In July, Disney announced its Create 100 campaign, celebrating 100 years of, well, Disney and the iconic stories and characters the company has presented us over the years.
As part of Create 100, Disney tapped some creative friends around the globe to contribute personal works inspired by their own relationships with Disney’s storytelling. And so you know: the artists and brands’ Create 100 pieces will be auctioned off to support the Make-A-Wish foundation.
So, who did Disney enlist for its Create 100 roster? Let’s just say: it’s a pretty stacked lineup of creative folk. Contributions hail from Beyoncé (yes, thee Beyoncé), adidas, Virgil Abloh Securities, NIGO, Sarah Andelman x Harry Nuriev, Maison Margiela, Tommy Hilfiger, Coach, and Cynthia Lu’s Cactus Plant Flea Market. And that’s only naming a few.
During Paris Fashion Week, Disney offered glimpses at some Create 100 works during a private exhibition at Karl Lagerfeld’s 7L library, including looks at Cactus Plant Flea Market’s Disney-inspired creation.
Cactus Plant Flea Market’s piece comes to us as the Cactus Buddy! Goofy Fan Club. Essentially, we see the brand’s unmistakable doubled-eyed smiley character — most recently spotted at McDonalds in adult Happy Meals — join the Goofy hive, equipped with a floppy-eared hat and ringer t-shirt echoing the spirit of the famous Disney character.
Honestly, we can’t think of a better way of CPFM-fying a Disney character.
At the exhibition, Disney displayed Virgil Abloh Securities’ life-sized erection of the Sorcerer’s Apprentence Mickey from Disney’s Fantasia plus Sarah Edelman and Harry Nuriev’s uber-fun chair of storybooks.
“I’m honored Disney invited me to participate in Disney Create 100. It was a joy to collaborate with Harry Nuriev to create this playful sofa made of 100 pillows looking like Disney classic books,” Sarah Andelman told us.
“For this event at 7L, I went naturally to long-time friends to surround us: NIGO with his papier mâché Yoda, Cactus Plant…
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