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At NeoCon this year, the first thing that caught our eye was Michael Savona's Okie Donkie toy, made from DuPont Corian in the Mint Ice, Glacier White, Nocturne, Mandarin and Lilac colors. The donkey comes with swappable tails, legs and heads, all magnetically attached.

We love this cute description from Michael:

The Okie Donkie is a zebra-striped donkey who is okay with things. Swap and pose his willing legs and magnetic head and tail to be who you wish or need him to be.

The Okie Donkie is part of Objects That Entertain Us, a collaboration between The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Designed Objects department and DuPont coordinated by professer Jim Termeer. The projects in the show first "ask the question of what culture sees as entertainment then explore those concepts using Corian as the primary material that connects people to experience."

Be sure to check out the double-sided corian playing cards and 3-d marble maze after the jump.

Michael Savona- Okie Donkie

Emily Lin- Senses (3-d marble maze)

Garrett Smith - Wild Cards (two-faced playing cards)