Cool Hunting
| 28 February 2006view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Mobile Beauty Cell Phone Mirrors
by Ami Kealoha
At the risk of getting flak for yet another skull-related item, these little stick-on mirrors are a ingenious example of a device that's as elegant as it is useful. Plus, there's the inherent irony of a skull- or heart-shaped reflection. (Other options like lightning bolts, four-leaf clovers, and stars, have all had their day as trends too, but aren't quite as subtly clever.)
$12 from Mobile Beauty and $1 from every purchase goes to the Step Up Women's Network.
Snow Show
by Jacob Resneck
The athletes are leaving Torino now that the Winter Olympics have come to a close, but left behind among the empty stadiums and the debris from the million visitors is a series of conceptual art exhibits fashioned on a staggering scale.
The simply-titled Snow Show began in 2003; it is no ordinary art exhibit, however. A collaboration between visionary artists and architects, ice and snow are the principal medium of these exhibits constructed on a grand scale.
For those of us who didn't make it to northern Italy this year, at least there's a deftly constructed website that gives at least some flavor of the nineteen structures that stand proudly, waiting to melt.
And melt they will. Ice and snow beholden to the elements, the structures that began as sketches and have been realized as full buildings are entirely at the mercy of the elements. The artists will capture the melting process as the springtime thaw sets in, so while the Winter Olympics has come to pass, these works will continue to on until they dissolve into slush.
See the pictured labyrinth under construction after the jump.
FUSShop
by Ami Kealoha
Sometimes it seems the rest of the world gets America better than America gets itself. In this case, it’s UK online clothing and accessories store FUSShop doing its best for a peek at American style street culture. Sure it’s petty much global now, but check out the sites subversive takes on classically banal American iconography like the college tee and the P.T.A. meeting staple “Hello My Name Is” sticker (replaced with “Hello My Url Is Fussclothing.com”). One favorite is a MHI outlaw tagger version of the eye patched, helmet and crosswords Oakland Raiders pirate, outfitted with a peace symbol.
Starting out as an online site for limited edition t-shirts they’ve branched out into carrying streetbased art magazines like Lodown and Refill, and for serious sneaker enthusiasts, Nike Air Force1 posters from Assault.
by Patrick Speckman
Constructive Witticism by Alexander Reh
by Josh Rubin
When I first saw this chair over at joshspear.com I couldn't help but think of a few people I'd like to see sit in it. Fully Loaded, designed by Texas-born and Brooklyn-dwelling Alexander Reh, is a simply constructed frame with a seat made from 450 12-gauge shotgun shells. Reh says the brass tips create a massaging texture. Presumably they're live, making for the most tense massage I can imagine.
Reh has referred to his work as constructive witticism. A dark yet poignant sense of humor and irony is prevalent across his portfolio. In another example, the No-No Knives (below) appear to be a simple knife block, but upon closer examination there's a shocking discovery.
Lillian Piri
by Lost At E Minor
Those of you looking to kick-start your private collection of young Australian artists should look no further than Brisbane-based painter and illustrator Lillian Piri. She works on a commission basis and has quickly earned a number of prominent placements for her work including last year’s Semi-Permanent London book. Her work is distinctive for its quirky take on common themes. It’s quite beautiful and serene with the storybook imagery playing off expressions of hope and discovery. And it’s all delivered with a minimalist colour palette, similar in its execution to the work of New York-based fellow Australian, Edwina White.
More images after the jump.
CH Welcomes Lost at E Minor
by Evan Orensten
CH is pleased to welcome Lost At E Minor as a contributor. Lost At E Minor is a free weekly email newsletter that showcases the hottest new talent across all creative mediums from Australia and beyond. It's put together by two Sydney-based brothers—Zac and Zolton Zavos—with an ear to the ground for who to watch in the fields of illustration, photography and music.
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