Cool Hunting

Møzaikit
An instant way to add colorful grid-based designs to surfaces, Møzaikit is a DIY vinyl sticker set invented by the fun-loving makers of Shalgo. We first glimpsed the concept used to dress up an iBook with a Harlequin design a couple months ago at the Pool tradeshow. Now that Shalgo's up and running with the product, the removable and re-stickable vinyl tile kits come...

Tallulah Rendall's Viral Vinyl
When releasing a single in these digitally-enhanced yet nostalgia-hungry days, the question is often whether to go romantically retro on vinyl or to keep up with the times and opt for the free download? The British singer-songwriter Tallulah Rendall clearly couldn't decide, instead opting for both. Next week Tallulah will release "Only You," the first single from her upcoming album Libellus. Her ingenious little...

Curse of the Multiples Posters
Who doesn't like a well-designed super-affordable poster in these times of economic crisis? Lucky for us, Montreal based designer Evan Melnyk recently quit working for "the man" and decided to go it alone as a freelance graphic designer under the moniker "Curse of the Multiples." In addition to designing for select private clients, he's also decided to put his money where his mouth is...

Brad Teasdale Mosaics
Brooklyn-based artist, Brad Teasdale, blends contemporary concrete and glass design with classical mosaic craftsmanship. Teasdale's aesthetic stems from a juxtaposition of the materials themselves. He combines glass, concrete, wood, and steel to articulate natural contrasts of "light and dark," "grit and beauty" and "permanence and change." His latest project, "Leela" (which means "god's play in Sanskrit), is a custom installation. To create it, Teasdale...

Atmosphere Contemporary Globes
The Danish manufacturer Atmosphere produces some of the slickest globes on the market. During ICFF this past weekend, they exhibited for the first time in the U.S. their impressive array of contemporary globes. With a variety of contemporary bases, and minimal black, mint, silver, or white spheres, Atmosphere makes a good case for bringing the globe out of the study and into the living...

Rickshaw Art
The most popular means of transportation in Bangladesh and the some of Southeast Asia is the rickshaw. A mode of human powered transport, in Dhaka (the capital of Bangladesh) there are over 600,000, and this makes for some stiff competition for business. One of the main tools in this competition for customers has become the use of decor and artwork on the rickshaw. Rickshaws...