Cool Hunting Video Presents: Lisa Kereszi, Photographer

by Cool Hunting Video

Known for her hauntingly still imagery, photographer Lisa Kereszi's subjects have included junkyards, burlesque clubs and other desolate sites. Her commercial work for clients such as The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Nest, W, GQ, Tokion, Penthouse, Nylon, Flaunt, wallpaper* and others shares a similarly serenely meditative quality, capturing the quiet beauty of scenes that would otherwise likely go unnoticed.

Currently teaching at Yale, as well as continuing her fine art and commercial pursuits, Lisa took us on a trip to revisit the shots she took at Governors Island for a 2003 monograph on the former military base. We found several of the sites she captured, including a bus stop, an elementary school drinking fountain, bowling alley lanes and a Burger King sign. In an interview in an empty pool, Lisa shares how a mild depressive bent informs her work, her solitary working habits and her obsession with Governors Island.

Awesome Highlighter

by Max Gold

The Awesome Highlighter is like the bag at the candy store you use to hand-pick exactly what will satisfy your sweet tooth, except it's for the world wide web.

Allowing you to highlight specific text from any web page, it then creates a unique link to a personalized page with all the selected information. At the very least the Awesome Highlighter is an amazing time saver. At its best it is an excellent research tool as it allows you to swipe notes from the infinite dubyadubyadubyas out there. The Awesome Highlighter is proof that as our collective ability for accessing information grows, so does our ability to choose exactly what we want and like to customize information.

If what you want are bits of the Daily News or perhaps selections from the movie reviews then be picky and employ the help of Awesome Highlighter.

David Shrigley: Polite Cards

by Tim Yu

by Gabriel Bell

For those with a checkered past or a wicked sense of humor we recommend a selection from David Shrigley's line of comical cards presented by the British design collective, Polite. Granted, there's nothing actually polite about Shrigley's cards, and even less that's sweet.

The cards feature captions like, "It's Getting Worse," "Leave Me Alone You Horrible Freaks," and "At The Moment I'm Thinking About Germ Warfare." Cutting, random and plain funny, it's exactly the opposite of your Hallmark variety and we appreciate the charming whimsy about them.

Be sure to check out both his greeting and postcards available for purchase from the Polite Shop starting at £10.

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Endossa Collective Retail

by Phuong-Cac Nguyen

Like a brick-and-mortar version of Etsy, São Paulo's Endossa is an innovative approach to retail geared for micro-entrepreneurs. Providing all the benefits and support of a physical store (including software to help vendors manage their products carried in the shop), Endossa rents cubby-like boxes out to upcoming designers within their space on one of the most famous streets in the city. They don't charge a commission—a relief for vendors already cutting prices low to get their products bought by the public—and operate under a Creative Commons slant that invites anyone to play with Endossa's overall identity.

But this doesn't mean the quality suffers; in fact, the brands are consistently pushing the status quo because they know their neighbor is competing for the same customers. Boxes are differently sized and carry everything from customized slip-on canvas shoes to vintage finds. Some designers have taken to decorating their box just as if it were a mini store, giving it its own identity, and brands are also responsible for setting price and stock. As a further boost, Endossa lists the brands and its products on their site.

The store is only a few months old, but the public will decide if this remains a viable concept. (Above left photo courtesy of Aline Aiba and above left photo courtesy Crazy Dani.

Endossa
Rua Augusta, 1360
São Paulo, Brazil map
tel. +55 (11) 3171-1879

Juiceboxxx

by Doug Black

Known for beer-brewing, a heavy German contingent and little else, Milwaukee is far from the center of hip-hop culture. Out to change his hometown's reputation is Juiceboxxx, a 21-year-old rapper and producer whose sound lies somewhere between Big Daddy Kane and the Beastie Boys. An unassuming MC, the slight, geeky rapper is pure kinetic energy in live shows, captivating audiences with a punk rock energy over danceable beats.

He's a veteran of the Milwaukee basement-show circuit, playing alongside an eclectic mix of punk bands and noise groups since he was 15. Upon graduating high school in 2005, he released "R U There God?? Itz Me Juiceboxxx," a collection of rudimentary beats and lyrics about rockin' the party and being awesome. More recently, he put out a series of EPs with Brooklyn DJ Dre Skull, most notably "Sweat," which gave Juiceboxxx international exposure. Whether you're on board or not, it's hard to hate on someone who's clearly having a great time making fun, positive music.

You can pick up Juiceboxxx records from Vicious Pop, or catch him at a number of upcoming shows in the Midwest.

Sneaker Freaker x Puma: Jirozame

by Tim Yu

Our friends at Sneaker Freaker teamed up with Puma a few months back to bring back the long lost Puma Blaze of Glory sneaker but with a Freaker twist, named the Jirozame. It was such a hit when it first released back in April that they are about to release this new black dominated colorway at Hanon in the coming weeks.

Aesthetically, it looks half skate, half basketball and features the wide heel stance stability and hexagonal Trinomic cell unit to stand up to each sport, if needed. I love the strategically spaced lace loops and mix of textures including mesh, nubuck and touches of satin that complement the colorway well. It even comes with three different lace sets, a shark tooth pendant and some custom insoles. We know it took countless rounds of drafting and design but it was well worth it—another job well done by Sneaker Freaker.

These will go quick, so check back with Hanon often over the coming weeks or call them at +44 1224 213 452 for more info.

via Highsnobiety