Tommy Guns Salon Giveaway

by CH Contributor

by Doug Black and Josh Teixeira

For those with a resolution to get laid more, let Tommy Guns handle the grooming. At first blush, the term "salon" might seem misleading. The recently-opened Lower East Side outpost of London-based Tommy Guns has the overall aesthetic of a classic shave-and-a-haircut barbershop. But behind the marble-and-nickel interior, vintage lighting and pitch-perfect wall hangings, is a full service hair salon catering to both sexes.

The shop mimics Tommy Guns' first store, which opened in Soho, London in 1996. Founder Russell Manley salvaged the nickel cabinets from a barber shop in Brighton, England and lugged them all the way to London—setting up shop in Soho, where his laid-back, casual approach to the salon quickly took off with bands, record labels and other trendy professionals nearby.

We were lucky enough to get some recent cuts at Tommy Guns. By our second drink (yes, Tommy Guns serves beer with their cuts), we were so happy with the experience, we decided to share it with others. Normally $75 and $90 for men and women respectively, we'll give a free voucher to the two people who tell us why the need a new 'do so badly. Pictures of your current moptop are good for extra credit.

To enter, send an email to feedback [at] coolhunting [dot] com with "Tommy Guns Giveaway" in the subject line. We'll pick from entries received before 11:59 pm EST on 19 January 2009. (And you should live in New York or be planning to visit soon, obviously.)

Tommy Guns
138 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002 map
tel. +1 212 477 1151

Liu Jianhua: Dream In Conflict

by Lost At E Minor

Chinese artist Liu Jianhua has built a model of the Shanghai skyline using just poker chips and dice. Widely known for his quirky ceramic sculptures, his exhibition Dream in Conflict has just been opened at the Galleria Continua in Italy and features Unreal Scene amongst other works bordering on the surreal.

Dream In Conflict
Through 24 January 2009
Galleria Continua
Via del Castello 11
San Gimignano 53037
Italy map
tel. +39 0577 940484

Keep x Tobin Yelland: Camera Tee

by Wendy Dembo

In collaboration with Keep, photographer Tobin Yelland's fascination with his camera has taken on a new form with a graphic tee emblazoned with one of his drawings. Known for taking pictures of skateboarders, like any good photographer, Yelland loves his camera. But unlike most other photographers, he fanatically draws his Leica. He looks for interesting subjects when he takes photos, but when he draws, he draws his camera.

The camera is even positioned on the shirt in the same set-up as he uses. Yelland says, “I am obsessed with my Leica camera. I love the way it looks and I've drawn it hundreds of times. It's the best subject because it's always near me and if I’m bored and on an airplane, I like to draw my camera. I have drawn my camera from every angle.”

The tee is $25 from Keep.

Brooklyn Flea Winter Market: Curated Corners

by Karen Day

The Brooklyn Flea, Fort Greene's arts, crafts and antiques bazaar, has gone indoors and upscale during these winter months. Their new location in DUMBO is the ideal spot for the revamped market, which is set to be less flea and more quality antiques and collectibles, like Eames chairs, French '68 protest posters, old phonographs and iron clocks from Ansonia.

In addition to classic furniture and rare finds supplied by a rotating cast of vendors, the market will also include a Curated Corner. This area will feature goods chosen by various websites that have been invited by the Flea, including CH, Refinery29 and Daily Candy.

We'll be selling some of our favorite products the weekend of 7-8 March 2009, so mark your calendars now. A full list of what we will have to offer will be posted closer to the date, but naturally it will be full of choice items we love and appreciate most.

Coraline Box

by Josh Rubin

Set to release 6 February 2009, the highly anticipated Coraline is the first ever stop-motion feature film shot in stereoscopic 3D. A surrealist plot based in an alternate reality, it is a delicate horror tale of exploration that we can't wait to see.

Everything including the animation and set builds were done by hand, but this type of care and attention to detail doesn't stop with the production of the film. The Coraline website offers endless hours of exploration keeping in theme with the film and the marketing scheme—masterminded by the folks at Wieden+Kennedy— is just as elaborate.

Very recently I received an incredible hand-made wooden box filled with goods from the set of the film. Numbered 28 of 50, a personalized note is accompanied by a snippet of the screenplay. The items in the box, which include handmade envelopes of stinky cheese and organic beets, all seem to be props used during the corresponding scene and there are even two stills from the film depicting the scene. It seems as though Laika, the films studio house, curated the selection of props and scene in the box according to our interests.

This roundabout but creative peek into the film has only heightened our excitement. What else would you expect of the first major film released from Phil Knight's new studio.

Be sure to check out NotCot for box #21 of 50 and a listing of some of the other boxes she's found while perusing the internet.

More images of our box after the jump.