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KAWS brand is a term that some people apply to the pieces produced by the artist KAWS. But technically, KAWS is a person — Brian Donnelly — and not a brand. He creates all kinds of art. There are KAWS figures and toys, sculptures and colorful drawings, paintings and prints that appropriate pop phenomena like the Smurfs, the Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants. In 1999, KAWS partnered with Bounty Hunter, a Japanese toy and streetwear brand, to release his first toy. Companion, an eight-inch-tall vinyl reimagining of Mickey Mouse with a skull-and-crossbones head and trademark XX eyes, debuted with a limited run of 500. It sold out quickly. Companion was the first of more than 130 toy designs, which came to include such characters as Chum, Blitz, Be@rbrick, BFF and Milo, each immediately recognizable as KAWS figures by their XX eyes. You will sometimes see people refer to these toys as KAWS brand figurines. Shop a diverse assortment of KAWS art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
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KAWS - Limited Edition Historic 1st Companion ever uniquely Hand Signed
Dated
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS VERY FIRST COMPANION - HISTORIC
Uniquely Hand signed by the artist.
(the regular edition was unsigned)
KAWS
Limited Edition 1st Companion (Hand Signed by KAWS), 1999
Painted Ca...
Category
1990s Street Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
Kaws Kubrick Bus Stop Set 1 (KM002)
By KAWS
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Ready to display super cool Kaws Kubrick Bus Stop Set 1.
Released in 2002.
Comes complete with 2 mini Kaws figures and bus stop in their original packaging.
Figures are stamped with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Kaws Kubrick Bus Stop Set 2 (KM002)
By KAWS
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Ready to display super cool Kaws Kubrick Bus Stop Set-2.
Released in 2002.
Comes complete with 2 mini Kaws figures and bus stop in their original packaging.
Figures are stamped with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Materials
Resin
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Clean Slate - Artist Proof - Bronze Sculpture - KAWS contemporary collectable
By KAWS
Located in Manchester, GB
KAWS, Clean Slate (Bronze) (Artist's Proof), 2022
Bronze Sculpture
14.5 x 7.1 x 7.4 cm (5.7 x 2.8 x 2.9 in)
AP number 30/50 - aside from a main edition of 250
Signature and Date...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bert
Ernie (Sesame Street) by KAWS
By KAWS
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Bert & Ernie (Sesame Street)
By KAWS
2025
Allrightsreserve x DDT store
Vinyl
30,48 cm / 12,5 in
Limited edition
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Vinyl
KAWS SEPARATED Companion (KAWS black Separated Companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS SEPARATED COMPANION: New
unopened in its original packaging:
This highly collectible black KAWS SEPARATED figure is derived from the Brooklyn based artist’s larger scale s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl


