Cool Hunting

Maxx & Unicorn Wallets and Passport Cases
Handmade in Brooklyn, these wallets and passport cases from Maxx & Unicorn are of excellent craftsmanship. Made from a single cut of the best quality denim-backed leather, these pocket accessories liven up every day cash transactions. Available in natural leather hues as well as yellow, red, pink and baby blue, they are dyed from the richest pigments and boast a dueling pistol emblem. A...

Timo Wallets
by Jonathan Lawhorne "Sustainability has always been integral to our philosophy," says designer Timo Weiland of his new line TIMO!. The eye-popping, graphic wallets (think pixelated scans and wild graphic illustrations) use eco-friendly materials such as recyclable paper, soy ink and post-consumer vinyl in their super-slim design. "We wanted to create basic bi-fold and tri-fold wallets that allowed users to streamline their life with...

~Elt Buckle-less Belt
From the fertile mind of Sruli Recht (whom we last saw crafting utterly amazing handmade shoes in exotic skins), the ~Elt strips the accessory down to a strip of leather with interlocking teeth designed to hold it together. While working on ideas to make a belt without a buckle, "an exploration in removing the function from the function," Sruli was inspired by his fingers...

Youps Bag
To celebrate their centennial UPS collaborated with French designer Karine Arabian to create Youps, a bag symbolizing "Woman UPS." Designed to hold gadgets as well as other necessities, the bag features two large outside pockets, a dual-compartment laptop pocket, a pocket for an MP3 player, a phone, a passport and zippered pockets for cables. It's made from fine leather and can also be customized...

Güs
by Christina Panas Mark Loncar, a former designer at Apple, and now one-half of the newly launched accessories line güs, says "güs is all about bringing back that really nice quality of handmade goods, but with the addition of contemporary style and functionality." True to fusionary form, their Passport Folio combines classic craftsmanship and sharp attention to detail with specialized features particular to the...

Skinover Gloves
With her collection of Skinover gloves, Rotterdam-based artist and sculptor Silvia B has taken a somewhat natural approach to the task of keeping hands warm —warts and all....