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Barbie's 50th Anniversary means much more than a birthday cake and new outfit; expect limited editions of everything under the sun. The latest in a long list of Barbie-branded product special for this year is a version of the popular Ghost chair by Philippe Starck for Kartell. We imagine it'd be a bit of a stretch to make a set this work with any decor, but nothing is worse than Barbie's yonic escalator...nothing. [NOTCOT via Design & Inredningsbloggen]