Cool Hunting
| 09 June 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Meet the Cinema at CONDESAdf
by Ami Kealoha
CONDESAdf, the design hotel that opened January in Mexico City's trendy la Condesa neighborhood, introduces a free Summer movie series in their sub-level theater. "Hotel Stories" inaugurates the program with features like "Lost in Translation," and in July the "Sea and Water" theme will include screenings of "The Life Aquatic" and "Breaking the Waves." Early evening showtimes -- at 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays -- mean you can beat the heat in their air-conditioned cinema and still have time for a bite in their rooftop sushi restaurant before hitting the town.
Also, look out for their CD, "Meet la Music" due out from Warner soon.
Reservations are available via Design Hotels.
And you thought you had everything...
by Evan Orensten
This luxe "well box" is a shower and steam room with speakers, light and color therapy. It's chic, elegant, minimal and over the top, just the way we like it. From Megius.
Color Flash Holga
by Parker Hutchinson
The Color Flash Holga, quietly released in late 2004, is the latest plastic wonder from the Lomographic Society International. Art schoolers and adventurous amateurs have long enjoyed Holga's beautiful and unpredictable results: vignetting, soft focus, and light leaks. The new model is a natural evolution of this primitive classic, boasting only one additional (but fantastic) feature-- the "Color Flash Wheel."
Now photographers can use built-in color gels to add primary hues (red, yellow, and blue) to the Holga's flash. When used with the camera's slow shutter exposure, the result is what its makers describe as "a beautiful dual-effect image with a crisp, flashed foreground and a streaked, natural-light background." Everything else about this minimal and inexpensive camera remains the same as its predecessor; it still uses medium-format 120 film that produces trademark square prints, spilling with gorgeous ambient light. View some wonderful examples of the Color Flash Holga's capabilities after the jump.
Honey I'm Home
by Evan Orensten
This glass jar with a built-in spoon top is a great way to store and serve honey. I love its simple and effective design and low maintenance. It's €18.23 and available online from Vinçon, one of my favorite stores in Spain.
