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Stylized Art Made to Display
Art Box New York

These hip and trendy gifts are too cool. After a very talented artist creates a one of a kind illustration, it is then created into a night light, a nifty light book, or a super comfy cotton t-shirt. Created in New York , this unique line is the first of it's kind in the store. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

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Night Lights
These wonderfully whimsical night light are perfect for shedding a little light in those dark areas! Featuring the eye-catching illustrations created by the notable New York Artist, Michiko Stehrenberger. Night light comes complete with light bulb, On-Off switch and the plug rotates to accommodate sideways mounted outlets (many kitchens have them and all of Chicago; so am I told)

Queenie Persian Night Light
Pootus Cat Night Light
Lucy Falusi Night Light

T-Shirts
These shirts are generously sized and tightly woven for every lifestyle! Featuring beautiful illustrations of Michiko. Made of 100% Preshrunk Cotton, any cat lover would be proud to wear one of these delightfully illustrated tees. Hand or machine wash; Air or machine dry.

Pootus Cat T-Shirt
Queenie Persian Cat T-Shirt
Lucy Falusi T-Shirt
Jewel Thief Cat T-Shirt

ArtBox Light Box
These wonderfully whimsical light boxes are perfect for setting up the right mood lighting! Featuring the attractive illustrations created by the notable New York Artist, Michiko Stehrenberger. Includes wall plug with a switch on the cord and a 15 watt light bulb. Comes enclosed in a gift box. This modern accent light may hang on a wall (back plate is slotted to fit a screw) or be placed on shelf or a night table. Perfect for creating a collage of color by aligning several Art Boxes in a line, square or a rectangle pattern. A few ArtBoxes arranged together will create a modern work of art on your wall. No matter what's the occasion; an Art Box design will always be a fabulous gift idea. Measures 8” x 8” square and 3" deep

Jewel Thief ArtBox Light Box Lucy Falusi ArtBox Light Box Pootus Cat ArtBox Light Box Queenie Persian ArtBox Light Box

Michiko Stehrenberger's Bio
Michiko Stehrenberger specializes in creating illustrations and character design branding for fashion and entertainment clients such as MTV, Britney Spears, Sony Pictures, Steve Madden shoes, Playstation, Coca Cola, Old Navy and many others.

After earning her BFA with honors in Illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena , Michiko relocated to New York City and has run her own successful studio for 12 years. During this time her work has received awards and recognition from the Society of Illustrations, the Art Directors Club, Communication Arts, the ANDY advertising awards and the Society of Newspaper Designers, as well as overseas in Tokyo 's Step-by-Step , WebHits and SAN editions, and in Berlin 's International character design compendium titled PictoPasma2 .

In the late 1990s, Steve Madden shoes launched its national campaign with her characters prominently featured in full page advertisements in TeenPeople, Elle and Cosmo magazines, and one of Tokyo 's largest media companies sponsored a press tour which included a series of live radio interviews, industry panels, and a one-woman gallery exhibit. Her other humorous characters are featured on the dressing room murals at Viacom's corporate headquarters in Time Square.

Aside from her focus on the fashion and entertainment style of her work, other projects include original characters designed for children's books and educational games in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro , CD-ROM games for Mattel/Intel , and 3-dimensional figurines and simple animation for ‘smart-toy' developers Zowie/LEGO have been commissioned for a toy playset for girls in the 4-8 year old age group.

Michko has been invited to speak as a guest lecturer and workshop leader at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York , at Mexico City 's groundbreaking animation institute Eunoia, at Santa Barbara 's Westmont College , and at the upcoming Illustration Conference 2005 in San Francisco .

Check out the rest of Michiko's work on her website found at www.michiko.com

 

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