delicious by design

One of the best-designed bears I've seen is the Watermelon Bearbrick (above), a collaboration between Levi's Jeans and Clot, Inc., the hip clothing company owned by the controversial Hong Kong celebrity Edison Chen (who supposedly loves watermelons).

The design is quite tasteful. A hard-sell logo is dispensed with in favor of witty graphics. (The seeds form the eyes!)

Speaking of cleverness, aren't square watermelons ingenious? These manually engineered fruits won't roll off a farm truck or slide off the picnic table. Best of all, they'll save space inside refrigerators, just like Tupperware.

According to reports, an 84-year old Japanese farmer started to grow them inside boxes about 30 years ago (!) and now holds a patent for the containers.

Only in Japan... :-D

Square watermelon pics from www.picdit.com / Info from www.oneinpunch.net, www.hypebeast.com

the great unwashed bear

What a dirty little Be@rbrick – a scowling slob with soiled undies, runny nose, food crumbs around the mouth... and you haven't even seen the shit in the back yet! (Ooops!)

JUICE, the edgy street fashion store owned by Hong Kong pop royalty Edison Chen (below right), celebrated its 2nd year anniversary with this scruffy 'So...Hi!!' Be@rbrick (left).

TIP: The best way to clean a Be@rbrick is to give it a bath. Soap and water. Don't worry, it's made of hard plastic, and the design doesn't come off. Just leave them on a towel to dry.

But never, nevah use a loofah, okay? :-)

(E. Chen pic from www.thememagazine.com)