Cool Hunting

Wooster on Spring
If you've ever spent anytime in New York's NoLita neighborhood, you may have noticed a giant deserted-looking building on the corner of Elizabeth and Spring. The building stands out because it's covered in ever-changing street art—from good old fashioned graffiti to paper paste-ups and milk crate-based sculptures. For almost 20 years it has been a place for writers to make their mark, as the...

Needled: Furniture Tattoos
Although rearranging the furniture becomes out of the question, getting tattoos of coveted objects is one way for the design-obsessed to pay homage. Today Needled looks at the photo-realist work of Connecticut tattoo artist Nick Baxter whose impressive portfolio of chair tattoos includes in-progress full sleeves that will be devoted to chairs and furniture designers....

This Week in Needled
After live blogging from the Milan Tattoo Convention over last weekend and into Monday, Needled had a hard time leaving Italy, so the week continued with posts on tattooed athletes in Turin competing in the Winter Olympics as well as the latest Suicide Girl iPod video series, which takes place in a Tuscan villa. The Ed Hardy brand and its recent criticism was the...

Needled: Live From Milan Tattoo Convention
Needled is reporting live from the Milan Tattoo Convention today and through the weekend. Check in for breaking news and maybe a new tattoo or two from Marisa....

This Week in Needled
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...