Confetti System Founders Julie Ho and Nick Andersen in their Manhattan studio.
“Between the two of them, Julie Ho and Nicholas Andersen had designed clothing, jewelry, movie sets, music videos, and Martha Stewart shoots, plus dabbled in painting, drawing, pattern-making, sewing, and crocheting before teaming up creatively in 2008. Ho had even been a studio assistant for Tom Sachs, making foam Hello Kittys with a medical scalpel (and slicing open her hands almost weekly in the process). So it took a particular kind of alchemy for the pair to decide that — out of all their talents and interests — they would devote their days to making paper party decorations, the kind you’d expect to find in a dollar store if they weren’t so uniquely beautiful.” - Monica Khemsurov, Sight Unseen.
Handmade in their Manhattan studio, Confetti System’s festive party paraphernalia has outfitted the walls of Karen O.’s birthday party (of Yeah Yeah Yeahs fame) in addition to adorning the backdrops of United Bamboo fashion shows. Each item in their online store is painstakingly crafted with immense attention to detail by the duo, who offer American-made garlands, necklaces, pinatas and blindfolds. As far as New Year’s Eve decorations are concerned, I think it is safe to say that Confetti System takes the proverbial cake.
*images 1,3 and 5 courtesy of Sight Unseen.
