Cool Hunting
| 14 September 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
RESFEST 2005
by Ami Kealoha
RESFEST, now in its 9th year, premieres this week (15 - 18 September) at New York's Tribeca Performing Arts Center, followed by more than 40 cities worldwide. One of the few showcases for cutting-edge music video and motion graphics work, these two exclusive images are both by Japanese directors featured in the 5th annual "By Design" series in RESFEST 2005's jam-packed lineup. Culling the latest in animation and broadcast design, the program this time around brings this duo, the dreamy Exit/Delete First Sight (pictured) by Cruz + Sun An and Juryuko's collage-based The Poetry of the Suburbs (pictured, after the jump), along with others, like the Flash-based poppy animated video by Kangaroo Alliance for indie faves Of Montreal's equally poppy, "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games." More on the music video front includes a retrospective of Beck videos, a unique curatorial choice that seemingly covers a who's who of todays premiere music video directors, including Stéphane Sednaoui (who is also New York's keynote), Spike Jones, Michel Gondry, Mark Romanek, Shynola, and the recent Mad magazine-inspired video for "Girl" by Motion Theory. Traktor, the Scandanavian force behind Madonna's Grammy-nominated "Ray of Light" video and the inappropriately humorous Turkish cliff diving spots for Fox Sports, also get a retrospective, divided into the four seasons of sex, violence, fear, and confusion.
Toilet Tricycle Race
by Carol T Chung
Just because the moment has passed, does not mean it isn't worth mentioning. For example, The Toilet Tricycle Race kicked off the annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe on September 2nd. The event was created and organized by artists Steven and Billy Blaise Dufala. They hoped to provide opportunities for a collaborative creative environment and community involvement. The race took place in Philadelphia's historic Old City neighborhood.
Check out Chris McKenna's Toilet Race flickr set.
FLUX!
by Josh Rubin
We're very excited to announce the beta launch of FLUX, a mobile content site we helped produce. Featuring hot wallpapers and ringtones, FLUX helps you quickly and easily customize your mobile phone (US customers only).
366cm Ashtray
by Carol T Chung
Let me just state that I am not a smoker. And this post in no way endorses the nasty habit, despite the fact that, well, I guess it kind of does, I suppose. When I ponder (yes, I like the word ponder) it over, if I still smoked, I'd want one of these. However, thankfully my move out west has caused me to see the light and let go of my wicked ways. (Now, I'm addicted to running.) But I'm sure people could use this for other purposes like coins or something. This ashtray was actually made from old phone cards. It was created by 366cm, which was founded by design duo Vincent Schertenleib and Sergio Streun in 2003. Check out their site, they have some wonderful product designs. However only three of them are currently in production and for retail: the ashtray, the paper basket, and the decanter (my other favorite item). They are working on a new website which will feature an online store set to launch in the beginning of November. But if you're lucky enough to live in London or Switzerland you can find their merchandise at these retailers:
London, UK: Beyond the Valley @ 2 Newburgh St.
Lugano, Switzerland: Alon @ Via Ariosto 6
