Boing Boing Inventory: Jonathan Koshi

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Inventory is a new series where characters in the Boing Boing Universe reveal their favorite apparel, gadgets, weapons, and spells. This time, it's the turn of designer/artist Jonathan Koshi.

Regular BB readers may recall that Koshi recently created a fantastic series of Dia de los Muertos skulls of Pac-man, Alien, Kermit the Frog, and other pop culture icons like the unicorn (above left). He was also the original designer of open source music management software Songbird and the user experience director at Minted, where he's still an active player in the design competition community. An avid cyclist, Koshi is co-organizer of San Francisco's Supermarket Street Sweep bike race benefiting the city's Food Bank.

Koshi's Inventory:
Briggs Matte Nude eyeglasses
Philips FlexCare Rechargeable sonic toothbrush
Kevin Murphy Nite.Rider hair product
Union Made Large Briefcase
Paul Smith Chagall Taupe Peyote Shoes
Blackbird Poison Jar
Handmade Japanese Garden Pruners
Muji Aluminum Round Fountain Pen
Indochino Essential Midnight Blue Tuxedo

Scroll over the Inventory image for Koshi's comments.

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bill stanley

All very nice… but where are the “weapons” you refer to in the intro? I’m always up for acquiring a new personal defense weapon (I like portable, easily concealed, easily deployed, and lethal weapons myself), but I can’t seem to find any in the above listing. Anyone?
- http://imcravingpresidency.tumblr.com/ SedanChair
  
  how literal you are
  - bill stanley
    
    Uh…well, when I see a word (a “literal” tool) in an article, I generally think it refers to some tangible, literal thing. Had this been a novel, I would have understood the word to be symbolic, referring to (aha!) a fictional thing. There IS a difference, thus the literal interpretation. Is the writer of the above intro taking literary license? Hmmm….
    - David Pescovitz
      
      Yeah! The writer refers to “spells” too! Where the hell are the spells? Damn that writer.
      - Felton / Moderator
        
        I’m still miffed that spell checkers don’t really check the quality of my spells.
    - Antinous / Moderator
      
      Ametaphoria is a helluva disease.
- David Pescovitz
  
  You think those pruners are for plants!?
  - bill stanley
    
    Hehehehe…. “take THAT you wascally wabbit!” Snip snip!!
Nina O

I seriously support the choice of fountain pen. It’s my favorite pen, hands down.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513504196 Matthew Holloway

Those shoes with that tux? Those who like the Muji pens should try Lamy fountain pens as well. But oh boy I love that briefcase, thank god its sold out!
- http://profile.yahoo.com/5HQJCG7T2OJY5CXIW6VJERHGOI Robert
  
  If you can stand purchasing the briefcase from the actual manufacturer (who has produced high quality American-made goods since the 19th century) instead of some hipster marketplace, you find it at: http://www.filson.com/products/briefcase-computer-bag.70257.html . You’ll pay $15 more, but you can pick from one of three exciting earth-tones.
penguinchris

Huh. I always spend more than I can afford at Muji when I’m in NYC (and in Bangkok actually) and have lots of pens and pencils from them. How did I miss that fountain pen?!
http://monolithcreative.com thekinginyellow

hey, dude! what’s up with your unicorn skull?

http://www.monolithcreative.com/glassrhino/GR0110_DIADELOSMUERTOS.pdf

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