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October 31, 2004
Homeland Security Blanket
New York artist Chrissy Conant
lies awake at night worrying about terrorism.
She said she decided to calm her fears by confronting them.
To which end, she designed the Chrissy Homeland Security Blanket, a soft-napped, queen-size (90" x 90") blankie bearing the legend of the Homeland Security Advisory System.
The $750 blanket is made by Pendleton, and comes in a signed, limited edition of 100 from her website.
You can buy one in person at Lyonswiergallery (511 West 25th Street) or the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (2 East 91st Street), both located in Manhattan.
If $750's a bit steep for you, but you like the concept, there's her
Homeland Security Choker ($100), made out of Plexiglas and sterling silver.
Just choose your perceived threat level, put it on the chain, and you're good - or not so good, depending - to go.
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