@@Dylanm849 I’ve been talking to a 31 yr lass that had mentioned Lisa Frank and I didn’t research the name until a bit afterwards. Nonetheless the girl is into witchcraft, tarot cards, unusual sleep schedule...
Yeeeeeaaaaaah... Soooo about that.... Lisa Frank is an incredibly toxic person. Not to mention she and her ex husband treated their employees like shite
You should have seen her EARLY 80'S stuff! I do have a lot of her earlier stuff. She would do every single piece of art (the stickers were small and round) by hand using an airbrush...and in those days its was EXPENSIVE lol. Her work had this dreamy spray paint-esque look to it. A beautiful emerald castle with a dragon, a frog with white glowing wings and a simple gold crown, a cute 1950's boy friend and girl friend sipping a chocolate malt with balloon hearts....sigh exquisite lol. I hope I didn't burst any bubbles btw, but you really should know what goes on behind the items you buy/love. She's still around and makes stuff. I have one sticker by her from 1979!
As much as she is such a wonderful creator, we mustn’t forget that the reasons this factory IS abandoned is because of horrible treatment of the employees causing them to quit. And, also said by multiple assistants , Lisa Frank was very rude and disrespectful and was not right in the head. Though, she still has made an incredible mark on history.
Thank you! This is so important. Sometimes questionable people make things we enjoy. We can celebrate the role it played in our childhoods without whitewashing over the founder's misdeeds.
I live in Tucson and just found out about the abandoned factory, went for a visit due to the ｖａｐｏｒｆｕｌ windows. Some things to note: 1) It IS fenced off, but the fence does have still-colored stars/music notes/hearts as their tips so it's not like some construction site. But everything else around is a desolate wasteland. 2) It does not look like there is a security guard, so you can't ask to take a photo at the front. 3) There are cameras and what looks like motion lights outside (It's at least a $17 million building), so go front-yard urbexing at your own risk. 4) You want a camera with good optical zoom, as there are still many good photo ops from the fence.
I believe my fan mail from the 90s (I’m 32) is at 3:30. My Nana signed me up for the fan club as an early Christmas present. If it is me, I’m pretty sure it is, my mind is blown! Forever a fan 💖🦄🐬🐼🐱🌈
I was too! I spent the majority of my meager allowance on stationary and stickers to write letters to my pen pals (thanks to girls magazine. I had a lot of fun writing and receiving letters from other girls in English speaking countries/people.) Beyond that, I was clueless. Which one should be at 8-12
Lol, I actually called her HQ. A few years after that I googled her and found out some terrible things. She grossly mistreated her employees....like its really bad. Also she won't let herself be filmed/photograph (save for the publicity shots in front of her former HQ). She won't show her face, its really fucking weird lol. Her business is pretty much defunct. At first I thought the stories about her were faked....but then I read around more and more and yup, she was bugging the phones, reading employee emails. Her and her douchey ex-husband. The divorce is pretty much what put a nail in that coffin, that and for the longest she just stopped caring about her BILLION dollar a year business.
^yep, that's the article i read! ironic because every single one of their illustrations look so cheerful, sugary, and hyper! but the company itself is on the other end of the spectrum.
Not weird she doesn't want to be photographed. I understand not wanting your life to be public. And, to a certain point, I can understand why you would stop caring about your company, depending on the context. I hope I never feel that way about my own company though. But her treating her employees like trash is unacceptable.
As a young person I had Lisa Frank Notebooks and Folders. In fact, I just realized from this video, that I still have some Lisa Frank Stickers in my Sticker Album from my tween years. I recognized the Unicorns and Cat on the piano keys:). Lisa Frank"s Art Work is about innocence, beauty, and clean wholesome fun. Heck, I am an Adult and I still love those things:)!
Lots of love from Indiana! Aw, this made me so happy. She looks about how I picture her. I'm currently 32 and have loved her art for most of my life. The farthest back I can recall owning stationary & toys of this stuff is right before I turned 7. In recent years, I've been able to find new folders and little, round badges of Lisa Frank.
Omg I remember Lisa Frank when I was a kid I remember I had a rainbow alien backpack when I was smaller back in 2004 ahhh those were the days I still have my stickers too Is that wrong especially since its been ten years since those days surprisingly . Lisa Frank will always have a place in my heart.
My theory is that it wasnt open to the public because she didn't wanna expose how poorly her emplyees were treated and how she would talk to her assistances. If the factory was open shed have to pretend to treat people respectully during tours
I absolutely loved Lisa Frank stickers and stationary when I was little (pffbt, I STILL love it!) Me and my best friend used to spend hours together drawing in our lisa frank coloring books and imagining the lives and stories behind the characters.
I had Lisa Frank stuff growing up through elementary jr high and high school love Lisa Frank stuff and I'm 40 years old and still love Lisa Frank stuff hope it continues coming out in stores
Love her. Growing up all my school supplies had to be Lisa Frank. I think that was the only part I enjoyed about a new school year was new Lisa Frank stuff. XD
SoL*I*T yeah that’s about the only thing I would want to do. They really should manufacture again honestly. Maybe if she was nicer she would have more people to help her do it.
tbh, Shirororasuketo is right. just read the shady stuff about it. She admitted that she was at fault, but it was also her husband, James Green who also had shortcomings.
MY HERO....!! I still collect LF stuff. I've got hundreds of pieces and thousands of stickers. I can't believe I'm finally hearing her actual voice after all these years. XDD Not that I ever doubted that she was real b/c I had the photos of her, but...wow, haha. You don't know how badly I want to sift through the LF archives and just savor everything. She's got a dream job, that's for sure. I'm still a kid as well, and siss everything I don't have anymore. Bet my fanmail was somewhere in there!
I don’t care if it’s abandoned, I will go to see the rainbow walls and design!! please!😂 I am a 32 year old woman who grew up on this 😂😂😂 I’m still 100% obsessed
I still have most of the Lisa Frank stuff I collected when I was younger! Somehow I have the feeling that my rainbowy, art style was somewhat influenced by her art style!
+jennifer wright Lisa Frank has weight and color issues. No seriously I did a lot of research on her. She once had a (somewhat) fuller figure character but they gave her no real identity other than being nice and helpful whereas other chrarcter's were designers or what have you. That's why she is siloutted (forgive my spelling), she's private yes, but she's also very vain and focused on appearance. "The colorful world of Lisa Frank goes silent" or "Inside the rainbow gulag". Read the story if you like, but its the comments of many of her former employees in the comments section that'll tell you more about her as a person.
I am 41 years old and still love her work. Being a child of the 80's, I had and still have tons of her artwork on Trapper Keepers, folders, notebooks, stationery..I guess I will never grow too old for her beautiful creations!
From Wikipedia: Employees described Frank's leadership as "abusive" and "oppressive" and indicated that it was the worst place they had ever worked. Turnover was extremely high, and Lisa Frank Inc. had to settle a number of lawsuits regarding unpaid contractors and builders, failure to pay severance packages, and refusal to pay out final paychecks.
@@little_missn8240 11 million ? Wow that’s crazy…. How sad though I wished it could’ve gone back to buisness since it’s her factory and that her ex isn’t with her , but she was doing so good without him very very sad :/
@@LunaRose144 true hey but at least they're still selling a few things and 11 million is a lot but I'm hoping who ever buys it opens it as a museum so young ppl can come and visit it
@@little_missn8240 I really want to see them bring the school supplies , when I was elementary back in 2003 I saw sooooooo much of it land yes they should !
Mila Kunis is a Russian sleeper agent. Hadn't she just recently moved to America around that age, not knowing (consciously) a word of English? How is her accent so perfect so soon?
I had a Lisa Frank backpack in 4th grade. The strap broke and my mom returned it. She thought the quality was crappy in general and refused to let me have another and I had to get a boring backpack.
Would be cool to have a lisa frank museum..
PinkyBearToys totally! I want her to design my house!
That you can look and buy 😉
the building has been for sale for a long time because of mistreatment 👀
Please no. You don't know what goes on in that factory
@@Dylanm849 I’ve been talking to a 31 yr lass that had mentioned Lisa Frank and I didn’t research the name until a bit afterwards. Nonetheless the girl is into witchcraft, tarot cards, unusual sleep schedule...
PLEASE BRING EVERYTHING BACK! I would kill for a backpack!
YES
They have one now! And a wallet and purse!
Loungefly makes em
I'd totally pay for a tour around this facility! She should consider! I think people would pay really good money to see the 'behind the scenes'!
I toured it it was awesome but I guess it's shut down now : (
Lisa frank actually stole art, sent death threats were sent to people.
Yeeeeeaaaaaah...
Soooo about that....
Lisa Frank is an incredibly toxic person. Not to mention she and her ex husband treated their employees like shite
It would be like Willy wonka but with a golden ticket inside a trapper keeper
I would! 🙋♀️
I wish I could find my sticker collection from the 90s. I never used them. I had thousands of them
Me too the box and all
You should have seen her EARLY 80'S stuff! I do have a lot of her earlier stuff. She would do every single piece of art (the stickers were small and round) by hand using an airbrush...and in those days its was EXPENSIVE lol. Her work had this dreamy spray paint-esque look to it. A beautiful emerald castle with a dragon, a frog with white glowing wings and a simple gold crown, a cute 1950's boy friend and girl friend sipping a chocolate malt with balloon hearts....sigh exquisite lol. I hope I didn't burst any bubbles btw, but you really should know what goes on behind the items you buy/love. She's still around and makes stuff. I have one sticker by her from 1979!
PANCAKES PANCAKES that’s so flipping cool 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Oh my god I have to see this fireproof vault.. Jesus
paola colon I know what you mean
As much as she is such a wonderful creator, we mustn’t forget that the reasons this factory IS abandoned is because of horrible treatment of the employees causing them to quit. And, also said by multiple assistants , Lisa Frank was very rude and disrespectful and was not right in the head. Though, she still has made an incredible mark on history.
Thank you! This is so important. Sometimes questionable people make things we enjoy. We can celebrate the role it played in our childhoods without whitewashing over the founder's misdeeds.
I live in Tucson and just found out about the abandoned factory, went for a visit due to the ｖａｐｏｒｆｕｌ windows. Some things to note:
1) It IS fenced off, but the fence does have still-colored stars/music notes/hearts as their tips so it's not like some construction site. But everything else around is a desolate wasteland.
2) It does not look like there is a security guard, so you can't ask to take a photo at the front.
3) There are cameras and what looks like motion lights outside (It's at least a $17 million building), so go front-yard urbexing at your own risk.
4) You want a camera with good optical zoom, as there are still many good photo ops from the fence.
Are the statues and furniture still in the building ?
I believe my fan mail from the 90s (I’m 32) is at 3:30. My Nana signed me up for the fan club as an early Christmas present. If it is me, I’m pretty sure it is, my mind is blown! Forever a fan 💖🦄🐬🐼🐱🌈
Very cool!!
I was too! I spent the majority of my meager allowance on stationary and stickers to write letters to my pen pals (thanks to girls magazine. I had a lot of fun writing and receiving letters from other girls in English speaking countries/people.) Beyond that, I was clueless. Which one should be at 8-12
Please bring back Lisa Frank! Do it now or in the spring while 90s and retro are a big thing. I miss my Lisa Frank binders so much 😔
Me Too ☹
Your wish came true.
Yeah!
5 years later and nothing really has changed :( i don't even see lisa frank products in stores like before.
This factory sits abandoned. Workers were so poorly treated.
I hope one day it will be reactivated via her reflection towards life to redevelopment of character
Its not empty anymore. Her son is running it now and she is reinventing the company.
@pkmnmasterAshley I hope the reinvention will include giving *transit vehicles the Lisa Frank Livery *(Hong Kong Star Ferry Vessels)
@@alexanderip1003 that is entirely up to her son, forrest greene. But we shall see.
how do you know they were poorly treated? were you there.
A E S T H E T I C S
420
@Yummy noodles And stars! *breakdances*
I would give anything to go into that vault of stuff omg so cool lisa frank please never stop making stuff your the definition of my childhood.
this is where they made the new Instagram logo
Ikr
Now I'm wondering where the hell all my stuff went.. I used to have binders and folders and backpacks ): miss them
I have a few things left..but I also lost a lot of it..:(
O Fira Same here. Maybe theres some kind of lisa frank black hole and thats where it all is.
Lol, I actually called her HQ. A few years after that I googled her and found out some terrible things. She grossly mistreated her employees....like its really bad. Also she won't let herself be filmed/photograph (save for the publicity shots in front of her former HQ). She won't show her face, its really fucking weird lol. Her business is pretty much defunct. At first I thought the stories about her were faked....but then I read around more and more and yup, she was bugging the phones, reading employee emails. Her and her douchey ex-husband. The divorce is pretty much what put a nail in that coffin, that and for the longest she just stopped caring about her BILLION dollar a year business.
Yikes. I just read this article...... jezebel.com/inside-the-rainbow-gulag-the-technicolor-rise-and-fall-1179495705/1482194077
well, my dreams of working with her in a partnership are shattered, i never knew that she was this cruel.
^yep, that's the article i read! ironic because every single one of their illustrations look so cheerful, sugary, and hyper! but the company itself is on the other end of the spectrum.
PANCAKES PANCAKES my friend was just telling me about what a nut she is. And now I’m reading this. That’s crazy.
Not weird she doesn't want to be photographed. I understand not wanting your life to be public. And, to a certain point, I can understand why you would stop caring about your company, depending on the context. I hope I never feel that way about my own company though.
But her treating her employees like trash is unacceptable.
As a young person I had Lisa Frank Notebooks and Folders. In fact, I just realized from this video, that I still have some Lisa Frank Stickers in my Sticker Album from my tween years. I recognized the Unicorns and Cat on the piano keys:). Lisa Frank"s Art Work is about innocence, beauty, and clean wholesome fun. Heck, I am an Adult and I still love those things:)!
Lots of love from Indiana!
Aw, this made me so happy. She looks about how I picture her. I'm currently 32 and have loved her art for most of my life. The farthest back I can recall owning stationary & toys of this stuff is right before I turned 7. In recent years, I've been able to find new folders and little, round badges of Lisa Frank.
So sad hearing all the awful things coming out about the company :(
I remember seeing lisa frank stuff at the dollar store years ago. Wonder if they still have some haha
I still see them sometimes at Dollar Tree!
Costco has released some sets in the last couple year, if you're still looking.
In a few days this vid will be ten years old!
Omg for real
@@little_missn8240 it is
this is like the explanation of everything that went into my childhood.
She should do a collaboration with Betsey Johnson!
My thought exactly!!!
Omg I remember Lisa Frank when I was a kid I remember I had a rainbow alien backpack when I was smaller back in 2004 ahhh those were the days I still have my stickers too Is that wrong especially since its been ten years since those days surprisingly . Lisa Frank will always have a place in my heart.
I also had a rainbow alien backpack, it was clear!
I just found my Lisa Frank's diary address book and stickers and sticker book please bring it all back
My theory is that it wasnt open to the public because she didn't wanna expose how poorly her emplyees were treated and how she would talk to her assistances. If the factory was open shed have to pretend to treat people respectully during tours
This factory is long gone and for sale. Sad that it pretty much closed up right after this video. It’s all over grown and in a very sad state.
what why
It wasn’t over grown , it was ruined by her ex husband.
Why?!?!
@@wonderwoman1700 as in, overgrown vegetation....
@@PHLAK69 oh lmfao I don’t even remember this 😂😂😂
I absolutely loved Lisa Frank stickers and stationary when I was little (pffbt, I STILL love it!) Me and my best friend used to spend hours together drawing in our lisa frank coloring books and imagining the lives and stories behind the characters.
How’s whoching this in 2024
I was born in 1993 this reminds me so much of my childhood😍❤️
I'd love to see a Betsey Johnson and Lisa Frank collab.
what an icon she made a business about the things she loves the most and thrived
Remembering
Lisa Frank!
Remember seeing this building often when we lived in Tucson.
The Golden Retriever was my most favorite. He was so beautiful😍
it would have been so cool to go into a Lisa Frank place like chuckecheese. a Lisa Frank carousel would be cute. I loved the costume
I loved her as a kid and still do. I think it would be really cool if they have a shop like they used to and bring Lisa frank back.
I had Lisa Frank stuff growing up through elementary jr high and high school love Lisa Frank stuff and I'm 40 years old and still love Lisa Frank stuff hope it continues coming out in stores
I miss all of it
All i want is some lisa frank paint by numbers and i cant find any 😭😭😭
Was that mila kunis????
yes
I was looking for this comment.
katerina650
Can you read?
Love her. Growing up all my school supplies had to be Lisa Frank. I think that was the only part I enjoyed about a new school year was new Lisa Frank stuff. XD
I never saw that ad before with Mila Kunis hahaha she's adorable
I would do anything to work there 😍😍😍😍
Omg yes
You don't want to work there trust me. She treats her employees like crap.
Shirororasuketo Yeah but i would just like to tour the stdio/office
SoL*I*T yeah that’s about the only thing I would want to do. They really should manufacture again honestly. Maybe if she was nicer she would have more people to help her do it.
tbh, Shirororasuketo is right. just read the shady stuff about it. She admitted that she was at fault, but it was also her husband, James Green who also had shortcomings.
2021 building is abandoned I really hope she makes a cone back I loved Lisa frank
MY HERO....!! I still collect LF stuff. I've got hundreds of pieces and thousands of stickers. I can't believe I'm finally hearing her actual voice after all these years. XDD Not that I ever doubted that she was real b/c I had the photos of her, but...wow, haha. You don't know how badly I want to sift through the LF archives and just savor everything. She's got a dream job, that's for sure. I'm still a kid as well, and siss everything I don't have anymore. Bet my fanmail was somewhere in there!
Brings back beautiful memories. I wish I could go back.
I remember seeing this video used a visual for a lofi song. If only I could remember the song…
I don’t care if it’s abandoned, I will go to see the rainbow walls and design!! please!😂 I am a 32 year old woman who grew up on this 😂😂😂 I’m still 100% obsessed
I still have most of the Lisa Frank stuff I collected when I was younger! Somehow I have the feeling that my rainbowy, art style was somewhat influenced by her art style!
I remember when I almost had everything Lisa Frank themed. Then it left suddenly.
I loved all of it. Now that I am a parent, I wish her characters were more diverse. Black people like to color to.
+jennifer wright Lisa Frank has weight and color issues. No seriously I did a lot of research on her. She once had a (somewhat) fuller figure character but they gave her no real identity other than being nice and helpful whereas other chrarcter's were designers or what have you. That's why she is siloutted (forgive my spelling), she's private yes, but she's also very vain and focused on appearance. "The colorful world of Lisa Frank goes silent" or "Inside the rainbow gulag". Read the story if you like, but its the comments of many of her former employees in the comments section that'll tell you more about her as a person.
+PANCAKES PANCAKES thats intersecting that u did ur research on her do u have the link to the website that u read up on her ?
She had black characters appearntly you dont know too much about lisa frank
You are a racist calling someone else a racist. What a dumbass.
She had black characters..
Yes make a museum in Tucson!!
2022 still here
I didn't realize her brand went back to the late 70s. That's awesome.
I am 41 years old and still love her work. Being a child of the 80's, I had and still have tons of her artwork on Trapper Keepers, folders, notebooks, stationery..I guess I will never grow too old for her beautiful creations!
My dad works right in front of that building
Mila is so adorable! I loved/love Lisa Frank. :)
Hey @Commentwrecker, that part of the track isn't by Evan. It's just stock music from Pond5, just search "Berlin Techno House" on their website.
I love Lisa Frank's art
Thank you for the wonderful documentary!
Fireproof vault u gotta have it
I LOVE YOU LISA FRANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guessing you never worked for her!
if only she knew we would go crazy if they brought everything back 😭
Yep and now all those kids have MONEY money
loved lisa frank since i was a little girl. i remember you could order from the catalog in the back of the books
I still have a lot of lisa Frank stuff
I remember when I used to go to the doctors, when I was like 5 or 4, whenever I needed a shot, she would give me a Lisa frank sticker :)
if we buy the factory do we get to keep all the inventory too? 🤭🤭
I love rainbow majesty.
wait was that mila kunis?
90s and nostalgic merchandise is making a huge comeback! Open up the Tucson, Arizona facility as a museum with a huge gift shop!!!
From Wikipedia:
Employees described Frank's leadership as "abusive" and "oppressive" and indicated that it was the worst place they had ever worked. Turnover was extremely high, and Lisa Frank Inc. had to settle a number of lawsuits regarding unpaid contractors and builders, failure to pay severance packages, and refusal to pay out final paychecks.
Mind blown! Thanks so much for posting this. Unicorn4ever!
I bet she tripped on shrooms or something. These drawings are too colorful and beautiful for an ordinary mind to come up with.
Whos watching this in 2018?
I used to love Lisa Frank so much. I still do. I just wish their products were more available in stores. I hate paying for shipping. xD
The cat stuff was always a favorite of mine. I had a lot of Lisa Frank merch as a kid.
Amazing.
Lisa Frank!
artful mind productions every new school year they still sell the school supplies like folders, composition books, notebooks etc.
Is the kid girl in the commercial Mila Kunis ?
So with the factory what’s going to happen now ? What are they going to do with it ?
she abonded it and now it's on sale for 11 million dollars
@@little_missn8240 11 million ? Wow that’s crazy…. How sad though I wished it could’ve gone back to buisness since it’s her factory and that her ex isn’t with her , but she was doing so good without him very very sad :/
@@LunaRose144 true hey but at least they're still selling a few things and 11 million is a lot but I'm hoping who ever buys it opens it as a museum so young ppl can come and visit it
@@little_missn8240 I really want to see them bring the school supplies , when I was elementary back in 2003 I saw sooooooo much of it land yes they should !
I've seen the outside of the building!!
Was that Mila Kunis at 3:05 ??
Yes
Who would dislike this
Idc seems so weird watching in 2021 especially the dancing bear brakes gives me fuzzy vibes like almost a horror film
The 90s kid in me still loves you Lisa frank
Please bring Lisa frank back….
Omg ! I loved Lisa frank ! Such a huge part of my childhood ! I miss the 90s
Please bring back lisa frank
BRING BACK LISA FRANK DAMNIT BRING LISA BACK BRING LISA BACK BRING LISA BACK BRING LISA BACK AND HER STORES PLEASE
If they collaborated I think the world would blow up into a fine dust made of be-dazzled clothing and rainbows. I'm willing to die for that.
Mila Kunis is a Russian sleeper agent. Hadn't she just recently moved to America around that age, not knowing (consciously) a word of English? How is her accent so perfect so soon?
Ah...nostalgia!
Love Lisa Frank!
2018?
Was really hoping she would do the interview in the mascot costume
She now collaborated with morphe and made makeup palettes 🎨 and makeup brushes and sponges I’m in love glad I got my hands on them 💗
I had a Lisa Frank backpack in 4th grade. The strap broke and my mom returned it. She thought the quality was crappy in general and refused to let me have another and I had to get a boring backpack.
Lisa you are so amazing! You remind me of the wizard in the wizard of oz. He doesn't want to come from behind the curtain.
Excuse me who is this bear
Wasn't she in trouble not to long ago for abusing her staff?