1. Using Kleenex brand guidelines, Produce 2 boxes.
2. Create artwork in the style of a pop artist
3. For the Fall season launch, staying on theme
To make the series feel more cohesive, I designed four boxes as a unified set using Nikki de Saint Phalle's pop art as inspiration. Since her physical sculptures—with their multi-medium inlays—could not be translated directly onto a Kleenex box, I created my own vector-based drawings, incorporating an overall fall motif to decorate each side. I used strokes of varying weights to emphasize shifts in color, echoing how her real-life mosaics use different materials to create texture and visual contrast.
Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002) was a French-American artist born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and a key figure in the Pop Art movement, known for her bold, colorful work across sculpture, painting, moasics and assemblage. She lived in San Diego for many years, where she developed some of her most ambitious projects, working across media such as fiberglass, mosaic, and found objects to create monumental, immersive sculptures.
Her iconic Nanas and large-scale installations can be found around the world—from Queen Califia’s Magical Circle to Tarot Garden and major public spaces across Europe and the United States. I have been lucky enough to visit her work in Frane and San Diego. The 'La sirène' Nana above is in The Stravinsky Fountain next to the Pompidou Centre in France.
