Cool Hunting

Maison & Objet Fall 2007: Atypyk and Laurence Brabant
At the recent Maison & Objet in Paris we visited an old favorite, the irreverently clever design duo Atypyk, and met Laurence Brabant, a new favorite who designs exclusively in borosilicate (Pyrex) glass. ; Cool Hunting Video; Travel; events; paris; At the recent Maison & Objet in Paris we visited an old favorite, the irreverently clever design duo Atypyk, and met Laurence Brabant, a...

YACHT
Episode 86 follows grunge-pop superstar Yacht (aka Jona Bechtolt) to a show on an actual yacht, around his Portland, OR apartment and on tour. ; Cool Hunting Video; Singer/Songwriter; electronic; interviews; music; technology; Episode 86 follows grunge-pop superstar YACHT (aka Jona Bechtolt) to a show on an actual yacht, around his Portland, OR apartment and on tour. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1155148235http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=37009902 // By use of this code...

Audio Dregs: Nugroove vol. 9
This episode features E*rock, the musician and artist who co-founded the record label Audio Dregs with his brother nearly 10 years ago.; Cool Hunting Video; Nugroove; Singer/Songwriter; design; electronic; music; This episode features E*rock, the musician and artist who co-founded the record label Audio Dregs with his brother nearly 10 years ago. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid987655526http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=37009902 // By use of this code snippet, I agree to the...

DFC Design: Sexy Robot Super-Universe
DFC is a Mexico City based product design studio comprised of Tony Moxham and Mauricio Paniagua. The pair relocated to Mexico after an extensive tenure in New York (Tony working in art direction and journalism, Maurice in painting) with the intention of opening a boutique hotel or bar. Traveling the countryside, they quickly discovered a wealth of regional artisans and soon shifted their focus...

Vladmasters
On a recent visit to Blue Bottle art gallery and store in Seattle, I picked up an amazing set of View Master reels. Now normally any old set of View Master reels is enough to get me excited, but these actually caused me to jump up an down a little bit. The Vladmaster disk sets were created by a Portland artist named Vladimir, who started...

MoMA Design Store: Destination Japan
MoMA Design Store recently launched Destination Japan, an exclusive product collection of housewares, accessories and design objects usually available only Japan. Available for a limited time, it features a range of items—from those created by well-known Japanese designers to pop accessories and well-designed everyday items. The mascot for the the collection "Mochi" (pictured above) is a homage to the Japanese fascination with kawaii (cute)...