Michael Lau initiated the urban vinyl movement out of his Hong Kong studio in the late 1990s, fusing hip-hop, graffiti, and skate culture with collectible sculpture and effectively creating the modern designer toy category from scratch, with rare early pieces from his catalog sitting at the top of the collector market. This four-figure set translates the members of KISS (Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley) into his Gardener universe, rendering each rock star in signature Kabuki-style stage makeup, spike-and-leather costumes, and platform boots atop branded star-shaped bases. The complete set includes all four figures along with individual box and accessories, chains, and packaging inserts. Lau's music-inspired figure sets have become one of the more heavily-collected sub-categories of his output, and this KISS four-figure release runs among the most complete crossovers he has produced between rock mythology and the Gardener character system.
