Sanrio 50th Anniversary Art Show in Miami

To celebrate their 50th anniversary, Sanrio has been on a pop-up road trip across the USA for the past month or so, and as that tour hits Miami (Dec 2-5), there is going to be an amazing Sanrio art show. Art Basel has commissioned 50 artists from around the globe to create some Sanrio inspired works that will be sold for charity...












I'm fucking LOVING these Sanrio inspired pieces, and only wish I could be in Miami to see them all. Most feature Hello Kitty, but I also see Chococat and Badtz-maru in there for the real Sanrio heads (don't ask me how I know these things). Here's a short taste of the artist line up: Shepard Fairey, Mike Shinoda, Niagara, Jason Alper, Adam Wallacavage, Mark Mothersbaugh, Richard Colman, and Seonna Hong. Not too shabby. And even though I doubt it will top this, I'm really excited to see what this Sanrio tour will bring to NYC on December 9th.

The exhibition will only be in Miami for 3 days (December 2nd-5th) and all of the proceeds will go to a Miami charity.

Small Gift Miami
December 2 – December 5, 2010
173 NW 23rd Street
Miami, FL 33127


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Sanrio x Baby Milo Pop-Up Store NYC

As you should know by now, Baby Milo has joined the Sanrio family, and there are tons of products already out in Sanrio stores. And while most of that product is only available to Japan, there will be a Sanrio x Baby Milo pop-up shop at Bape NYC starting on the 28th of August.







Peep the entire collection here.

Can't lie, I'm kind of excited for this Sanrio collab to hit NYC, and in a totally heterosexual and non-pedophile way. The tees and sweats are solid, and those ApeStas are hot fire. And there will also be some nice Bapestas added to this collection.

Bape NYC will be the only retailer in the US to carry this collection, starting on August 28th.


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Sanrio Baby Milo Store 2010

Now with Baby Milo officially being on the Sanrio roster, there will be an entire collection of Baby Milo x Sanrio goods also coming from Bape.



Check out the entire 48 piece collection, including mens, womens, kids, and house goods,here.

And this year in addition to Isetan Shinjuku, BAPEXCLUSIVE Kyoto ™ 3F "BAPE ® GALLERY", BAPE STORE ® stores overseas, "Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, New York, Paris (colette)" will also get the release.



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Baby Milo Joins Sanrio

This morning WWD Japan has reported that after countless collabs, Bape's beloved Baby Milo character will be officially joining the Sanrio family...




The details aren't all out as of yet but it sounds like as of May the Baby Milo character will be a fully used part of the Sanrio animated character family and sold in Sanrio stores worldwide. As a business move, this is monumental for Nigo, and I'm sure the licensing money he is going to see will be out of control. However as a long time Bape fan I'm generally disappointed by the news. Besides the fact that Baby Milo is a simple and well done character, he a main face of Bape, which lives on exclusivity and generally being "in the know". And while I've always loved the Sanrio collabs, it makes me cringe to think of thousands of 12 year olds with Baby Milo book bags and hair ties. Just makes me think of the knock off things that already exist.

But hey, who knows, maybe this will still stay somewhat exclusive and as always may only hit Japan. Let's hope for the best.


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Hello Kitty x Dr. Romanelli

Dr. Romanelli is normally dissecting and reconstructing goods like only he can, which got him the very fitting "doctor" moniker. Well now in teaming up with Hello Kitty, it seems that he's turned her into both the nurse and the patient to his madness, via some Medicom toys and tees...





I dig how everything is kind of walking the line of adorable and creepy. And those are definitely the cutest internal organs you ever did see!

The toys are the 4 you see and the shirts come in those 4 styles, in white, pink, and black for each. The Dr. Romanelli x Sanrio collection just released this weekend at Invincible, Taiwan.



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Hello Kitty x MIMOBOT Flash Drive- Round 2

Sanrio and Mimoco are back with another Mimobot from their collaborative series. This one is called "Fun in Fields"...




All to celebrate Hello Kitty's 35th anniversary, there will be more from the Mimibot series to come. And if you are unfamiliar with Mimobots, they are designer USB flash drives that have cool original designs but more natable have amazing collaborations with the likes of Domo, Happy Tree Friends, Domo, and Star Wars.

You can grab yours now through Mimoco.



-john-

Hello Kitty x MIMOBOT Flash Drives

As part of Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary celebration, Sanrio partnered with Mimoco, creator of the MIMOBOT. This collaboration turns a Sanrio Character, Hello Kitity, into a MIMOBOT designer flash drive. The Hello Kitty x Mimobot will drop in early September with different designs and will be released in time for the pop icon's 35th Anniversary on November 1st.


“Our new partnership with Mimoco brings forth an exciting collection that infuses SANRIO characters with the fun, pop-art world of MIMOBOT” said Janet Hsu, President of Sanrio Global Consumer Products. “The launch collection celebrating Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary is sure to be a hit among our fans and MIMOBOT collectors.”

The crossover collaboration with Mimoco will begin with Hello Kitty and expand to include SANRIO friends Badtz-Maru, My Melody, Kuromi, Keroppi, Chococat, and TuxedoSam in MIMOBOT form ranging from 2GB to 16GB capacities. The MIMOBOT flash drives will also be bundled with the mimoDesk personalization suite of Sanrio-themed wallpapers, screensavers, icons, and avatars, as well as videos and other digital surprises. The line will be available for purchase at www.mimobot.com and www.sanrio.com, select Sanrio boutiques and other specialty retailers in early September 2009.





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Undercover x Hello Kitty Tees

While the men seem to always get the bulk of the products from Undercover, here are the Undercover x Hello Kitty crossover tees that are available for women and children.




Releasing tomorrow, July 25th, at all Undercover store locations.


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Sanrio Baby Milo Store

Coming back with another long awaited collaboration with Sanrio (Hello Kitty for you herbs that don't know), Bape is putting together a Baby Milo x Sanrio pop-up store in Japan.


Here are some of the limited Baby Milo x Sanrio tees that will be available...






The Sanrio Baby Milo pop-up shop will be opening on August 12th in the main floor of Isetan department store in Shinjuku (Tokyo).


Nigo also hinted that a Bape x Mario pop-up shop will be coming next!



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