It's Only Mondo's Super Amazing Christmas Shopping Guide!!

Waking up in a hut in Bali is something most of us do on Christmas morning ...before we actually wake up, realise it was a dream, realise that its freezing and go back to sleep. Last year however, for me and my intrepid travelling buddies it was reality. Despite it being an incredible experience, it wasn't Christmas. This year I can't wait to decorate a monstrous tree, drink copious amounts of mulled wine and turn down hundreds of mince pies (seriously people, they're all kinds of wrong). Obviously I have therefore fully embraced commercialism again and have created a Shopping Guide with all the most awesome, geeky and weird things you can buy for your family and friends! Clearly just an excuse to put up some cool design links to stuff we can't afford then...eh, yeah. Let's begin...

Danny Kuo, who is a bit cool, has created this ingenious storage system.

Just what Granny needs...

Daisuke Motogi have a sweet homepage worth looking at because it's a Japanese cartoon about a cat, and they've only gone and made THE BEST CHAIR EVER! Seriously, I have chronic problems finding things that are obviously beside me. This is brilliant.

Books, iPhones, Sandwiches, you'll never lose them again!

I have no idea how much these things cost but getting a chair down a chimney is not easy I would imagine, so let's help St Nick out with links to more manageable items...

Like this, which I love,

Parinto Tank Girl T-Shirt

Anything Jamie Howlett influenced is fine by me and if you ignore the hideous, Lori Petty-starring movie, Tank Girl is actually pretty badass. Dayglo is now drawing the comics and it looks like he's nailed the feel with this print. By the way, if for some reason you don't know who Jamie Howlett is, please watch this.

Sticking with a comic book theme, The Walking Dead has been taking over TVs but far superior is the original book. Definitely worth investing some time on those cold nights by the fire. No link because you should be going to support your local comic/book shops!

Finally, movies you really should have because it's nice to. Links to Amazon because they're not like books :)

Inception (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)

Don't believe the hype, just watch it yourself and create more. Possibly my favourite cinema experience this year. It's just awesome.

Lost in Translation [Blu-ray]

Somewhere, Sofia Coppola's new movie is out this week so here's my chance to plug what may be my favourite movie.

Elf (Ultimate Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]

No Christmas is complete without it!

Summer Wars: Movie [Blu-ray]

Not out till February but this is just incredible. Gorgeous anime and definitely worth checking out this studio's other work too.

Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 [Blu-ray]

Everyone raved about Pixar's Toy Story 3 this year and...it's good. Better than Cars but miles off Nemo and The Incredibles. This Shorts collection is my Pixar pick of the year though. Every single one is a gem.

More during the week as the countdown to my first Christmas in two years continues. Next up is all my favourite Christmas tunes. Peace x

P.S. If Santa is paying attention, can I have one of these please?