Filed under: Fun Stuff, Design, etc
We've rounded up Barbie homewares that range from the truly bizarre to the downright tame.
Apartment Therapy; Chloe Ruchon; Kartell
Whether or not you were a Barbie fan growing up, you can't deny the doll's influence. See these crazy (but kind of brilliant) tributes to the 52-year-old gal. Click through our gallery to go from the craziest to the most tame Barbie furniture:
Barbie Furniture
The recently shuttered Barbie store in Shanghai had the ultimate Barbie home accessories: Barbie walls.
Design student Chloe Ruchon created this $25,000 foosball table in 2009 for a partnership between Mattel and Bonzini. Charlie Sheen supposedly owns one.
(Not meant to be used.)
$30, dejAvoodu, Etsy.
Seen in the 2009 real-life Barbie Dream House, designed by Jonathan Adler.
Apartment Therapy's Lise spotted this doll chandelier out in Portland. Creepy? Or just a great way to display no-longer-needed dolls?
Let Barbie's legs hold onto your favorite jewelry with this quirky, almost-scary piece.
$29, Luxfordst, Etsy.
Only 5,000 of these wool woven rugs were made by Danish manufacturer Ege Taepper.
Special editions of the classic Kartell Ghost chair.
$443, Unica Home.
Ah, the tamest of the Barbie goods: A sweet needlepoint pillow.
$165, Jonathan Adler.
And check out more weird design:
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