Cool Hunting
| 28 June 2007view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
The Rise + Fall Pillows
by Ami Kealoha
CH's infatuation with these Brooklyn-based designers continues with this brand new line of hand-printed pillows boasting intricate designs, some of which border on the macabre. To date, there are a half-dozen styles which remind us a bit of Salvor's effortly stylish throws, but with imagery ranging from peacocks, floral patterns and even skulls à la Dia de los Muertos. (Click images for detail.) More designs are rumored to be in the works, according to our contact at Rise + Fall.
Retailing for a mere $30, we challenge you to find a handmade Brooklyn-made product that's as intriguing and yet affordable. Call their store (+1 718 388 3108) to order.
In case you missed them, CH recently featured Rise + Fall's line of jeans, print tees and napkins.
Atari Flashback Portable
by Ami Kealoha
Because we think old school games are more fun, we like this upcoming Atari Flashback Portable that bests previous flashbacks by going mobile. The compact package holds dozens of Atari games and requires no cartridges. What's more, all games are uploaded using a USB port (although there aren't any details yet on how that will happen) and it has two ports for joysticks, enabling two-player games. Designed by Curt Vendel (who also heads up the online Atari History Museum), the unit will run on three AAA batteries giving it a 15-hour life and it includes an AV output for TV or headphones. There's no word yet on when it will come out, but we bet it will be at least in time for the holidays.
via Joystiq
Jed's Other Poem Video
by Seth Brau
With the dawn of the future just days away (yeah, I'm talking about the iPhone), I couldn't have discovered this interesting lo-fi music video at a more perfect time. Programmed entirely in Applesoft II on a vintage 1979 Apple ][+ with 48K of RAM (pictured above), the music video for Grandaddy's song "Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)" is a beautifully mesmerizing experiment that reveals the capabilities of this vintage technology. Using a computer so old it only types in all caps and lacks a hard drive, a mouse and even up and down arrow keys, Stewart Smith was able to create an elegant type-based video utilizing code and techniques that today seem ancient. Eat your heart out iPhone! See the video here.
via Motionographer
Holographic Diesel Show
by Leonora Oppenheim
Last week, at the Pitti Immagine Fashion Fair in Florence, Diesel wowed the style crowds with an impressive multimedia show. Using CGI technology, projected motion graphics of models and creatures from the deep created the illusion that they were moving together down the runway along with live models.
The show, entitled "Liquid Space," played with concepts of metamorphosis as strange hybrid forms of man, machine and sea creature appeared to float through space. Weaving their way around the actual models, these creatures transformed into animated models wearing the collection and then the clothes dissolved into millions of glittering fishes. The format and style of the traditional fashion show has been played with by many designers, but with this show Diesel moved into a new creative realm, combining fashion and 3D animation technology in front of a live audience.
The grand master of Diesel’s famously attention-grabbing imagery is Creative Director Wilbert Das and special effects were created by the Spanish CGI animation studio Dvein along with Danish multi-media production agency Vizoo. You can download the video here to see the spectacle for yourselves.
weAREtheIMAGEmakers
by Lost At E Minor
Online publication weAREtheIMAGEmakers (Watim) opens its first exhibition, "12x12," at the new aMBUSH Gallery in Waterloo, Sydney on Friday, 20 July 2007, 6-9pm. Featuring 144 paintings by 12 artists from all over Australia, the exhibition stays true to Watim's goal of promoting creative talent. Emerging artists are exhibited alongside more recognized artists in order to gain more exposure. Beastman, one of the 12 participating artists, uses acrylic and ink on a used pizza box, grease stains and all. (Pictured right.) More info and images from the exhibit here.
12x12
21-27 July 2007
aMBUSH Gallery
4A James Street
Waterloo NSW, Sydney 2017 map
tel. +02 8399 0707
Australia
