I remember when I was a kid and I still believed in Santa, there was always that buzz of excitement and anticipation when Christmas morning arrived. The thrill of rushing down the stairs and finding out what surprises Santa left, is just too much excitement for some. For me, it meant a tumble down the stairs one year. It didn’t really matter if my leg was broken was broken though. I had to make it to the Christmas tree at any cost.
Whilst the story you just read may seem unrelated it’s actually more relevant than you may think. A couple of months ago, I got in touch with Roberto Hoyos of Throwboy Pillows – the creator of the Icon Pillow Collection to ask him about his unique range of products. Taking the idea of creating a range of pillows that take the shape and design of some of the most recognisable icons on the Mac.
In the collection, you will find the Finder, Dashboard, iTunes, iPhoto, iChat and Photo Booth icons. Each can be bought individually at $29, or you can get the whole set for $149. Roberto individually handcrafts each of these pillows with locally sourced materials in his Seattle studio.
Each pillow has a fleece casing and is filled with polyester fibres, giving a nice soft feel that will retain their shape long after you take it out of its packaging.
The Throwboy Pillow collection is a fantastic gift for the geek who has everything else, or perhaps even a gift for yourself. The quality of each design is exceptional with authentic details in the design mirroring those of the software equivalent. Take the Dashboard icon pillow, you’ll find the intricate detailing of the individual icons that go around the outer edge of the pillow. Then there’s the classic Finder pillow – my favourite out of the collection (although the iChat one does come in at a close second).
Plush, comfy and soft. The Throwboy Icon Pillow Collection is a fantastic idea that has been executed with care and detail. What makes these pillows so good is the detail and the authentic design that Roberto creates himself. That makes it all the more worth it – that Roberto put his own blood sweat and tears into creating each of the pillows as opposed to some factory in the far east churning these out hundreds at a time.
Show your love for your Mac, and get a Throwboy Pillow today by visiting www.throwboy.com
Absolutely marvelous!
Awesome pillows dude!
Sweet – would love to get a set of these! May just start the collection with one at first.
Really like the features you cover on this site and love the Bookcase idea!
I really wish they would sell these in the UK. I really want one, but they are all sold in dollars!! D: