Mario Bros

Few silhouettes are as instantly readable as the moustachioed plumber in cap and dungarees. This is a decorative piece built entirely on that recognition, a shelf ornament for a living room that already carries a bit of arcade history, or a home office where the monitor stand deserves something better than a coffee ring. It belongs to the strand of nostalgic decor that works precisely because it does not shout. Stood on a bookcase beside the games, on a windowsill, or at the back of a desk at work, it reads as a small nod to years spent in front of a CRT with a controller rather than an attempt to theme a whole room. Left bare it holds up as a clean sculptural shape; painted, the character does the work for you. Either way it is an easy present for the person who still hums the overworld theme without noticing.