Cool Hunting

Recover Your Thoughts Recycled Notebooks
Recover Your Thoughts recycled notebooks are made in San Francisco by Doug, who removes the hard-bound covers of discarded library books and fills them with scrap paper from local printers and binds them. The notebooks are quirky and one-of-a-kind, and sometimes have artifacts like the used check out stub as seen in the book on the right, below. The notebooks are available at several...

Verameat Jewelry
Using recycled silver and 25 karat gold, Vera Balyura's fanciful rings, earrings and necklaces bring out the child within. Vera's story starts with her own childhood in the Ukraine, where she worked as an apprentice to her grandfather, a woodcarver, before leaving in search of the extraordinary. During her travels, she experimented with being a cowgirl and a model until two years ago when...

Erica Weiner Jewelry
Erica Weiner has created a small jewelry empire from her Lower East Side apartment, making eye-catching, affordable pieces that are delicate and tell an intriguing story. One piece that caught our attention (as well as that of many fashion bloggers) is the Waldorf Astoria necklace ($85). Erica created a hand-cast replication of a cocktail pick used in the 1930s-50s at the Waldof Astoria Hotel....

Red Cap Cards
Red Cap Cards, the Beverly Hills-based creator of smartly illustrated letterpress greeting cards, journals, and clothing, has just added Anke Weckmann and Lauren Duarte to their list of collaborators. Established in 2004 by Hal Mertz and illustrator Carrie Gifford—who also goes by Apple Moshberry—Red Cap Cards have spent the past four years perfecting their collection of whimsical designs, many boasting adorable little stick figures with...