Via Starwars.com:

STARWARS.COM TALKS WITH BRANDON GIRALDEZ OF BEELINE CREATIVE ABOUT THE COMBINED STRENGTH OF STAR WARS AND TIKI.

At first glance, the Star Wars universe and tiki culture may seem like oceans or even galaxies apart. Fans of both can toast a fruity drink to Brandon Giraldez, who had the certain point of view that links the two.

Giraldez and his small team of right brainers at Beeline Creative in Marina Del Rey, California, create Star Wars Geeki Tikis, a series of ceramic mugs sporting sculpts of original trilogy characters. The designers give Darth Vader, C3-PO, and others a kind of tiki idol interpretation, shaking and stirring these icons in tropical style. It’s easy to imagine an alien wrapping its scaly mitts around one while sipping blue milk in a cantina far, far away or tipping one back on the shores of Scarif.

“There are a million people out there making coffee mugs, figural mugs, bust mugs and all of that kind of stuff,” Giraldez tells StarWars.com. “And we wanted to stand out. We want people to say, ‘Wow! This is something I haven’t seen before.’”

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