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The images featured on these porcelain dinner plates by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari are taken from Toiletpaper, the duos provocative, image-only magazine turned product purveyor. The plates are terrific as a set, but can also be purchased individually. Dishwasher safe.

About the Author & Illustrator
Miriam Elia is a head teacher working at the London School for the Poor and Ignorant. She specializes in teaching art and Zen Buddhism to young minds.

Produced by our partners at Third Drawer Down Studio in collaboration with We Go to the Gallery.

Sanitize with a little added humor with this set of two 500ML pumps of sanitizer featuring the designs of MAgda Archer.

DIRECTIONS: Place a small amount in your hand, rub your hands together and allow to air dry. Avoid contact with eyes. If in eyes, rinse well with water. Mild irritation may occur; stop use if it becomes severe.

* KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN 
* EXTERNAL USE ONLY

INGREDIENTS: Alcohol denat., Aqua, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Triethanolamine

Perfect for coffee talk, this mug features a reproduction of the painting Kvetch, Kvetch, Kvetch, 2010, by Mel Bochner.

Our partners at The Skateroom, who collaborated with the artist's estate to make this edition, donate a significant part of their profit to support social initiatives that make the world a better place. 

This 100% linen kitchen or tea towel features a digital print from the always popular Scottish artist David Shrigley. We always recommend all the kitchen towels as excellent gifts, but don't forget about the possibility of framing them as art.

Made in collaboration with David Shrigley and our partners at Third Drawer Down Studio.

There’s not much to be said about this classic snow globe design from the duo Ligorano/Reese. It’s the perfect gift for many occasions.

Originally designed as a limited edition sculptural piece, cast in heavy polyurethane resin, the David Shrigley Swan has been blown up, literally. This inflatable swan may be missing the graceful curves true to a classic swan, but with its hand-drawn blank expression and erect white neck, it knows exactly what it is, it is a "Ridiculous Inflatable Swan-Thing." Named lovingly by David Shrigley himself, the statuesque swan stands at 35 inches tall and comprises all that is to love about Shrigley's charismatic work, while also being pool-ready.

From our partners at Third Drawer Down Studio. 

This set of four mirrored coasters entitled The Night You Left are by Nir Hod.  Each set includes four different designs lined with digitally printed white powder that has a tactile quality. Decadent and eye-catching these are one of our best-sellers and are easily gift-able. Each set comes in a sleek custom black box.

The title of the set suggests a lonely narrative, a moment of solitude. “There is a certain magic in loneliness,” Hod explains, “you have to be alone to create.” He adds, “It’s not about drugs or glamour—it’s about the inside world, where you can dream and love and seek a greater truth—it’s about a feeling of being connected to something so human."

Created in collaboration with our partners at The Prospect, NY.

This 100% linen kitchen or tea towel features a digital print from the always popular Scottish artist David Shrigley. We always recommend all the kitchen towels as excellent gifts, but don't forget about the possibility of framing them as art.

Made in collaboration with David Shrigley and our partners at Third Drawer Down Studio.

Printed with silk-screen metallic backing, this design can be used as a functional pool float or sculptural object. It comes in a premium box inside a clear PVC swim bag printed with the artist’s motto, “I’d rather be swimming.”

The float was made in collaboration with Cindy Sherman and the non-profit + POOL which is building a water-filtering swimming pool in New York City’s East River. This is a true passion project and an extraordinary moment to present a rare open edition product by the wildly influential and collectable artist and swimmer.

Part of all proceeds benefit + POOL.  Produced by our partners Third Drawer Down Studio.

This dinner service by Sophie Calle consists of six porcelain dinner plates fabricated by Bernardaud. Each plate tells a portion of a story told by Calle entitled, "The Pig." When read in sequence the story is told in full and makes for a unique dinner party experience. The verso of each plate shows details of the service, the artist's signature, and Bernardaud's stamp.

This service is available in French or English. Dishwasher safe.

The story reads:
It is a silly story. I was about thirty. A man phoned to say that he and I were making similar work and should meet. I always worry I might miss out on something so I agreed. When he arrived he told me his art consisted of stopping women in the street and asking them to sleep with him. Well, he said, wasn't one of my projects all about getting strangers to spend time in my bed? He told me he was taking me to a barbecue. I spent the whole evening playing the maid, grilling sausages, serving and cleaning up. Time goes by faster when you're busy. Later he dropped me off outside my door. He leaned into me and saught my lips. I pushed him away. "What makes you think I'd want to kiss you?" I protested. "Well, anyway," he answered, "you eat like a pig." Even today, after all these years, his words haunt me. I can't remember a thing about him, yet he's still sitting at my table.

This set of six coasters is based on a whimsical illustration created by Donald Seitz in 1991 which outlines the history of art with smiley faces appropriately altered in the styles of famous artists. Made of laminated MDF with polypropylene coating and velveteen backing. Wipe clean.

This set of six coasters is based on a whimsical illustration created by Donald Seitz in 1991 which outlines the history of art with smiley faces appropriately altered in the styles of famous female artists. Made of laminated MDF with polypropylene coating and velveteen backing. Wipe clean.

Show your pride for women artists. This cotton canvas tote bag features whimsical, smiley faces in the style of famous women artists: Yoko Ono, Agnes Martin, Louise Nevelson, Frida Kahlo, Yayoi Kusama, Georgia O’keeffe, Louise Bourgeois, Bridget Riley and Marina Abramovic.

About the Author & Illustrator
Miriam Elia is a head teacher working at the London School for the Poor and Ignorant. She specializes in teaching art and Zen Buddhism to young minds.

Produced by our partners at Third Drawer Down Studio in collaboration with We Go to the Gallery.

Caravaggio’s Medusa (Medusa Marinara) features an image of Muniz’s recreation of Caravaggio’s Medusa (1590, Gallerica degli Uffizi, Florence) rendered in pasta marinara. The pasta “drawing” was then photographed and digitally printed on this porcelain plate fabricated in France. This sought-after edition was published by the Peter Norton Family Christmas Project in 1999.

We love a good art history pun and we've found it with this boxed wall clock features whimsical illustrations that outline the history of art with smiley faces appropriately altered in the styles of famous artists. One AA battery required (not included).

“The Trump drawings were done as posters for the Women’s March in January 2017.  The images were then used by the Skateroom to make skateboards to sell. The proceeds, the money, goes to building schools in underprivileged countries.
My answer is Yes.”     Paul McCarthy, 2018

Our partners at The Skateroom, who collaborated with the artist to make this edition, donate a significant part of their profit to support social initiatives that make the world a better place.

The Artist Towel Series features towels by an incredible selection of internationally known artists. They are 100% cotton, machine washable and because of their large size are great for a variety of uses including the beach, the bath, a picnic, or as a tapestry to hang on your wall.

Artists who have participated in this collection include John Currin, James Rosenquist, Glenn Ligon, Laurie Simmons, Peter Doig, Julian Schnabel, Jasper Johns, Tracey Emin, Karen Kilimnick, Barbara Kruger, Tracey Emin, Yoshitomo Nara, Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Ed Ruscha, Kehinde WIley, Yayoi Kusama, Ryan McGinley, and Rirkrit Tiravanija.

David Shrigley's Booze Hip Flask is stainless steel and holds 6 oz of your favorite booze. It's the perfect gift for most people - at least your more fun friends.

From our partners at Third Drawer Down.

This linen tea towel by David Shrigley is great in the kitchen or as a hostess gift. The artist's recognizable humor is captured in the design that is silkscreened on linen.

Made in collaboration with the artist and our partners at Third Drawer Down Studio.

David Shrigley has a devoted following always ready for the unexpected and humorous. Shrigley doesn't disappoint with two new leather purses, a purple skull and a pink cat, both with embroidered details and the cat sporting a fluffy tail. Small enough in size to use as a change purse inside your bag, or as a wrist wallet or small clutch. Removable handle.

New from LigoranoReese, the pair behind the Fuck snow globe (one of our all-time best-sellers), comes the 420 (Smoke Gets in Your Eyes) snow globe in two variations. The standard version is a limited edition of 100 and features purple text in cast-resin on a green base ($150). The deluxe version (featured here) is limited to just 25 and features a secret stash compartment inside the base with purple, "smokey" cast-resin text on the same green base ($420). The deluxe version also comes with a small gift - a dime bag (literally, a dime inside a plastic bag) in the compartment. Both versions are hand-cast, signed and numbered by the artists.

New from LigoranoReese, the pair behind the Fuck snow globe (one of our all-time best-sellers), comes the 420 (Smoke Gets in Your Eyes) snow globe in two variations. The standard version (featured here) is a limited edition of 100 and features purple text in cast-resin on a green base ($150). The deluxe version is limited to just 25 and features a secret stash compartment inside the base with purple, "smokey" cast-resin text on the same green base ($420). The deluxe version also comes with a small gift - a dime bag (literally, a dime inside a plastic bag) in the compartment. Both versions are hand-cast, signed and numbered by the artists.

Apple Pipe is a life-size, fully functioning tobacco pipe that undermines and commemorates the original classic improvisation.

Much of Jensen's sculptural work relies on an alchemy between the subject, the material, and the act of making. For this series of objects, Jensen sculpts intentionally self-conscious representations of everyday things and through her play with scale and functionality, as well as her choice of material, she evokes the humor and intuitive insight for which her larger body of work is known.

Finally, the ever-popular Shrigley "Swan" has been made into one more ridiculous must-have, now in the form of a stress toy.  It's packaged in a great peek-a-boo box and you can squeeze this toy in wonderful ways to make it crude and love-able.

The images featured on these porcelain dinner plates with gold trim by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari are taken from Toiletpaper, the duos provocative, image-only magazine turned product purveyor. The plates are terrific as a set, but can also be purchased individually.

Dishwasher safe; do not microwave

Through the opening at the head of the phallus a distorted image of Sandro Botticelli’s Birth of Venus can be seen. Botticelli’s original image depicted the birth of Venus, the goddess of the sea, standing on a shell, the female ideal as the object of mythology and desire. Shonibare has replaced the female nude with a
photograph of a well-endowed naked male.

”I intended this piece as both playful and serious: it looks like an adult sex toy, but it is also a serious comment on patriarchy, and the objectification of the female body in the media, by what film theorist Laura Mulvey called the ‘male gaze’. KALEIDOSCOPE was meant as ‘one for the ladies’…though I think it may appeal to some Gentlemen too…’ [Yinka Shonibare MBE, 2015].

This object can also be seen as a subversive take on 19th century Victoriana, and specifically the ‘peep show’ images of women viewed through devices such as a kaleidoscope.

As with Shonibare’s celebrated work on the Fourth Plinth, ‘Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle’, ‘Kaleidoscope’ reclaims an object from a familiar British tradition and subverts it through the bold use of batik patterns and by transforming the shape into that of a phallus.

Click here to view a short video (ca. 4 min) of the artist and Iwona Blazwick, Director, Whitechapel Gallery talking about Kaleidoscope.

The full  recording (ca. 45 min) of Yinka Shonibare MBE in conversation with Iwona Blazwick, Director, Whitechapel Gallery filmed on 17 October 2014 where Kaleidoscope had its public launch is also available via this link.

From our partners at The Multiple Store

The perfect companion to our the best selling F*ck Globe is the new @ Globe from LigoranoReese.  Mock, compliment, advertise, support, or just plain recognize your online existence with this timely object.

This 28-piece domino set by David Shrigley features original drawings of skulls, grumpy old men, and raggedy cats instead of the traditional dots. It comes packaged in a bright green, gift box, and was designed as part of the artist's Play series with our partners at Third Drawer Down.