Sparky the Dog is man's best friend, perpetually on a phone. His sole purpose is to gently remind you to be aware of your own phone use and also the people around you.

By seeing an unconscious animal in a conscious situation, like staring at a phone, you find yourself chuckling, wondering what in the world this cute dog could be doing on a phone. By way of hyperbole, this playful present asks you to think deeply about how a mobile device can provide valuable, but extremely personal functions to its user.

It has become customary for us to assume these days that someone on their phone is probably checking their social media or "up to no good", but we should learn to give people the benefit of the doubt. They might be checking their blood glucose level or receiving a heartfelt message from a friend 10,000 miles away. 

Let Sparky be the conversation starter to help raise our collective consciousness by inviting one another to be more conscious about what is appropriate phone use.

Any time is a good time to reach for the phone. 

Functioning 10 inch clock made with polymer clay and closed in glass.

Social media has made the world smaller, allowing us to share with everyone. And how can we not? Sharing is a natural instinct in humans. When we share with others, we create a relationship of trust, which helps us feel secure and happy.

Today’s sharing environment forces us to construct our identities through the contents that we post. Everything we post on social media is an invitation to have our identities dissected, segmented, taken out of context and judged. Anything we share can be misused to misrepresent us.  "Selfie Lamp" is an exploration of the ultimate misrepresentation of an innocent #selfie in the form of a household appliance. Imagine walking into a furniture store and seeing your own face used as upholstery.

Dimensions: 13 inches by 6 inches

100 Fomosapiens were made between April 2016 to Nov 2017 for the purposes of gently reminding people of their phone consumption. These unique ceramic vessels have since scattered around the world, finding their way to people's homes, offices and business, hopefully fulfilling their duty as totems for a more conscious future. 

Casey is a unique fomosapien made from navajo clay, finished with glaze and pebeo porcelain paint. She is not dishwasher-safe and can be used as a pencil holder, succulent or cactus planter. 

Plant does not come with product. 

These melatonin pills stamped with food coloring are meant to be enjoyed as a display, but edible if truly desired. 

25 pills per bottle. Bottle included. 

When you put fictional characters on a phone, one has no choice but to use the information they have about the character to try and deduce what they could be doing on their phone. In this interesting guessing game, we reveal a lot about ourselves. Think about what your first instinct was for what he could be doing on the phone and ask yourself whether your guess is reflective of how you user your own phone. Some people might say he's on Twitter, scrolling through funny gifs, which might be a projection of your own habits on the phone and others might say he's working, making a list of Naughty/Nice children in the notes app, which could be a different person's projection of how they find value from their phone. 

It's interesting studying your own phone behavior by projecting onto another character, isn't it?

Dimensions: 4 inches by 2 inches

"My Book" is a phone case that lets you carry your phone incognito. It feels humorous and deceptive, a joke at best. However, after months of carrying the product around as a own phone case, an interesting phenomenon occurred - "Out of Sight, Out of Mind."

When your phone is not sitting face up next to you or protruding violently out of your back pocket and constantly begging for your attention, it turns out that you forget about its existence and don't check it as often.

Your mind can get fooled during a coffee date as it scans over the title of your book while you chat, not the shiny appearance of a phone that has so many great things waiting inside for you. 

This item is only available with a custom book of your choosing, contact via email at t@playfulpresents.com