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Holiday Gift Guide: Tech-Savvy Accessories
The best Northwest-made accessories to bestow on beloved gadget geeks this season.
By Seattle Mag November 22, 2011
This article originally appeared in the December 2011 issue of Seattle magazine.
Still those texting fingers for a millisecond and redirect your iThing’s browser to these Northwest-based “techcessories” (also known as protective accessories for your personal playthings) to bestow on your fellow gadget geeks this holiday season.
>>iPad: Portland-based Grove’s leather and bamboo iPad case is one talented multitasker: Accenting the laser-cut “Two Birds” design by Seattle native Mike Klay, the leather cover automatically wakes or puts the device to sleep with integrated magnets, and also folds back into a stand for both viewing and typing positions.
Get it: From $109 at grovemade.com
>>iPod: Kelowna, British Columbia–based artist Helena Pion’s case toughens up your playmate, literally (the hard plastic shell prevents iPod suicides) and in looks, with the photographer’s rough ’n’ tumble slat-board skin design.
Get it: $44.95 at zazzle.com/helenapion
>>E-reader: Tuck your Kindle (or e-reader of choice) into this retro fabric clutch designed by North Seattle’s Angela Kay Designs. Designer Angela Huse stealthily pads the snappy little number with soft fleece and a contrasting polka dot lining.
Get it: $39.95 at angelahuse.etsy.com
>>iPhone 4: Intricate, precision-etched designs (often by Seattle artists, such as illustrator Jared Nickerson) add kicky personality to the stainless steel adhesive decorative cover plates by Luxe Plates in Pioneer Square.
Get it: From $22.95 at luxeplates.com
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