A Little Manufactured Desire

Did you wake up without the wants? Let me fix that for you...

Manufactured Desire is a regular feature in which I don’t buy the crazy shit I find for sale on the internet.

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What’s the main difference between this edition of “Manufactured Desire” and the last one? I actually kind of want this stupid thing.

From the rich freaks at Catbird NYC, I give you…

SETSUKO CAT INCENSE BURNER

$320.00

From the website:

Created by Astier de Villatte in collaboration with Countess Setsuko Klossowska de Rola, a painter (and widow of the painter Balthus).

[This is a good moment to look up Balthus. Oh RIGHT. THAT Balthus.]

Handmade in the tradition of great 18th century Parisian studios, with clay sourced from the quarries in the Paris Basin. It takes skilled artisans about two weeks to make a single Astier piece.

Set the incense in the base of the cat, watch it languidly pour from it's [*cough* sic *cough*] mouth.

Go go, smoking kitty.

[Thank god they said it so now I don’t have to.]

In the tradition of great 18th century Parisian con artists and the dumb Americans they adore…

Is this cat okay? I have the feeling this cat is not okay.

Remember, everyone, that a dream is just an online wishlist your heart makes… Go go, you smoking kitties.

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