Cool Hunting

Catamount Microwave Popcorn Popper
Avoid the oily mess, expense—and extra calories—with Catamount's microwave popcorn popper. Built with a butter-straining lid, the kernels pop at the bottom while the butter melts through, covering the popcorn to movie theater-perfection in just under three minutes. A more fail safe option then DIY microwave versions, the dishwasher and microwave-safe glass container has a glass handle for easy transport. The microwave popcorn popper...

Helly Hansen Ocean Racing Survival Suit
Coined the "survival suit," Helly Hansen's Ocean Racing Suit offers little for average Joes whose biggest challenge is a case of the Mondays, but it will protect the brave—if not a bit insane—sailors as they race around the world, facing extreme weather conditions and dangerous speeds. A pivotal part of the off-shore racing circuit for the past 30 years, Helly Hansen's survival suit is...

Regenesi Sustainable Products
by Paolo Ferrarini of Future Concept Lab Regenesi, a young Italian company founded by Maria Silvia Pazzi, aims to design, manufacture and market original objects produced from recycled materials. Focused on maintaining the same aesthetic and fine quality of Italian design but adding sustainability, Regenesi products are both physically and ethically attractive. While the range spans household objects to fashion accessories, it's united by the...

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Robert Hammond at The 99% Conference
by Gregory MitnickIn this video, Friends of the Highline co-founder Robert Hammond tells the story of how he helped reinvent a gritty elevated railway into what is NYC's most celebrated public space since Central Park. He shares images and animations of what the park (due to open in June) will look like at a talk for our recent 99% Conference and shares how he...