Acc. № 103 · Archive reference image
Design Objects № 103
They Are Alive. You Chew. Topps Limited Edition
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Japanese-language promotional poster for a fictional Topps candy skull collectible figure, circa late 1980s. The blue translucent cranium with embedded candy compartment and removable tinted eyeglasses references both toy collectibility and the surrealist body-horror aesthetic of that era. The tagline—"They are alive. You chew."—suggests a product concept that never reached market, positioned between gumball dispensers and anatomical novelties. Appeals to collectors of failed toy concepts and Japanese-English hybrid marketing ephemera.
Catalogued, not yet released. This artifact will become available to acquire soon.
One artifact. One owner. On acquisition it is permanently retired from the archive. You receive the high-resolution file and a signed certificate of exclusivity.
About the certificate →Print specification
2752 × 1536 px · 4.2 MP · landscape
- Section
- Design Objects
- Style
- concrete brutalism, 80s product photography, synthetic candy packaging
- Mood
- clinical, unsettling, nostalgic
- Palette
- steel blue, pale concrete, black
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