A few weeks ago, we wrote about a few new Wood Wood items at New Dandyism. As it turned out, several of you were huge fans of the high-quality clothing line, and even took the time to personally tell us just how awesome the Copenhagen-based fashion label really is. If you were one of those people, and/or if you happen to be hunting down a toasty jacket to battle the seasons upcoming chills, you’ll probably love this Wood Wood x Penfield (a US outdoor clothing company) jacket. While I’m tempted to just say I like it because of its outer sexiness, the real niceness of this jacket lies in its construction, which promises premium goose-down warmth, Teflon-armored wind and water protection, an adjustable waist for keeping heat in and snow out, and a huge selection of inside/outside pockets for keeping your goodies safe. You can snag one of these for a super-reasonable price at Soul Life, or browse all of Wood Wood’s latest on their own web page.

To commemorate its 60-year anniversary of fighting for children’s rights, UNICEF used its exceptional talent in organizing people for a worthy cause to gather the work of 60 renowned artists for a just-released anthology called 60, Unite for Children. Illustrators and graphic designers like Joshua Davis (who we’ll excitedly be featuring here soon in a SpearTalks), Tokidoki, The Ronin and Tara McPherson contributed interpretations of their world views to the 180-page tome, some of which the book’s website material warns are “abstract, others more explicit; some will be radiant, others dark and pessimistic.” In other words, this might not make a good b-day present for your little bookworm nephew. 60, Unite for Children kicks off a worldwide traveling exhibit for a year that will begin in November. There are only 2,000 copies of this book around, and all profits from the sale of book will go back to UNICEF. If you haven’t already donated to charity this year, buying this book is a great, alternative way to do it.

As it turns out, my teeth are chromed out to match my flash drive. However, ever since last June, when I started using an iPhone, my honeyed smile has received far less admiration. I can understand how my nimble fingers caressing that sexy flatscreen could distract fans from my kisser, but I think I stand with Greenspan when I say that investments are worth protecting, and that best assets are ones that support other assets. It’s for this reason that I am gold-plating my iPhone. Goldstriker, a UK based company that would gold-plate your girlfriend’s underwear if you asked them to, offers this service, and I can’t think of a better way to make sure my mouth — and the thing I use it most for — are given equal attention. While I’m at it, I may ask the same company to leopard print. Hmm, maybe that’ll be next year…

The methods of printing date back centuries, and if it weren’t for this extensive history, we might be printing today’s hot graphics onto tees using rudimentary rubbings of impressions from wood blocks instead of the modern silkscreening from which we’ve become all too accustomed. Could you imagine? But like with any art, there’s beauty to be found in older methods of production (see the success of Lomo, for instance, and Heather’s post today about the pretty Gocco-printed calendars from annacote at Etsy). It’s a subject the New York Times covered yesterday in an interesting story called “The Cult of Gocco.” Gocco is a Japanese-made tabletop printing tool that has a following despite its limited circulation (primarily amongst crafters and in-the-know artists) and is currently enjoying a renewed interest from a niche that still adores its convenience despite its impending demise announced by the maker company a few years ago. The Gocco uses ink and lightbulbs like in screenprinting, but the no-fuss catch is that it combines the process of image-burning and printing into one quick step. Word is that it might not go the way of the dinosaur after all, but the decision hasn’t been confirmed yet. Get on it fast while it’s still out there. You can stock up on remaining supplies or watch a video of the Gocco in action at Paper Goods.

I’m having trouble coming to terms with the fact that October is almost over. It means that even though the weather in NYC is decidedly not-quite-autumnish (yet), that pretty soon there’ll be snow on the ground, stairs to be shoveled and a three week period where I refuse to go anywhere outside of a five block radius of my apartment, lest I deal with the onslaught of holiday shoppers. That being said, though, one of my favorite things about an almost new year is new calendars, and I love this one by annacote, available at Etsy; gocco-printed by hand with Anna’s own photography, for only $20 comes with its own jewel case stand for a proud desktop display. If you’re looking to get a head start on your shopping and, like me, tend to do it all online, this is definitely something you should pick up for those last minute (but seemingly very thoughtful) gifting purposes.

Have you ever been to Slovenia to make a black market weapons deal? No, neither have. But Charles Krafft has. As soon as I read the little blurb about him here, I was interested in learning more. Krafft is an artist of a rather unusual breed. His choice material is porcelain, but his works are far from Grandma’s china. Krafft is known for casting and then decorating, often in floral motifs, some of the most popular and dangerous weaponry of our generation. His goal is to make “life-size ceramic weaponry so gorgeous and patently functionless that it will bedazzle and confound everyone who sees it.”

Of course, not all of Krafft’s work is so quasi-dangerous. He’s also done collaborations with some popular artists such as his Oswald Mosley Rabbit with Frank Kozik. Krafft’s work is currently on display at the StolenSpace gallery in London. I’ve never been much of a gun toting kinda guy, but somehow a porcelain rifle above the fireplace might be a humorous (read: less deadly) take on the rifle that my grandfather had hanging on the wall.

Image via Dirt Gallery LA

While having that plastic flash drive on your key chain is certainly a convenient way to ferry your essential files, it’s certainly not a sexy accessory. Most portable flash drives lack…well, flash. If mimobots aren’t your style, and you’d like to bring some bling to the device that carries your digital data, Pierre Tristian Bissol may have just the thing. Hailed as the “world’s smallest 4GB flash drive”, the .1 ounce Ready Boost-compatible drive is encased in both nickel-plated or original brass finish employing the “same precision machinery and age old techniques used in manufacturing swiss mechanical watches” in order to bring a little style to your files. Now, you all you have left to do is get your teeth chromed out to match.