Green Lady: 10 Years

by Ami Kealoha

The design duo of Todd St. John and Gary Benzel who go by the name Green Lady, celebrate 10 years in the business with a new book published by Arkitip. Also the force behind HunterGatherer - a cross-disciplinary counterpart - the two have been responsible for MTV interstitials, animation and press kit design for Nike Considered (covered here), and have emblazoned wallets and skateboards with their trademark cartoony woodgrain.

The book launches November 3rd along with an accompanying exhibit that runs through November 20th at the Riviera Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Pre-order the title through Arkitip.

Grafuck

by Ami Kealoha

Grafuck a new book published by newly formed husband-and-wife design team me, me (Fiel Valdez and Peter Vattanatham) is the latest offering of something other than the platform stiletto and waxed chest versions of sexy pictures. Valdez and Vattanatham tasked a mix of international artists and designers with making imagery based on what many people still consider verboten and the upshot is a volume that includes Brendan Monroe of California, Maya Hayuk of New York, Airside of London, and members of Switzerland collective Büro Destruct.

Related entries: Box Magazine, Myla, Mile High Mini Kit, and Haute Sex.

Available online from Turntable Lab

More images after the jump.

Monsters That Scare Me

by Carol T Chung

Last Friday, Rocket World held the opening reception for their gallery exhibit, Monsters That Scare Me, which featured new work by reknowned graffiti artist Richard Mirando aka SEEN. Much of the work featured were silk screened paintings reminiscent of his graffiti past as well as works utilizing the image of skulls inconjunction with bright vibrant colors. All worth stopping by Rocket World to check out.

Location: 660 22nd St., San Francisco, CA

Chocolate Vitale Hot Chocolate

by Evan Orensten

We had the opportunity to taste this new hot chocolate from Chocolate Vitale at an Ubercool event the other night. Inspired by the celebrated hot chocolate cafés in Paris and conceived by an American couple from Seattle, this mix is pure chocolate and does not include cocoa powder. Simply melt it in some hot milk and you are good to go. We were impressed with its balanced, not-too-sweet taste. At $14.50 for a 20 ounce bag it's also well priced. Available here.

Alife Pump Tennis

by Josh Rubin

Alife and Reebok have teamed up to redefine the tennis shoe by hybridizing it with a tennis ball. Their Pump Tennis appears to be coated in actual tennis ball felt (click the image to zoom). I don't think it will add much to your game besides distracting your opponent, but will certainly win some cred points. No word yet on availability or edition.

Thanks, Al. Also at Hypebeast.

Caffeine Finder

by Josh Rubin

Everyone knows there's a significant overlap between the information junkies and caffeine cravers. To assist the mobility of this hyper set, Grey Stripe has created the Caffeine Finder for BlackBerry users. With over 45,000 U.S. locations mapped and reviewed plus way-finding features for GPS enabled Berries (Nextel), this free little app seems like a must-have. It even includes the ability to read and write reviews of each venue. This kind of stuff has been around on the Palm for awhile, but availability for the BlackBerry is much more recent.