Cool Hunting
| 02 November 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Peering into the Urinal
by Josh Rubin
Knowing our obsession with toilet themes (Sofitel in Queenstown, New Zealand. Apparently the life sized images of girls peering in to the urinals are creating quite a buzz down under.
Mo' Munny: Mike Shinoda
by Ami Kealoha
This Munny (part of the LA Munny show that opens tomorrow along with shows in New York and San Francisco) comes from multi-tasker Mike Shinoda, who not only is Linkin' Park's MC but also a trained graphic artist, has designed a shoe with DC and is responsible for the painting pictured above right. Next up is his hip-hop side project Fort Minor, whose debut album, The Rising Tied, hits shelves November 22nd. Billed as "unadulterated hip hop," tracks on a sampler mix tape balance new school production (think Middle East-tinged loops) with rock influences, like Zeppelin samples and, at times, sound like fellow West Coasters, Cypress Hill. Every track on the album was written by the Southern California native Shinoda and he played most of the instruments. On the heels of the Linkin Park and Jay-Z mash-up, retiree Jay-Z steps in as executive producer on the disc and it includes collaborations with Common, John Legend, Kenna, and Black Thought.
See also The Munny Show and Munny.
Elastic Fantastic Chronosynclastic Infundibulum (EFCI)
by Evan Orensten
We discovered EFCI at ian in Seattle. Created by Sumter Pendergrast, Jr. as an outlet for his art, creativity, social and business philosophies, EFCI produces limited edition t-shirts that look and feel great. Available at a store near you. Keep an eye out for a full mens collection later this year. Sumter is also the designer behind AndrogAnous skateboard products.
100% Design Tokyo
by Josh Rubin
Victoria Milne shared some preliminary photos of 100% Design Tokyo with the good folks over at Core77. The exhibition, which kicked off today and will run until 6 November, features work from designers around the world. We're hoping there's some new local talent that will surface, however.
Salomon Board Design Contest
by Josh Rubin
For the third year in a row, Salomon Snowboards is running a board design contest. Whether or not you love to ride, this is a great chance to flex some design muscle in a new medium. Three first prize winners will be chosen and will be awarded 1000 Euros and a Salomon snowboard, plus the possibility of their design going in to commercial production.
The entry deadline is 28 November. All the information you need to enter is on their funky little site, artworkcontest.com. Two of last year's winners are pictured on the right.
Wired Pop-Up Store
by Ami Kealoha
The online Wired Store gets an offline component starting November 18th in New York's Soho (160 Wooster at Houston). Timed to coincide with the holidays, the store will feature a wide range of Wired-approved gadgets for just under six weeks, closing its doors on December 24th. Products for sale include the coveted new Motorola PEBL phone as well as over 65 others from Wired's cadre, which will be purchased via digital checkout kiosks (i.e. their website), eliminating the hassle of shopping bags. On weekends they'll provide a free Volkswagen car service to shoppers' next destinations and other events, like Flavorpill DJs and product giveaways, will occur throughout the week. And, for the person who has everything (and to benefit a good cause), a Space Adventures trip to space (valued at over $100k) will be auctioned to benefit the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation.
