Dodo bird alive and well in Starbucks' latest merchandise range

Starbucks' first goods collaboration of the year in Korea will feature merchandise imprinted with artist Kim Sun-woo's whimsical, richly-colored dodo bird and foliage designs.

Artist Kim Sun-woo has collaborated with Starbucks Korea to release a collection of goods printed with his dodo bird designs. [STARBUCKS KOREA]

Starbucks' first goods collaboration of the year in Korea will feature merchandise imprinted with artist Kim Sun-woo's whimsical, richly-colored dodo bird and foliage designs.

The dodo bird collection, made up of six goods in total, will consist of tote bags, tumblers, a mug and a keychain, Starbucks Korea announced through its official Instagram on Monday.

Cups designed by artist Kim Sun-woo [STARBUCKS KOREA]

The merchandise will be sold at over 500 Starbucks Korea stores nationwide starting Saturday, and offline starting midnight on Friday, according to the coffee franchise.

The products will be available offline at the Starbucks app’s online store, through mobile messenger KakaoTalk’s gift store, Naver Shopping, SSG.COM and G Market.

The limited goods are restricted to two purchases per item.

Keychain and tumbler designed by Kim Sun-woo [STARBUCKS KOREA]

“Experience the artist’s stories of beautiful dreams through dodo birds,” said Starbucks Korea.

Kim, who goes by the username “dodo_seeker” online, became known for his dreamy illustrations of the dodo bird, typically using gouache on canvas as his medium. The extinct flightless birds in Kim’s paintings take to the sky by riding balloons, floating in a starlit ocean and exploring summer forests.

BY KIM JU-YEON [kim.juyeon2@joongang.co.kr]