Cool Hunting
| 11 April 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
I'll Have One To Go
by Evan Orensten
Every once in a while the New York Times Sunday Magazine comes up with something really original. A few weeks back there was a story called “Chef d’Oeuvres” by Oliver Schwaner-Albright with photos by Tom Schierlitz that showed how committed some chefs are to their trade and the people and objects that inspire them. So much so that some chefs have had tattoos of their mentors, favorite knives, radishes, even the word “duck fat” (try the French fries cooked in duck fat at Hot Doug’s in Chicago and it will all make sense to you) permanently etched. If you know of anyone with a culinary tattoo send a photo our way. We’re starting a collection.
HUF San Francisco
by Josh Spear
HUF is like a must stop destination. There are now three HUF stores in San Francisco, one on Hayes St, and two on Sutter Street-- the newer one on Sutter they're calling "Sutter 816," and is full of hot clothing from folks like Stussy and Alife. They have books and a bunch of other limited edition goodies. The store two doors down, "Sutter 808," as well as the one on Hayes St are very similar-- classic, wild, limited edition, and fun sneakers from wall to wall. They're a definitive source on sneakers, but if you can't make it out to San Francisco, they have an online shop so you can do your shopping from the comfort of your home.
Hot Choz
by Josh Rubin
French designer David L'Hôte seems to be just as fed up with wires as I am. Centfils (translating to something like 100 wires) is a series of design concepts that address the increasingly problematic proliferation of electrical wires. From left to right: Octave goes under the desk for all those computer peripherals, Odile on top of the desk for the mobile devices and Oscar in the kids room. Oscar even doubles as a night-light. Each design, essentially a highly functional power strip, also features a flat power cord with adjustable length.
