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Top 10 Interactive Events at the London Design Festival 2007
This year's festival proves that design—more than ever—is an interactive experience. Throughout the next 10 days there are plenty of workshops, talks and one-day events across the city where everyone gets a chance to be a designer. Below are our top 10 recommendations (again, in alphabetical order) for getting involved. 1.) Blueprints Design Talks The series of seminars hosted by the magazine provides a...
This year's festival proves that design—more than ever—is an interactive experience. Throughout the next 10 days there are plenty of workshops, talks and one-day events across the city where everyone gets a chance to be a designer. Below are our top 10 recommendations (again, in alphabetical order) for getting involved. 1.) Blueprints Design Talks The series of seminars hosted by the magazine provides a...
Top 10 Things to See at the London Design Festival 2007
It’s the official launch of the London Design Festival tomorrow, which will precipitate thousands of people to leave their own little corner of the city or the world and start zig-zagging across town in order to take in the latest and greatest innovations in design. As the Festival gets larger and longer every year, the variety of talent on show grows as well and...
It’s the official launch of the London Design Festival tomorrow, which will precipitate thousands of people to leave their own little corner of the city or the world and start zig-zagging across town in order to take in the latest and greatest innovations in design. As the Festival gets larger and longer every year, the variety of talent on show grows as well and...
Alyson Fox for Keep Calm
We were early fans of U.K.-based Keep Calm and their eye for art and design that evoked simpler times, so it's good to see them branching out as an online gallery but staying true to the overall aesthetic with these latest limited-edition prints. The illustrations are by multi-talented Texan Alyson Fox, who has also been getting a decent amount of word-of-mouth praise, and can...
We were early fans of U.K.-based Keep Calm and their eye for art and design that evoked simpler times, so it's good to see them branching out as an online gallery but staying true to the overall aesthetic with these latest limited-edition prints. The illustrations are by multi-talented Texan Alyson Fox, who has also been getting a decent amount of word-of-mouth praise, and can...
Loomstate for Barneys Green Reflection Jeans
With a new cut and the only eco selvage that we know of, there's a lot to like about Loomstate's new Reflection jeans for Barneys. Part of a larger line by Loomstate called Barneys Green, the pioneers of eco-chic denim make Reflections from organic cotton (like all their jeans). But, what sets these raw denim jeans apart from the cadres of similar organic jeans...
With a new cut and the only eco selvage that we know of, there's a lot to like about Loomstate's new Reflection jeans for Barneys. Part of a larger line by Loomstate called Barneys Green, the pioneers of eco-chic denim make Reflections from organic cotton (like all their jeans). But, what sets these raw denim jeans apart from the cadres of similar organic jeans...
Coco Chanel's Apartment
Chanel's interlocking double-"C" logo, iconic quilted handbags and boxy suits are only a few of the label's contributions to 20th century design. The only privately-held major luxury brand, Chanel's rich history has everything to do with its courtesan-turned-fashion legend founder Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. Thanks to a Chanel-sponsored trip to Paris last weekend that included 13 other international sites, CH got a rare glimpse at...
Chanel's interlocking double-"C" logo, iconic quilted handbags and boxy suits are only a few of the label's contributions to 20th century design. The only privately-held major luxury brand, Chanel's rich history has everything to do with its courtesan-turned-fashion legend founder Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. Thanks to a Chanel-sponsored trip to Paris last weekend that included 13 other international sites, CH got a rare glimpse at...
Judith Supine Gets Wet
Taking street art, er, beyond the street, Judith Supine took to the waters of the East River in New York recently with a guerilla floating installation. His colorful, awkward and—at times—political collage works can be found around lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, but this is the first time (that we know of) that he's created a floating piece. Did you catch his hanging banner on...
Taking street art, er, beyond the street, Judith Supine took to the waters of the East River in New York recently with a guerilla floating installation. His colorful, awkward and—at times—political collage works can be found around lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, but this is the first time (that we know of) that he's created a floating piece. Did you catch his hanging banner on...
Geisai Artists at Giant Robot
First organized in Japan more than six years ago, the Geisai art fair (derived from the Japanese word for "art festival") has since become a bi-annual event helping up-and-coming Japanese artists to exhibit their work internationally. And now, with a stateside version in the works, it's a rare opportunity to see new talent, many who are showing for the first time off the island....
First organized in Japan more than six years ago, the Geisai art fair (derived from the Japanese word for "art festival") has since become a bi-annual event helping up-and-coming Japanese artists to exhibit their work internationally. And now, with a stateside version in the works, it's a rare opportunity to see new talent, many who are showing for the first time off the island....
Teatrio
Teatrio, an arts association in Italy, is behind an amazing traveling exhibition titled "The Fabulous Colored Pencils," which has been touring through Italy for more than a year and features what they consider to be the best 40 female illustrators worldwide. Included among the works on display are originals by Yuko Shimizu, Juliette Borda, Esther Watson (illustration pictured left), and Fernanda Cohen. Each artist...
Teatrio, an arts association in Italy, is behind an amazing traveling exhibition titled "The Fabulous Colored Pencils," which has been touring through Italy for more than a year and features what they consider to be the best 40 female illustrators worldwide. Included among the works on display are originals by Yuko Shimizu, Juliette Borda, Esther Watson (illustration pictured left), and Fernanda Cohen. Each artist...
Hawley F140 Racing Yacht
The Hawley F140 Racing Yacht looks like a cross between a dolphin and stingray. With a smooth finish and rounded corners, it looks like it might easily roll over taking its crew with it. However, a hydraulically tilting keel acts as a counterbalance when cutting around corners. Taking inspiration from high-performance sports cars, it is built for flat-water speed and will easily go 20...
The Hawley F140 Racing Yacht looks like a cross between a dolphin and stingray. With a smooth finish and rounded corners, it looks like it might easily roll over taking its crew with it. However, a hydraulically tilting keel acts as a counterbalance when cutting around corners. Taking inspiration from high-performance sports cars, it is built for flat-water speed and will easily go 20...
Superfund 365
Superfund365 is an innovative website that will, over the course of one year, profile 365 differrent man-made toxic catastrophes by featuring one superfund site per day. From Manhattan to Oahu there are many locales that are listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and run the gamut from former military installations to factories that leached such niceties as radioactive materials or PCBs into groundwater....
Superfund365 is an innovative website that will, over the course of one year, profile 365 differrent man-made toxic catastrophes by featuring one superfund site per day. From Manhattan to Oahu there are many locales that are listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and run the gamut from former military installations to factories that leached such niceties as radioactive materials or PCBs into groundwater....
Cranium Wow: Interview And Exclusive Giveaway
Combining Trivial Pursuit, charades, art and some varieties of calisthenics, Cranium is one of my all-time favorite board games. Cool Hunting has the exclusive on the new edition, Cranium Wow and we are giving one away before it hits stores. Details after the jump. While staying true to the original Cranium game, Wow features an entirely revamped design with all new questions including everything...
Combining Trivial Pursuit, charades, art and some varieties of calisthenics, Cranium is one of my all-time favorite board games. Cool Hunting has the exclusive on the new edition, Cranium Wow and we are giving one away before it hits stores. Details after the jump. While staying true to the original Cranium game, Wow features an entirely revamped design with all new questions including everything...
Balint Zsako
Hungarian-born illustrator and artist Balint Zsako creates beautiful images. Be sure to check out his incredible collages—they're otherworldly, hypnotic and compelling. Crafted from elements that skirt along the edges of the familiar, Zsako creates dreamlike vistas and interiors, as elements from western art history are carefully re-articulated into new mysterious forms. (Click image for detail.)...
Hungarian-born illustrator and artist Balint Zsako creates beautiful images. Be sure to check out his incredible collages—they're otherworldly, hypnotic and compelling. Crafted from elements that skirt along the edges of the familiar, Zsako creates dreamlike vistas and interiors, as elements from western art history are carefully re-articulated into new mysterious forms. (Click image for detail.)...
How To Fly A Plane
Having an idea about How To Fly A Plane has got to be a handy thing, which is why my eyes were drawn to the giveaway title on the front of this new book. It's not a manual, more an introduction to the basics of taking off, flying and landing in easy to understand language for novices like me. Along with tons of pretty...
Having an idea about How To Fly A Plane has got to be a handy thing, which is why my eyes were drawn to the giveaway title on the front of this new book. It's not a manual, more an introduction to the basics of taking off, flying and landing in easy to understand language for novices like me. Along with tons of pretty...
R-16
With hundreds of the best b-boys and b-girls representing 16 crews from 14 different countries, R-16, Seoul's second annual international breakdancing championship, is an unparalleled event. Episode 88 packs the two days of competitions into a kinetic experience of skill, energy and a love for the artform. From the slo-mo pop rocking of Japan's Hamutsun Serve to Korea's own Drifterz and Rivers, it's a...
With hundreds of the best b-boys and b-girls representing 16 crews from 14 different countries, R-16, Seoul's second annual international breakdancing championship, is an unparalleled event. Episode 88 packs the two days of competitions into a kinetic experience of skill, energy and a love for the artform. From the slo-mo pop rocking of Japan's Hamutsun Serve to Korea's own Drifterz and Rivers, it's a...
Interview With Designer Matty Merrill of Distilled
I just got back from Project Las Vegas where I caught up with Matty Merrill from Distilled Clothing, one of the newest and most eye-catching menswear lines from San Francisco. I first met Matty back in June when I visited him in his design studio south of Mission and checked out the current fall collection. This time I had a chance to preview the...
I just got back from Project Las Vegas where I caught up with Matty Merrill from Distilled Clothing, one of the newest and most eye-catching menswear lines from San Francisco. I first met Matty back in June when I visited him in his design studio south of Mission and checked out the current fall collection. This time I had a chance to preview the...
Paolo Ventura Dioramas
Is it possible to love dioramas too much? I don’t think so. I particularly love the macabre dioramas of Paolo Ventura. His first body of work, called "War Souvenir," is a series of scenes set in his native Italy during WW II. The images are often gruesome in their detail—murders, hangings, dead soldiers face down in the mud—while others have an almost casual romance...
Is it possible to love dioramas too much? I don’t think so. I particularly love the macabre dioramas of Paolo Ventura. His first body of work, called "War Souvenir," is a series of scenes set in his native Italy during WW II. The images are often gruesome in their detail—murders, hangings, dead soldiers face down in the mud—while others have an almost casual romance...
Super-K
The Super-Kamiokande, or Super-K as it's known, is not the latest nightclub VIP booth but is a neutrino observatory designed to search for proton decay, study solar and atmospheric neutrinos and keep watch for supernovas in the Milky Way. Located 1,000 meters underground in the Mozumi Mine in Hida City, Gifu, Japan, it consists of 50,000 tons of pure water surrounded by about 11,200...
The Super-Kamiokande, or Super-K as it's known, is not the latest nightclub VIP booth but is a neutrino observatory designed to search for proton decay, study solar and atmospheric neutrinos and keep watch for supernovas in the Milky Way. Located 1,000 meters underground in the Mozumi Mine in Hida City, Gifu, Japan, it consists of 50,000 tons of pure water surrounded by about 11,200...
Flavorpill's Planetarium Party Ticket Giveaway
Flavorpill's One Step Beyond Party is taking over the American Museum of Natural History once again this upcoming Friday, 14 September 2007, this time with Bonde Do Role, Plastic Little and King Britt. After a short summer hiatus, the party comes back bigger than ever with some Brazilian baile funk and quick-witted raps. We're not sure the Hall of the Universe will be able...
Flavorpill's One Step Beyond Party is taking over the American Museum of Natural History once again this upcoming Friday, 14 September 2007, this time with Bonde Do Role, Plastic Little and King Britt. After a short summer hiatus, the party comes back bigger than ever with some Brazilian baile funk and quick-witted raps. We're not sure the Hall of the Universe will be able...
Drum Pants
Wearing these pants turns you into a musician and instrument. Tyler Freeman, aka Odbal, inserted touch sensitive patches into the pants which allows wearers to tap out all sorts of beats on themselves. Hooked up to a computer and amp, the pants are capable of producing a multitude of sounds. Check out the video above to see them in action. More videos at Fresh...
Wearing these pants turns you into a musician and instrument. Tyler Freeman, aka Odbal, inserted touch sensitive patches into the pants which allows wearers to tap out all sorts of beats on themselves. Hooked up to a computer and amp, the pants are capable of producing a multitude of sounds. Check out the video above to see them in action. More videos at Fresh...
Rewrite Notebooks
Here's an environmentally friendly offering just in time for the autumn back-to-school season. Crafted entirely of recycled materials, Rewrite is a 40-page college-ruled notebook printed with soy-based inks on standard 8"x10" sheets. Using Grays Harbor Paper's Harbor 100, a high quality printing and writing paper, it contains absolutely zero virgin fiber material. Rewrite comes from Sustainable Group, a Seattle-based company committed to reducing America's environmental...
Here's an environmentally friendly offering just in time for the autumn back-to-school season. Crafted entirely of recycled materials, Rewrite is a 40-page college-ruled notebook printed with soy-based inks on standard 8"x10" sheets. Using Grays Harbor Paper's Harbor 100, a high quality printing and writing paper, it contains absolutely zero virgin fiber material. Rewrite comes from Sustainable Group, a Seattle-based company committed to reducing America's environmental...
Latinbeat Film Festival 2007
From the crossover successes of Mexican power trio Alfonso Cuarón (Y tu Mamá También), Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros), and Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), to the first film produced in Paraguay in 30 years receiving a top prize at Cannes, there's been something undeniably urgent and exciting about Latin American cinema in recent years. Since 1997, the curators of Latinbeat have scoured the...
From the crossover successes of Mexican power trio Alfonso Cuarón (Y tu Mamá También), Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros), and Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), to the first film produced in Paraguay in 30 years receiving a top prize at Cannes, there's been something undeniably urgent and exciting about Latin American cinema in recent years. Since 1997, the curators of Latinbeat have scoured the...
Keiichi Tanaami: DayDream
Shibuya's Nanzuka Underground Gallery presents one of Japan's (and the world's) masters of experimental film, graphic design and illustration, Keiichi Tanaami. His new exhibition, "DayDream," opens this October. (Click images for detail.)Tanaami has been delivering eclectic, quirky and above all, original work since his inception into the art world in the 1960s. Psychedelic, avant-garde, alluring and outrageous elements permeate Tanaami's pieces, many of which...
Shibuya's Nanzuka Underground Gallery presents one of Japan's (and the world's) masters of experimental film, graphic design and illustration, Keiichi Tanaami. His new exhibition, "DayDream," opens this October. (Click images for detail.)Tanaami has been delivering eclectic, quirky and above all, original work since his inception into the art world in the 1960s. Psychedelic, avant-garde, alluring and outrageous elements permeate Tanaami's pieces, many of which...
Slow and Steady Pop Up Store
Mary Ping's Slow and Steady Wins the Race has garnered quite the cult following. In celebration of five years of abstract exploration, Ping brought her entire oeuvre of limited-edition pieces to the Lower East Side's Sol Moscot Optical Shop. Opened this past Saturday, 8 September 2007, for one week, the store will be selling its reservoir of wares for $100 a pop, including these...
Mary Ping's Slow and Steady Wins the Race has garnered quite the cult following. In celebration of five years of abstract exploration, Ping brought her entire oeuvre of limited-edition pieces to the Lower East Side's Sol Moscot Optical Shop. Opened this past Saturday, 8 September 2007, for one week, the store will be selling its reservoir of wares for $100 a pop, including these...
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