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2007 Gift Guide: CH Exclusive Discounts
There is no doubt that holiday shopping is taxing on the wallet. Luckily, a few Cool Hunting friends offered up a few discounts in our Gift Guide. Every little bit helps, no? 429 429 Life makes the softest t-shirts around and recently they've started a more comprehensive line including sweaters, henleys and hoodies. Featuring nice cuts with small details, they are always imminently wearable....
There is no doubt that holiday shopping is taxing on the wallet. Luckily, a few Cool Hunting friends offered up a few discounts in our Gift Guide. Every little bit helps, no? 429 429 Life makes the softest t-shirts around and recently they've started a more comprehensive line including sweaters, henleys and hoodies. Featuring nice cuts with small details, they are always imminently wearable....
Peter Ross: Spiritualists, Healers, Mediums and Psychics
Freelancer Peter Ross is a 41-year-old year old portrait photographer in Manhattan who makes his living taking pictures of celebrities. His latest offering deals with spiritual mediums in two communities connected by the spiritualism movement of the 1800s. Today, mediums live together in communities in Florida and western New York which were both founded by early founders of the 160-year-old spiritualism movement. Ross spent...
Freelancer Peter Ross is a 41-year-old year old portrait photographer in Manhattan who makes his living taking pictures of celebrities. His latest offering deals with spiritual mediums in two communities connected by the spiritualism movement of the 1800s. Today, mediums live together in communities in Florida and western New York which were both founded by early founders of the 160-year-old spiritualism movement. Ross spent...
Beautiful Decay Hoodies
Beautiful Decay have the t-shirt game down pat, but as temperatures drop here in the Northern hemisphere, we need something for the cold winter season. Luckily, our friends just released their first line of artist-designed hoodies, their first foray into outerwear. The cut-and-sew pieces feature the same high quality craftsmanship and super soft fabric we've come to expect, customized stitching and a steel BD...
Beautiful Decay have the t-shirt game down pat, but as temperatures drop here in the Northern hemisphere, we need something for the cold winter season. Luckily, our friends just released their first line of artist-designed hoodies, their first foray into outerwear. The cut-and-sew pieces feature the same high quality craftsmanship and super soft fabric we've come to expect, customized stitching and a steel BD...
Famos Peeler
Sometimes the elegance of an object is perfectly on par with its level of performance. Such is the case with the German-made Famos Peeler, which features a sturdy blade that's ideal for the hard stuff (parmesean, chocolate) but works equally well on potatoes and apples too. Far superior to all the gimmicky "design" peelers out there, the shark fin-like blade is an added bonus...
Sometimes the elegance of an object is perfectly on par with its level of performance. Such is the case with the German-made Famos Peeler, which features a sturdy blade that's ideal for the hard stuff (parmesean, chocolate) but works equally well on potatoes and apples too. Far superior to all the gimmicky "design" peelers out there, the shark fin-like blade is an added bonus...
Jacqui Oakley
There's a wonderful rigidness about the work of Canadian illustrator Jacqui Oakley. Everything seems in the right place, with the perfect amount of color and texture. (Click image for detail.)We asked her whether she had an instinctive sense of when to let an illustration go. I try to find a balance between having the piece still seem spontaneous and loose in areas, and very...
There's a wonderful rigidness about the work of Canadian illustrator Jacqui Oakley. Everything seems in the right place, with the perfect amount of color and texture. (Click image for detail.)We asked her whether she had an instinctive sense of when to let an illustration go. I try to find a balance between having the piece still seem spontaneous and loose in areas, and very...
Holiday Playlist 2007
Le Loup: The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly A weird mixture of banjos, percussion and computer sounds Le Loup creates an experimental sound that's still fun listening. Based on Sam Simkoff's original cheap recordings of a hodge-podge of inexpensive instruments, such as toy glockenspiels and an old banjo, and recorded using the microphone and recording software included with...
Le Loup: The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly A weird mixture of banjos, percussion and computer sounds Le Loup creates an experimental sound that's still fun listening. Based on Sam Simkoff's original cheap recordings of a hodge-podge of inexpensive instruments, such as toy glockenspiels and an old banjo, and recorded using the microphone and recording software included with...
Esque
If you've happened upon an unusual work of glass in a design store, magazine or Donna Karan's NY flagship over the last decade or so, it's probably a piece by the Portland-based studio Esque. In this video we visit the workshop and meet the duo behind Esque, Andi Kovel and Justin Parker, who formed the creative partnership in 1996 and have been subtly reinventing...
If you've happened upon an unusual work of glass in a design store, magazine or Donna Karan's NY flagship over the last decade or so, it's probably a piece by the Portland-based studio Esque. In this video we visit the workshop and meet the duo behind Esque, Andi Kovel and Justin Parker, who formed the creative partnership in 1996 and have been subtly reinventing...
Angry Christmas Crackers
The Ireland-based design company Angry have created their own take on the traditional Christmas cracker. Each cracker contains materials to create a felt hat, which come in several colors can be customized using the included scissors. Also included within the crackers are jokes written by Angry's own Mike Ahern and one inch pins that say phrases like " Turkey Please" "One More Sprout" and...
The Ireland-based design company Angry have created their own take on the traditional Christmas cracker. Each cracker contains materials to create a felt hat, which come in several colors can be customized using the included scissors. Also included within the crackers are jokes written by Angry's own Mike Ahern and one inch pins that say phrases like " Turkey Please" "One More Sprout" and...
David Adjaye: Monoforms
Monumental. There really is no other word for them. The first furniture series from British architect David Adjaye awed the crowds when London's Albion Gallery debuted it at Design Miami last week. Like his acclaimed buildings these forms, hewn from Green Hassam Egyptian granite and solid American walnut, are serious and imposing while also beautiful and tactile. They serve to further erode any remaining...
Monumental. There really is no other word for them. The first furniture series from British architect David Adjaye awed the crowds when London's Albion Gallery debuted it at Design Miami last week. Like his acclaimed buildings these forms, hewn from Green Hassam Egyptian granite and solid American walnut, are serious and imposing while also beautiful and tactile. They serve to further erode any remaining...
Limedrop
No, you're not tripping. Last night wasn't that crazy. Your mind is spinning courtesy of some serious 3-D handiwork by our friends from Limedrop. The "All 3 Dimensions" collection incorporates a color palette of white, grey and black, with highlights of red, blue, and silver and graphics reminiscent of the golden age of 3-D. Think big dinosaurs at the cinema. Remember those days? This...
No, you're not tripping. Last night wasn't that crazy. Your mind is spinning courtesy of some serious 3-D handiwork by our friends from Limedrop. The "All 3 Dimensions" collection incorporates a color palette of white, grey and black, with highlights of red, blue, and silver and graphics reminiscent of the golden age of 3-D. Think big dinosaurs at the cinema. Remember those days? This...
The International Illustrated
The International Illustrated, a magazine made up of unique original art created around a rather loose central theme, just released their third issue. The brainchild of two Brazilian designers, Julio and Vitor, the duo carefully select contributing artists based on their portfolios. After accepting an invitation to participate, artists receive a "label" (the theme of the issue) ranging from "Do What You Want and...
The International Illustrated, a magazine made up of unique original art created around a rather loose central theme, just released their third issue. The brainchild of two Brazilian designers, Julio and Vitor, the duo carefully select contributing artists based on their portfolios. After accepting an invitation to participate, artists receive a "label" (the theme of the issue) ranging from "Do What You Want and...
The Monocle Travel Top Fifty 2007/8
Monocle's Travel Top Fifty, a collection of the editors' best first-hand experiences traveling, is the first in a series of special editions by the publication. The supplement includes tips on the mundane (an airport metro in Denmark) and the fabulous (a personal butler at Hong Kong's Grand Hyatt), as well as on more simple luxuries like a sublime terrace in Zürich. All their highly-subjective...
Monocle's Travel Top Fifty, a collection of the editors' best first-hand experiences traveling, is the first in a series of special editions by the publication. The supplement includes tips on the mundane (an airport metro in Denmark) and the fabulous (a personal butler at Hong Kong's Grand Hyatt), as well as on more simple luxuries like a sublime terrace in Zürich. All their highly-subjective...
Brastemp "You" Refrigerators
The trend of customization shows no apparent prejudice in the objects—from sneakers to motorcycles—available to be designed to fit your specific needs. Now, with the "You" series from top Brazilian appliance maker Brastemp, a refrigerator can be ordered directly online made exactly to your liking. You just need to have the patience to design any number of the 19,000 possible combinations. Among the chief...
The trend of customization shows no apparent prejudice in the objects—from sneakers to motorcycles—available to be designed to fit your specific needs. Now, with the "You" series from top Brazilian appliance maker Brastemp, a refrigerator can be ordered directly online made exactly to your liking. You just need to have the patience to design any number of the 19,000 possible combinations. Among the chief...
Polli
We've been a long-time fan of Polli for their unique and contemporary jewelry and decorations, all made in Australia. They're beautifully designed and for around $50 you can't get better value....
We've been a long-time fan of Polli for their unique and contemporary jewelry and decorations, all made in Australia. They're beautifully designed and for around $50 you can't get better value....
Moody for iTunes
One-upping most other iTunes enhancers, Moody does a better job of creating playlists by basing them on mood. A Crayon Room creation, it's a more accurate way to predict what you want to hear across all types of music and creates a streamlined, consistent shuffle. Using a clever, color-coded tagging system, Moody filters songs according to your mood input. You can even customize your...
One-upping most other iTunes enhancers, Moody does a better job of creating playlists by basing them on mood. A Crayon Room creation, it's a more accurate way to predict what you want to hear across all types of music and creates a streamlined, consistent shuffle. Using a clever, color-coded tagging system, Moody filters songs according to your mood input. You can even customize your...
Duelity
Created by Vancouver Film School students Marcos “Boca” Ceravolo and Ryan Ulrich, Duelity is a pair of short animations that describe the beginning of time from a creationist and evolutionist perspective. An ironic take on the subject, Duelity tells the creationist's version of the beginning of the universe using the language of science and presents the scientific cosmology of evolutionists using Biblical lingo. Beautifully...
Created by Vancouver Film School students Marcos “Boca” Ceravolo and Ryan Ulrich, Duelity is a pair of short animations that describe the beginning of time from a creationist and evolutionist perspective. An ironic take on the subject, Duelity tells the creationist's version of the beginning of the universe using the language of science and presents the scientific cosmology of evolutionists using Biblical lingo. Beautifully...
Marcus Tremonto: Lightworks
Working with light and illusion, NYC-based artist Marcus Tremonto further blurs that permeable line between art and design with his current exhibition, Lightworks, at Philips de Pury. The result of three years of work, the show of 16 sculptural forms, tables and lamps draws on both Tremento's "Fantasma" (ghost in Italian) and "Stitch" series which use electroluminescent material to evoke everything from traditional chandeliers to...
Working with light and illusion, NYC-based artist Marcus Tremonto further blurs that permeable line between art and design with his current exhibition, Lightworks, at Philips de Pury. The result of three years of work, the show of 16 sculptural forms, tables and lamps draws on both Tremento's "Fantasma" (ghost in Italian) and "Stitch" series which use electroluminescent material to evoke everything from traditional chandeliers to...
Piano Keys Necklace
Browsing through the new Norwegian online store Hunting Lodge, we came across this Piano Keys Necklace by the illustrious British label Tatty Devine. Pop, surreal and referencing the classic '80s piano key tie, what's not to love about it? While we admittedly have a penchant for such statement-making neck pieces, usually wearing it is another story. In this case we think it would be...
Browsing through the new Norwegian online store Hunting Lodge, we came across this Piano Keys Necklace by the illustrious British label Tatty Devine. Pop, surreal and referencing the classic '80s piano key tie, what's not to love about it? While we admittedly have a penchant for such statement-making neck pieces, usually wearing it is another story. In this case we think it would be...
Vital Vinyl Toilet Graphics
Toilets say a lot about the people who use them. Vital, a vendor on the DIY product website Etsy, has created decals specifically to be used on porcelain thrones. Now you can dress up your bowl with something a bit more stylish than a fuzzy lid cover. Stickers start at $10 from Vital's Etsy Store....
Toilets say a lot about the people who use them. Vital, a vendor on the DIY product website Etsy, has created decals specifically to be used on porcelain thrones. Now you can dress up your bowl with something a bit more stylish than a fuzzy lid cover. Stickers start at $10 from Vital's Etsy Store....
Nau Winner
The response to our video profiling the new Portland, OR-based outerwear brand Nau was tremendous. We received hundreds of entries for the giveaway and are happy to congratulate Chris V. of Astoria, NY on winning the item of his choice from Nau!It's no secret that we're huge fans of the burgeoning brand (and more so every time we wear one of their ingeniously-designed, eco-friendly...
The response to our video profiling the new Portland, OR-based outerwear brand Nau was tremendous. We received hundreds of entries for the giveaway and are happy to congratulate Chris V. of Astoria, NY on winning the item of his choice from Nau!It's no secret that we're huge fans of the burgeoning brand (and more so every time we wear one of their ingeniously-designed, eco-friendly...
The Whale Hunt
Jonathan Harris continues to explore the art of storytelling in his inimitable way with his latest project, The Whale Hunt. A photo-documentary work, Harris joined a family of Inupiat Eskimos in Barrow, Alaska (the northernmost settlement in the United States) to take part in a whale hunt, a thousand-year-old tradition that provides the community's annual food supply. In an attempt to mimic the same...
Jonathan Harris continues to explore the art of storytelling in his inimitable way with his latest project, The Whale Hunt. A photo-documentary work, Harris joined a family of Inupiat Eskimos in Barrow, Alaska (the northernmost settlement in the United States) to take part in a whale hunt, a thousand-year-old tradition that provides the community's annual food supply. In an attempt to mimic the same...
Everland Hotel
by Tacita Vero Just opened, the Everland Hotel sits like a jewel on the roof of that treasure chest, the contemporary art space Palais De Tokyo in Paris. First installed in 2002 at other locations including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Leipzig, the Hotel is reaching its most stunning and coveted placement in the City of Light, oddly on the top of the 1930s...
by Tacita Vero Just opened, the Everland Hotel sits like a jewel on the roof of that treasure chest, the contemporary art space Palais De Tokyo in Paris. First installed in 2002 at other locations including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Leipzig, the Hotel is reaching its most stunning and coveted placement in the City of Light, oddly on the top of the 1930s...
Minor Variety T-Shirts
by Andrew PotashIn an era when the t-shirt market is saturated with all-over prints and every company has an "artist" collaboration, it's refreshing to see the La Jolla, CA-based label Minor Variety take it back to the basics. The visionaries behind the brand were tired of tees acting as billboards, yet wanted a shirt with a little more flare than a plain tee. Minor...
by Andrew PotashIn an era when the t-shirt market is saturated with all-over prints and every company has an "artist" collaboration, it's refreshing to see the La Jolla, CA-based label Minor Variety take it back to the basics. The visionaries behind the brand were tired of tees acting as billboards, yet wanted a shirt with a little more flare than a plain tee. Minor...
Moshi Monsters
Adding yet another realm to social networking online, UK-based gaming company Mind Candy combines the Tamagotchi virtual pet concept with web 2.0 to create Moshi Monster, a social networking site aimed at kids. Instead of creating profiles users adopt monsters, which they can nurture and play with, interacting with other kids and monsters in the process. By taking good care of your monster players...
Adding yet another realm to social networking online, UK-based gaming company Mind Candy combines the Tamagotchi virtual pet concept with web 2.0 to create Moshi Monster, a social networking site aimed at kids. Instead of creating profiles users adopt monsters, which they can nurture and play with, interacting with other kids and monsters in the process. By taking good care of your monster players...
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