Cool Hunting
| 19 June 2007view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Nanan Window Painting Exhibition
by Ami Kealoha
Working exclusively in white, Korean-born artist Nanan's nature-themed window art is currently decorating five different storefronts in downtown Manhattan (see below for locations) through 30 June 2007. Her delicate patterns draw "attention to the threshold between interior and exterior," adding spiderweb-like detail to planes of glass. Check out her illustration work for the likes of MTV, adidas, the W Hotel and other stores here.
Daha
175 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002map
tel. +1 212 388 1176
Dear 55
55 Clinton Street
New York, NY 10002 map
tel. +1 212 673 3494
Opus22
559 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 1011 map
tel. +1 212 929 7515
Establishment
30 Gansevoort Street
New York, NY 10014 map
tel. +1 212 242 6767
Destination
32-36 Little West 12 Street
New York, NY 10014 map
tel. +1 212 727 2031
Cut & Paste 2007 Call for Entries
by Seth Brau
The Cut & Paste Digital Design Tournament is now accepting entries for their 2007 live design competition, which this year is going international. Pitting top, emerging digital artists against one another in a live, on-stage battle sponsored by Adobe, the Cut & Paste tournament is an incredible event with awesome prizes and the chance to showcase your design skills and personal creative process to fans, recruiters and industry leaders. Entries will be accepted until 17 July 2007, so don't sleep on your chance to show the world your graphic chops. Visit Cut & Paste Cut & Paste for entry and contest details and to get an idea of what it's all about, check out our video on last year's New York event.
Tretorn Nylite Sail
by Josh Rubin
Updating their classic Nylites for summer, Tretorn swapped in recycled sail for the usual canvas or leather in these Nylite Sails. The result is an off-white sneaker with all the clean elegance of the original with a lighter, breezier feel and a wipe-off surface.
Tretorn's been busy resurrecting their brand over the last couple of years, like by reissuing the Nylite in 2005 (40 years after its introduction) and with a recent collaboration with Acne. The Sails are yet another winner. We like the subtle nautical feel (sans hackneyed trendiness) and how the "markings and slight discolorations in material authenticate the purposeful design."
They're $70 from Tretorn.
Capsule Letters
by Jacob Resneck
What better way to surprise that significant other than with a message secreted away in a coat pocket or under a pillow to be discovered later?
These small plastic vials are a sort of a "message in a bottle" to break all kinds of news. The possibilities are limited only by your sense of humor or decency. But seriously, these mischievous tubes are less than two inches long so can be hidden discreetly. It's a way to leave a secret note with all the sweetness of a Damien Hirst-style reference to the pharmaceutical industry in the era of over-prescription. They're just over $3 each from Poketo.
Bemodern Art
by Fiona Killackey
Shooting fashion spreads, art directing international marketing campaigns and designing tees, 24 year-old Kiwi Paul Darragh (aka Bemodern or Darragh-G) creates work that fuels inspiration. Leaving his homeland in 2003, Darragh moved to Melbourne, Australia where he was offered the position of Art Director for a publishing house responsible for marketing campaigns across Australasia with the likes of Lee, Wrangler, Mooks, Sass & Bide, K-Swiss, David Jones, Ted Baker and Royal Elastics. Darragh's personal work has featured in the pages of XLR8R, Beautiful Decay, Empty, Kotori, Pulp, Blowback and STU, just to name a few. This August, Darragh will make the leap to New York. With contracts already been thrown his way, this is one artist definitely worth watching. Check out more on his Myspace.
Duffy London Glo-Chandelier
by Tim Yu
An untraditional chandelier, the Duffy London Glo-Chandelier combines elements of printing and lighting for a different take on the original 3-D variety. The frame has built-in lights that illuminate the double-sided damask print. Hung from the ceiling, it's a witty and attractive centerpiece delivering a soft light (click on image for detail).
Available for £265 here, Duffy also makes a floor lamp version which you can check out here.
