Cool Hunting
| 17 November 2006view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Zune Winners
by Ami Kealoha
Of the hundreds of correct entries in our Zune Giveaway, we picked three winners at random to get their very own Zune. Congratulations to Tom F., Rafael L. and Toma M., who all answered all three questions correctly. Here are the questions and (in one case multiple) correct answers:
- What band's album featuring black in the title has sold 21 million copies? A: AC/DC's Back in Black
- Which artist—the first to smash a guitar onstage—has an album with the word white in it? A: Pete Townshend, White City
- Which musical recently adapted for the stage and currently on Broadway has a song with a title that includes brown? A: The Color Purple, "Brown Betty" or The Times They Are A-Changin', "Ballad of Hollis Brown"
Popular Science's Best of What's New 2006: FatMax Xtreme Fubar Demolition Tool
by Ami Kealoha
In our final installment of picks from Popular Science's Best of What's New 2006, we're featuring Stanley's FatMax Xtreme Fubar Demolition Tool, a new four-function tool inspired the way contractors often use hammers for more than just nails. Made from tempered steel, the mega-tool's design includes tiered jaws for bending boards and grabbing lumber, a tempered chisel that can cut and split, and a nail slot and a claw for prying. Sheathed in a rubber grip, the Fubar is the ultimate multipurpose tool. Pick it up for $40 from Lowe's.
Grima Watches
by Watchismo
Andrew Grima, famed modernist jeweler and holder of a 20-year Royal Warrant of Appointment to the Queen of England, created some of the rarest watches of the sixties and seventies. Most were one-of-a-kind private commissions and all were made from precious metals or gemstones, including several he designed for Omega and Pulsar. His "About Time" collection for Omega—about "seeing time through gemstones"—is the subject of a forthcoming book, accoring to an Omega spokesperson. See more images of his ouevre here.
Resfest London: Design Saturday
by Ami Kealoha
Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Resfest's hitting London this week and the Design Saturday program, happening tomorrow, 18 November 2006, has a line-up featuring the calibre of artists and designers we've come to expect from Res. In yet another Iron chef-style design battle Designer's Republic will go head to head designing a video in competion with D.A.D.D.Y., who will also appear on a panel with acclaimed music video director Shynola and creative firm Airside later that afternoon. Rounding things off, a screening of World Tour, a new doc about the creative process, will include live appearances by kaws, Geoff Mcfetridge, and Kostas, who all also appear in the film. Buy your tickets for all the events here.
Menu Wine Decanter
by SummerSeventySix
Further to Leti's post, whether it's from box or bottle (as I prefer) red wine invariably tastes better if it's decanted, thanks to the oxygenation that occurs. One of the most attractive decanters I've come across is this one in glass and steel, designed for Danish company Menu by Louise Christ Frederiksen. Besides looking good, the broad base significantly improves aeration.
Menu also has a load of other sexy wine products on its site, if you're a bit of an oenophile. The decanter costs around £35.
Alexander Holmes
by Leonora Oppenheim
You wouldn't want to cross this young British designer. He might lock you in, lock you out or screw a lamp into one of your favorite pieces of furniture. Alexander Holmes has developed a line that plays on the concept of anger management through design with products that are literal embodiments of their titles, "Deadlock" and "Screw You!"
Deadlock is a conflict and resolution device which allows warring factions to lock both sides of the door. If either person wants to exit or enter the room they have to come to an agreement first. Alexander says he was inspired to create Deadlock, "not only by my own experiences of resolving an argument through a locked bedroom door, but also witnessing my friends spending sleepless nights on the sofa."
However, if the Deadlock couldn't resolve the argument and the time has come to make a serious statement on your way out, Alexander's "Screw You!" lamp (pictured) is probably the ideal weapon of choice. He says candidly that this is a lamp "which is meant to be used to get revenge on your other half." With the lamp stand based on the form of an Auger drill, you have to physically screw it into another object in order to get it to stand up. "Once you are satisfied with the damage you have done, you can then bask in your handiwork, by turning on the lamp and highlighting it!" This brings a whole new meaning to emotional design.
