Cool Hunting
| 03 January 2008view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
P.A.M. x Undercover Shade Lamp
by Tim Yu
Using macabre imagery to form an eerily symbolic sculptural piece, Jun Takahashi of Undercover joined forces with P.A.M. to create the Shade Lamp.
The scene depicts a tree growing out of (or through?) a skull in a cemetery somewhere with the branches (fittingly) holding the shade. For mood lighting, I like the green and gold eyes, but my favorite part of the lamp has to be the loose coins on top of the stacked books lending a slightly campy, ride-at-Disneyland feel. Available in black or white, it's only available at Undercover flagship stores for ¥85,000.
Also on Cool Hunting: Brain Bag and P.A.M.: Dreams Freud Dreamed
Skaffnets
by Ami Kealoha
A series of original acrylic artwork magnets by Australian designers who call themselves Skaffs, the appropriately named Skaffnets are little original vinyl artworks for your fridge or any other magnetic surface. The Mai series has been designed to coincide with the Mai vinyl toy, to be launched early this year.
They're available online for $50 each.
Also on Cool Hunting: Luke Feldman: The Wonderful World of Skaffs
Black & Decker Alligator Lopper
by Ami Kealoha
One-upping a chainsaw, Black & Decker's Alligator Lopper takes a design cue from nature and adds a steel jaw to the tool. If you've ever used a regular chainsaw, you know how satisfyingly fun it is to slice through logs as if they were made of butter. We can only imagine the possibilities the scissors action brings to this puppy.
With a 4.5 Amp motor and capable of expanding to a 4" diameter, it's meant to make lighter yard work a piece of cake—but you'll still need a classic saw if you fancy yourself a modern-day Paul Bunyan.Pick it up from Amazon.
via British GQ
Seiko Moving Design Collection: The Discus
by Watchismo
Seventies-inspired mechanical digital watches keep rotating into modern designs, including this "Discus" from the Seiko Moving Design Collection. It features a jumping hour display of spinning discs through a porthole viewer, all under a smoky transparent crystal. Powered by a mechanical automatic movement, it sells for close to $900 outside the U.S.
Kumi Yamashita
by Lost At E Minor
If we had a third thumb, we'd give Kumi Yamashita three thumbs up. The Japanese artist creates stunning visual effects with lighting and simple forms, like letters of the alphabet, children's blocks and shoeprints. Yamashita finds the rare balance between beauty and brains.
