Cool Hunting

Rita Design
Rita is a multidisciplinary design studio based in Montreal, Canada. Responsible for a large array of graphic, object and event designs, they work to create inspiring new creative solutions in form, function and communication. Whether it’s a city-sized intervention, or simply the design of an everyday object, their interdisciplinary philosophy applies to all levels, in all circumstances. Along with an impressive list of past...

Catpod Tee
Collectively, Team CH is more of a dog person, but we do love a three-legged feline on a t-shirt—especially when profits support pooches fighting cancer. Designed by L.A.-based artist Amanda Viselli, the cat-in-a-hat graphic tee helps Sonia Zjawinski's ongoing effort (dubbed I Heart Tripods) inspired by her own dog Lulu's battle with bone cancer. Printed on a heather blue Alternative Apparel crew neck, the...

Salvor SS06
SoHo NYC based Salvor continues to rock my world, this time with their Spring-Summer 2006 collection. For some it may be a bit early to start thinking about T-Shirts, but for me these prints are more about artistry than seasonal fashion. The designs are delicately screened on their own super soft stock to avoid that crunchy-screen feeling. Petals (above, left. click to zoom) is...

Ontour Tees
The Grimm's fairytale of the Bremen Town musicians tells the fable of a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster who, fed up with their day jobs, venture into the world to pursue lives as musicians. For Ontour, a new line out of the Netherlands, the tale was inspiration to launch their clothing label and became the source material for the four shirts in their debut...

Salvor
Though we've loved Salvor T-shirts and pillows for a long time, it was only last week that we had the chance to meet Ross, the creative mastermind behind the brand. A man of many interesting projects, he ties them all together through his attention to graphic detail. This Fall he's introducing a few new animals to his repertoire of t-shirts. Dog Skull is printed...