Traditionally, gold conveyed a sense of opulence and glamor. Today, a punch of gold can also convey pop fun. These gold accessories are current and functional too. Even the smart phone handset you say? It may look like mere trendy tchotchke, but it cuts down on 96% of cell phone radiation, making it both fun and functional.
The gold knuckle duster mug makes me smile, but I think my favorite of the bunch is the utility light from Sweden's Form Us With Love.
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1. Group photo of featured products.
2. Thabto Knuckle Duster Mug Gold and White, $30.89 from Langton Info Services
3. C'mere Hand Hook, $75.00 from Y Living
4. Design House Stockholm & Form Us With Love's Work Lamp, $110.00 from A Plus R
5. Gold Pop Phone, $59.99 from Native Union
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Overpriced kitsch.
I think I tend to agree with Elfay on this - overpriced and a bit kitschy.
(@lanoire - Nice personal injury ad. If only you could have spelled Lawyer correctly. Sheesh.)
Another one standing in line behind ELFAY.
SURFJACK: Play nice now.
@SURFJACK: Always enjoy your comments but the one above ? LOL x 2. So wish I could "fan" you.
To me, gold like this more coveys "tacky" than "opulence and glamor."
Umm, yeah, AT, keep up the great work endorsing BRASS KNUCKLES as trendy and featuring them as a desirable object for your readers to purchase. How about pearl-handled revolvers with lace garter thigh-holsters next?
There is nothing cool about glorifying violence.
"A hit from someone using metal knuckles is usually extremely painful. A hard enough hit to the skull, sternum or spine can cause severe injury, if not death."
(from http://www.blade-empire.com/Brass_Knuckles_Information.shtml")
ignore the haters. these items are fantastic.
Oh for heavens sake, they're not real brass knuckles. The mug would probably do more damage. Most of us are past the peer pressure stage here, so I doubt a bunch of AT'ers will be hitting the streets with brass knuckles and assault rifles because they saw it on that one blog.
For what it's worth I like the mug, but that hand, that hand is just dirty...I'm a perv SORRY! It would look tongue and though on a boudoir door, or headboard lol!
*tongue in cheek