Artist Li Xiaofeng Does Porcelain & Cotton Polos For Lacoste Holiday Collector's Series

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt6CXTWqDuedqCaMNNeEyG6Ue5g-hJovZGK2t1p8OqP-aGd2yRDz972z2k9F7Q39UAPV05Q5V1nY0BT-9_E9N-3TFYQQayF-T9iuthUTNz6DlX7vLYAluMnlr9WqBRj3Qb73_-5wMsU4/s1600/Lacoste+Porcelain+Polo+here.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487135366784619234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt6CXTWqDuedqCaMNNeEyG6Ue5g-hJovZGK2t1p8OqP-aGd2yRDz972z2k9F7Q39UAPV05Q5V1nY0BT-9_E9N-3TFYQQayF-T9iuthUTNz6DlX7vLYAluMnlr9WqBRj3Qb73_-5wMsU4/s400/Lacoste+Porcelain+Polo+here.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 506px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: a detail of the porcelain shard LACOSTE shirt by artist Li Xiaofeng</span></span><br /><br />Since 2006, each year the <a href="http://www.lacoste.com/">Lacoste brand</a> commissions a designer, design team or artist to create a special Holiday Collector's Series of of <a href="http://www.lacoste.com/l1212/">their classic L.12.12 polo shirt</a>. Past designers included <a href="http://www.tomdixon.net/partners/lacoste">Tom Dixon</a> (2006), <a href="http://www.michael-young.com/">Michael Young</a> (2007), R.E.M frontman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stipe">Michael Stipe</a> (2008) and <a href="http://www.campanas.com.br/">The Campana brothers</a> in 2009.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhnw5HKJz9QO5hV8LgHrWlN1eDEqkB_tqckHpM_tygvmQAmW0_L2p6xUW6-EsM-cIirQO7qyN6WhHgNtykaE4VtY5RWtZcp6xFWWVBhZn-2mT2pMuQQOtfj8LJH_aWFmbJHOjL_WJhyphenhyphenQ/s1600/previousdesignershirts.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487155756139504818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhnw5HKJz9QO5hV8LgHrWlN1eDEqkB_tqckHpM_tygvmQAmW0_L2p6xUW6-EsM-cIirQO7qyN6WhHgNtykaE4VtY5RWtZcp6xFWWVBhZn-2mT2pMuQQOtfj8LJH_aWFmbJHOjL_WJhyphenhyphenQ/s400/previousdesignershirts.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 522px;" /></a><br /><br />For 2010, <a href="http://www.hongart.net/?option=art&collectionid=6&single=true">Chinese artist Li Xiaofeng</a>, best known for his porcelain fragment sculptures, has created both an outstanding porcelain sculpture of a LACOSTE shirt as well as wearable Holiday Collector's editions of the L.12.12 Polo for men and women.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIyzjDiFP89U1eBvWXPlRJpsIYr7q5P86f_HAzl_Xiu1RJDU4Xa9etMIu2uLxSMT3pu367Lk4CwcqpzFokDN9l8BJKswsYf27NCy68vFUf2yRmsMIGxlj9rY-NGkd9FcPezRhPZI13BQ/s1600/Li-Xiaofeng-Lacoste-Collectors-Series-2010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487134566341624834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIyzjDiFP89U1eBvWXPlRJpsIYr7q5P86f_HAzl_Xiu1RJDU4Xa9etMIu2uLxSMT3pu367Lk4CwcqpzFokDN9l8BJKswsYf27NCy68vFUf2yRmsMIGxlj9rY-NGkd9FcPezRhPZI13BQ/s400/Li-Xiaofeng-Lacoste-Collectors-Series-2010.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 468px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzXQe7uZtwNhKs4aKXJqzdz458Hj0JOaaSWOaW5jEUNoGCWM9zarAoT4cfhf_BbKMAWgKjdqgmoxqlWGPXJzRehBD9idhD_Kws3U9Xrv4WVmwYTWgR4oSgTLr07XTsSOlpbv1jztqdiE/s1600/Li-Xiofeng-for-Lacoste2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487497574081502562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzXQe7uZtwNhKs4aKXJqzdz458Hj0JOaaSWOaW5jEUNoGCWM9zarAoT4cfhf_BbKMAWgKjdqgmoxqlWGPXJzRehBD9idhD_Kws3U9Xrv4WVmwYTWgR4oSgTLr07XTsSOlpbv1jztqdiE/s400/Li-Xiofeng-for-Lacoste2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 508px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Porcelain Polo</span></span><br />The actual porcelain Lacoste Shirt is the most expensive Lacoste Polo to date. The art piece features porcelain shards printed with Chinese characters, symbols, red phoenix birds and variations of the Lacoste alligator and logotype as well as a wax seal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEafkGS23yaJRhcbCyzsU40CrrEH1fBR-A9QynS9WLZwBmUGqtUlw0kgA5ebm_wsVJuFCJ7paye7_GHuVSG1bLBbE2So-4UfTh3HvTgtRqMk8w-ZjPRM9Tg5zlw2BSOXnHOWgqDzhI4E/s1600/LI-Xiaofeng-Lacoste-front1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487133173313723602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEafkGS23yaJRhcbCyzsU40CrrEH1fBR-A9QynS9WLZwBmUGqtUlw0kgA5ebm_wsVJuFCJ7paye7_GHuVSG1bLBbE2So-4UfTh3HvTgtRqMk8w-ZjPRM9Tg5zlw2BSOXnHOWgqDzhI4E/s400/LI-Xiaofeng-Lacoste-front1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 386px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarlFmVuvCbiSU827r_Bh5TTEKJyP2PCAsu6lqkxq48-6CI7uNd1GuvLYCD3fY24Y8kZU1570moS9LMQXcdXBLl5WoQIOAcI2dGjn7GsQQwWTSQg6ByvYELSZ2pg6pNeYKPZuZiIVjZy4/s1600/LI-Xiaofeng-Lacoste-Porcelain-Polo-2010-side1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487132981639314338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarlFmVuvCbiSU827r_Bh5TTEKJyP2PCAsu6lqkxq48-6CI7uNd1GuvLYCD3fY24Y8kZU1570moS9LMQXcdXBLl5WoQIOAcI2dGjn7GsQQwWTSQg6ByvYELSZ2pg6pNeYKPZuZiIVjZy4/s400/LI-Xiaofeng-Lacoste-Porcelain-Polo-2010-side1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 269px; height: 401px;" /></a><br />the artist at work:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6F95NvLbXLKgNNfUnkGR563QgCzNHV03ls9ShIbxzJIaoKc5AjSG2BqO_9NQC1XfCGh6eWCvB2xPFWS2H-IXKyIfVibYVr37Qf746jOTsQLBifp47rdG58Mj6TeOXSmUgieX8Is3_g_U/s1600/_Li-Xiaofeng-soldering-Lacoste.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487148250255941666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6F95NvLbXLKgNNfUnkGR563QgCzNHV03ls9ShIbxzJIaoKc5AjSG2BqO_9NQC1XfCGh6eWCvB2xPFWS2H-IXKyIfVibYVr37Qf746jOTsQLBifp47rdG58Mj6TeOXSmUgieX8Is3_g_U/s400/_Li-Xiaofeng-soldering-Lacoste.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 371px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above photos by Miko He</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Cotton Polo</span></span><br />Now, for the actual wearable cotton Lacoste 2010 Holiday Collector's Series L.12.12 polo shirts, which will be be produced in a limited number of 20,000.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUpihVQRq_TLz2_NYRpOewhp1LO8OyVQccwISpxLcEHI5PmlUOStPdg_4DNH6N1SXbHDAtWZwtBO_clHdeGQD6rhHG_T6pyGTz0YY2sZEPNYpSc1GQaqhZuKz7RNgCCftgAmgLJr3UkI/s1600/xiofeng+lacoste.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487134436727662834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUpihVQRq_TLz2_NYRpOewhp1LO8OyVQccwISpxLcEHI5PmlUOStPdg_4DNH6N1SXbHDAtWZwtBO_clHdeGQD6rhHG_T6pyGTz0YY2sZEPNYpSc1GQaqhZuKz7RNgCCftgAmgLJr3UkI/s400/xiofeng+lacoste.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Nn6DQuL8f6ayGhFZqtRI5yU8TC7_9RDmpiCCM28Nen4LzNJWq7JK1-dObvPuVUmklpTz-WW7pZt4T9qmwOSoun0FkMTeRV_d6yAuC47CJosvlJOmsK72487sn9Xt1UVxageE65AmV50/s1600/_Li-Xiaofeng-Lacoste-men's-polo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487142277589499746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Nn6DQuL8f6ayGhFZqtRI5yU8TC7_9RDmpiCCM28Nen4LzNJWq7JK1-dObvPuVUmklpTz-WW7pZt4T9qmwOSoun0FkMTeRV_d6yAuC47CJosvlJOmsK72487sn9Xt1UVxageE65AmV50/s400/_Li-Xiaofeng-Lacoste-men's-polo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 648px;" /></a><br /><br />The men's and women's wearable cotton polo shirts designed for the Holiday Collector's Series for 2010 by Li Xiaofeng features a textile pattern that emulates broken porcelain shards from the Kangxi Period (1662-1722) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsLV6Uu2E7JNucNBce0AhZRuRmJ8GcLVPzpTr1ArXc1zdBgzMfcd9OuG8_khjqclC_LngEd4PDdrQmUkT0X7ehYSYWRRtxbY-nSWX8M0wj3NqnslsL2oIjxv92Dcuy9FO2hEnwTdm3MQ/s1600/LI-Xiaofeng-LACOSTE-pattern.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487136521280536434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsLV6Uu2E7JNucNBce0AhZRuRmJ8GcLVPzpTr1ArXc1zdBgzMfcd9OuG8_khjqclC_LngEd4PDdrQmUkT0X7ehYSYWRRtxbY-nSWX8M0wj3NqnslsL2oIjxv92Dcuy9FO2hEnwTdm3MQ/s400/LI-Xiaofeng-LACOSTE-pattern.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 456px;" /></a><br /><br />This print represents happiness and exuberant youth according to Li Xiaofeng. Originally the reason for images of babies was to promote the births and good health of children in an era of high infant mortality. Li points out that joy continues exist even in a life that is always faced with difficulties, a life where we must continually reassemble the pieces after setbacks. Li photographed each of the shards and placed them in life-sized digital pattern of each part of the polo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NGwpfUgpliWMRn581n1sxDg6ECroG762t-vA7pifbiwtmh7fuWTrB7yDCDfpmH4JTxXVVxJU2A_AakmgHVhI81aF0tSpN9ff5pe8RILZOhVSi0XGz0kMbojN_SSxozMTn3nCO_mt00A/s1600/li+xiaofeng+lacoste+polo+emblem+detail+.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487136848917896274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NGwpfUgpliWMRn581n1sxDg6ECroG762t-vA7pifbiwtmh7fuWTrB7yDCDfpmH4JTxXVVxJU2A_AakmgHVhI81aF0tSpN9ff5pe8RILZOhVSi0XGz0kMbojN_SSxozMTn3nCO_mt00A/s400/li+xiaofeng+lacoste+polo+emblem+detail+.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6kbpejzKCIRbOUisSswuyDeDO6QS8XOGi_j-ER6GQbLAWtHgCnhGYXtlk1lKpMyHk9fn5k3-8OsxxgreG335BCjuHNM5wlRNwcEPtmPnUUipZn2gdoA6eZn275giZBwvnPz4ilPWSjI/s1600/Li-Xiaofeng-Lacoste-holiday-collectors-series-Polo-shirts.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487136703932740674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6kbpejzKCIRbOUisSswuyDeDO6QS8XOGi_j-ER6GQbLAWtHgCnhGYXtlk1lKpMyHk9fn5k3-8OsxxgreG335BCjuHNM5wlRNwcEPtmPnUUipZn2gdoA6eZn275giZBwvnPz4ilPWSjI/s400/Li-Xiaofeng-Lacoste-holiday-collectors-series-Polo-shirts.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 286px;" /></a><br />above left: the Men's limited edition polo shirt and right; the Women's version<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lacoste.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487153102539596898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtQaOdoNjev3aQ51-lfJwxi6V_oJReqyJnl76RtpPP7DujcDGT6xQXnD7PpXkwRY-D3_TJRH5sYw2yx5W4Dk_qsYGPNkrNNZ_tydJmp4aNv_OOWne38NN8UmNqtOfT6NgTOzce4tJ6cE/s400/lacoste-logo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 293px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >special thanks</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" > to photographer Miko He, </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.jingdaily.com/en/tag/li-xiaofeng/" style="font-style: italic;">Jing Daily </a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >and Nels Frye of </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.stylites.net/" style="font-style: italic;">Stylites</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" > for images and information</span>

Artist Li Xiaofeng Does Porcelain & Cotton Polos For Lacoste Holiday Collector's Series

above: a detail of the porcelain shard LACOSTE shirt by artist Li Xiaofeng Since 2006, each year the Lacoste brand commissions a designer, ...

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Designer Strollers For The über Hip Baby: Starck, Kate Spade, Lulu Guiness, Shanghai Tang, Lacoste & Burberry for Maclaren

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMbb8pxnVK_9StJHp6JLIdUo4GfsC1sgDbyL_sWHdxFxwlKZnXvQBdYBmLUwJVKOSfGn-c-7mSvsyLBalrb5tqil1W9kRKnoPQubuxSIGoGHaL0UzQKHl3Zp31fIJ3csUPrODnPItIUYr/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237778446162275314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMbb8pxnVK_9StJHp6JLIdUo4GfsC1sgDbyL_sWHdxFxwlKZnXvQBdYBmLUwJVKOSfGn-c-7mSvsyLBalrb5tqil1W9kRKnoPQubuxSIGoGHaL0UzQKHl3Zp31fIJ3csUPrODnPItIUYr/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 130px;" /></a><br /><br />What do hip designers Philippe Starck, Kate Spade, Lulu Guiness, Burberry, Shanghai Tang and Lacoste all have in common? They all design strollers, buggies, and more products for baby in collaboration with Maclaren.<br /><br />Maclaren has consistently created revolutionary technology for baby strollers, buggies and prams and despite the loss of their founder, Owen Maclaren, continue to do so. In addition to their own nicely designed products, they have several collaborations with the aforementioned designers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Philippe Starck</span> for Maclaren:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKwji_0RM5l5mC5LYHdAMpZxCdPga54tXmaB1i8jbkGuxiCLeRz-MhkAl7XHtJrfv_Ml94jrQj9rmfeKmRf-v7GnfP2tSrDLBQYZK-h_w4CB3GlIqPcfeWZR1Z7sQRH74rkr4ru-AQIgb/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237778551314506722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKwji_0RM5l5mC5LYHdAMpZxCdPga54tXmaB1i8jbkGuxiCLeRz-MhkAl7XHtJrfv_Ml94jrQj9rmfeKmRf-v7GnfP2tSrDLBQYZK-h_w4CB3GlIqPcfeWZR1Z7sQRH74rkr4ru-AQIgb/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 293px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB6SgdCqt_i_gEzF7klepDq8fq1YTEfJlQK8Yzcje-0D615CmiSCrzKJH4TBngRIJ_V36E5jfvK6u6cSEg-s7RV7nWLgo334cTcAQ39sHu9QdNQY37WC7f3qvKr9MYXckYdK0E6pMsKgD/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237783841876509586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB6SgdCqt_i_gEzF7klepDq8fq1YTEfJlQK8Yzcje-0D615CmiSCrzKJH4TBngRIJ_V36E5jfvK6u6cSEg-s7RV7nWLgo334cTcAQ39sHu9QdNQY37WC7f3qvKr9MYXckYdK0E6pMsKgD/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKw30gA9OLniFLSHXLXTkemGIrFcOCyCQwzg_XGNZuljVI5iR3wh0xKwGxswzN4JrPp9uBK1SCLDGl2F-CbUrG0_mi04ckNPyNpmKxYkF4UmhSQiO3EFJR4gqZ6MJWg6ExAbA-IWHYqEu/s1600-h/Picture+31.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237785933045374706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKw30gA9OLniFLSHXLXTkemGIrFcOCyCQwzg_XGNZuljVI5iR3wh0xKwGxswzN4JrPp9uBK1SCLDGl2F-CbUrG0_mi04ckNPyNpmKxYkF4UmhSQiO3EFJR4gqZ6MJWg6ExAbA-IWHYqEu/s400/Picture+31.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 617px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kate Spade</span> for Maclaren:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBQuc7J8RjLEXWOP6tfbQtR39Lf86ecvIensCZUI6WchvskLwLNqTsNzcWuvHd6WHN7XuVDWnevsw_Hc6txvZ9fln-AeduO7nJUIDhyW8QyMdkYUWot-iLvlUXhN3SbpovXOiFxtVebHc/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237778279483687442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBQuc7J8RjLEXWOP6tfbQtR39Lf86ecvIensCZUI6WchvskLwLNqTsNzcWuvHd6WHN7XuVDWnevsw_Hc6txvZ9fln-AeduO7nJUIDhyW8QyMdkYUWot-iLvlUXhN3SbpovXOiFxtVebHc/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 284px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdrWQnjczHrlCIMtX-evHoDd7QzEXoNFp8ArDnpcSXd3SoKMy1p53SvucqeBxLFG8ZQpyKj1s-EVuc5AulOqRwHhe07xkFi-CktURnql1jNSYh_IdVFXHYoxNciU086JxqWDqni5FQop0/s1600-h/spade.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237782144934271970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdrWQnjczHrlCIMtX-evHoDd7QzEXoNFp8ArDnpcSXd3SoKMy1p53SvucqeBxLFG8ZQpyKj1s-EVuc5AulOqRwHhe07xkFi-CktURnql1jNSYh_IdVFXHYoxNciU086JxqWDqni5FQop0/s400/spade.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 532px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lulu Guiness</span> for Maclaren:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6SlvsX5owdFvMU3Clay8jtRzwfadI8euzYBTRIahCZljMBqdvjtWsqVcReNOHBeWF8RqTbzEXDwgAtLPtvOOg62xp_UvrAgXbfD39zROsIOQX-Ud1ZwngDDv0ehLkXHvO15xgK3O5c4Y/s1600-h/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237778097306109266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6SlvsX5owdFvMU3Clay8jtRzwfadI8euzYBTRIahCZljMBqdvjtWsqVcReNOHBeWF8RqTbzEXDwgAtLPtvOOg62xp_UvrAgXbfD39zROsIOQX-Ud1ZwngDDv0ehLkXHvO15xgK3O5c4Y/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 281px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6SZHf3FZ4nW1vFolgMpUFwPnQN_gGecnHTZpG_o-3S3ro33F13W0QBds799l7-TUUFcTfmtVptTL3Tg0Qg2fR-TPO6KqJl0f74AYLlKQeRjqMKRKmIhWLIhkfRq0Kq3Gz_-Ea9MeqmVx/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237781995420163202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6SZHf3FZ4nW1vFolgMpUFwPnQN_gGecnHTZpG_o-3S3ro33F13W0QBds799l7-TUUFcTfmtVptTL3Tg0Qg2fR-TPO6KqJl0f74AYLlKQeRjqMKRKmIhWLIhkfRq0Kq3Gz_-Ea9MeqmVx/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 584px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Burberry </span>for Maclaren:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQvKsU3qYVDX0F4l06P2FNkloWa_WmNQZqO5xxatNucNp4sZG1JCTCJJ7KwSdVimhae5N1eI7w4moSd2rSw1SdRv8A4t3CE9l0y1Upzcz0oan9983QeX6ouaY8RcuDOa90NPMZS9pkIZy/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237778771547760722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQvKsU3qYVDX0F4l06P2FNkloWa_WmNQZqO5xxatNucNp4sZG1JCTCJJ7KwSdVimhae5N1eI7w4moSd2rSw1SdRv8A4t3CE9l0y1Upzcz0oan9983QeX6ouaY8RcuDOa90NPMZS9pkIZy/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 255px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgws8Lj8Z1jHbMhPbVG76sTSo7dqegf1XytwU19MuRUz8EWP-bA9a8BZ25dUzcebnVwLCkOvj7m06Ssk6M4HU0JOwbFasJvXJVOxc_NeCSNf4mzWWLGNT1hHjK5yQJAv_JuAUv8vP01Scdv/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237784015184296434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgws8Lj8Z1jHbMhPbVG76sTSo7dqegf1XytwU19MuRUz8EWP-bA9a8BZ25dUzcebnVwLCkOvj7m06Ssk6M4HU0JOwbFasJvXJVOxc_NeCSNf4mzWWLGNT1hHjK5yQJAv_JuAUv8vP01Scdv/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 253px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lacoste</span> for Maclaren:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6llBiKiFIbl4hHBIXZe8uJeXTWb3OVoMjytMvy_87w6fjspCME3KXNoOhuIAbSaNDNXrJRC4j8rmSkseTwvml9YYnvdT0y_eUkolDrHJLn-Yo_N6xqVTBQksi0kuRaa7bvtTZ1aqQZco7/s1600-h/Picture+11.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237779238083206946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6llBiKiFIbl4hHBIXZe8uJeXTWb3OVoMjytMvy_87w6fjspCME3KXNoOhuIAbSaNDNXrJRC4j8rmSkseTwvml9YYnvdT0y_eUkolDrHJLn-Yo_N6xqVTBQksi0kuRaa7bvtTZ1aqQZco7/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 547px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shanghai Tang</span> for Maclaren:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwV_yP5wvJPS2FYX5xjDNVN_3L-iYVIwgSulpekICAWhQeqxQA4sng03l_PRZlo0j1FeQiD8iy7pmSvtvcsPJaYPr2_XXWhXP4fmV6p57BB4E-qib7M2LRPpHGNiQ6eEfBRKDkDo5JNd71/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237779477855143090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwV_yP5wvJPS2FYX5xjDNVN_3L-iYVIwgSulpekICAWhQeqxQA4sng03l_PRZlo0j1FeQiD8iy7pmSvtvcsPJaYPr2_XXWhXP4fmV6p57BB4E-qib7M2LRPpHGNiQ6eEfBRKDkDo5JNd71/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 631px;" /></a><br /><br />Maclaren's own <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leather </span>Collection:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07Nc0UfcCOTWFQErNDD6QSS6ojvhZUXJUZ7UttXJOH0j0bGAlMiDkxGHPeecqlajTIRtsOsMx-t2-598Pwxn9sxLEBJmSlDtJTcUPUELa7DgLAA4o_IpBE088az2Bzx6WPhIq16iR1NvJ/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237777859921075778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07Nc0UfcCOTWFQErNDD6QSS6ojvhZUXJUZ7UttXJOH0j0bGAlMiDkxGHPeecqlajTIRtsOsMx-t2-598Pwxn9sxLEBJmSlDtJTcUPUELa7DgLAA4o_IpBE088az2Bzx6WPhIq16iR1NvJ/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 273px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCGKFdB_3yZAoBXLqjeXrsMvhtqrOrmbo4R1w2LFajtDZkRyzbidlqF3fEMxL2m5NolI49f-LT7cH9DnYm-dKP6JdZDmFURh1w7sQZPwEfgm7yWqqxSTDFt3D-Ys9bNnDtYgz3oM7OWR2/s1600-h/Picture+28.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237783669025175858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCGKFdB_3yZAoBXLqjeXrsMvhtqrOrmbo4R1w2LFajtDZkRyzbidlqF3fEMxL2m5NolI49f-LT7cH9DnYm-dKP6JdZDmFURh1w7sQZPwEfgm7yWqqxSTDFt3D-Ys9bNnDtYgz3oM7OWR2/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 525px;" /></a><br /><br />Maclaren's special edition <span style="font-weight: bold;">real gold plated black leather </span>stroller :<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpjbtc9o2CLICqaBtyKjk5xJl6_ZZAInbI3f36P1ZRaOcuwQnmYMTijGKyyjmO-DaoJc7N8GNYFZqEokwV4VjsPszgkDj79VpVBTFpD2rpHsT8J7QuSiPpgFnEUxy__M00Ow93kWRcBUy/s1600-h/maclarenDM290107_468x761.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238108661949351106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpjbtc9o2CLICqaBtyKjk5xJl6_ZZAInbI3f36P1ZRaOcuwQnmYMTijGKyyjmO-DaoJc7N8GNYFZqEokwV4VjsPszgkDj79VpVBTFpD2rpHsT8J7QuSiPpgFnEUxy__M00Ow93kWRcBUy/s400/maclarenDM290107_468x761.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 856px;" /></a><br />Above: The Special Edition Maclaren GB type Au gold buggy is sold in fine retailers around the world.Only 20 supple black leather buggies with contrasting gold-coloured stitching are available with luxurious features.<br /><br />They also carry a line of "junior" sized baby equipment for children to play with:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XvwFLYrdYsAXeDm3gSqbQ0iVPDnNVtxEmsQjRDGjXixKE0xPDJzkyyRyuZkf4Mg7Akw4KeMkBte0IpZhQ5LJjLW6Mx6HV_T_GVo5Lnp1KmyQ6ZatyLfA0WzornEBXsbeVYc0F2S_NdGT/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237785600438214258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XvwFLYrdYsAXeDm3gSqbQ0iVPDnNVtxEmsQjRDGjXixKE0xPDJzkyyRyuZkf4Mg7Akw4KeMkBte0IpZhQ5LJjLW6Mx6HV_T_GVo5Lnp1KmyQ6ZatyLfA0WzornEBXsbeVYc0F2S_NdGT/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 247px;" /></a><br /><br />About Maclaren:<br />It all began in 1965 when Owen Maclaren designed and patented his prototype Baby Buggy -- the B-01. The iconic blue and white stripes and aluminium frame imparts a vintage style that is popular and modern today. The revolutionary lightweight, 3D fold design continues to be an important and timeless prototype for the industry.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_lG_2yEY5sIOkD43-7J-Chypuj-tYY9zdUCgSfpUnxnZzJy3l0ljcfGnu1fN75Cfr0peZXQcqtkeNIyM7K_O4Dfam6KHgjyhMonglVGfyVYjmR284PSgeZDW_wwpAXHa9nqstM16i-eV/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237777658650652514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_lG_2yEY5sIOkD43-7J-Chypuj-tYY9zdUCgSfpUnxnZzJy3l0ljcfGnu1fN75Cfr0peZXQcqtkeNIyM7K_O4Dfam6KHgjyhMonglVGfyVYjmR284PSgeZDW_wwpAXHa9nqstM16i-eV/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Founder Owen Maclaren</span><br /><br />A former test pilot and aeronautical designer Owen Maclaren, created the iconic B01 buggy in the converted stables of his restored medieval farmhouse, Arnold House, in the village of Barby, Northamptonshire in England in 1967.<br /><br />Based on Maclaren's knowledge as a retired aeronautical engineer and grandfather, the buggy had to be durable, safe, and lightweight. With a combination of modern materials like tubular aluminum, a durable structure that comfortably carries even a fairly large child, and 3D folding mechanism, the buggy weighed just 3kg/6lbs and fit into the same amount of space as an umbrella. The revolutionary design liberated parents from the bulky pram and quickly became an object of design and desire.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJRgxfylxHDN-OZafLM5Ed9tC1TGLQ_GpQix7TYxaCic4NBQokLcVT3nE7s6ZUmGPOY-Q6ld7mzJ3Opz2rTKRr6rvFAbNGI-hPmk8spP8v_CUzpm3RH_P07DOdYKKmmLQwgZ5RViBk0wS/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238109890212468546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJRgxfylxHDN-OZafLM5Ed9tC1TGLQ_GpQix7TYxaCic4NBQokLcVT3nE7s6ZUmGPOY-Q6ld7mzJ3Opz2rTKRr6rvFAbNGI-hPmk8spP8v_CUzpm3RH_P07DOdYKKmmLQwgZ5RViBk0wS/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Above and below: So revolutionary was the design, that the buggy is included in Phaidon's Volume one of Design Classics:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioV3wAlk7d2_Roo0umIsuuwvnoZzpbXc_TvvYSEkg_aqrxssZB0hSEpnmfkh4gq8G-qi_aLYB_umAo8Wabln6emqLptpvd4XRCD3IpGQ5eGymUoIywCK6mMHu6GDRSFRHstaPDFvmhNiI/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237776113566117634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioV3wAlk7d2_Roo0umIsuuwvnoZzpbXc_TvvYSEkg_aqrxssZB0hSEpnmfkh4gq8G-qi_aLYB_umAo8Wabln6emqLptpvd4XRCD3IpGQ5eGymUoIywCK6mMHu6GDRSFRHstaPDFvmhNiI/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 318px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPo-0PskmRJRQu6kjprZ9naWDNXejZWUT82q2A_Gow47fbP64ytPmbQmsjVFEqRlvojZoywmcSLooc3GW0tMIf4yl_mxGZ0Ael33hczLC_-5wk9bieW5aG9XTwGIq63uTcfQd9WQXAUpi/s1600-h/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237776015906697826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPo-0PskmRJRQu6kjprZ9naWDNXejZWUT82q2A_Gow47fbP64ytPmbQmsjVFEqRlvojZoywmcSLooc3GW0tMIf4yl_mxGZ0Ael33hczLC_-5wk9bieW5aG9XTwGIq63uTcfQd9WQXAUpi/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 325px;" /></a><br /><br />Today’s Maclaren Buggys are descendants of the B-01 – from the lightweight frame, durable fabric, and one-hand fold -- to the above-industry standard safety features and innovative style.<br /><br />US locations:<br /><b>Maclaren Showroom SoHo<br />150 Wooster<br />New York, NY10012-3112<br />P: 212-677-2700<br /><br />Maclaren Showroom SoNo<br />10 Marshall Street<br />South Norwalk<br />Connecticut 06854 </b><br /><br /><a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000030244705&pubid=21000000000226422"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_impression?lid=41000000030244705&pubid=21000000000226422" /></a>

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