some mean ass tools

these are straights. and were talking some straight straights. no curves. no nothin. and chrome. oh yeah, and those things on the end? those are for scratching cars.

Product Design & Those that are Suckers for it.

i think, on many levels, that these little doosies, these trouser-saving ankle clips are just totally awesome. although ive reposted from a thread on londonfgss about a different subject, the whimsy involved in these is just amazing to me, and needed a repost that focused solely on them.



designed by Gijs Bakker, one half of the founders of the Droog Collective, these bad boys hit a number of sweet spots, product design wise; they achieve their goal (save trousers from grease / wear & tear); they provide slightly more safety (as they are reflective) and they toss in a dose of whimsy, a la Mercury. although they are made of a single polymer (making manufacture and recapture easy), on the downside, they are made of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) a big no-no these days, due to the fact that any product wears down with use (abrasion), and this one will release chlorine - that which kills life.

available from terrance conran's online store.

bikes not cars.

shot in the streets of Munster, Germany, below is an image i found off of core77, comparing the relative volumes of the same amount of people traveling by car, bus and bicycle. no wonder LA is packed with cars, yet so vacuous.