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Street Use Luggage

Wed, 08/30/2006 - 00:10 — deadprogrammer

Moe: Why don't you try...Moe's hobo chicken chili. I start with the best part -- the neck -- and then I add secret hobo spices.
Marge: Ooh. Tres bien.

The Simpsons, episode [3F02] Bart Sells His Soul

Sometimes I want to post a simple, quick post, but the mad association engine that resides in my brain makes it much, much longer than it should be.

Recently Kevin Kelly launched an awesome new blog, Street Use. It's about various street hacks, from improvised fishing carts (I own a somewhat more refined one) to Soviet Era bootleg records made out X-ray film (I actually remember those).

Here's are some examples of "street use" that I encountered. It's an amazing matching set of postal tape and cardboard luggage.

Notice the variety of sizes, ergonomic features and uniformity of design.

Hobo luggage

This luggage set reminded me of Dimitri Mendeleev, the famous inventor of the periodic table of elements. A lesser known fact is that he's also responsible for vodka's standard 40% ethanol by volume content. An even less known fact about him is that he was a master luggage maker. I've encountered a story about Mendeleev purchasing leather in a crafts supply store: another customer asked the storekeeper - "that man looks familiar, do you know who he is?", and the salesman saying - "Oh, he's a very famous man. He's the best luggage craftsman in all of Russia."

Hobo luggage

Here's another example of beautiful hobo design: this street dwelling is probably the most elegant one that I've ever seen. Clean lines, functional design. It could win a design award.

Hobo cardboard bed

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