Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 just went to the art gallery and came home with a new paint job courtesy of Tristan Eaton. As the first big shop to do this, Dell seeks to underscore its transformation into a PC design haus: Sony, for example, doesn’t even have a Netbook out, yet.
Tristan Eaton designed his first toy — for Fisher-Price — at age18, and has since become a driving force in the world of “designer toys.” He was the head designer for the influential Kidrobot brand and designed some of its most influential “art toys,” including Dunny and Munny. He currently is the President and Creative Director of Thunderdog Studios, a New York-based designer toy brand and creative agency.
Eaton joins Mike Ming, Joseph Amedokpo, Bruce Mau and Siobhan Gunning as contemporary artists reinterpreting the PC for a new generation.
How long until print-on-demand laptops? Someone make it happen! Or something in green.
Dell Adds Eye Candy to Inspiron Mini Mix with Cherry Red, Pretty Pink and Tristan Eaton Designs [Dell via Crunchgear]
Back in the day (late 90s), Apple’s Powerbook 1400 came with a detachable transparent panel on the back that you could slide art underneath; it came with several sample art pieces on cardstock. I always liked that idea. Nowadays, I guess we have decalgirl…I wonder if there’s an outfit like Cafe Press that lets you do one-off gadget decals.
“reinterpreting the PC for a new generation”
It’s a Dell with a painted lid. Go contemporary artists!