Cool Hunting
| 19 October 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
95 Gallery
by Ami Kealoha
Head down the alley next to Nort Berlin and you'll find a courtyard that's home to 95 Gallery, a shop and exhibition space that opened just two and a half months ago. Named for the year Nort was first established, the new venue is a collaboration between Nort's owners and Marok, artist and the founding editor of Lodown, who's long wanted a gallery space. The inaugaral show featured Marok's work and currently features the "2nd chapter" (it opened in London first) of Origin of the Species, a series of photos by Nick Walker detailing the layers of paint that build up into psychedelic patterns on spraycan tips (images after the jump). Look out for upcoming shows by 12oz Prophets and WK interact.
On the retail side, 95 stands out for being one of the few Berlin stores that caters to street and skate culture, carrying Nike SB, Supreme (an exclusive in Berlin), and a few of Marok's original designs. After the jump, check out his shirt that translated reads "German American Friendship," referencing the irony of a German anti-American industrial band of the same name.
Electronic Toy Design
by Josh Rubin
Yury Gitman is teaching a course at Parson's this semester called Making Toys: The Insides and Outsides of Electronic Toy Design. The students spent the first part of the semester dissecting Poohs, Boohbahs and a Learning Friend Tad among others. Now they're just beginning to sketch out their own proojects. Check out the class blog for photos and videos of the dissections and continue to tune in to watch their progress thru the Fall.
GEN H-4 Personal Helicopter
by Evan Orensten
Traffic got you down? $31,000 will buy you your own personal helicopter, the GEN H-4. This modern marvel can go nearly 60 mph and is certain to be the envy of the commuting lane and the neighborhood.
video clip (.wmv file, 2.6MB)
via Odd Japan
Puzzler by Emigre
by Evan Orensten
We love Zuzana Licko and we love Emigre. Her newest font, Puzzler, allows you to create an endless source of patterns based on halftone dots, moiré and floral elements. The samples alone will inspire you for days, and thinking about all of the things you can design with Puzzler will send you into a creative trance. The font ($95), premade patterns ($25) and wrapping paper ($12) can be viewed and purchased at Emigre.
