Cool Hunting
| 18 April 2007view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Møzaikit
by Ami Kealoha
An instant way to add colorful grid-based designs to surfaces, Møzaikit is a DIY vinyl sticker set invented by the fun-loving makers of Shalgo. We first glimpsed the concept used to dress up an iBook with a Harlequin design a couple months ago at the Pool tradeshow.
Now that Shalgo's up and running with the product, the removable and re-stickable vinyl tile kits come in two different styles. Both are $25 and available in three color schemes of five colors each, "gras," "blu" or " bric," but the laptop version includes five vinyl stickers with Apple logo cut-outs as well as 60 other tiles. The multi-purpose option comes with 225 stickers (pictured above right). Pick them up from Shalgo.
Also on Cool Hunting: Shalgo
Nico Magazine
by Tim Yu
Once a small lifestyle magazine covering local Luxembourg, Nico is about to launch their first bi-annual internationally distributed issue. A diverse collective of contributors from around the globe create a cohesive view of progressive pop and off-the-radar culture through the simple formula of "interviews and fashion."
Focusing on emerging talents in fashion, photography, art, design and illustration, the first edition will hit international newsstands on 21 April 2007. Like the Luxembourg original (which existed from 2004-2006), Nico will feature interviews with experts in the magazine industry as well as eye-candy in the form of fashion shoots with up-and-coming designers and stylists. Hefty at 244 pages, the high-gloss issues are sumptuously designed.
Annual subscriptions are available for €20 in Europe and €30 for the rest of the world here.
Solid Alliance's USB Food
by Ami Kealoha
After we saw the campy-gross USB hub by Solid Alliance at Core77, we had to take a closer look. In addition to Shu Mai, mystery dumplings and the pictured rice-and-fried shrimp combo, they also make a plate of noodles with a USB port hidden on the tip of the fork (left). Also, check out this bizarre meat card holder that looks like raw Shabu-Shabu.
Moo NoteCards
by Ami Kealoha
Bringing digital photos to print, Moo's newest product also encourages offline correspondence. Much like their original mini cards, Moo prints images uploaded from a Flickr, Bebo or Habbo account (or directly through their site) onto a square 10x10cm notecard, which can be personalized with info and an icon on the reverse. A "magic flap" folds to prop the cards upright for display and they come with envelopes for mailing. Perfect all-purpose cards, an outlet for amateur photographers and a great gift, Moo NoteCards are Hallmark 2.0.
Also on Cool Hunting: Moo Flickr Mini Cards
Sofia Minson
by Lost At E Minor
As her bio suggests, New Zealand artist Sofia Minson's "massive, emotionally charged oil paintings of faces, bodies and landscapes are inspired by her Maori ancestry and her respect for the land and mythology of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Having lived in Samoa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and China, her bold, yet soft and finely detailed work also celebrates the richness of cultural diversity. Graduating with an arts degree in 2005, Sofia has since won two national art awards, exhibited in Italy and extensively throughout her home country, and featured on national TV and in numerous publications." She will be exhibiting some of her work at NYC's Agora Gallery as part of an Australian and New Zealand art exhibition in May.
