Cool Hunting
| 27 January 2006view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
adicolor Berlin
by Ami Kealoha
Artists Cey Adams, Raymond Choy (Toy2R), Fafi, and Dark Horse Comics will be in Berlin this weekend as part of the adicolor studio opening tomorrow, 28 January from 9pm-1am at Tucholskystrasse 6 in the Mitte district. Timed to coincide with Bread and Butter, the event will introduce the pictured Qee and runs through the next day, 29 January.
Image via I Love My adidas.
Update: Freshness tipped us to their online gallery of adicolor Qees.
This Week in Needled
by Ami Kealoha
As Needled was a Yahoo pick this week, it held off on further posts about scantily-clad tattooed burlesque queens. At least for a week. Instead, it stayed focused on tattoos in the news with some potent photos and links to Guatemala gangs and their prison ink, creative ways tattoo artists have adapted to harsh zoning laws, and a public service announcement on why one should beware of traveling tattoo salesmen. In shopping, Needled picked Diabolic DVD as their source for films with a body art edge and looked at the Dooney & Bourke tattoo heart banana bag. For a bit of history, Needled posted links to vintage photos of tattooed ladies in traveling circuses as well as to modern day freaks.
This Week at Refinery29
by Ami Kealoha
We're proud to bring you the recent highlights from Refinery29: Finally the second installment in the Postcard from Paris series has arrived. Focusing on the Rive Gauche (Left Bank), everything is covered from the best stores both new and old, exquisite and historic cafes, and an expert primer on dining and drinking in the world's capital of dining and drinking. Tres magnifique! On American shores, there is a profile of Edith Palm, a vintage-influenced label that is single-handedly helping to remove the "Juicy Couture" stigma attached to L.A.-based fashion. Back in New York, it's all about trying to brighten up the winter months by visiting Alpana Bawa, an East Village store that specializes in vibrantly hued clothing embellished with stencilled or embroidered images. Also, this weekend, Refinery gets a first look at newly-renovated Jack Spade store, a boyhood fantasy playhouse with canvas and leather bags for the man-child in all of us.
Alakazam at Colette
by Ami Kealoha
Japanese artist Susumu Mukai and Will Sweeney, both London-based graduates of the Royal College of Art who previously collaborated on Gas 20 are the duo behind Alakazam opening at Colette in Paris this Monday, 30 January through 25 February. The event will also launch Sweeney's new toy modeled after a rotisserie (pictured after the jump). Known for his comic book, "Tales From the Greenfuzz," his hot dog and french fry characters suggest a kind of snack food mythology.
This Week in Tropolism
by Ami Kealoha
This week was the week of Masters. Architecture Masters that defy death (we're so totally not kidding). Masters of the Park. Masters of photography, tilt-shift lens department. And, of course, Masters of Architectural structure.
Junta
by Jacob Resneck
Upper Playground produces some of the most creative and attractive print clothing and accessories of just about anything coming out of Northern California these days. While much of their gear is stamped with imagery from their San Francisco Bay Area roots, that would be too simple of a description. No need to waste ink (or whatever these words are written with); rather, see for yourself as UP has built a stylish and full-featured online store. There's also a guide to retail stores that carry their designs across the country — we counted nine in Manhattan and two in Brooklyn alone.
For our SoCal readers, UP's SF-based sister gallery FIFTY24SF will be curating an artshow titled "Junta" in scenic Culver City. Junta will feature artists from both the North and South American continents. And it's coming up soon: this Saturday 28 January through 12 February at the Scion Space.
The Junta show will feature the works of: Vitche (image after the jump), Juan Angel Chavez (installation shot pictured above), Basco, Elisita Balbontin, Charles Glaubitz, Dr. Lakra, Raza Uno, Masa, Eduardo Recife, Estevan Oriol, Mister Cartoon and Rob Abeyta Jr.; a mix of the established with some up-and-coming talents.
Scion Space
8553 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: 310.841.0478
map
by Jacob Resneck
Also on Cool Hunting: Gimme Shelter
Laloo's Goat's Milk Ice Cream Company
by Evan Orensten
Laloo's Goat's Milk Ice Cream Company is hand made on a farm in Sonoma, CA where the 350 goats roam and graze freely in the majestic fields. These must be some very happy goats, because their milk, and the ice cream that is made from it, is outrageously good. Goat's milk is low in fat and low in lactose, which makes it easier to digest than cow's milk. Other local ingredients are added to make flavors like Chocolate Cabernet, Chevre Chiffon and Pumpkin Spice, which CH highly recommends.
Laloo's Goat's Milk Ice Cream is available directly from the farm. Minimum order is $32, which includes 4 pints of your choice and shipping. Live on the west coast? Find a retailer with good taste near you.
