Cool Hunting
| 10 February 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Capogiro Gelato Artisans
by Evan Orensten
Rosemary Honey Goat's Milk. Lemon Opal Basil Sorbetto. Carambola con Limon Verde. Intrigued yet? Stephanie Reitano was so inspired by trips to gelaterias in her husband's native Italy that she created her own in Philadelphia. Produced EVERY morning in small batches using only the freshest (and mostly local, seasonal and organic) ingredients. Stephanie's more than 250 flavors will intrigue, beguile and seduce you. Let's put it this way: I had to take a trip to Philly just to meet her. Sign up for the daily email list to see what flavors she's already made by the time you get out of bed. Fortunately her frozen love is available at Garden of Eden in New York City, and by mail order from her web site.
Stephanie's offering a special deal for Cool Hunting readers; mention Cool Hunting in the notes area and you'll receive one free pint with your order.
Rewind this Video: M.I.A.'s Galang
by Ranjani Gopalarathinam
the video: “She is so FLY.” Well, a mountain of music press later, with her full-length album on the horizon for its US release (February 22), I must say. I. Agree. M.I.A. has returned me to the realm of obsessive teenage excitement with her exuberant fuck it all style. (I want to be just like her! We’'re both Dragons!) She’s a hyper-conscious, ultra-cool, bi- (tri-?) lingual artist that could, in another universe, be a science fiction superhero.
Sticky Personalized Candy
by Josh Rubin
Sydney based Sticky are candy artisans and performers. They make all sorts of hard candies in their shop, while open for business, for all their customers to see first hand. Their attention to detail is pretty amazing; I can only assume the candy tastes great, too. The best thing is that they will accommodate custom orders-- specify colors, flavors, shapes, pictures and even text.
Maybe Craig Kanarick, candy photographer, will commission some confections for a new series...
via Springwise
Denver: Art Museum Addition
by Josh Spear
The Denver Art Museum is getting quite the grand and futuristic expansion--They're calling it the Frederic C. Hamilton building. It's going to be an impressive geometric shaped explosion made of glass and over 230,000 square feet of titanium all designed by Daniel Libeskind. Libeskind designed the Jewish Museum in Berlin in '99, and in '03 he was selected to design the World Trade Center site in New York City. When the Denver Art Museum expansion is finished in Fall '06 it will be the first Libeskind designed building completed in the U.S.A-- He also worked on The Royal Ontario Museum expansion which hasn't been completed yet.
Anthony Caro Exhibition
by Evan Orensten
Those of you lucky enough to be in or visiting London have the opportunity to see this inspiring exhibition at the Tate until 17 April. The esteemed British sculptor is 80 this year, and this massive retrospective spans the last 50 years of his work. Can't make it? Check out his new book.
OMG Clothing
by Carol T Chung
From the people that brought you Threadless, I present to you OMG Clothing. Building upon the participatory nature of Threadless, OMG Clothing allows consumers to submit and vote for their favorite slogans. The winners get their slogan designed and printed. They also receive $100, plus $100 gift certificate to OMG Clothing just for being so gosh darn clever. The shirt here says "My Mom Likes Maiden."
Project Blinklights
by Josh Spear
Project Blinklights has made it possible for mobile users to play games like Tetris, Pong or Pacman by displaying and manipulating the lights on buildings, using their mobile phones. If you find yourself standing in front of the Biliothéque Nationale de France, dial +33 (1) 44 24 73 50 and you can play Tetris using the number keys as controls.
via Elastico (Spanish)
