Cool Hunting
| 17 August 2006view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Yell.com Bus Ads
by Josh Rubin
To promote their UK based search engine Yell.com has launched an innovative campaign to show local content on buses and bus shelters. Designed by AKQA, touch screen displays on the shelters show near-by businesses. The more advanced solution is on the buses where GPS enabled displays promote businesses near where the bus is driving.
via Adfreak
Pop Cling
by Josh Rubin
Somewhere between a poster and a painting, Pop Cling's digital-fine art reproductions of original works come printed on an adhesive-backed surface that makes it easy to apply to any smooth surface. Featured artists, like Jason Sho Green (pictured, click to zoom), are all up-and-comers with a skate culture vibe. Throw one up on a dorm room wall or apply on a loft's concrete floor for instant contemporary art.
Also on Cool Hunting: Space Invaders Wall Decals
Bugz in the Attic: Back in the Doghouse
by Ami Kealoha
Formed in 1996, the pioneering, now eight-member collective of underground dance music, Bugz in the Attic, bring their full ass-motivating arsenal, garnered from 10 years of single releases and classic remixes, on their long-overdue first full-length release, Back in the Dog House.
With close to 100 songs already under their belt—both originals and reworkings for a diverse range of internationally known artists, including Zero 7, Macy Gray, 4 Hero, jazz pianist Gene Harris, Jazzanova, and Nitin Sawhney (to name only a few)—the UK-based group turned to the best of their core London scene for most of the vocalists on Back in the Doghouse. Regular Mark De Clive Lowe co-conspirator Bembe Segue dominates the album with her jazz-chops melodies and close layered background harmonies, appearing on the lead single “Move Aside”, a big nu-b-boy soul anthem, and four other tracks. Also featured are Reel People’s Vanessa Freeman, Michelle Escoffery, Basement Jaxx vocalist Vula, and other local talent.
Back in the Doghouse is first and foremost for the dancefloor, but with it’s high-level musicianship, jazz foundations, and rich arrangements rarely found in today’s dance music, it is just as good at home and grows with each listen. Download full album from Dancetracks Digital or order the import-only cd from Amazon.
by DJ Scribe
Caryn Gillespie
by Lost At E Minor
Caryn Gillespie who is based in the hedonistic mecca of Byron Bay, Australia. Her first range is a "collection of singlet and hipster combos designed for comfort to be worn as underwear, sleepwear or daywear." Caryn says that her motivation is "to provide a range of quality products that will make women feel beautiful, sexy and empowered." And that sounds like a mighty fine motivation indeed.
SiliconeZone Strainers
by Evan Orensten
SiliconeZone continues to pump out well designed, useful and colorful tools for the kitchen. I'm over my wire mesh strainers which always get clogged up and take up a lot of space. SiliconeZone's new strainers/colanders come in three sizes, three colors, and best of all, lay flat when not in use.
Available on Amazon.com
Also on CH: other cool strainers.
