Jonathan Adler Decorating Barbie's Malibu Dream House

Barbie and Skipper doing a little browsing at the Adler Store.

Word is spreading that Jonathan Adler is about to realize every girl's dream and is going to be "updating Barbie’s bedroom, living room, and...her drool-worthy closet, in an actual Malibu beach house, which will serve as the backdrop to the doll’s 50th blowout bash on March 9." Preliminary sketch of the Adler decorated Barbie Malibu Beach House under the jump...

Okay, we admit we also liked playing with Barbie doll houses, but only when we were allowed to invite He-Man and G.I. Joe for dinner parties. A “Jonathan Adler Loves Barbie” collection is scheduled for a fall release, with each doll coming with Adler designed furniture.

We're wondering if J. Adler himself ever saw the fantastic Adler-Inspired Barbie Dioramas .

Vintage Barbie and Skipper shown up top from Marl & B.

[via People StyleWatch]

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I am going to be all over that! Hey if my boyfriend can have his "figurines" all over the place, I can have my Barbie dream home!

posted by AMBERYVETTE on February 13th 2009 at 10:06pm
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Wow- skipper and the Barbie pictures brings back "old" memories. Would totally love it.

posted by EileenB on February 14th 2009 at 12:09am
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Thanks SO MUCH for the shout out to my Jonathan Adler doll dioramas--and I must confess, I did email his publicist the weblink when I first posted online, and he was SO SWEET he sent me a pair of LOVE/HATE & ANGER/JOY apothecary ceramic mugs as a thank you!

I dare hope I may have inspired him to hook up with Mattel for the official collection he is launching, but he already had done some dollhouse accessories (the fluted gourd vases in my pics) for the famous Bozart Kaleidoscope dollhouse several years ago.

But I do hope to snatch up the Barbie Loves Jonathan Adler doll furniture as soon as I can lay my little hands on them. Until then, I'm continuing to make my own miniatures of his fabulous pillows and dishes that will be featured in the May/June issue of Haute Doll Magazine (www.hautedoll.com).

Here's a sneak peek:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3265888418_b74b753e9d_m.jpg

Cheers,
Michael Williams
www.mawphoto.com

posted by mawphoto.com on February 14th 2009 at 3:52pm
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of course this house will be gorgeous.... its a combo of a plastic blonde and an extremely famous (and stylish) designer

posted by wampler on February 14th 2009 at 9:44pm
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That home will be mine

posted by stillreign on February 15th 2009 at 3:16am
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When I was a little girl I snuck into my sister's room with a permanent marker and turned her Barbie Dream House into a haunted house (spider webs, ghosts in the windows, etc.). Perhaps if I bought her this new JA house, she'd finally forgive me after all these years!

posted by nazrd on February 16th 2009 at 11:22am
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wow, that is going to be awesome!!!

posted by hanako66 on February 16th 2009 at 5:30pm
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I find this conceptually hilarious. For Barbie's 50th birthday her house is going to be "updated" to the MCM style of . . . . 50 years ago.

posted by kiljoywashere on February 17th 2009 at 11:46am
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there are some few photos that are being released of the house from mattel here>> http://www.bloomacious.com/bloomacious/2009/03/barbies-malibu-dream-house-partially-revealed-.html

posted by bloomacious.com on March 7th 2009 at 11:28am
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