The visual patterns found in nature, especially on the coats of animals, have a relaxing effect upon the human eye. That’s why so many designers incorporate them into everything from fashion to housewares to computers. Yes, computers. Sony wants to indulge your craving for something wild this holiday season with the Spotted Life laptop, part of their Graphic Splash Eco Edition line-up. Made with recyclable materials and “packaged with the planet in mind,” this laptop provides you with another incentive to make it yours: Sony will give 1 percent of the purchase price to organizations worldwide that work to preserve the environment. Available for $1,398. You can use it while sitting in an office chair upholstered with faux bobcat or palomino fur. Or if you prefer to wrap yourself or someone you love in animal patterns, there’s no shortage of options. Sleep on zebra print sheets, stomp around in giraffe print shoes, slip your hands into leopard print gloves, or carry a handsome giraffe print handbag. Getting back to the environment, we’d love to see 2008 be the year you give up plastic shopping bags and switch to a sturdy, reusable tote — with leopard pattern, of course. And for the home, snuggle up with a realistically plush, faux ocelot throw. Matching pillow cover available. Or mix up a round of martinis in your zebra patterned shaker and glasses set. And for travelers tired of trying to distinguish their luggage at baggage claim, we recommend a set of leopard print luggage.