Cool Hunting

Tam Aura Concrete Rings
Brooklyn-based designer Tam Aura brings industrial elegance to jewelry with this line of concrete rings. Clean lines and simple, fluid designs subtly highlight her unique use of materials. The unusual pairing of sterling silver and concrete generates "a sense of strength and indestructibility...balanced by the cool green-grey tones." Starting at $70 from Tam Aura...

Alife Members Only Jacket
The latest in the Members Only resurrection is this luxe leather collabo (the first of 13 planned) with Alife. Lined in red satin and made from lambskin, the classic racer jacket is the same cut as the original that Members Only first introduced in 1981. The limited edition features a midnight blue leather body, black leather arms, and the shoulder insert panels are a...

Leslie Shershow Jewelry
Boston-area metalsmith and jewelry designer Leslie Shershow finds inspiration in topics as disparate as found objects, stuffed animals, and the exploitation of nature by humans. Despite the wide array of subject matter, her collections share a refined ruggedness and a rough-hewn beauty. Our favorite collection is her Alaska Series, with its antlers, rifles, bear heads and horns. Selections from the Alaska Series have recently...

Four Creatives, One Studio: Kate Hurst, Elle Kramer, Fiona McGee and Matt Weston
Studios can often act as hubs for creativity, but what happens when you share a small space with four equally creative and artistic people? CH spent a day at the shared Sydney studio space of fashion designer Kate Hurst, jewelery designer Elke Kramer, filmmaker Fiona McGee and Matt Weston, also a jewelry designer, spying on the daily activities of some of Australia's most successful...

SEEE: I Love Magic Shows and Other Ways To Fight Evil
The newest collection from CH favorites Star Electric Eighty Eight (SEEE), called "I Love Magic Shows and Other Ways To Fight Evil" features designs inspired by the concept of self-made magic and revolutionary spirit. Harlem-based designer Jennifer Garcia researched the occult elements from a variety of sources including European tarot cards, Native American dream-catchers, Rangoli designs from India and Pennsylvanian Dutch barn hexes, all...

Jack Spade Holiday 2007
We just got a peek at Jack Spade's new holiday line of accessories and we're pleased to be the first to share them with you. We're loving the hand-knit sea creature keychains and the sterling-capped chapstick, but everything in the collection has a subtle wit about it and just the right amount of something special to make for a good gift.While they're not available...