Penguins cannot fly, and they have never once let that ruin their day. They waddle, they slide on their bellies, they dive off icebergs into freezing water, and they do all of it permanently dressed for a black tie gala. The Penguin collection gathers the boldest birds on the ice, each one holding a drink under I've Got This… Hold My Beer and each one proving that a bird built for swimming can pick up a surprising number of hobbies on dry land. Or dry ice.
Speed on the ice
Snowboarding Penguin carves across a burst of rainbow watercolor on black, crouched low on his board with a foamy mug held out for balance, the colors spraying up behind him like powder in a sunset. Penguin Ice Skating is mid-glide with both flippers flung wide, a bottle in one of them, splatters of orange, blue and gold flying off in every direction as he spins. He is not entirely sure how to stop. He has decided that is a problem for later. Between the two of them, the whole frozen landscape has turned into a playground.
Standing tall on the floe
Penguin Salute is the classic look: a tall, dignified penguin standing upright on a snowy ledge with pale blue icebergs behind him, a soft yellow wash across his chest, holding a green bottle with a red label out in front of him like he is proposing a toast to the entire glacier. And Penguin Nurse is the sweetest one on the ice, a round little bird in a blue cap with a red cross, a stethoscope looped around the neck and a pair of blue scrubs, beaming inside a circular badge with a mug overflowing with foam. The patients are in excellent flippers.
For the one who shows up overdressed and has the most fun
These designs belong to the snowboarders and skaters who fall down constantly and keep laughing, the winter lovers who start counting down to the first freeze in August, the nurses who make the long night shift feel a little warmer, and the penguin fans who know the name of every bird on the zoo's live camera. They belong to the friend who dresses up for every occasion, even the ones that did not ask for it, and then ends up doing the limbo. Picture your person waddling confidently into a snowstorm with a drink in hand and a huge grin, and you will know which penguin is theirs. The iceberg is slippery and the water is freezing. The penguins are already lining up to jump.
Written by Liam. Thanks for reading.
