaposition to the otherwise monochromatic interior.

ENLIVENING SELETTI IN RETAIL SHOPS

Italian pop brand Seletti returns to Maison&Objet with a new retail shop-in-shop concept, displaying the brand’s new collections. From September 8 to September 12, 2022, Seletti invites design enthusiasts to enter its flashy world at the Villepinte fairground, enlivening as a corner shop that resembles an actual Seletti store.

A brick-like pattern wraps the facade, and tents top the windows that double as showcases. Through the openings, visitors can take a look at the new collections and feel like they are in a real Seletti store. A black and white checkered flooring welcomes the guests to the interior. Modular pieces of furniture such as platforms and bookcases take over the inside. Covered in a black and white striped graphic, they color-match the brick facade, and in combination with the floor, they create a subtle kinetic illusion. The signature ‘cloud’ wallpaper encases some sides of the decor and adds an appealing juxtaposition to the otherwise monochromatic interior.

On the occasion of Maison&Objet Fall 2022, the Italian brand surprises with its new retail shop-in-shop concept, which can be applied in upcoming retail projects. The idea is a modern twist to the conventional store concepts, encouraging customers to join in a unique retail experience, becoming themselves ‘official dealers’. The

It is a privilege for us to strengthen our relationship with or French customers and also to be able to meet the international audience which usually gathers in Paris at this time of the year, showing them all what is new in our catalogue and sharing with them the enthusiasm to be here again!’.

STEFANO SELETTI

concept, which is created and designed by BBMDS design studio, allows the customers to immerse themselves in the Seletti universe and check out the new collections.

Various collections from Art de la Table to Diesel Living with Seletti, up to TOILETPAPER HOME, BLOW by Job and Seletti, and the Hybrid collection can be unveiled within every retail store by using the modular bookcases and platforms, accompanied by intricate patterns.

‘France is one of our most important markets, and we are very happy to be able to come back to Maison&Objet after these complicated years’, says Stefano Seletti, art director of the company. ‘It is a privilege for us to strengthen our relationship with or French customers and also to be able to meet the international audience which usually gathers in Paris at this time of the year, showing them all what is new in our catalogue and sharing with them the enthusiasm to be here again!’.

for the second consecutive year, italian pop brand seletti has brought its colorful, tongue-in-cheek collections to the land of minimal design on the occasion of the stockholm light and furniture fair. among products created by studio job, and maurizio cattelan and pierpaolo ferrari of TOILETPAPER, the brand presents for the first time its latest collaboration with italian designer marcantonio. with two exclusive previews.

from 5 to 9 february, seletti‘s stand at the fair has brought a dose of humor, irony and fun, filled with many new products from its various collaborations. my little evening and candle twin table lamps, both designed by marcantonio, are the two exclusive previews presented in stockholm. the first is a poetic yet functional table lamp comprising a miniature scene of a ruffled cat observing a dumbfounded dog, taking place on a paved street in an imaginary city. the lamp is made entirely of resin, a material that allows the faithful reproduction of the subjects, thus ensuring the exchange between reality and fantasy that is typical of the work of marcantonio.