A T-Shirt Design to Cover 200 Nipples

200 Nipples is a site a friend introduced me to a year or two ago. The premise is pretty simple: every week they release an artsy t-shirt design and print 100 tees with the design. Each shirt is numbered from 1 to 100 and you pay the shirt’s number in dollars. The idea is brilliant. Sure, it reeks of capitalism, commodification and the end of times as we know it–and a genius application of them, at that–but how do you beat the chance of buying a hip, limited edition t-shirt for a mere dollar? I’m hooked.

Their latest design is titled “At My Leisure.” It’s turquoise and features the outline of a chair with the following description:

There’s something comforting about furniture. It’s solid and tangible; heavy. (Not like, say, a website.) I’m inexperienced with woodworking and upholsterers tools, though. More of a keyboard guy. So now, I can sport this shirt with a little old world craftsmanship across the chest.

I got #8 and can’t wait for it to arrive (although I it’s probably shipping to my default PayPal address, which is on the other side of the country). I also have #28 of “I Need Bacon” and #11 of “EXISTENTIAL BS.”

Depending on the design, the first 20 or 30 shirts seem to sell, sometimes more. I’ve seen #100 go as well (this reminds me of the I Am Rich iPhone Application). For whatever reason, someone has already bought #56 of At My Leisure. I find that I end up liking about a third of the designs. Some are just plain weird. Others aren’t something I’d willingly wear in public. I tend to like ones that are simple and clever. My favorite is “Younger Than McCain.” I’d give my soul for one of these.

If your interested, I recommend checking out their site and subscribing to their mailing list.

Here’s a picture of At My Leisure: