Cool Hunting

Ceramic Party Cups
These ceramic party cups look just like their plastic counterpart. They are available online from The Curiosity Shoppe. Also on CH: We Are Happy To Serve ceramic cups....

Füri Tech Edge Pro Knife Sharpening System
Whether you cook once a day or once a month, sharp knives are essential to get the job done right. Even if you haven’t mastered using a “stone and steel,” you can hone your tools to near perfection without going to a professional with Füri's Tech Edge Pro Knife Sharpening System. Designed for both home users and professionals, the Tech Edge Pro Knife Sharpening...

The Pyramids of Makkum
For years, Royal Tichelaar Makkum, the Netherlands' longest extant company, has quietly mounted the most impressive displays of ceramic ware during the Milan Furniture Fair and this year is no exception. Two years ago, they released a hugely successful collection of biscuit ware with Studio Job; last year they launched a unique office collection with Dick van Hoff, which turned the ornamental into the...

Luxury Lab Linens Rebus Throw Pillows
by Sheena SoodLuxury Lab Linens, a purveyor of hand-printed bedding and unique designs, has just come out with a series of new throw pillows featuring rebuses. Designer Caressa Allen was inspired by pictorial riddles from old beer bottle caps and decided why not bring that fun into the home? Each pillow is 16" X 16", comes with a feather and down pillow insert, and...

Eric Scollon Ceramic Sex Toys
Our exploration of SF's Look boutique continues, leading us to local artist Eric Scollon's cock rings and butt plugs made of ceramic in the style of Tang dynasty blue-and-white pieces. The objects flirt "with the distinctions between art and craft, utility and uselessness and the boundaries between the world of art and the “real world.” Each one is unique, painted by hand and available...

Galen Trezise Crocheted Cozies
From the newly-opened Look boutique in SF, these handmade cozies have all the warm appeal of a sweater grandma made with an offbeat Dr. Seuss shape. According to the site, they're intended for vases but we think they'd be well-suited for dressing up a different household object that holds water and plant matter. With unusual colorways, ruffles and perforated weaves, they also hold their...