Cool Hunting
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Great British Design Quest
by SummerSeventySix
If you had to name countries famous for design, Italy or somewhere in Scandinavia would probably be the first places that spring to mind. But what about the U.K.? In the past century, British designers have hit the form/function bullseye more regularly then you might realize.
London's Design Museum and the BBC's Culture Show are collaborating on the Great British Design Quest to discover the best British design icon since 1900.
There are 25 examples on the shortlist—from the famous red London double-decker bus and 1920s phonebox, though 1960s classics like the cover of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the original Mini to the more recent ground-breaking designs of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and the very thing you're reading this on: The World Wide Web. Sadly, no mention of the iPod, despite being designed by Apple's resident Englishman Jonathan Ive.
The initial poll has just opened at the Culture Show's website.
Contributed by SummerSeventySix
Socialpest Tees
by Ami Kealoha
Set to drop next week, toy designer Mad (known for his block-head figures for My Plastic Heart) is the artist behind the first edition from a new line of tees called Socialpest. The premiere design (pictured here) hints at a Sharpie theme, an ongoing thread in Mad's work. Printed in high-mesh (more supple) gold ink on a soft yet durable blend of hemp and cotton (lighter than all-hemp fabrics), only 100 will be available and each will feature a subtle embroidered "s" logo on the sleeve.
Look out for future collabos with the likes of former Hustler and Playboy creative director Skip Williamson, poster artist Guy Burwell, Dutch graffiti artist DHM, (who also designed the Socialpest logo), toy designer and artist sket one, and UK-based illustrators Andy Smith and Showchicken.
Swipple
by Jacob Resneck
The concept behind Swipple is so simple, it makes you wonder why there aren't more sites like it. An online art gallery that exhibits the work of different artists from a wide range of styles, it's easy to navigate, simple to browse, and light on pretension. It lets the art sell itself — just like a good gallery should.
There's a Swipple Shop "because we enjoy the occasional trip down to the post office," the website quips, that sells a handful of products, but otherwise it's pretty straight forward. But don't take our word for it, go see for yourself.
Oh, and Swipple doesn't just exist for the digirati; there's a show coming up in NYC for those of you in the Eastern Timezone.
That's right: More than a dozen Swipple artists will be featured at Max Fish (178 Ludlow Street, Manhattan) during the month of February. A reception will be held from 6 to 10pm Wednesday, 1 February. See the flyer after the jump.
by Jacob Resneck
Also on Cool Hunting: Outrageous Look
Cool Hunting Video - CES 6
by Josh Rubin
Cut & Paste Jam-NYC
by Ami Kealoha
The 2nd edition of Cut & Paste, the Iron Chef-like live design competition, is taking it back to analog in an event featuring four of New York's best designers and artists. On 4 February Thunderdog founder Tristan Eaton and Fudgefactory's Travis Millard side-by-side with David Ellis and Kenji Hirata of the Barnstormers will make art during the party at NYC's Supper Club. This time it's unplugged; giant canvasses replace computers and the results will be auctioned with proceeds benefitting The New York Foundation for the Arts. Set to a soundtrack by DJs Spinna, Rich Medina, and Rude Movements' Tyler Askew, there will also be a live tattoo demonstration onstage by Troy Denning.
Cut & Paste JAM-NYC
The Supper Club
240 West 47th Street (between Broadway & 8th Avenue)
Doors at 11 PM
RSVP at Cut & Paste for reduced $15 admission. (Otherwise $20.)
Also on Cool Hunting: Cut and Paste Winner, Wacom Cintiq, Cut & Paste Contestants, and Cut and Paste: Design Competition Call for Entry.
CES Videos Posted
by Josh Rubin
Today we posted the last of our videos from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This one captures the frenetic montage of sights and sounds that one can not avoid when attending the world's largest trade show. Here's a list of all 6 episodes, subscribe in iTunes to check them out:
- Intro and Sharp 2-way LCD Display
- Lego Mindstorms nxt
- LED Billboard Art and the Kodak V570 2 Lens Camera
- Oakley O ROKR Bluetooth Stereo Headphone Sunglasses
- Crazy Car Mods and the Jabra JX-10 Headset
- The CES Experience
CES 6: The CES Experience
by Josh Rubin
Our final video from CES captures the frenetic montage of sights and sounds that one can not avoid when attend the world's largest trade show.
