Hipster Hutch?

Jane Fulton Suri has a picture of a milk carton on a railing on her website. She labeled the act as "responding?- Some qualities and features prompt us to behave in particular ways." Apparetnly some hipster had mad pattern-recognition skills or perhaps sensed unconsciously that it somehow belonged there. 

Opportunism & Exploitation

In the entry of my apartment is a wall that is bent slightly inward toward the living room. This niche provides a space for a bike. There couldn't be a better place for it and zero thought went into it. 

recycle, reduce, rebooze

These crates were put out as free bins by kindly, conscientious people, indeed! These charming liquor crates were a sustainable solution to finding boxes for moving and a cute end table to go in the new place. Hopefully, someone found a way to recycle all the lame stuff inside that I left on their lawn. 

Decorative redemption

I'm not much of a collector but when novelty strikes, I get attached. This cup was one of a set, now it's just one, without a mate. And unlike parakeets, Japanese ceramic tea cups persist in a collection; bearing up, under the grief of it all, too cute to throw away. Pretty lo-tech, almost thoughtless... almost.

... wireless earbuds? Forgetaboutit.

In all the iPod adverts I've seen, the earbuds are worn by gleeful users and the wires trail off the picture-plane, into the nothingness consumers are shopping to avoid. I suppose the product is meant to be worn and not stored in a bag or jacket pocket. But I'm sure it happens here and there because I've been doing this for more than a year.

To prevent the wires from tangling when (Steve Jobs forbid) I'm not using it: I wrap them around the iPod, using the clip to secure them. Products (not made by Apple) are made for the iPod 5/6G to address this. The new Nano has the same issue, despite the super-thoughtful touch screen/wearable mini-advert. 

I got the Shuffle because it was small and (well, to be frank) free... anyway the earbud thing besmirches the otherwise elegant design. 

Adapted Intent

Illicit Salutations 

These self-adhesive labels have been contextually repurposed by graffiti artists. The labels are thin and hard to remove, making them ideal for a hard to reach locations that won't likely be painted over. Designs can be executed anywhere and placed anywhere else, quickly and potentially, with discretion.  In my opinion, an elegant design solution.