Designer's Daruma is a collection of modern and stylish daruma dolls. This collection is achieved by the collaboration of Lujei and Imai Daruma Crafts. Daruma is a representative of Japanese designs symbolizing a lucky charm. Keeping the traditional taste of Daruma as a lucky symbol, its design features the stylish image to fit into a modern and simple interior of the global market. Designer's Daruma Produced by designer 2104 in co-operation with Imai Daruma. The Italian words "Cadere" and "Rialzarsi" combined with the numbers,reflect the positive outlook of the inevitability of the ups in life outnumbering the downs. Together they represent the ideal of self-improvement through introspection. The Daruma encourages the spread of this positive philosophy. The Daruma is made of recycled materials. The paint is made from crushed seashells . The process of creation and the product are environmentally friendly and bound by a tradition handed down through generations. Designer Futoshi is involved in the various product designs. He produced the whole design of gDesignerfs Darumah series with the collaboration of traditional and novel ideas. His creation is not only a design but comes with his strong message for his creative works. His creative design, gDesignerfs Darumah, became a blockbuster and attracts much attention. Imai Daruma Craft is in business of hand-crafted papier mache for over 80 years. They are preserving the local traditional handicrafts of "Takasaki Daruma". On the other hand, they are making new challenges to design original items to match the contemporary life. Imai's third-generation, Hirohisa Imai, preserves the highly qualified hand-made craftsmanship of Takasaki Daruma which is inherited since Edo Era. He is one of the leaders of Takasaki Daruma manufacturers' Union to convey the traditional techniques of Daruma artisans. Designerfs Daruma comes with various options of size and designs: Design: With a face or Without a face Color: Black or White Size: 2-go(12cm = 4.72 in), 5-go(20cm = 7.87in), 7-go(26cm = 10.24in) Designerfs Daruma is widely published by the media. Designerfs Daruma is the perfect blending of Japanese and Western elements, and environmental conscious by using recycled materials and dyes.