Disney Designer Collection Tiana Hinged Pin – The Princess and the Frog – Disney Ultimate Princess Celebration – Limited Release

A companion to the Disney Ultimate Princess Celebration doll designed by Disney artist Launi King, this lovely limited release Tiana pin is rendered in an elegant art deco design and features a clear hinged window frame on the front. Inspired by Disney's The Princess and the Frog, it's part of the Disney Designer Collection.

• Limited Release
• Hinged pin design with clear glass window on door
• Disney Designer Collection logo
• Hard enamel infill
• Open to reveal Tiana art designed for Disney by Launi King
• Artist ''signature'' on back
• Marbleized soft enamel infill
• Translucent fill
• Golden inks
• Nickel plating
• Official Disney Parks Pin Trading 2022 backstamp
• Mickey icon pin backs
• Comes on card
• Inspired by Disney's The Princess and the Frog (2009)
• Pair with our Tiana Limited Edition Doll, sold separately
• Part of the Disney Ultimate Princess Celebration Collection
• Part of the Disney Designer Collection

• Metal (zinc alloy) / enamel / glass
• Approx. 3'' H x 2'' W
• Imported

About Designer Launi King

Launi is the third eldest of six children, raised in Pasadena, California by her Motown hitmaker-turned-pastor father and mother, an author. Launi has worked as a designer and product development executive for multiple entertainment studios learning how products reflect different cultures in each creative role. 
 
When asked to design a Disney Ultimate Princess doll, Launi excitedly chose Disney’s first African American Princess, Tiana. Inspired by their shared passion for cooking, Launi recalled how she and her father would prepare seafood gumbo for hundreds of people every year.  It is a recipe that connects mixed cultures so prevalent in New Orleans. Launi also embraces Tiana’s kindness, her giving heart, passion, resourcefulness, imagination, and beauty.  

When Launi first saw The Princess and the Frog, she had to know more about the inspiration for Tiana’s character. She interviewed Rob Edwards, one of the film’s screenwriters, and confirmed that Leah Chase, an African-American Creole chef, helped shape Tiana’s story. Born in the 1920s, the same decade as the film’s setting, Leah later became an activist during the civil rights movement. Together, Launi, Princess Tiana, and Leah embody strength, channeling their passion through their cooking and entrepreneurship.