LITTLE PRINCE CLASSIC (KIMONO)
The Little Prince is the main character in the Classic children's book written by the pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 70 years ago, it is the 10th most popular book on the planet and has been translated into over 260 languages.
The following are some examples of his name in other languages:
Der kleine Prinz, Il Piccolo Principe, 星の王子さま, El Principito, O Pequeno Príncipe, 小王子, 어린왕자, Маленький принц, Küçük Prens
LITTLE PRINCE: The Book
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It has also been made into films, animations and been performed on stage.
THE DESIGN APPROACH
We, as fans of the story, wanted to create some new items to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the book this year. So we decided to look to the original drawings for inspiration. We took the illustrations by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and used them to create dimensioned technical drawings, to closely follow the scale and proportions of each character, as he drew them. We also recreated the facial expression of each character as per his images using a high embroidery technique. We have matched the exact colours with Pantone swatches and then had the vendors dye each of the fabrics to the specific colour for every plush. Each soft toy requires different fabric types and colours to be supplied, from multiple vendors, in order to closely follow the original look, which is quite challenging from an inventory and supply perspective.
Now after all that hard work, and multiple prototypes, we now have a nice range of products, that truly reflect the style and charisma of the Little Prince characters for you to cherish as your own!
THE LITTLE PRINCE PLUSH (le Petit Prince Peluche)
We are launching the Little Prince in his Kimono 14" (35.5cm) first, plus some additional perks for your contributions!!
It will be ready just in time for Christmas 2013.....so the perfect gift! ......Also it is only available here on Indiegogo!
WHAT YOU GET: The cuddly Little Prince Kimono 14"Plush!!
The first goal is to raise the funds required to produce the first order of the Little Prince Kimono, so that we can send out your Little Prince to you, to cuddle, hold, treasure and to give you lots of pleasure.
LITTLE PRINCE KIMONO 14.5" (37cm)
- Based on the original drawings from the book
- Super soft velvet fabric
- Embroidered face
- Virgin material
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THE PERKS LIST!!
- Little Prince Classic Screensaver
- Little Prince Classic Stickers
- Little Prince Classic Sticky tape
- Little Prince Classic Post Card
- Little Prince Classic Tote Bag
- Little Prince Classic USB Drive
- Little Prince Classic Velvet fabric plush
- Little Prince Classic Luxury fabric plush
- Little Prince Classic Collectors Art Work (Indiegogo Only Limited Edition)
THE PERKS IN MORE DETAIL
LITTLE PRINCE CLASSIC SCREEN SAVER (Indiegogo Edition)
- Digital screen saver with the 70th anniversary graphic & Indiegogo logo
LITTLE PRINCE CLASSIC STICKERS (Indiegogo Edition)
- Die-cut stickers with the 70th anniversary graphic & Indiegogo logo
- Printed on coated art paper
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Sticker Concepts
LITTLE PRINCE STICKY TAPE
- Little Prince Classic gift tape to wrap up all your Christmas gifts with!
- 3 rolls per pack
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Sticky Tape Concepts
LITTLE PRINCE CLASSIC POST CARD (Indiegogo Edition)
- A post card with illustrations of the Little Prince with the 70th anniversary graphic
- Printed on coated art board
LITTLE PRINCE USB DRIVE
- USB drive with the 70th anniversary graphic & Indiegogo logo
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Little Prince USB Concepts
LITTLE PRINCE TOTE BAG
- Little Prince Canvas tote bag
- Silkscreened logo
- Size: H 13.5" (35cm) x W 9.5" (24cm)
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Little Prince Tote Bag Concepts
LITTLE PRINCE KIMONO 14.5" (37cm)
- Based on the original drawings from the book
- Super soft luxury fabrics
- Embroidered face
- Virgin material
LITTLE PRINCE COLLECTORS ART WORK (Indiegogo only) LIMITED EDITION
- A collectors limited edition piece
- Large luxury Little Prince standing in a custom designed display case
- The case is marked with the number of the artwork and signed.
- Can be either placed on a side table or wall hung
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ONLY available on Indiegogo!!!
- The Little Prince stands in front of an embroidered background derived from one of the original illustrations.
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So please tell us which one you want!! For the stretch goals we will launch one or more of the following:
- One of the Sheep (with or without Horns)
- The Fox
- The Little Prince with his sword
The one we produce first will be chosen by you subject to your preferred choice.
We have to meet the minimum order quantity (MOQ) for the fabric and production with the vendor for each order.
So please tell us which you want first!
THE CLASSIC SHEEP (with horns) & (without horns) 8" (20cm)
- Based on the original drawings from the book
- Soft cuddly fleece
- Virgin material
- Embroidered face
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THE CLASSIC FOX 8" (20cm)
- Based on the original drawings from the book
- Soft pile with a big fluffy tail!!
- Virgin material
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LITTLE PRINCE WITH HIS SWORD 14.5" (37cm)
- Based on the original drawings from the book
- Super soft fabric
- Soft fabric sword
- Embroidered face
- Virgin material
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MANUFACTURING
We have selected an experienced high quality plush toy manufacturer, with whom we have worked with before. The factory made the final samples that we show in our photos and in our video. Once we have received the funding the factory can start production immediately, so the orders should be ready in time for your Christmas gifts.
FUNDRAISING
We are raising money to meet the cost of the following:
- The minimum order quantities for the special custom dyed fabrics for the hair & clothing
- The minimum order quantities for the plush orders (which is several thousand)
- Complete the development of the perks, like the Tote bags, USB drive etc.
- The minimum order quantities for the perks
- Manufacturing set and tooling costs
- Printing film and production costs
- The logistic costs of collecting the goods from all the vendors and delivering them to the warehouse for consolidation
- Packaging materials
- Logistic handling and packaging of all the perks
So we need your help to finish your products and have them delivered to you in time for Christmas!
DISTRIBUTION
If you are interested in distributing our Little Prince products, do let us know! We would be happy to ship them internationally once they are in production.
RISKS & CHALLENGES
Upon receiving funding, the orders will be placed with the vendors, as all the design work has been done and approved.
The normal production schedule is 30 days to order the materials and then 30 days for production, plus 3 days to clear customs. However if there are any unforeseen delays we will notify everyone immediately.
Once we have received the goods, they then have to be consolidated from the multiple vendors at the warehouse. Each perk will then be custom packed, specifically for each owner and shipped out straight away.
If the owners have multiple perks the orders will be combined into one shipment.
For the stretch goals the process will be the same.
We have over 20 years experience of doing product design and manufacturing for our clients, we now want to do the production for YOU!