While living in Tokyo, designer Samira Boon of the Netherlands got tired of the sterile look of the gauze face masks that people here like to wear during the flu and cold season, and decided to do something about it.

I wanted to make something funny out of these boring masks and at that time, some of my Japanese friends were leaving for Australia. As a good bye present, I had in mind to create something combining those two countries, so I started printing Australian animal-motives on Japanese masks. For some reason everybody thought this was a brilliant idea and told me I should start selling those- and so I did.

The result is a collection of “get-well soon masks” decorated with interesting designs that actually change the face of the person wearing them.

See the entire collection of masks here.

Via news.3yen.com