A storage medium for the 21st century: 5.25-inch fluffy disks

Posted by Rob Beschizza, December 30, 2008 6:12 AM | permalink

Hand-sewn by Jocelyn Paige Kelly of San Jose, these fluffy disks don't hold any bytes, but do protect your desktop from coffee rings. They're $28 a set, and also offered in compact form as tree ornaments.

The set comes with a wonderfully sturdy and repurposed Minikas-Ette Library Case to store and display your coasters. The case comes in black, grey, yellow, red, blue and green.
The majority of the felt used to make this unique coaster is EcoSpun felt. I favor EcoSpun felt because it's made from recycled plastic bottles. The inner gray portion is a regular synthetic felt and includes a used CD that I've stitched inside in order to make the coaster more durable.

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#1 posted by dculberson , December 30, 2008 7:00 AM

Excellent!!

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#2 posted by Anonymous , December 30, 2008 10:08 AM

Who the fuck would pay $28 for this crap?

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#3 posted by mightymouse1584 , December 30, 2008 4:52 PM

cool people?

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#4 posted by Anonymous , December 30, 2008 5:27 PM

people who can't make it themselves. ch. looks simple enough to sew them, you'd have to find the case though

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#5 posted by dominica , December 30, 2008 7:43 PM

This is really neat! The plush adds a whole new level to the retro floppy disk design. Maybe in the future computers really will be made out of felt.

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#6 posted by zuzu

, December 30, 2008 7:48 PM

Real 5.25" diskettes make the perfect optical disc sleeves.

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#7 posted by Brian

, December 30, 2008 10:01 PM

$28 isn't too bad for something handmade. Makes a nice conversation starter, I would think.

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#8 posted by Anonymous , December 31, 2008 11:42 AM

$28 for original, handmade products is a great deal. How many people spend $20 - $30 anyway for crappy gifts? If you are going to get something for someone (or yourself even!); why not get somthing nice and original? It's nice to see creative people like Ms. Kelly offering an environmentally repsonsible alternative to lead painted, melamine infused products. I'd like to see more!