His Name Is Pinocchio

Impulse pur­chase of the month? A ‘Music Box’ case for my iPod Mini, well made and swiftly despatched by Peter Kinne.

It’s fash­ioned from wood sal­vaged from old jacuzzis, and stain­less steel reclaimed from sal­vaged bicy­cles. The simple lock­ing mech­a­nism - a wood block held in place at the base by a metal clip - is a joy, and the whole thing is just beau­ti­fully put together, fit­ting the iPod snugly. As you can see, it looks won­der­ful, in a per­verse anti-​technology tech­nol­ogy sort of a way, and it feels won­der­ful in the hand, too. Last but not least, at around twenty-​three quid includ­ing P&P, I’ve scored a lov­ingly pro­duced bespoke case for my iPod for around the same price as a mass-​produced ugly thing made of neoprene.

Thanks Peter - mark me down as a sat­is­fied customer.

Posted at 1pm on 01/06/05 by Jack Mottram to the mac category.
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