"No contract termination!" Pop Mart Bunny designer Siqi personally reveals the truth about the suspension of production: In-depth exploration of the bunny girl and her life story

In recent years, in the trendy toy collection circle, there has been a lot of discussion about Pop Mart Classic IP Bunny Rumors have been rife about whether Bunny has "terminated his contract" with the company. Many collectors are puzzled by the scarcity of new products and have speculated whether Bunny has faded out of the market. However, designer Siqi has come out to clarify and confirmed that Bunny did not terminate the contract ! Behind this is a true story about creation, struggle and self-healing.

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"No termination! No termination! No termination!" Designer Siqi stressed again and again. In the past two years, due to her personal status and reduced output of works, the outside world was full of doubts about Bunny's future. Siqi admitted that she was going through a difficult period during this period, and even needed to take combined medication to treat depression, which led to her extremely poor condition. In addition, after independent development, the possibility of complacency caused Bunny to lose its unique characteristics in the booming IP ocean.

Siqi feels deeply sorry for the fans who have always supported Bunny: "The fans have had it so hard. I can only rely on my imagination and self-study to love Bunny. I really feel sorry for my darlings who have always supported me." This "misunderstanding" also gave Siqi more time to examine herself and her creations, and to find a direction for Bunny's future.

The birth of Bunny: The life story of designer Siqi

When many people first see Bunny, they are attracted by her cute appearance in a bunny costume and blinking big eyes, and even mistakenly think she is a bunny. However, experienced collectors know that Bunny is actually a little girl born with a cleft lip. This setting comes from a touching story of the designer Siqi.

Siqi's growth path was not smooth. Her parents neglected her in childhood, and she was excluded by her classmates in junior high and high school for some reason. These experiences left her with trauma. She dropped out of college before finishing because she "didn't want to do something that would never change in her life." With her self-taught PS and her love for design, Siqi started as an illustrator, and after learning and accumulating experience in mascots, emojis, C4D modeling, etc., she eventually became a trendy toy designer.

She was frustrated in the interview due to her academic qualifications, but fortunately, she met like-minded partners in 2018 and successfully joined Pop Mart. During her work, she accidentally read an article about a girl with cleft lip. Although she was very optimistic, the Internet was full of unfriendly comments. At this moment, Siqi had a flash of inspiration and created Bunny. Bunny was inspired by the little girl who was deeply troubled by cleft lip. Until she saw the bunny and found that its mouth was the same as hers, but it was still happy, she made up her mind to face her "defects" and embrace a wonderful and happy life.

Charm beyond flaws: Bunny’s unique image and market influence

Bunny is not just a doll, she is also an outlet for designer Siqi to express herself. As a single mother, Siqi once felt imprisoned at home and at work, and longed to fly freely. This emotion gave birth to the image of the "free bird" in the Bunny Forest series, which represents the desire for freedom.

Bunny's image is profound and infectious, making her not only Pop Mart The collection circle is very popular. Since its release in 2019, the image of the little girl with cleft lip and palate has been sold out and has become a popular IP. With her unique image of an independent woman, she has become the endorsement IP of many brands such as the beauty brand AHAVA and the famous maternal and child brand Garbo. With her diligence and high productivity, Siqi has successively designed IPs such as Bunny, Zoe and Yado that are loved by fans, demonstrating her extraordinary creative ability.

Although the market occasionally fluctuates due to the reduction in new product releases, some players believe that "it is a loss to buy", Bunny The core value of the brand transcends short-term fluctuations and lies in the profound stories behind it and the life experience of the designer.

Siqi's self-exploration and Bunny's future prospects

In the past two years, Siqi has honestly conducted a lot of self-exploration that has nothing to do with trendy toys. From this, she reflected and learned to love herself and no longer forced herself to cater to others. She found a little bit of "close to the right answer" from the photos she took when she first created the first Bunny.

Siqi, like Bunny, admits her imperfections, but this does not stop her from becoming a million possibilities. When we try to accept our ordinariness and imperfections, perhaps imperfection is also a unique kind of perfection.

Siqi's life story has endowed Bunny with profound connotation and warmth. Although there is no final answer to everything, it is precisely because of this that Bunny's future is full of infinite possibilities. We have reason to believe that after designer Siqi's self-acceptance and a new start, this unique "bunny girl" will once again surprise global trendy toy lovers with a more determined and profound look.