Sea Anemone Accessory Holder

Published 9th Dec, 2009 | Other | 12 Comments |

This week’s Omoshiro Zakka (Interesting Item) is the sea anemone named ‘Harry’ (seemingly named after its designer). A fun-filled desk item that allows you to stick just about *anything* into its tentacles. I recommend accessories, though…

harry-sea-anemone2As you can see from the image below, Harry (or Harry Jr. – I’m not quite sure) is doing a fantastic job of clutching your daily items. From mobile phones to pens, lighters and what even looks to be an ear picker. Yes, Harry can hold just about anything.

harry-sea-anemone

The tentacles have some sort of wire stiffening them, but the plastic exterior covering makes them somewhat soft and malleable (I’m loving trying to use design-based technical words today :p). A suction cup (吸盤) and screws on the base allow you to stick this lil’ fella just about anywhere – on the wall, a mirror, a computer or maybe even your forehead. The world is your oyster, or sea anemone in this case.

Designed by Harry/Harry Jr. and sold at Garakuda Boueki in Shibuya for 3150 yen. Beautiful.

  • Totololo

    Whaaaaaa !
    I love this … this … … thing !
    Too bad they don’t sell it in France __m_(-_-)_m__

  • http://twitter.com/CultureQuirk Delphine

    This is pretty hilarious and awesome. How do you come across these things??

  • http://twitter.com/katiemuffett Katie Muffett

    Yes, but does it come with bioluminescence? Course you'd have to get a real anemone for that, and would simply be cruel. Unless you used extracted proteins from a real…and got a highly sensitive detector…

    See? For just a few hundred thousand more yen and a tiny bit of anemone harrassment, this thing could be amaaazing! Or you could just use fibre optics.

  • http://burbleflies.blogspot.com/ Sorrel

    3150 yen!? JET must be paying you well, Ducky, because that is extortionate. Next week's mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find a Hakoton toy. They were featured on Adam and Joe Go Tokyo about seven years ago and I've have wanted one ever since; http://www.gizmo-guru.com/coolstuff/hakoton.htm

  • http://twitter.com/CultureQuirk Delphine

    This is pretty hilarious and awesome. How do you come across these things??

  • Totololo

    Whaaaaaa !
    I love this … this … … thing !
    Too bad they don't sell it in France __m_(-_-)_m__

  • http://twitter.com/katiemuffett Katie Muffett

    Yes, but does it come with bioluminescence? Course you'd have to get a real anemone for that, and would simply be cruel. Unless you used extracted proteins from a real…and got a highly sensitive detector…

    See? For just a few hundred thousand more yen and a tiny bit of anemone harrassment, this thing could be amaaazing! Or you could just use fibre optics.

  • http://burbleflies.blogspot.com/ Sorrel

    3150 yen!? JET must be paying you well, Ducky, because that is extortionate. Next week's mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find a Hakoton toy. They were featured on Adam and Joe Go Tokyo about seven years ago and I've have wanted one ever since; http://www.gizmo-guru.com/coolstuff/hakoton.htm

  • http://gakuranman.com Gakuranman

    That would be so awesome!

  • http://gakuranman.com Gakuranman

    I haven't bought it Rooty! I just found it :p Anyway, Hakoton sounds cool. Will keep my eyes open!

  • http://gakuranman.com Gakuranman

    I have a mystical shadow that goes out and sweeps the stores during the dead of night to bring me the goods :D

  • http://gakuranman.com Gakuranman

    Yea, looks like it would be popular if stores decided to stock it!