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Part of what makes Confetti System so fascinating is the subtle irony of their creation process — they make by hand, with exacting care, the kind of party decorations you'd expect to be shoddily constructed in some factory in Asia. And in fact, when Ho and Andersen were first getting to know one another, they bonded over their shared love for such dime-store trinkets. They still keep a collection of their finds in the studio. A selection is strung up in the corner above their computer; the lei-inspired necklace at left, however, was actually one of their first products.