LOST & FOUND OLYMPIA LE TAN - BAGS Olympia produces one of the most unique products we have seen in a while, she re-creates first edition classic novels as clutch bags. Each piece is individual and hand made. She has been making bags for years but this is the first major collection she has produced. Olympia Le-Tan’s collection is available now at Colette, Paris and soon Browns, London www.olympialetan.com
PLAYLIST PLAYER Martin Skelly is a digital product designer who makes working products for real people. Skelly’s Playlist Player takes digital music away from the dusty old PC. It is based on the rich interactions of vinyl records and turns digital playlists into physical objects for you to touch, treasure, drop, lose and spill beer onto. The playlist player is more than a concept piece. Prices, details etc. available on request from: www.martinskelly.co.uk
NOKIA 3G BOOKLET The Nokia 3G Booklet is Nokia’s first foray into the PC market. It’s a welcome change to usual “Mini Laptops” that are on the market at the minute as this feels built from the ground up by a company that has no previous experience in the field. Instead of mashing together components and interfaces from previous larger models - as it seems like alot of the larger companies have done - Nokia have built a unique machine that defines what a netbook should be. The 3G Booklet is out now. For more info check out: www.nokia.com
Words: Martyn Cooling