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{      Tacita      }

1) Tado Wall Vynil by Domestic
Perfect to jazz up any wall. Where others make pretty basic designs, Domestic is all about real intricate art applied to cover simple bricks. Their wall decals will surely be a nightmare to put up but the satisfaction is guaranteed. This wall Vynil from Tado is one of my favourites. But many others are great as well.
 
2) ToyMe Jack necklace
Really liking all the stuff this young Italian "metal worker" has come up with. This is, together with the spray cap, the cowboy pendant and the skateboard (all pendants as well), his funnier piece: an exact replica in size and shape of a music jack dangling from your neck.
 
3) 5inch complete collection
Go for any of their bundles: either cds or dvds, with or without case, the cool look of these blank digital supports (Ad the fact this way you can actually distinguish one blank cd from the other), will make me and anybody else happy. And the more, the better: I want the 50 blank cds set!

4) Andreas Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica
I was debating what book to put under on my Christmas list. The two finalists were Sticker Graphics and Vitamin D. But then, knowing of the exhistance of Taschen’s Andreas Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica I knew that was it. This book costs quite a bit (the kind of cash I can spend on one single book only at Christmas and every few year!) and it is neither entertaining nor easy to share with friends and even less so contemporary. This is a celestial atlas of the 16th hundred, a consultation book, one of the most beautiful ever produced and one of the rarest: before Taschen’s print, it was not available to the public. It is the kind of precious volume you can learn from, if you put yourself at it: about how the old world looked at itself, the take of the time on religion and the supernatural and what they imagined existed in the skies way before the concept of UFO was born. The divine feelings it inspires seem particularly appropriate for Chrismas and this makes a great addition to any library, if you are not enjoying the text, at least for the amazing illustrations.
 
5) Cassa-Punk
And finally, this aggressive treasure chest to store them all in! Stenciling in fluo colours over unpainted birch wood, on retro silver legs: loving it! By the way, cassapanca in Italian means nothing but chest: a pretty cool name game right there.

{      Mike      }

1) AEROSPOKE FRONT WHEEL
Hopefully a track wheelset will be out soon, but in the meantime I'll settle for a front.  Powdercoat mine white, please.

2) LAND'S END FLANNEL SHEETS
These are great for keeping toasty at night when your landlord doesn't turn on the heat.

3) RED WING 875
These things will last forever, looking better and better as they wear.

4) iMAC 24"
Massive screen and enough power to be a design workhorse.  At the top of my list.

5) MILLION DOLLAR VANDAL
Desa has been one of the most influential graffiti writers of the past 15 years.  Crushing New York City put him on the map and made him one of the vandal squad's most wanted.  This looks to be another solid release from the AKA/12oz crew.

{      Eric      }

1) Madvillian figure by Kid Robot
Available January 4th. Because when their new record comes out, you’ll wish you would’ve bought this.

2) Influences: A Lexicon of Contemporary Graphic Design Practice
Read it real quick and front like you already knew that shit.

3) J Dilla Lives T-Shirt
Gone too soon. Proceeds go to the J Dilla Foundation. R.I.P.

4) Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films Box
From the makers of the Criterion Collection, this set includes 50 of the best films ever made along with a slick hardback coffee joint. Get your Ted Dibiase on.

5) Limited Edition Mark Gonzales Communion Priest Bubble Statue
Engraved and hand painted by the Master. Don’t sleep, Snoozie Kurtz.

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