Cool Hunting
| 20 September 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Luxe's Asian Grand Tour Box Set
by Ami Kealoha
Luxe's new handmade red box packed full of 12 of their mini-guides to Asia makes the massive continent seem almost manageable. As we've noted here before, their concise descriptions, spunky tone, and conveniently pocketable size, are user-friendly answers to their bulky counterparts. Content includes curated selections of hotels, restaurants, clubs, shops, and (well-suited for the business traveller pressed for time) easy-to-follow suggested half-day tours. Updated twice yearly with an individual price point of $9, the fold-out pamphlets win more points for staying up-to-the-minute and painless to replace. The result is a product that hits that rare mark balancing practicality with a high standards, which makes the new box set (or their bespoke option that lets you select five guides) a unique gift sure to be appreciated by the globetrotter on your list.
Wood Puzzle Portraits
by Carol T Chung
Eric Quebral has embraced wood as a medium once again with these elegant iconic character portraits. Each background is composed of the parts for a wooden toy puzzle version of the gun. Sure, I could sit here and write about how great and hot this work is, but I don't really need to, now do I? Check out the link for previous sneaker inspired work shown on Cool Hunting.
Just For Kicks
by Ami Kealoha
A standout of this year's RESFEST, Just For Kicks is the first feature-length documentary to look at the phenomenon of sneaker culture. Co-produced by France's Canal Plus and SpikeTV, interviews span a diverse cast of characters, from La Haine director Mathieu Kassovitz to longtime collector and hip hop pioneer Grandmaster Caz. A head-nodding soundtrack emphasizes the way hip hop culture has been the driving force behind brands evolving from exclusively athletic to more lifestyle-oriented, a concept that filmmakers Lisa Leone and Thibaut de Longeville illustrated with animated graphics and text set to Run-DMC's classic "My Adidas." Funny commentary by the likes of journalist Bönz Malone rescues the film from Velveeta voice overs and shows just how obsessive collectors can get. The film tours with RESFEST this fall, will show on SpikeTV, and a DVD is forthcoming
