All Photos By Gail
The antique velvet chair seen above is part of the exhibit Maira Kalman Selects, on now at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum. Embedded in the seat back of the chair is a small tablet screen which shows videos of dancing ballerinas. Thus the work’s title, Velvet Chair and Dancing Videos. Clever.
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Online novelty shop Span of Sunset Inc. collaborates with Disney for the release of their newest collectible vinyl figure, the Metal Cheshire Cat. The Cheshire Cat vinyl figure is based upon Lewis Carroll’s character from Alice in Wonderland, but draws inspiration from heavy metal music, representing in black, red and silver: accenting the Cheshire Cat’s trademark smirk and silver metal tail. Produced in a highly limited quantity, the Metal Cheshire Cat Measures 8″ with GID (glow in the dark) eyes and mouth and comes with a storage box modeled after the classic “roadie” case. Retail price: $60.00. Have a very Metal Day!
Thanks to Plastic and Plush Dot Com for the tip!
“Metal!”