Cool Hunting
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Lineaus Athletic Company
Lineaus Athletic Company, based out of the artist's enclave of Marfa, Texas, makes old world-style leather sporting equipment. Handmade by Lineaus himself using the best materials, his beautiful work will last a lifetime. To test their durability Lineaus puts his work up to the trials of prison life. For the first medicine bag he made (pictured below), he explains, "I gave it to the...
Lineaus Athletic Company, based out of the artist's enclave of Marfa, Texas, makes old world-style leather sporting equipment. Handmade by Lineaus himself using the best materials, his beautiful work will last a lifetime. To test their durability Lineaus puts his work up to the trials of prison life. For the first medicine bag he made (pictured below), he explains, "I gave it to the...
Kraus Custom Motorcycles and Choppers
Whether making birthday cakes or a 600-pound motorcycle, working from scratch like Kraus Motor Co. makes it better. Nestled among the towering redwood trees in rain-soaked northern California, this young upstart brings an independent-minded approach and incorporates skills like sculpting and gunsmithing into the five models featured on its website. But it's clear that these craftsmen—who start in the perfect realm of ideas and...
Whether making birthday cakes or a 600-pound motorcycle, working from scratch like Kraus Motor Co. makes it better. Nestled among the towering redwood trees in rain-soaked northern California, this young upstart brings an independent-minded approach and incorporates skills like sculpting and gunsmithing into the five models featured on its website. But it's clear that these craftsmen—who start in the perfect realm of ideas and...
Harry Allen x Johnson & Johnson: First Aid Kit and Panel
by Tisha Leung Winner of I.D. magazine's best packaging design in their Annual Design Review, industrial designer Harry Allen's take on Johnson & Johnson's ubiquitous first aid kit reshapes it into a modern figure-eight form. The design stands on end for easy storage, has a built-in handle for quick grab-and-go, and makes for the slimmest profile possible, with the recognizable red cross front and center....
by Tisha Leung Winner of I.D. magazine's best packaging design in their Annual Design Review, industrial designer Harry Allen's take on Johnson & Johnson's ubiquitous first aid kit reshapes it into a modern figure-eight form. The design stands on end for easy storage, has a built-in handle for quick grab-and-go, and makes for the slimmest profile possible, with the recognizable red cross front and center....
Sara Varon x Ayumi Horie Pottery
Comedian and children's book artist Sara Varon teamed up with potter Ayumi Horie to create a one-of-a-kind series for Red Lodge Clay Center in Montana. The dinosaur-embellished pieces sold out already, but the show runs through the end of the month. (See details below.)Dinosaurs Through 31 August 2009 Red Lodge Clay Center 123 South Broadway Red Lodge, MT 59068 map tel. +1 406 446...
Comedian and children's book artist Sara Varon teamed up with potter Ayumi Horie to create a one-of-a-kind series for Red Lodge Clay Center in Montana. The dinosaur-embellished pieces sold out already, but the show runs through the end of the month. (See details below.)Dinosaurs Through 31 August 2009 Red Lodge Clay Center 123 South Broadway Red Lodge, MT 59068 map tel. +1 406 446...
Longchamp ANDAM Bags
Celebrating 20 years of ANDAM (Association Nationale pour le Développement des Arts de la Mode), Longchamp tasked fashion designers Bless, Jeremy Scott and Charles Anastase (all past winners of the covered ANDAM endowment) with interpreting their Le Pliage bag. We particularly love Bless' clever take on the classic, taking the foldable design and re-engineering it so that the handle can fold inside itself and...
Celebrating 20 years of ANDAM (Association Nationale pour le Développement des Arts de la Mode), Longchamp tasked fashion designers Bless, Jeremy Scott and Charles Anastase (all past winners of the covered ANDAM endowment) with interpreting their Le Pliage bag. We particularly love Bless' clever take on the classic, taking the foldable design and re-engineering it so that the handle can fold inside itself and...
GSelect Refined Goods Online Store
For pets to people with items from toys to organization, the new online boutique GSelect offers an array of carefully selected goods for the refined lifestyle. Beginning with their signature men's skincare line Gessato, the expanded collection includes a complete range of products for almost any need. A few of our favorites include the long-lasting Droog hippo doormat ($124) made from PVC and coconut...
For pets to people with items from toys to organization, the new online boutique GSelect offers an array of carefully selected goods for the refined lifestyle. Beginning with their signature men's skincare line Gessato, the expanded collection includes a complete range of products for almost any need. A few of our favorites include the long-lasting Droog hippo doormat ($124) made from PVC and coconut...
Photographer Matt Hoyle: Barnumville
by Alison Zavos for Feature Shoot With a penchant for drawing out rich details and the personalities of his subjects, NYC-based photographer Matt Hoyle's hyper-real works tell the stories of America's fringes. We checked in with him to ask a few questions about his background and to find out more about his recent work on circus performers. You were a creative director in the...
by Alison Zavos for Feature Shoot With a penchant for drawing out rich details and the personalities of his subjects, NYC-based photographer Matt Hoyle's hyper-real works tell the stories of America's fringes. We checked in with him to ask a few questions about his background and to find out more about his recent work on circus performers. You were a creative director in the...
Brooklyn Bridge Park
by Evan Lamagna Integrating itself into the now desolate landscape at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, the long-anticipated construction of the Brooklyn Bridge Park finally broke ground recently, commencing the first installment of the 85-acre park that will assume the Brooklyn waterfront along the East River. Sections of the park covering Piers One and Six are anticipated to open by the end of 2009,...
by Evan Lamagna Integrating itself into the now desolate landscape at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, the long-anticipated construction of the Brooklyn Bridge Park finally broke ground recently, commencing the first installment of the 85-acre park that will assume the Brooklyn waterfront along the East River. Sections of the park covering Piers One and Six are anticipated to open by the end of 2009,...
Felted Animal Sculptures by Amelia Santiago
Portland-based artist Amelia Santiago uses needle felting to create wool fiber sculptures of dogs and other animals commissioned by pet owners. A technique that uses nothing but a barbed needle, Santiago has laboriously sculpted more than three hundred sculptures in the past three years, each taking 20 hours to complete from start to finish. Intent on replicating the essence of each animal, Santiago pays...
Portland-based artist Amelia Santiago uses needle felting to create wool fiber sculptures of dogs and other animals commissioned by pet owners. A technique that uses nothing but a barbed needle, Santiago has laboriously sculpted more than three hundred sculptures in the past three years, each taking 20 hours to complete from start to finish. Intent on replicating the essence of each animal, Santiago pays...
Happy Socks Chapter Two
Swedish outlet Happy Socks outdoes themselves with their sophomore collection, full of even brighter hues, bonkers colorways and varying heights. Knitted on high-precision Italian machines, the combed cotton unisex socks keep feet content both for their softness and long-lasting, superior quality. The second edition kicks it up a notch with knee-high and ankle-length styles, while the standard cut blazes new patterns such as Bengal...
Swedish outlet Happy Socks outdoes themselves with their sophomore collection, full of even brighter hues, bonkers colorways and varying heights. Knitted on high-precision Italian machines, the combed cotton unisex socks keep feet content both for their softness and long-lasting, superior quality. The second edition kicks it up a notch with knee-high and ankle-length styles, while the standard cut blazes new patterns such as Bengal...
Madeleine Vionnet
by Tamara Warren Paying tribute to iconic French designer Madeleine Vionnet—almost as famous for such phrases as "Death to copyists!" as she was for her exquisite innovations—the upcoming book and current exhibition in Paris tells a story of intense dedication and true mastery. The couturier, responsible for such fashion heirs as Valentino and Chanel herself, reshaped the fashion world, instilling new life into the...
by Tamara Warren Paying tribute to iconic French designer Madeleine Vionnet—almost as famous for such phrases as "Death to copyists!" as she was for her exquisite innovations—the upcoming book and current exhibition in Paris tells a story of intense dedication and true mastery. The couturier, responsible for such fashion heirs as Valentino and Chanel herself, reshaped the fashion world, instilling new life into the...
Summer Sexy Online Benefit Exhibition
Another season of the charitable virtual exhibition Summer Sexy is underway, bringing together a collection of of titillating works from contemporary artists selected by curators, other artists, collectors and "people who should know"—all proceeds of sales go to a variety of noble causes. Regular updates to the ongoing sale through 7 September 2009 make it easy to lay claim on some of the hottest...
Another season of the charitable virtual exhibition Summer Sexy is underway, bringing together a collection of of titillating works from contemporary artists selected by curators, other artists, collectors and "people who should know"—all proceeds of sales go to a variety of noble causes. Regular updates to the ongoing sale through 7 September 2009 make it easy to lay claim on some of the hottest...
More Than A Game
An unsuspecting tearjerker, the upcoming documentary, "More Than A Game" explores the days before LeBron James became King James and was instead simply a kid in Akron, Ohio, in love with the game of basketball. Like the title promises, "More Than A Game" delivers more than a simple documentary about the NBA superstar. Long before he reined professionally, LeBron played alongside high school teammates...
An unsuspecting tearjerker, the upcoming documentary, "More Than A Game" explores the days before LeBron James became King James and was instead simply a kid in Akron, Ohio, in love with the game of basketball. Like the title promises, "More Than A Game" delivers more than a simple documentary about the NBA superstar. Long before he reined professionally, LeBron played alongside high school teammates...
Brooks x Dan Funderburgh: Team Pro Alpe d'Huez Saddle
Brooklyn-based artist, wallpaper designer and bike enthusiast Dan Funderburgh just tipped us to the Team Pro Alpe d'Huez, a seasonal edition bike seat from Brooks England. The handsome result of a collaboration between the venerable saddle maker and Funderburgh, it features his hand-hammered, topographic impression of the Alpe d'Huez (click images for an expanded view). With 21 hairpin turns and an average gradient of...
Brooklyn-based artist, wallpaper designer and bike enthusiast Dan Funderburgh just tipped us to the Team Pro Alpe d'Huez, a seasonal edition bike seat from Brooks England. The handsome result of a collaboration between the venerable saddle maker and Funderburgh, it features his hand-hammered, topographic impression of the Alpe d'Huez (click images for an expanded view). With 21 hairpin turns and an average gradient of...
The New Rockaway Snack Corner: DiCosmo's Ice and Rockaway Taco
by Ariston Anderson Every summer surfers and sun-seekers visit Rockaway, Queens to join the locals in enjoying some of NYC's finest beaches. Until recently, however, dining options were limited to the typical pizza and bar food dotting the beach area. But this year, a New Jersey classic, DiCosmo's famous ice, takes up shop next to Rockaway Taco, a David Selig venture that opened last...
by Ariston Anderson Every summer surfers and sun-seekers visit Rockaway, Queens to join the locals in enjoying some of NYC's finest beaches. Until recently, however, dining options were limited to the typical pizza and bar food dotting the beach area. But this year, a New Jersey classic, DiCosmo's famous ice, takes up shop next to Rockaway Taco, a David Selig venture that opened last...
Bill Owens x Altamont Apparel
Selecting Bill Owens' photographs from the infamous 1969 Altamont Speedway concert as the new graphics for skate-inspired label Altamont may seem an obvious choice, but the connection runs deeper than a shared name. The Altamont credo, "Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life," embodies not just how the brand feels about designing clothing, but also...
Selecting Bill Owens' photographs from the infamous 1969 Altamont Speedway concert as the new graphics for skate-inspired label Altamont may seem an obvious choice, but the connection runs deeper than a shared name. The Altamont credo, "Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life," embodies not just how the brand feels about designing clothing, but also...
Ceramic Speakers by Joey Roth
Designer Joey Roth (of Sorapot fame) recently sent us images of his sharp-looking new speakers, which soft-launched at Nooka's pop-up store at Den in NYC (see details below). Made from porcelain, wood and cork, Roth chose the materials not only for the aesthetic appeal they add to desktops, but also because porcelain's density and "acoustical deadness" rivals that of wood or plastic enabling the...
Designer Joey Roth (of Sorapot fame) recently sent us images of his sharp-looking new speakers, which soft-launched at Nooka's pop-up store at Den in NYC (see details below). Made from porcelain, wood and cork, Roth chose the materials not only for the aesthetic appeal they add to desktops, but also because porcelain's density and "acoustical deadness" rivals that of wood or plastic enabling the...
Attitude Chair by Deger Cengiz
New York designer Deger Cengiz's elegant standard chair features an extra pair of hinged legs that swing into place when the user tilts backward. While he's not the first to come up with the idea (see Homer Simpson's similar version in "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"), the finished chair bears the quality of timelessness rarely found in such gimmicky conceits. Apparently inspired by ill-tempered...
New York designer Deger Cengiz's elegant standard chair features an extra pair of hinged legs that swing into place when the user tilts backward. While he's not the first to come up with the idea (see Homer Simpson's similar version in "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace"), the finished chair bears the quality of timelessness rarely found in such gimmicky conceits. Apparently inspired by ill-tempered...
Sonos CR200 Touchscreen Controller
Putting control of multi-room music playback into a smaller, easier to navigate device, Sonos' new remote makes their already winning system even better. Over the past several years using Sonos' Multi-Room Music System, we've been loving the balance it offers between quality, control and options. For the uninitiated, the Sonos system plays music from computers, the Internet or any attached storage device, wirelessly and...
Putting control of multi-room music playback into a smaller, easier to navigate device, Sonos' new remote makes their already winning system even better. Over the past several years using Sonos' Multi-Room Music System, we've been loving the balance it offers between quality, control and options. For the uninitiated, the Sonos system plays music from computers, the Internet or any attached storage device, wirelessly and...
Ipath Footwear
Steadily gaining notoriety for their office-to-skate-park kicks, Ipath has ramped up their Spring 2010 collection by expanding their line of classic eco-friendly shoes. The label's mainstay model, the Cat, receives a streamlined update by proffering a Wallaby look without feeling clunky. The suede or hemp uppers provide more room for movement. Similarly attractive, the Langston features a muted color palette which makes it suitable...
Steadily gaining notoriety for their office-to-skate-park kicks, Ipath has ramped up their Spring 2010 collection by expanding their line of classic eco-friendly shoes. The label's mainstay model, the Cat, receives a streamlined update by proffering a Wallaby look without feeling clunky. The suede or hemp uppers provide more room for movement. Similarly attractive, the Langston features a muted color palette which makes it suitable...
Pinhole Photography by Justin Quinnell
Justin Quinnell left his homemade pinhole camera open for six months to capture a time lapse of both the Summer and Winter solstices. The lowest streak is the Winter solstice on 22 December 2007 and the highest line represents the Summer solstice, captured on 20 June 2008 (image above). Specializing in pinhole photography in addition to long term exposures, Quinnell has a few other...
Justin Quinnell left his homemade pinhole camera open for six months to capture a time lapse of both the Summer and Winter solstices. The lowest streak is the Winter solstice on 22 December 2007 and the highest line represents the Summer solstice, captured on 20 June 2008 (image above). Specializing in pinhole photography in addition to long term exposures, Quinnell has a few other...
Design Revolution: 100 Products That Empower People
Emily Pilloton's forthcoming book, "Design Revolution: 100 Products That Empower People" drives home the notion that, while going green benefits the environment, the real way to save the planet and ourselves goes beyond just designing biodegradable products and instead involves creating tools for changing the world. Pilloton, former Inhabitat editor who at 26 founded the socially-conscious design firm Project H last year, challenges designers...
Emily Pilloton's forthcoming book, "Design Revolution: 100 Products That Empower People" drives home the notion that, while going green benefits the environment, the real way to save the planet and ourselves goes beyond just designing biodegradable products and instead involves creating tools for changing the world. Pilloton, former Inhabitat editor who at 26 founded the socially-conscious design firm Project H last year, challenges designers...
Endangered Species Project Prints
Conceptually reinforcing the threat to certain species' existence, the Endangered Species Print Project creates limited edition prints of critically endangered animals directly correlating the number of prints produced to the number of animals remaining in the wild. Artists Jenny Kendler and Molly Schafer head up the project, lending each image their drawing talents and donating the net proceeds from each print to the appropriate...
Conceptually reinforcing the threat to certain species' existence, the Endangered Species Print Project creates limited edition prints of critically endangered animals directly correlating the number of prints produced to the number of animals remaining in the wild. Artists Jenny Kendler and Molly Schafer head up the project, lending each image their drawing talents and donating the net proceeds from each print to the appropriate...
Photographer Cormac Hanley
Born in Ireland, photographer Cormac Hanley grew up with an artistic mother who kept a paint brush permanently in his hand. Later years led him to develop a strong background in creative advertising, but Cormac always turned to photography as his ultimate form of expression. We at CH managed to catch up with the France-based lensman on his recent visit to “belle” Montreal, asking...
Born in Ireland, photographer Cormac Hanley grew up with an artistic mother who kept a paint brush permanently in his hand. Later years led him to develop a strong background in creative advertising, but Cormac always turned to photography as his ultimate form of expression. We at CH managed to catch up with the France-based lensman on his recent visit to “belle” Montreal, asking...
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