Designed by Hienz Tabertshofer and released and retired in 2007, Francois is the immensely popular and adorable little French Artist Kris Bear. He was a very Limited Edition Kris Bear, and is created in faceted Clear crystal, with Jet crystal eyes and nose, an unfaceted paint brush with accent in Sapphire crystal, and a printed picture on glass with a lacquered Eiffel Tower motif. Retired & Highly Collectible. Francois remains among the most popular of all the Kris Bears, and both Francois and the Painters' Palette have become increasingly hard to find and acquire in New or Mint Condition, with exceptionally high demand and very limited availability.