Calvin Klein and Andy Warhol Collab

Published: 2018-07-19 | Categories: Latest News

It’s all about the mixing of two worlds (fashion and art), where the urban, all-American style meets the colourful 1960s kitsch pop art.

Calvin Klein was founded in 1968, at a time when pop art was popular, and was aimed at young people looking for a new, contemporary look. The brand kept up with the times and became known for its cool yet minimal designs.

The Sandra Brant Pendleton wool saddle blanket and pillow  - Teaming up with the Andy Warhol Foundation is a huge step forward in the world of design. The exciting Sandra Brant Pendleton wool saddle blanket and pillow will make a statement in any home, on your bed or arm chair, and plays homage to Warhol’s vivid cultural legacy. Pendleton, a publisher who worked with Warhol on the 1970s film L’Amour, is one of many celebrity icons whom Andy Warhol took inspiration from to create his works of art.



Despite initial opposition, pop art transformed into elitist art, with Warhol’s famous Campbell’s Soup Cans subverting mainstream art by using pop culture references, advertisements and ordinary objects. The unconventional designs can now appear on beds, sofas and dining tables, which is kitsch, just how Andy Warhol intended.

The Dennis Hopper Fiesta Dining Set - The new Calvin Klein and Andy Warhol collaboration also offers the Dennis Hopper Fiesta Dining Set. Dennis Hopper, a huge personality in the 1960s film industry, was one of Warhol’s celebrity friends who was also a big inspiration to the artist. Warhol used Dennis Hopper’s portrait for one of his pieces, which can now be seen on your own dining table. The bowls, plates and mugs all have the Dennis Hopper print, which is an excellent way to bring this vivid visual art directly into your home.

With Calvin Klein’s fashionable clothing image for young, attractive people, it’s a step in a different direction, but one keeping in tune with contemporary and popular culture. Calvin Klein targets beauty and minimal design, whereas Warhol focused on the unusual, weird and colourful.

The four-piece Dennis Hopper dining set is the epitome of both luxury and kitsch pop art and will look exciting on your dining table. You can sit at your dining chair and use the dining set, or you can display it, as it comes in a collectable Brillo box, inspired by the Warhol artwork of the same name. Warhol himself collected dinnerware, and it’s likely he probably would have found a spot for the Calvin Klein collection, too.

Image credit: The Andy Warhol Foundation , Hooper