As a stationery hound, I was very happy to receive an innocuous pair of hot-pink pencils in the mail recently. On trying to scratch out a message on paper, I discovered that I had been well-fooled by their appearance. As our designer Grace pointed out, the pencils are actually chopsticks.
They came from the wonderful Cocoon Launceston store in Tasmania, where I recently ordered a cool set of tins by The Small Object (all because of this guy and his cute cameo in our 100 under $100 story).
You can get pairs in different colours, and end up with a spectrum that would make any pencil-case-wielding schoolkid jealous.
I like the idea of fanning out a stack of the chopsticks in a tin on your dinner table. Like an abstract stationery bouquet.
Chopsticks from $12, from Cocoon Launceston, (03) 6331 0611.
Lee Tran, deputy chief sub-editor
PS While posting this, our art director Jo mentioned how she recently witnessed someone driving while eating Chinese food with chopsticks. She thinks he was steering with his knees.
6 comments:
genius!
Glad you like them!
We also like your blog - and have catapulted it onto our blogroll.
Thanks,
Lee Tran
How perfect! I agree they would look so pretty and colourful spread out over the dining table as a quirky little touch:)
Dear Little Jane St, I like your table-styling savvy! Also enjoying peeking into the stores featured on your blog and your intricate handiwork too. Consider it an addition to our blogroll.
Lee Tran
Gorgeous idea! I especially like the hot pink colour.
hi, they are lovely chopstickes!! i think they are originally made by a japanese company! i have all colours!!! they are really fun to have and people love them!!
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