'currenkey' usb flash drive by 5.5 designers for lacie

'currenkey' usb flash drive by 5.5 designers for lacie


the keys come in two different storage capacities

'currenkey' is a usb flash drive in the shape of a coin, by 5.5 designers for lacie.
indicated on the face of the coin is the drive's storage capacity. the bronze edition offering 4GB of memory
and the silver one having a capacity of 8GB. 'currenkey' is meant to be a reflection on the value which we grant
our data and the price we pay in order to store it safely in the IT capital.

usb keys these days are a dime a dozen, and often they cost more than the amount of storage memory
they provide. in this case the usb becomes a real piece of currency, reminding us of the excessive capitalization
put on consumer goods.

to use the flash drive, you twist the coin to reveal the key




a different type of currency

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5.5 designers: http://www.cinqcinqdesigners.com
lacie: http://www.lacie.com
andrea db
12.11.08  
3
where is FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION????
once this key is plugged in my computer, i can't plug anything else around him. big fat boy!!!!

hug
g
g   12.11.08
The most ugly usb key I've never seen...
HJ   12.11.08
it's the same as always with these guys.....nothing creative since their innovative "hospital for furniture"....typical intellectual masturbation......
kgb   12.11.08

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