This drawing is not for sale, but so many other things are over on the Project Neon Kickstarter campaign. There’s only one week left (!) to get limited edition prints, posters, membership cards, and more featuring stunning photos (if I may be so bold) of New York’s great neon signs. One week from today—Monday May 30th—is not only the Kickstarter deadline, it’s also my birthday (and yes, it’s Memorial Day, too). Do you know what I want for my birthday? A successful Kickstarter campaign! So run on over and make a pledge. Thanks!

Here’s a swell little vintage transistor radio that would make me happy. My computer doesn’t want to stream radio very well these days (and the speakers always blip an chatter with interference) so a little radio would be a big improvement. Plus picnics! Plus the beach! Plus bike rides! (Can you tell I’m looking forward to summer?)

This radio costs $23, and so does this drawing!

A thousand apologies. In addition to keeping up with the veritable explosion of Project Neon activities (more news on that front soon), I’ve been on grand jury duty all week (and next.)  But I’m back here at The Fulfillment Center with a lovely molecule model kit I’ve had my eye on. The colors are not the standard ones, but as they’re so pleasing, I’ll let it slide this time. As some of you know my current day job is science related, so this would be lovely to have on my desk there. Though it would also look fabulous on my desk at home…

Bonus points if anyone can name the molecule I have attempted to draw!

This molecule kit costs $83 dollars, and so does this drawing!

UPDATE:  Super-cool Maggie of, among other awesome projects, Linus in Hats has traded me a vintage Dymo Label Maker for this drawing.  Whoo!  Photo to come.

I must really want this vintage Dymo Label Maker since I drew it twice (grrrrr for computers that crash right as you finish a drawing you’ve forgotten to save). I’ve most especially wanted one lately because I have a lot of kitchen things—brown sugar, pasta, corn meal—stored in glass jars on shelves. Boy would it help to have labels on those jars, and what could be cooler than Dymo labels?

This Dymo Label Maker costs $22 and so does this drawing!

Autumn is now well under way and winter is just around the corner. Wouldn’t it be lovely to have a beret? Yes, it would! Simple, classic headgear, either in deep red or traditional black (I wish I liked raspberry better) would make winter warmer.

This beret costs $30, and so does this drawing!

Well hello, there.  I have finished up some other projects and am ready to expand the inventory of The Fulfillment Center. Today’s drawing is the lovely Moonbeam alarm clock from Westclox.  I very much love the vintage mid-century version, but the reissue is nice, too (though I wish they had included the fantastic butterscotch color of the earlier model) and the price is nicer.

And why do I want a new alarm clock? Partly because my cool Biobrite sunrise clock has died, but also because I finally at last have a job.  Yes, it’s true! Starting one week from today I’m going to be doing sciencey things (or rather helping scientists do sciencey things), and so I’m gonna need to get up on time.

This sweet little alarm clock flashes a light before the audible alarm goes off, which isn’t quite as elegant as the 30-minute sunrise reverse-dimmer of my old clock, but the styling is so great—much better than the sunrise clock, especially the new ones (digital clock? ugh!) Maybe I should gather a little flock of alarms to make sure I haul myself out of bed in time…

The Moonbeam clock costs $44, and so does this drawing!

Apologies for the dearth of posts of late. I’ve been busy with other things (like hunting for a job!), but I also picked a couple of things that required a lot of time and research to draw. This drawing is a new kind of item for The Fulfillment Center: a custom object. It’s one of Jeremy May’s unbelievably awesome Literary Rings. Have a look at his Littlefly website to see more—they’re rings fashioned out of books, and the book each ring is carved out of becomes a box to keep it in. Anyone who knows me knows I love books, and if you’ve seen the portfolios I made when I applied for architecture school, you’ll know why these rings resonate deeply with me.

Since this is a bespoke object from a talented designer, I expect the final object will reflect his input as well, so may be slightly different from this depiction. Also because of the commissioned nature of this ring and the fluctuating exchange rate, the price is approximate (based on information from Jeremy)—the exact price is available on request.

It was difficult for me to decide what book to use. There are so many books I love and also many books that aren’t substantial enough to craft one of these rings out of, but I decided on Jane Jacob’s The Death And Life of Great American Cities. A meaningful book, a classic, and a (literally) weighty tome.

This ring costs approximately $550, and so does this drawing!

UPDATE:  The drawing of the blue bowl has been sold, so these are the drawings that remain. These bowls cost $79, and so does this drawing!

Last night Scout climbed on top of the refrigerator (the one place in the entire house she’s not supposed to go) and knocked over my favorite bowl (it’s in the background in that photo), which fell to the floor and broke into a million pieces (she’s very sorry). Cleaning it up was a drag—I was tired and there were other things I’d rather do—but the loss of the bowl, which I’d gotten in a second-hand shop in Baltimore, made me sad all out of proportion to its worth. I remembered the road trip to Baltimore, the many things I’d mixed in it (including most recently a fantastic new ice cream flavor of my own invention), and the pleasure I got thinking of those things every time I looked at it. 

Of course I could replace its function by just going out and buying a new bowl, but the only way I could think of replacing something like its value to me (short of a roadtrip, which I can’t do at the moment) was to include it in The Fulfillment Center. So here are some lovely colorful Pyrex nesting bowls that would be a delight to cook with.

These bowls cost $88, and so does this drawing!

Here are the two socks, fulfilled just in time for the cooler weather. Aren’t they awesome? Yes! I’ve working on a couple of drawings I’m very excited about, which I hope to post soon, so add The Fulfillment Center to your RSS feed, get a tumblr account and follow us, or just check back soon.

I’m certainly not alone in my love of Catherine Holm kitchenware, especially the famous lotus leaf pattern. Great design, great colors, and enamel—one of my favorite materials.

To be included here, an object has to be something I love, something I want, and something I want to draw. This green Catharine Holm bowl certainly meets all those requirements. And while it’s not a realistic view I chose (a kind of flattened worm’s eye view), I like how it shows the great geometry and symmetry of the design.

This bowl costs $62, and so does this drawing!