For anyone that knows me, this collaboration was a no-brainer.  Unless by some strange reason you found yourself here because of my lost dog posters, you already know that I repurpose original Atari 2600 & Sears video game cartridges into wallets. The simple beauty of the wallets would not have been possible without the design guidance of my roommate, spawn-mother and wife, Phetnikone.

A Mass Art graduate in fashion design, she has been selling her handbags in Boston boutiques since 2005. Naturally, with the release of the wallets, she created a special line of wristlets to accompany my wallets. More details after the preview pictures.

The wristlets were a collaborative effort since Phetnikone doesn’t know her Pac Man from her Donkey Kong. Each game theme was cut out of vinyl and provided to Phetnikone to allow matching with appropriate fabrics when designing the wristlets. The wristlets are 8″x6″ with three pockets, one specifically sized for the accompanying wallet. A Dig Dug wristlet was made but, alas, I forgot I ran out of Dig Dug wallets.

Not nearly as beautiful as the above photos, I present the wallet & wristlet collaborative collection:

Ms. Pac Man - vinyl on vinyl

Berzerk - vinyl on upholstery fabric

Circus Atari - vinyl on vinyl

Missile Command - vinyl on velour

Combat - vinyl on vinyl

The wallet & wristlet combinations will be on sale for $95 starting December 6th at DesignHive before being offered online.

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