Cool Hunting
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Needled This Week
by Josh Rubin
Tattooed bikers and burlesque beauties started off the week in Needled with a look at the work of renowned photographer Lisa Kereszi, whose fine art photography has been described as "visual poetry". Visual poetry could also describe the tattoo art of Jon Clue, Needle's artist profile of the week, and one of the best tattooists in the US. For tattoo art without the commitment, Marisa recommends The Traditions Collection, products like California wine, smoking accessories, and clothing with art work by top tattooists. In the news, Needled looked at a a tattoo shop in Tennessee that doubles as a Christian ministry, actor Joaquin Phoenix's tattoo snafu, and family bonding over body art, including grandmothers.
Photo by Lisa Kereszi.
Stop Talking
by Ami Kealoha
Who hasn't at one time wished for a simple way to put the kibbosh on chatty types who never seem to run out of things to say? Ironically, this 25-card deck from Set Editions is more likely to be used as a conversation starter than as an actual handout to offenders. But meta-logorrhea is at least funnier than simply being pathologically talkative. Printed on white cardstock and packaged in a black box, the cards are $8 and available at In God We Trust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and at Paul Smith in Manhattan.
Giant Microbes
by Evan Orensten
Giant Microbes is a line of esoteric plushies that explores the scientific rather than the usual adorable or fantasy based toys. What child wouldn't want to see, hold and play with the Ebola virus, a bed bug, a flu virus, or a Giardia microbe? Your lover eat too much garlic for dinner? Their feet a bit rank? Place the bad breath or athlete's foot plushie on their pillow for a subtle hint. All microbes are based on actual organisms, blown up about 1,000,000 times. Plushies are around $5 each, and available in sets.
This Week in Tropolism
by Josh Rubin
This week Tropolism, we set our Technology Vision to stun, first by looking at SketchUp's new Google Earth Plugin, looking at the thesis projects at Sci-Arc, and looking at a cute little drawing program we just like. We looked as some fashion/architecture remixes at two parallel shows in New York, and gave you more wood-clad building love, this time from San Francisco.
Jean-Marie Massaud's Truffle Chair for Porro
by Evan Orensten
Porro is an Italian manufacturer of modern furniture that features works from several great designers. Jean-Marie Massaud, a French multidisciplinary designer, offers his new Truffle chair, which works as well indoors as out. It comes on a stand, or can be used directly on the floor. And it comes in several colors. To see the range on the Porro site click on: english, products, chairs, truffle.
Chuck Close Self-Portraits 1967-2005: SFMOMA Banners
by Evan Orensten
BetterWall sells museum-approved limited editions of exhibition banners from all over the world. They are currently offering a limited edition of 55 unused vinyl banners from the Chuck Close: Self-Portraits 1967-2005 show at the SFMOMA (which ends on 28 February 2006).
The banners are $745 and available from BetterWall
Chuck Close previously on Cool Hunting
