DINO DINCO : WHO WEARS J.CREW ANYWAY?

Hi, all.

First off, a big thanks to those of you who have already sent in pictures of THE CUTEST, PLASTIC CARRY-OUT FORK. I’ll be posting them up soon (maybe today, if I get my dog washed), as some really good ones have come in, including this fork from Italy made from dry pasta (submitted by Richard Hansen of San Francisco, CA).

Pastafork

No, technically it’s not made from plastic, and yes, it probably could fall into the “spork” category, but this open call is not about being anal retentive about things. If you find a carry-out fork made from concrete, send me a picture of it.

I posted the “open call” on the Droog Design guestbook, but they removed it by the next morning. This came from one of their representatives at Droog HQ:

“This morning I noticed your message in the Guestbook on the Droog website. In principle we never delete any items that were send in. However, as I consider your message is no reaction to the designs, presentations or organisation of Droog as such, but rather a call to participate in YOUR initiative, the item clearly doesn’t belong in our Guestbook and was deleted accordingly.”

However, they followed up with:

“If you wish to involve Droog in your Open Call, please be so kind as to send your proposal to info@droogdesign.nl. I will make sure we will have a look at it as soon as possible.

Thank you very much for your understanding and good luck with your Open Call.”

I replied that I was not trying to weeze in on their business and in fact, have always respected their way of thinking, products, etc. etc. And if a design collective like Droog can’t appreciate a “show and tell” like this one, then who can? Hopefully, they will reconsider and realize that it’s merely an invitation to show off some cool forks that they come across. Maybe if I would have suggested an open call for “soft washbasins” or “sticky lamps”….

Anyway…

This was just sent to me by a friend:

Bastion of Bland Clothing “J. Crew” is under fire from PETA (again) for once again using real fur in their dull clothing line. I’m not sure what’s more disturbing — a coat with a coyote-fur collar where the coyote was electrocuted up his anus or the fact that people still wear non-military pants with cargo pockets.

How much cargo does the Preppy Armed Forces need to carry on their thighs anyway???

The anti-J.Crew website has a funny name, so that alone is reason for checking it out.

www.jcruel.com

If Motley Crue’s drummer, Tommy Lee, is outspoken against khakis and cargo pockets, too, then count me in.

….gotta go wash my dog before the J. Crew pick-up van arrives…

Dino Dinco

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