Sanrio is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with Small Gift - a large-scale, national tour. I went to Thursday night’s Small Gift extravaganza party at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica to get a sneak peak of the event. It was a wonderland of cuteness, celebrating the many memorable Sanrio characters and designer collaborations formed over 50 years.
Inside LA’s Small Gift, guests will thoroughly enjoy the interactive Sanrio carnival featuring a dress-up as your favorite Sanrio character photo booth, a video arcade, two nine-hole mini golf courses, Sanrio-themed carnival games and a ferris wheel.
Inside LA’s Small Gift, guests will thoroughly enjoy the interactive Sanrio carnival featuring a dress-up as your favorite Sanrio character photo booth, a video arcade, two nine-hole mini golf courses, Sanrio-themed carnival games and a ferris wheel.
There is a fantastic art exhibit which features 50 influential artists, including Audrey Kawasaki, Luke Chueh and Kozyndan. A selection of limited edition prints are available for purchase as well specially artist-designed Sanrio accessories.
Of course the event wouldn’t be complete without a pop-up shop, and boy does it deliver. The shop is packed with special edition 50th anniversary merchandise, cool designer collaborations with brands like Bathing Ape, Lomography and Mimico and an assortment of Hello Kitty and friends throughout the years.
The event in LA will host super fun crafting, drawing and beauty workshops over the next few weekends.
Small Gift opens to the public in LA today through November 21. For fans who don’t live in LA, the Sanrio Small Gift tour will present itself in mobile pop-up fashion, stopping at a major city nearest you.
Click here for more info:
http://www.sanrio.com/smallgift/la/
http://www.sanrio.com/smallgift/la/
