website cushion

called in at the the howies shop today and had to buy this t-shirt:

my sentiments exactly [hate flying, love trains], favourite logo, favourite font [see smallfire.org]. pity they didn't print it on dark blue though.

they also have the wattson by diy kyoto. i saw this when it was launched at a design show in 2005 and meant to blog it then. the original version cost £300 because it was made in south london out of recycled wood - lovely but too expensive - i said, if you can do this cheaper you might sell a lot. and they now do an all-plastic version at £150, although that's still a lot for a gadget that tells you how much money you've spent! you can get the wood version if you must, though it's bamboo now not a school floor.

and then i went round the corner and found the do shop, which is selling stuff for the home by young design graduates. good stuff from very cheap to very expensive - some of it's been in the design magazines. i had to buy this cushion - i expect you can see why:

maybe all my website designs could be made into cushions. maybe i should've been a cushion designer.

incidentally, i never intended to buy anything at all today.

Comments

[Daniel Miller]

Unlikely phrase of the day award goes to "maybe i should've been a cushion designer."

[Greta]

Thanks for getting to see wattson. just a few minor clarification. the wooden one is our hand made limited edition. we are making them in our studio. we used to use wood from old school benches but now have a sustainable bamboo resource. the price is £350

in regards to wattson 01 at the price of £150 you do get the software for free, with which you can upload your data consumption, view data over a period of time and connect to our online community on which you can start competition against other wattsowners.

this product does save you money but also makes you aware how much your individual appliances use in your home so you can make the right decision on your consumption

regards
Greta Founder 2/3 from diykyoto

[julie]

i think it must be pretty cool to have designed a website that has so many merchantable features - very nice cushion cover indeed(but obviously not as nice as it looks on your blog right ?!)