Cool Hunting
| 22 November 2006view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Minale Maeda: Table Manners Collection
by Letizia Rossi
Minale Maeda's "Table Manners Collection" is a clever exploration of the intersection of formal dining and fast food. Toasted directly onto a grilled sandwich, the porcelain pattern lends the refinement of fine china to eating on-the-go. Other works by Mario Minale and Kuniko Maeda, the duo behind this Rotterdam-based design studio, include t-shirts printed with a tablecloth pattern—for those of us who would rather eat topless than on a undressed table—and delicately embroidered paper napkins.
via ohmygooshness
Chocolove and TAL Contest Winners
by Ami Kealoha
Big congrats to winners Lee C., who won a case of Chocolove's Limited Edition Holiday Bar, and Baldwin C., who will receive a copy of This American Life: Stories of Hope & Fear, for respectively answering the following questions correctly.
- How did mendiant get its name? A: Mendiant is named for the French "mendicant" ("beggars"/"depending on alms") monastic orders and the colors of their robes, which resemble the colors of the raisins, hazelnuts, dried figs and almonds.
- What title does TAL producer Jonathan Goldstein give his made-up bio in the piece where he and fellow producer Starlee Kine do stand up karaoke? A: Sir Chops-a-Lot
Voxtrot Giveaway
by Letizia Rossi
We have five copies of the new Voxtrot 7" maxi-single to give away. The quintet from Austin has been drawing comparisons to Belle and Sebastian, The Smiths and The Strokes since 2005 when their debut EP Raised by Wolves came out. No doubt the comparisons give them big shoes to fill, but Voxtrot has been holding their own with their crowd-pleasing indie-pop, both in their dynamic live shows and with their follow-up EP Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives that came out earlier this year. The vinyl pressing features three infectious songs from this indie-pop band, "Your Biggest Fan," as well as two b-sides, "Trouble" and "Sway." "Your Biggest Fan" is a preview of a single from the much anticipated full-length release, which is being produced by a yet-to-be-announced "big name." We'll send a copy of the "Your Biggest Fan" 7" to the first five CH readers who can tell us what Voxtrot singer Ramesh Srivastava dressed up as for Halloween this year.
To enter, follow the contact link at the bottom of the page, select "Voxtrot giveaway" from the pull-down menu and send us your answer. We'll announce the winners Monday, 27 November 2006.
Mortified
by Letizia Rossi
Mortified: Real Words. Real People. Real Pathetic. is a collection of hilarious real-life letters, journal excerpts, poems, lyrics, and locker notes detailing the excruciatingly embarrassing pitfalls of youth. With all the voyeuristic thrills of reading your sister's diary without the consequences, Mortified is hard to put down. First performed as a live stage show, Mortified has been selling out seats across the country since 2002. Editor David Nadelberg and various contributors will be reading from their personal relics and signing books live in New York, Boston, Chicago, Pasadena and San Francisco during November and December 2006
Available from Amazon.
Anthony Newman
by Lost At E Minor
Australian photographer Anthony Newman has a real eye for colour and an ability to find a perfect sense of balance in his shots. You kinda want to just dive in there and be a part of the action.
Eero Aarnio Proto Watch
by Watchismo
Known for creating the era-defining Ball Chair of the sixties, Eero Aarnio, along with Stepan Sarpaneva (a talented Finnish watchmaker), created this one-of-a-kind 2001 "Proto," based upon Eero's original designs (see them here). Today, they are teaming up to continue a more classic watch as well as further developing variations of this original prototype for limited production.
