Make Pretend

Monday, December 14, 2009

Millenium Falcon Bed

by Kayla Kromer

Wow. This totally owns my childhood car bed.

Christmas Light Hero

Exactly what the title sounds like:

Cool!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Yes, yes, even more David Bowie love here. The Thin White Sketchbook is an ongoing project started in 2007 by Sean T. Collins and features sketches of David Bowie from many different artists, musicians, directors, etc. A few samples are below and you should definitely check the rest of the sketches on Sean's Flickr page here.

by Jim Rugg

by Michel Gondry

by John Cuneo

by Tunde Adepbimpe of TV on the Radio

by Scott Campbell <-click the link for a very cool and funny Bowie print by him.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The Julian Scarf

Winter is upon us, why not keep your neck warm with the Julian Scarf by the Wintercheck Factory? You've probably got a drawer or closet full of scarves but I doubt you have any scarves that come with discrete zip-up pockets. Exactly. I've got the red one and it comes pretty handy when you don't want to pack your pockets full of phones, mp3 players, cameras, etc. Available here.

Monday, December 7, 2009

In case you didn't see...

G.O.A.T.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Just caught Fantastic Mr. Fox this weekend and I have to say that it lived up to its title. Great voice-acting, animation, directing, and most importantly of all, it was great fun. Wes Anderson has done it again and this ranks among his best work. Make time for this and you won't be disappointed.

Qixen-P UNI Watch Concept

"The folks over at Qixen-P have come up with an idea for a watch that let’s you be in control of how you see the time. The concept is called UNI and features a 96 x 96 pixel, full color OLED screen that is totally programmable and customizable." from Kitsune Noir

I hope this moves forward from concept into actual production.

Sneak-It-In Disposable Flasks

from Restoration Hardware

Just like Capri-Sun!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

David Bowie's response to his first American fanmail letter

"In September of 1967, aged 20 and yet to make much of an impression on the music scene, David Bowie was so enthused to receive his first American fan letter that he immediately typed out a reply from the office of his manager, Kenneth Pitt. The fan in question was 14-year-old Sandra Dodd, a young girl from New Mexico who had come to own a promotional copy of Bowie's first album as a result of her uncle running a radio station. She was impressed and decided to write to Bowie, telling him his music was as good as that of The Beatles and then offering to start a fan club on his behalf.

Below is the lovely reply she received."