Lunchbox Beat

One-hundred-plus iconic celebrities from the entertainment, fashion, art, music, literary and culinary worlds, remind us that food matters, by creating personalized lunchbox art to be offered for online auction to benefit two hunger relief organizations - Food Bank For New York City and The Lunchbox Fund of South Africa. The Lunchbox Auction will go live on Friday, December 7, 2007, at (12 a.m. EST) during a star-studded, invitation-only, fundraiser preview party and mini-auction, hosted by Michael Stipe, at Saatchi & Saatchi, beginning at 8 p.m., 375 Hudson Street. Manhattan. The auction at www.thelunchboxauction.org will run through Friday, December 21, 2007.

Among the 100+ ‘power lunch’…box designers are: Alek Wek, Amy Lee of Evanescence, Anna Sui, April Bloomfield (Spotted Pig), Beastie Boys, Ben Kingsley, Billy Crudup, Bob Gruen, Bright Eyes, Built By Wendy, Cameron Diaz, Casey Affleck, Cat Power, Chris Martin, Christie Bush, Christopher Makos, Citizen Band, Cobra Starship, Courtney Love, Cynthia Rowley, Daisy de Villeneuve, Danny Clinch, David Bowie, Drew Fuller, EDUN, Elton John, Eric Dane, Eva Mendes, Flea, Gordon Cheung, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Heatherette, Helena Christensen, Hilton Brothers, Iman, Interpol, James Franco, Jessica Biel, Jimmy Fallon, Joaquin Phoenix, John Mayer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Kanye West, Kevin Mazur, Kevin Smith, Kirsten Dunst, Kobe Bryant, Lamberton Truex, Lily Allen, Marchesa, Marianne Pearl & Adam Pearl, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marilyn Minter, Mark Selinger, Mario Batali, Michael Stipe, Mick Rock, Mike Myers, Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Patti Smith, Paul Solberg, Pete Yorn, Peter Sarsgaard, Piper Perabo, Rachael Ray, Reese Witherspoon, Richard Branson, Rockstar Games, Rodney Dickson, Rosanne Cash, Rufus Wainwright, Rui Matsunaga, Sam Rockwell, Scissor Sisters, Sienna Miller, Simon Keenleyside, Some Odd Rubies, Swarovski, Temperley of London, Terry George, The Bravery, TV on the Radio, Yoko Ono, You Tube Founder (Chad Hurley), and Zac Posen.