Cool Hunting
| 22 July 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Piece by Piece
by Ami Kealoha
San Francisco graffiti often plays neglected stepchild to its cousin to the East. Piece by Piece, a documentary showing this Sunday in New York as part of Vision Fest 2005 and on July 26th at Ocularis in Brooklyn, takes an in-depth look at the writers, styles, and history of the West Coast city. From New York, the flick goes on a Canadian tour sponsored by Grind magazine and The 7th Letter.
Champagne Toolbox
by Parker Hutchinson
Next time you're asked to help a dear friend move, send over one of these handy toolboxes by Dina Bean in lieu of your presence and you may just find yourself completely off the hook. The red metal box contains the bare necessities for urban relocation: hammer, screwdriver, tape measure, flashlight, chocolate, champagne, and gourmet cookies. The set even includes an issue of Dwell to get the creative design ideas flowing (that is, of course, after the requisite post-move nap). Having just finished a hellish move of my own in the New York heat, I reckon a little bubbly and a few scrumptuous snacks might have been the perfect way not only to celebrate but also ease the pain. This movers' therapy is available for $120 from Elsewares, as is a non-alcoholic assortment for more wholesome housewarmings.
Baby-Eating Puppet
by Parker Hutchinson
Teach your child a harsh but ultimately necessary lesson in mortality with this adorably insatiable plush sea mammal. Because of its vague description, we're not exactly sure what's up with the "Eating Whale Puppet," except that it's extremely cute and seemingly capable of devouring your young. As seen on Excitement Machine, the toy reportedly talks and includes a yummy squid dinner which it-- get this-- ingests through a hole in the back of its throat. At $16 from Puppet Jungle, this whale promises to be an educational gift for any marine-biologist-in-the-making, as long as the deceptively darling thing doesn't leave your child on the losing end of the food chain.
The Everywhere Show
by Ami Kealoha
Loosely curated around the mainstreaming of street art, The Everywhere Show, opening this Saturday at Mendenhall Sobieski in Pasadena, includes work by Marcel Dzama, Gary Baseman, Friends With You, and Dalek. While the premise seems to have its arms stretched a little too widely - the website makes the broad claim that the works "find small human truths" and a write-up by critic Peter Frank asserts that, yes, street art is ubiquitous and democratic - the assembled cast is strong and reminds that just because its self-evident doesn't mean it's entirely irrelevant.
Nike Considered Blazer
by Josh Rubin
I've respected the Considered line of sustainable sneakers from Nike since its launch earlier this year, but I can't honestly say I liked any of the models. Until now.
Freshness has pics of the next 4 Considered models, but this Blazer is by far the most hot-to-trot. The color combo is Fall fresh, the Blazer form is classic and the Free sole is innovative. All wrapped up in a feel good, environmentally acceptable product.
Silver rubber love
by Damien Brachet
The world has abruptly come to an end. While sifting through wreckage, visiting aliens uncover charred remnants of silver jewellery. Such is the world of Singaporean designer Shing's Argentum, a post-apocalyptic rebirth from ashes and radioactive snow, steeped in ancient hand craft. Her S/S 2005 collection, "Black, White and Scarlet", pairs oxydized and matte silver bracelets, chokers and chains with fine rubber. For cursed love-bound romance in the attic.
Caution: watch out for her signature suicide tag, a tiny razor-sharp edge in case of emergency spleen. Her loyal customers confess an unhealthy pleasure in that feature.
