Cool Hunting
| 30 January 2007view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Anuschka Hoevener
by Ami Kealoha
Thanks to the connection to Berlin that Project No. 8 co-owner Elizabeth Beer has (she's a partner at Arratia, Beer gallery there), the shop has a selection of some of the best Berlin lines. In addition to Schiesser, Kwik Shop and Bless, they carry Anuschka Hoevener, a designer who often incorporates sculptural volume into her work, though not in the usual puffed sleeve kind of way. The assymetrical petal-like collars of this shirt ($138) and necklace ($60), for instance, are weighted with small plastic beads, giving it a rounded shape that stays put. Contact Project No. 8 by phone (+01 212 925 5599) to order.
Bullhead Chronographs
by Watchismo
Bullhead Chronographs feature the crown and pushers on top of the case instead of the side. Due to the rarity of this configuration more liberties are taken in regards to the overall design. Many dials are angled up for a drivers style and feature unusual dials. They are some of the most original and coolest watches made in the sixties and seventies.
The 1970 Bulova Bullhead (left) featuring the famous Chronomatic Calibre 11 was the first automatic watch with a microrotor which was also used in the 1969 Heuer Monaco. It's available for purchase at : Watches to Buy.
The 1969 Omega Bullhead (center) also features the Chronomatic movement. The case is much wider at the top and almost triangular in shape making it a very rare find.
The manual winding 1975 Victor Chronograph (right) has an angled case and has a two tone orange/gray dial making it easy to read.
For more information and to see other Bullhead Chronographs visit Watchismo.
Dennis Juan Ma
by Lost At E Minor
Dennis Juan Ma was born in China but moved to Auckland, New Zealand eight years ago where he studied graphic design. Now he works as a freelance illustrator. "I like to collect interesting bits and pieces from daily life and put them into my work. Any funny conversation or jokes or silly ideas all can be my material. I'm a fan of historical fashion, especially during 1940-1950. I really love that period and think the art at that time was really cool."
Lopez Echeto's Canary Island Chocolate Banana Bites
by Evan Orensten
Detours, accidents and mishaps are often the source of the unexpected. Luis Lopez Echeto Sr., scion of the nearly 120 year old Confiteria La Suiza company, made a stop in the Canary Islands on his way to the U.S., where he intended to immigrate. He never made it to the States, and instead started making chocolates inspired by the local flavors that surrounded him.
For a tropical addition to your chocolate stash, try his chocolate covered Banana Bites. Local bananas are naturally dried, providing the sweet and tender core of these tasty treats, which are covered in dark chocolate and lightly dusted with cocoa powder.
Lopez Echeto's Canary Island Chocolate Banana Bites are available online from iGourmet (4.4 oz for $7) in the U.S. or from Lopez Echeto (250g for €9,50).
Antonio Citterio x Technogym = Kinesis Personal
by Evan Orensten
Kinesis Personal is a new synergy of the realms of home exercise and aesthetic design devoted to personal well being (and stylish interiors). By creating a patented 'Fullgravity,' tri-dimensional movement system that blends seamlessly into homes, offices, or hotel suites, this 'soft gymnastics' furniture is a veritable chef d'oeuvre of technology and design. You can work your entire body using more than 200 different exercise positions that can be suited to individual requirements—without going to the gym.
Kinesis Personal was designed by Antonio Citterio and comes in "Vision" (shown above) and "Heritage" styles, and is available exclusively through Technogym.
Melanie Bilenker
by Letizia Rossi
Made using strands of her own hair, Melanie Bilenker creates brooches, pendants and rings featuring delicately-rendered everyday scenes. A graduate of Philadelphia's University of the Arts, Bilenker's work is inspired by the Victorian tradition of keeping lockets of hair or miniature portraits painted with ground hair and pigment to commemorate the memory of a lost love. Her use of physical remnants evokes an intimate connection with the mundane domestic scenes portrayed, like the Drawing A Bath brooch (pictured) which captures the subtle beauty of a quiet moment. See more images here.
