Kanye, Interpol, TVotR design lunchboxes for charity

Lunch usually became a competitive sport in elementary school. The battle took place in two separate fields: tastiest dessert and coolest lunchbox. You always felt bad for the kid who was stuck with a lame design on his box - but hey, at least he had food to eat.

The Lunchbox Auction, which we last heard from in 2005, is starting up again in '07 to address more important concerns than just having a fly snack carrier. With one in five children in New York City relying on emergency food to eat, just giving kids snacks to carry is priority number one. So a host of celebrities are parachuting in to design lunchboxes for auction, with all proceeds going to the Food Bank of New York City and the Lunchbox Fund (which feeds school children in South Africa).

This year, the big-name designers include Kanye West, TV on the Radio, David Bowie, Beastie Boys, Rufus Wainwright, Lily Allen, Interpol, Patti Smith and others. As you can tell from the image above, bidding starts Dec. 6. Head to the auction's homepage for more information and a slideshow of 2005 lunchboxes.

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