Cool Hunting

LOOP Design
LOOP Design showed their latest and greatest at the annual Silver Spoon Hollywood Buffet-- a benefit for the LA Youth Networks’ homeless teen shelter. Stars come to this buffet of product to shop for a cause. Nicole Ritchis, for example, grabbed the "You Rock" PVC Tote, pictured here. Led by the creative genius of China Young, LOOP is armed with only impeccable taste and...

Free Bird Boots
Free Bird is a handmade line of customized military boots applying recycling to fashion in a new way. Created by young New York-based designer, Stacey Howard, the boots were originally collected from military bases in the South. As Howard says, "It felt most natural to my aesthetic to use vintage native American garments and paint to refabricate the boots. Using a soldier's boot and...

Skate Study House Furniture Collection: The Waste is The Best
The second offering from the concept furniture line Skate Study House, made 100% of throwaway materials, including excess skateboard cutouts of laminated wood, is an homage to waste. Created by Pierre Andre Senizergues in collaboration with designer Gil Le Bon De LaPointe, the Skate Study House collection is a modern-day takes its inspiration from the famous Los Angeles-based Case Study House project that debuted...

Design Collective Gallery and Boutique
A cross between gallery and gift shop, Design Collective fosters fresh style and original designs in the Twin Cities. Located in Uptown Minneapolis, the store gives local designers the opportunity for exposure by providing them with shelf space and marketing capabilities. Keeping things "designer-centric," Design Collective remains focused on nothing but local designers and facilitates relationships within the Twin Cities' artistic community. Due to...