The US Debut of “Fail Whale” Artist Yiying Lu

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Yiying Lu, the Sydney-based artist behind Twitter’s now infamous “Fail Whale” illustration (and subsequent spin-offs — like the Conan O’Brien inspired “Pale Whale”) has an obsession with mixing cute animals and technology in her work. Now, as the co-founder of a new company called Walls360, she hopes to revolutionize the world of adhesive wall graphics by using premium fabric paper that can be moved up to 100 times. To help celebrate its launch, Lu will be exhibiting her designs for the first time ever in North America at San Francisco’s Hotel des Arts. Click through to check out some of her graphics, all of which retail for under $150.

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Space bunny. Photo by Daniel Terdiman/CNET