Flint Expatriates: Tobias Wong and the Smoking Mitten

Monday, June 7, 2010

Tobias Wong and the Smoking Mitten

The designer and conceptual artist Tobias Wong died recently at the age of 35. He had no direct connection with Flint, but I thought he somehow had the Vehicle City in mind when he created the Smoking Mitten, which features a handy cigarette-sized eyelet to keep your hands warm while you indulge in a Marlboro, perhaps after shoveling the driveway.

5 comments:

grumkinJune 7, 2010 at 3:00 PM
What city would that be? Houghton?
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JimJune 8, 2010 at 11:29 AM
I'm going NE of Grayling, Lewiston perhaps?
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RobJune 10, 2010 at 12:48 PM
This is very creative filler for a slow news day! ha ha ha
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Gordon YoungJune 10, 2010 at 1:52 PM
Some days I just find cool things and figure out a way to make them relate to Flint. When you find a smoking mitten you have to find a place for it!
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Ken SayersNovember 30, 2017 at 5:13 AM
Because smoking is so healthy.. Great for your image, right up there with lint rollers. I fear for Flint's future, for all our futures.
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