Attention Hello Kitty fans and lovers of all things sparkling and glittery: the world-famous Kitty has teamed up with Austrian crystal brand Swarovski for a special 'House of Hello Kitty' event at Omotesando Hills in Tokyo.
Personalities supporting the event include model Ai Tominaga, prop stylist and flower master Musubi Aoki, flower artist Makoto Azuma, food artist Ayako Suwa, art director Rikako Nagashima, and costume designer Kodue Hibino. In addition, members of the K-Pop group KARA and the J-Pop singer ICONIQ were expected to be at the 'House of Hello Kitty' opening party, lending their support as well.
From Thursday, June 30th to Monday, July 10, 'House of Hello Kitty' visitors can participate in an art object rally and enter a specially designed Hello Kitty room, as well as purchase 31 Swarovski crystal-adorned Kitty goods - all to benefit the Japanese Red Cross Tohoku earthquake relief.
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A woman looks at an artwork based on a Hello Kitty character displayed during a press preview for an event entitled "House of Hello Kitty" presented by Swarovski in Tokyo June 29, 2011. A total of nine creations based on Hello Kitty will be put up for sale on an internet auction site and the proceeds will be donated for Japan's earthquake relief efforts, according to a spokeswoman of Swarovski Japan.REUTERSA woman looks at an artwork based on a Hello Kitty character displayed during a press preview for an event entitled "House of Hello Kitty" presented by Swarovski in Tokyo June 29, 2011.REUTERSA woman looks at a Hello Kitty figurine, studded with a total of 19,636 Swarovski crystals, during a press preview of Swarovski's Hello Kitty collection at an event entitled "House of Hello Kitty" in Tokyo on June 29, 2011.REUTERSHello Kitty shaped ornaments hanging from a chandelier are pictured during a press preview for an event entitled "House of Hello Kitty" presented by Swarovski in Tokyo June 29, 2011.REUTERSA woman decorates a photograph of herself on an electronic monitor to simulate Hello Kitty during a press preview for an event entitled "House of Hello Kitty" presented by Swarovski in Tokyo June 29, 2011REUTERSA woman looks at an artwork based on a Hello Kitty character displayed during a press preview for an event entitled "House of Hello Kitty" presented by Swarovski in Tokyo June 29, 2011.REUTERS
