Wednesday, May 23, 2007

smoke THESE, america!

let's discuss this smoking jacket by fiona carswell, shall we? from her website:

The jacket has a built-in pair of lungs on the front. As the wearer smokes, the lungs fill up with the exhaled cigarette smoke and begin to gradually darken over time.

This project was a result of exploring reflective design as it relates to the body, behavioral choices, and information displays.
so let me get this straight, once i find the quarter of an inch of street that i'm actually allowed to smoke on (you know, out in Narnia), i gotta wear a jacket that shows all those rabid anti-smokers how quickly i'm killing myself so i can prove how right they are?

i appreciate the artistic part of this, but i'm going to go ahead and ask: Where is the blazer that shows your fucking arteries clogging while you eat a Big Mac? here's an idea for you, fiona, why don't you make me a smoking jacket that says LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE?

oh and p.s. that jacket looks homeless. IN A BAD WAY.

this gets ZERO PUFFS.

2 comments:

Erin Gallagher said...

hey, check out the second picture. do you actually have to blow the smoke into a hidden compartment in the jackets lining?!?!!?! i'm done.

sarah* said...

oh yeah, you exhale into a tube IN THE COLLAR.