Cool Hunting
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More Pics from CHV50
by Josh Rubin
Ok, this is the last post about our party, but I had such a great time I can't help myself.
This set of pictures is from Leo Zacharias, and features some shots of the art and the people. There's also a pretty genius one of Scott and Ami who took a break from the after party clean-up to pose with some dude who was passed out in the screening room. Check them out after the jump.
Radio Citizen: Berlin Serengeti
by Ami Kealoha
Weaving bright and multicolored strands of programmed sounds and live instrumentation into a lavish and virtually seamless fabric, Radio Citizen’s Berlin Serengeti, as the title suggests, is a transcontinental journey. Fusing African, Arabic, Latin, and European 60’s-era jazz and trippy rock sounds with a modern twist, the album balances vocal and instrumental tunes with wailing horns, driving yet nuanced drum tracks and sultry vocals—all enveloped in a smoke cloud of cinematic mystique.
Niko Schabel, 27, the German musician/producer behind Radio Citizen, wears his many hats impressively well, as writer, producer, programmer, and instrumentalist, playing saxophone, clarinet, flute, keys, and percussion on the record. The deceptively vintage sounding vocals are provided by Bajka, a versatile and classy singer with diverse international musical influences. Overall, the few hip-hop-ish cuts fall a little short of the mark (to my New York ear), but the dark and moody jazz instrumentals and memorable vocal contributions that make up most of the album are perfect heady lounge music. Download it from Dancetracks Digital or purchase it from Turntable Lab or Amazon.
by DJ Scribe
Invader x Mekanism Skateboards
by Josh Rubin
Paris-based skateboard company Mekanism invited Space Invader—the French graffiti artist known for his mosaics—once again to have his way with their decks. Expanding on the limited edition turquoise and red mosaic print that Invader came up with on their first collaboration (back in '05), there's only one per edition and they're made with actual tiles. Matrix (pictured right) duplicates the original design, adding mirror eyes, while "Above the City" (left) is made of black and white mini tiles and "Rubik" continues Invaders' more recent habit of repurposing Rubik's cubes. They're all available through their site and you can see more images here.
Lego Ice Cube Tray
by Letizia Rossi
The amazing Okamoto Studio that we had at our recent Lego Ice Cube Tray makes ice cubes with the classic Lego brick shape. Whether you are building a scale model of the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden or simply building the perfect cocktail the Lego Ice Cube Tray is available online for $7.99.
Hamilton X-01
by Watchismo
In 1966, Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke commissioned a variety of companies to imagine and design futuristic products for the year 2001—and to be featured in their film 2001: A Space Odyssey. They hired Hamilton, a U.S. watchmaker, and John Bergey, a Hamilton developer known for helping to invent the digital watch, created a digital clock and analog/digital wristwatch. (See the movie prop watch here). At the same time, it inspired Bergey's work inventing the Pulsar Time Computer LED digital watch in 1970. In 1968, the movie was released and Hamilton released an entirely different but beautiful watch to the public, the "Odyssee 2001," spelled differently for apparent copyright issues.
Forty years later, Hamilton is now issuing the X-01 a limited edition reinterpretation of the original movie watch for $1195. Only 2001 will be made, cast from Titanium, fitted with four quartz movements, sapphire crystal and three sideview registers for Home Time, Dream Time, and GMT. Unfortunately they are now analog, unlike the digital display from the original. But that is remedied by an old-school trick—the small registers are set using a magnet that's hidden in the clasp, a feature of the first Pulsar LEDs. An odyssey definitely worth taking.
by Watchismo
PSFK Coverage of CHV50
by Josh Rubin
Our friend Piers from PSFK was at the CHV50 event on Tuesday night and made this video. Thanks, Piers!
