Cool Hunting
| 15 October 2007view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
dREALM Fall
by Tim Yu
With the recent drop in temperature I've been looking for some Fall gear. We already told you about dREALM and 38 Regular, a small shop in the East Village section of New York that hand-stitches all their pieces in the city, often right in the back of their small shop. It's a destination for finding truly original and high quality items that are sure to last longer than the season's trend.
Made of 100% cotton canvas, the Workmen jacket (top left) is perfect for raking leaves or walking around the city in the Autumn weather. With a squarish industrial silhouette, small hand stitched details give the jacket character (above left). The red eyelets paired with black buttons and the extended neck closure are other standout features. I could see this jacket paired well with the pima cotton Simple dress shirt (top right). Again, it's the small details that add originality to an otherwise plain shirt. I especially like the rough white stitching around the gusset (above right).
If you're looking for something a bit more Sunday, The Joiner is a super soft cotton fleece crew neck sweatshirt (right). More of a raw look, I love the red stitching throughout, especially around the cut open pockets (far right).
The Simple dress shirt goes for $185 and the Joiner $160. For purchasing details of the Workmen Jacket contact dREALM at info[at]38regular[dot]com or call +1 212 260 5467.
dREALM
218 East 5th Street
Ground Floor, East Store
New York, NY 10003 map
tel. +1 212 260 5467
Design: Logos 01
by Ami Kealoha
Logos 01 is an "essential primer" by designers for designers with blow-by-blow accounts of the logo design process. Since it showed up on my desk, it's been catching the eye of designers in the office and prompting them to say things like "I love books like this!"
Compiled by Minneapolis-based firm Capsule, the book uses six case studies and a logo gallery (both featuring Capsule's and other's work), it gives plenty of examples for dissection, as well as a guide detailing the steps from strategy and research to launch.
The first in a "Design Matters" series aimed at ambitious designers, the book has an easy-to-understand tone and features an accessible layout (naturally), making it a useful volume even for those who are just design-curious.
Get it from Amazon.
Kristen Lee/The Reform Party Shoes
by Ami Kealoha
by Loryn Hatch
Constructing shoes is no easy feat. As designer Kristen Lee explains, "They're the only piece of fashion that you actually walk in—they have to perform." Lee launched her women's modern-by-way-of-slightly vintage line as an answer to all the "shoes out there being designed by men for this idea of a sexy woman," she says. "I wanted to make feminine shoes with an edge by a woman for a woman." This fall, that translates to brightly hued and sometimes subdued suede, leather, reptile, and fabric platforms, heels, and flats that balance the quirky and the sophisticated.
Lee has also recently introduced a men's line called The Reform Party. Keeping things sans fuss, Lee designed three variations on the classic loafer, giving each style a distinct persona and matching attache. "It's very small and experimental with a classic, uniform-style," she says, adding that "men's fashion has really been revitalized in the past couple of years by brands like Trovata, Thom Browne, and Steven Alan, and I think the men's accessories market needs to catch up." Read more…
Two by Two Biscuits
by Letizia Rossi
An elegant update to traditional animal crackers, the adorable Two by Two cookies from Artisan Biscuits are perfect for discerning toddlers and their parents everywhere.
The charming shapes of the cookies and package illustrations are inspired by classic pairs from children's literature. Vanilla takes its duo from Edward Lear's poem, "The Owl and The Pussy Cat," and Toffee and Strawberry are based on two of Aesop's Fables, "The Hare and The Tortoise" and "The Lion and The Mouse," respectively.
Made by hand in England from organic ingredients, like Madagascan vanilla, pieces of Yorkshire toffee and real strawberry juice, the biscuits contain no hydrogenated oils, additives or preservatives.
Available online at iGourmet for $5 and at one of our favorite Brooklyn outposts, Marlow and Sons.
Start Mobile Wallpapers
by Lost At E Minor
Start your art collection with Start Mobile wallpapers. A myriad of gorgeous work is available to download to your cell phone thanks to this San Francisco gallery of emerging artists initiative. Our favorite of the international artists is Hellovon, a frighteningly talented Brit with a passion for music greats. Hellovon is exhibiting in Brooklyn, New York, this Fall.
