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Yatzer's Top Luxury Gifts
For many, gifts with a three-figure price tag make a generous offering, but this year Yatzer upped the ante with their guide of gifts for the ultimate in luxury and the pinnacle in price points. CH picked a few of the gifts that may just be worth saving up for—providing you have a very large piggie bank. Hasselblad's H4D medium format DSLR features a...
For many, gifts with a three-figure price tag make a generous offering, but this year Yatzer upped the ante with their guide of gifts for the ultimate in luxury and the pinnacle in price points. CH picked a few of the gifts that may just be worth saving up for—providing you have a very large piggie bank. Hasselblad's H4D medium format DSLR features a...
Tokyo Fixed Store
by Richard Prime Now beyond a trend, the track and fixed cycling community thrives through the hard work of those involved in its passionate and dedicated scene. The latest proof of its staying power and those working for it, two-year-old e-commerce site Tokyo Fixed Gear's shop opens 25 November 2009. The physical manifestation from the group who have long fulfilled the demand in the U.K....
by Richard Prime Now beyond a trend, the track and fixed cycling community thrives through the hard work of those involved in its passionate and dedicated scene. The latest proof of its staying power and those working for it, two-year-old e-commerce site Tokyo Fixed Gear's shop opens 25 November 2009. The physical manifestation from the group who have long fulfilled the demand in the U.K....
Cool Hunting Survey 2009
Keep Cool Hunting content top-notch and free by completing our short survey. It takes less time than watching the latest viral video and when we learn more about you, our readers, it helps better tailor advertising and improves our independently-published site. To thank you for your support, when you complete the survey you will also have the option to be one of the three...
Keep Cool Hunting content top-notch and free by completing our short survey. It takes less time than watching the latest viral video and when we learn more about you, our readers, it helps better tailor advertising and improves our independently-published site. To thank you for your support, when you complete the survey you will also have the option to be one of the three...
The Recently Deflowered Girl
Edward Gorey's strange and twisted illustrations, often coupled with his similarly odd prose, illustrates this inimitable book of manners "The Recently Deflowered Girl." Written by Mel Juffe under the nom de plume Miss Hyacinthe Phypps, advice for the society girl offers "the right thing to say on every dubious occasion." Juffe, narrating with a humor so dry it resembles sandpaper, tells what to do...
Edward Gorey's strange and twisted illustrations, often coupled with his similarly odd prose, illustrates this inimitable book of manners "The Recently Deflowered Girl." Written by Mel Juffe under the nom de plume Miss Hyacinthe Phypps, advice for the society girl offers "the right thing to say on every dubious occasion." Juffe, narrating with a humor so dry it resembles sandpaper, tells what to do...
The Visual Miscellaneum Book
For those drowning in the digital age's information glut, "Visual Miscellaneum," the new eye-popping book of infographics by London-based visual and data journalist David McCandless, makes the perfect antidote. Forget about pie charts, bar graphs, line graphs and histograms; the book showcases McCandless' dexterity when it comes to the infinite number of ways to represent data through engaging graphics these days. (Click all images...
For those drowning in the digital age's information glut, "Visual Miscellaneum," the new eye-popping book of infographics by London-based visual and data journalist David McCandless, makes the perfect antidote. Forget about pie charts, bar graphs, line graphs and histograms; the book showcases McCandless' dexterity when it comes to the infinite number of ways to represent data through engaging graphics these days. (Click all images...
Timberland Yéle Haiti Earthkeepers
Shifting his attention to altruistic causes, Wyclef Jean's recent collaboration with Timberland has less to do with his music than it does with the extensive charity work he's taken on in recent years. The Timberland Yéle Haiti Earthkeepers, a collection of 16 boots designed for men, women and kids, uses recycled and organic materials with the goal of raising awareness about environmental causes in...
Shifting his attention to altruistic causes, Wyclef Jean's recent collaboration with Timberland has less to do with his music than it does with the extensive charity work he's taken on in recent years. The Timberland Yéle Haiti Earthkeepers, a collection of 16 boots designed for men, women and kids, uses recycled and organic materials with the goal of raising awareness about environmental causes in...
Japan Brand: The Wish List Holiday Pop Up Shop at Felissimo NYC
We got a sneak peak at the Japan Brand NYC pop up shop at Felissimo today and can't wait to go shopping when it opens next Monday. Japan Brand curates artisanal objects from Japan (including paper goods, furniture, fashion, kitchen and decorative items) and assembled an impressive group for this year's pop-up shop, which continues for the next five weeks. Most of these items...
We got a sneak peak at the Japan Brand NYC pop up shop at Felissimo today and can't wait to go shopping when it opens next Monday. Japan Brand curates artisanal objects from Japan (including paper goods, furniture, fashion, kitchen and decorative items) and assembled an impressive group for this year's pop-up shop, which continues for the next five weeks. Most of these items...
Tim Burton Retrospective: An Interview with Curator Ron Magliozzi
by Anna Carnick The upcoming retrospective at NYC's Museum of Modern Art explores the career of Tim Burton, whose talent has led him to transform often frightening notions—death, loneliness, the apocalypse—into charmingly approachable forms, creating strange worlds that closely mirror our own, but with all the appropriate Burton-esque accoutrements. The creative mastermind behind films like "Edward Scissorhands," "Beetle Juice," "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "9"...
by Anna Carnick The upcoming retrospective at NYC's Museum of Modern Art explores the career of Tim Burton, whose talent has led him to transform often frightening notions—death, loneliness, the apocalypse—into charmingly approachable forms, creating strange worlds that closely mirror our own, but with all the appropriate Burton-esque accoutrements. The creative mastermind behind films like "Edward Scissorhands," "Beetle Juice," "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "9"...
Equinox Fitness Clubs: Music Matters
Advertorial content: Equinox Fitness Clubs go beyond neighborhood gyms in just about every way. Most places purchase music from a service or play the radio, but Equinox Creative Director Bianca Kosoy and her team wanted people to get excited about the music, so they took things into their own hands. First they recognized that different areas of the club—lobby, workout floor, spa and locker rooms—require...
Advertorial content: Equinox Fitness Clubs go beyond neighborhood gyms in just about every way. Most places purchase music from a service or play the radio, but Equinox Creative Director Bianca Kosoy and her team wanted people to get excited about the music, so they took things into their own hands. First they recognized that different areas of the club—lobby, workout floor, spa and locker rooms—require...
Eight Alternative Deodorants
Whether running to holiday parties or lugging shopping bags from store to store, this time of year has us thinking about how to stay poised in the midst of all of it. To help keep underarms fresh, we've put together a survey of deodorants that one-up your Old Spice with better ingredients, scents and packaging. Lavanila Healthy Deodorant Comprised of completely natural ingredients, Lavanila's Healthy...
Whether running to holiday parties or lugging shopping bags from store to store, this time of year has us thinking about how to stay poised in the midst of all of it. To help keep underarms fresh, we've put together a survey of deodorants that one-up your Old Spice with better ingredients, scents and packaging. Lavanila Healthy Deodorant Comprised of completely natural ingredients, Lavanila's Healthy...
Fjällräven Store NYC
What began with a young Swedish explorer's determination to build solid, functional camping gear, Fjällräven has been experiencing a brand resurgence with the recent U.S. launch of the 50-year-old company and their new NYC outpost opening today. Expedition essentials and cozy Scandinavian sweaters alike pack the vault-like shop, Fjällräven's first in North America. Standout items include their classic, double-layered down jacket stacked along the...
What began with a young Swedish explorer's determination to build solid, functional camping gear, Fjällräven has been experiencing a brand resurgence with the recent U.S. launch of the 50-year-old company and their new NYC outpost opening today. Expedition essentials and cozy Scandinavian sweaters alike pack the vault-like shop, Fjällräven's first in North America. Standout items include their classic, double-layered down jacket stacked along the...
Happy Socks Holiday Cards
by Maggie York-Worth The free-spirited Swedish label Happy Socks teamed up with six promising artists to add even more joy to the holiday season, collaborating on a series of cards starring their quirky socks in various settings. Riffing on the brand's design ethos, punchy graphics and playful approach, the irreverent images also allow each artist's particular aesthetic to shine through. The line-up of artists...
by Maggie York-Worth The free-spirited Swedish label Happy Socks teamed up with six promising artists to add even more joy to the holiday season, collaborating on a series of cards starring their quirky socks in various settings. Riffing on the brand's design ethos, punchy graphics and playful approach, the irreverent images also allow each artist's particular aesthetic to shine through. The line-up of artists...
Renato D'Agostin: Tokyo Untitled
Venice-born photographer Renato D'Agostin recently spent time in the world's largest city capturing the abstract side of its urban landscape. The resulting monograph "Tokyo Untitled" was released this month and is the subject of concurrent exhibitions in Paris, Tokyo and now Manhattan's Leica Gallery. D'Agostin's unconventional narrative of his Tokyo journey makes for a series of images imbued with a language made up of...
Venice-born photographer Renato D'Agostin recently spent time in the world's largest city capturing the abstract side of its urban landscape. The resulting monograph "Tokyo Untitled" was released this month and is the subject of concurrent exhibitions in Paris, Tokyo and now Manhattan's Leica Gallery. D'Agostin's unconventional narrative of his Tokyo journey makes for a series of images imbued with a language made up of...
Sartoria Vico
by Paolo Ferrarini of Future Concept Lab Sartoria Vico joins together the worlds of fashion and product design with a small series of essentially functional clothes and accessories, focused more on use than aesthetic. The brand is one of the projects by the creative collective Dissociate, comprised of Benedetta de Bartolomeis, Monica Battistella, Stefania Casacci and Cristina del Buono—four girls who met while studying industrial...
by Paolo Ferrarini of Future Concept Lab Sartoria Vico joins together the worlds of fashion and product design with a small series of essentially functional clothes and accessories, focused more on use than aesthetic. The brand is one of the projects by the creative collective Dissociate, comprised of Benedetta de Bartolomeis, Monica Battistella, Stefania Casacci and Cristina del Buono—four girls who met while studying industrial...
This Is Plot Jewelery
Brainchild of a strategist and an art director, This Is Plot's necklaces illustrate the subtle beauty of economics, turning one of the most classic data visualizations into a physical object. The London-based duo (both of ad agency Wieden+Kennedy) handcraft the accessories, which use gold, silver, oil and lead to graph the materials' market performance. Celebrating the "stories of exact facts," each necklace plots the...
Brainchild of a strategist and an art director, This Is Plot's necklaces illustrate the subtle beauty of economics, turning one of the most classic data visualizations into a physical object. The London-based duo (both of ad agency Wieden+Kennedy) handcraft the accessories, which use gold, silver, oil and lead to graph the materials' market performance. Celebrating the "stories of exact facts," each necklace plots the...
Galaxy Reclining Armchair
Spotted at this year's Habitat Valencia, the Galaxy Reclining Armchair by Spanish manufacturer CasaDesús blends space age style with suburban functionality. The sleek chair, designed by company founder Jaime Casadesús, puts to shame every La-Z-Boy in existence with minimal lines, luxurious upholstery options and automated articulations. Just now making inroads into the American market—currently available through Moura Starr—CasaDesús produces an opulent range of furnishings...
Spotted at this year's Habitat Valencia, the Galaxy Reclining Armchair by Spanish manufacturer CasaDesús blends space age style with suburban functionality. The sleek chair, designed by company founder Jaime Casadesús, puts to shame every La-Z-Boy in existence with minimal lines, luxurious upholstery options and automated articulations. Just now making inroads into the American market—currently available through Moura Starr—CasaDesús produces an opulent range of furnishings...
Kamal Patel: Mini Wrapping Paper
by Stephanie Miles Whether given as a gift or used to wrap them up, Kamal Patel's couture paper goods exist in a league of their own. To go along with her popular collections of letter-pressed cards and recycled coasters, Kamal recently debuted an all-new collection of custom-designed "mini wrap" gift wrapping, just in time for the busy holiday season. Smaller than a standard roll...
by Stephanie Miles Whether given as a gift or used to wrap them up, Kamal Patel's couture paper goods exist in a league of their own. To go along with her popular collections of letter-pressed cards and recycled coasters, Kamal recently debuted an all-new collection of custom-designed "mini wrap" gift wrapping, just in time for the busy holiday season. Smaller than a standard roll...
Ideal Woman: Necklace
Making a statement about supreme perfection, Allie Pohl's Ideal Woman: Necklace tangibly expresses her concerns about the ability to create overly ideal images through modern technology. Created using a cookie-cutter pattern, the necklace reflects Pohl's belief that women are becoming obsessed with the image of the perfect woman and in turn all look exactly the same. Ideal Woman: Necklace is available in a variety...
Making a statement about supreme perfection, Allie Pohl's Ideal Woman: Necklace tangibly expresses her concerns about the ability to create overly ideal images through modern technology. Created using a cookie-cutter pattern, the necklace reflects Pohl's belief that women are becoming obsessed with the image of the perfect woman and in turn all look exactly the same. Ideal Woman: Necklace is available in a variety...
Rapha Fall/Winter Collection
Rapha Performance Roadware is proving itself equally adept in fashioning urban cycling gear as it does the most desirable racing apparel on the market. With each new collection, the company improves upon previous releases by honing details and getting ever closer to a perfect balance of on-the-bike functionality and off-the-bike wearability. Their latest collection for the city rider is one of the best to...
Rapha Performance Roadware is proving itself equally adept in fashioning urban cycling gear as it does the most desirable racing apparel on the market. With each new collection, the company improves upon previous releases by honing details and getting ever closer to a perfect balance of on-the-bike functionality and off-the-bike wearability. Their latest collection for the city rider is one of the best to...
Journal of Popular Noise Special Edition Giveaway
Our favorite ode to weird music and the singular satisfaction of printed artifacts, the Journal of Popular Noise's latest issue recently launched. Produced in limited editions of hand-folded, letter-press printed copies, the semi-annual audio magazine simultaneously recalls the joys of high-end design periodicals, photocopied punk rock fanzines and the intricate liner notes and packaging of the seven-inch. We like the new special edition so...
Our favorite ode to weird music and the singular satisfaction of printed artifacts, the Journal of Popular Noise's latest issue recently launched. Produced in limited editions of hand-folded, letter-press printed copies, the semi-annual audio magazine simultaneously recalls the joys of high-end design periodicals, photocopied punk rock fanzines and the intricate liner notes and packaging of the seven-inch. We like the new special edition so...
Dave Rawlings Machine: A Friend of a Friend
by Julie Wolfson After many years of Old Crow Medicine show performances and his longtime collaboration with partner Gillian Welch, it's hard to believe that A Friend of a Friend is Dave Rawlings first solo album. Mostly developed during a series of Rawlings Machine performances with Welch and an evolving line-up of incredible musicians in Los Angeles, the four star rating in this week's...
by Julie Wolfson After many years of Old Crow Medicine show performances and his longtime collaboration with partner Gillian Welch, it's hard to believe that A Friend of a Friend is Dave Rawlings first solo album. Mostly developed during a series of Rawlings Machine performances with Welch and an evolving line-up of incredible musicians in Los Angeles, the four star rating in this week's...
Vintage Magazine
by Ariston Anderson For all of us out there who still love turning the printed page, the premier issue of Vintage Magazine, printed on various card stocks and boasting an open spine bound with red ribbon, is a joy to hold and explore. The title Vintage hints at an era when we still read magazines, but also at a future when gorgeous magazines and art...
by Ariston Anderson For all of us out there who still love turning the printed page, the premier issue of Vintage Magazine, printed on various card stocks and boasting an open spine bound with red ribbon, is a joy to hold and explore. The title Vintage hints at an era when we still read magazines, but also at a future when gorgeous magazines and art...
LuLu Frost Plaza Collection
by Anna Carnick Shutting its doors in 2005 for renovation, much of the interior of the infamous Plaza Hotel was broken down and put up for sale. Jewelery designer Lisa Salzer of Lulu Frost recognized this as an opportunity to marry pieces from the hotel with her own design sensibilities, resulting in one-off vintage necklaces, bracelets and brooches (click on any image for expanded view)....
by Anna Carnick Shutting its doors in 2005 for renovation, much of the interior of the infamous Plaza Hotel was broken down and put up for sale. Jewelery designer Lisa Salzer of Lulu Frost recognized this as an opportunity to marry pieces from the hotel with her own design sensibilities, resulting in one-off vintage necklaces, bracelets and brooches (click on any image for expanded view)....
Equinox Fitness Clubs: Design Matters
Advertorial content: Equinox Fitness Clubs takes the design of their clubs very seriously—as of course we think they should. We sat down with Aaron Richter, AIA, the VP of Design, who told us a bit about what he and his team think about every day to make the clubs look good, stay fresh and wear well. Many gyms want to have as many members as...
Advertorial content: Equinox Fitness Clubs takes the design of their clubs very seriously—as of course we think they should. We sat down with Aaron Richter, AIA, the VP of Design, who told us a bit about what he and his team think about every day to make the clubs look good, stay fresh and wear well. Many gyms want to have as many members as...
Coco: 10 World Leading Masters Choose 100 Contemporary Chefs
A lesson on 100 of the most adept contemporary chefs from around the world and the food they prepare, Phaidon's new book "Coco:10 World Leading Masters Choose 100 Contemporary Chefs" assembles an in-depth list of who's who, affirmed by 10 renowned culinary luminaries such as Alain Ducasse, Ferran Adrià, Gordon Ramsay and Mario Batali. Beginning with chef Hugh Acheson of Five & Ten in...
A lesson on 100 of the most adept contemporary chefs from around the world and the food they prepare, Phaidon's new book "Coco:10 World Leading Masters Choose 100 Contemporary Chefs" assembles an in-depth list of who's who, affirmed by 10 renowned culinary luminaries such as Alain Ducasse, Ferran Adrià, Gordon Ramsay and Mario Batali. Beginning with chef Hugh Acheson of Five & Ten in...
Frank Gehry: The Houses
by Anna Carnick Beginning with an insightful quote, Rizzoli’s newest architectural book Frank Gehry: The Houses illustrates his philosophy that "You can learn from the past, but you can’t continue to be in the past; history is not a substitute for imagination." The retrospective of Gehry’s seminal residential designs over the years includes his work before achieving fame for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao...
by Anna Carnick Beginning with an insightful quote, Rizzoli’s newest architectural book Frank Gehry: The Houses illustrates his philosophy that "You can learn from the past, but you can’t continue to be in the past; history is not a substitute for imagination." The retrospective of Gehry’s seminal residential designs over the years includes his work before achieving fame for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao...
Root Fruit Vegetable Crisps
A lightly fried alternative to the standard potato chip, Root Fruit crisps add beetroot, parsnip and sea salt into the mix. (Click above images for detail.) We scored a bag of the Scandinavian snacks with basic seasonings on a recent Stockholm visit, but they come in a variety of potato flavors including parmesan gingerbread, Stilton Blue-savory and almond, in addition to apple chips. Minimal...
A lightly fried alternative to the standard potato chip, Root Fruit crisps add beetroot, parsnip and sea salt into the mix. (Click above images for detail.) We scored a bag of the Scandinavian snacks with basic seasonings on a recent Stockholm visit, but they come in a variety of potato flavors including parmesan gingerbread, Stilton Blue-savory and almond, in addition to apple chips. Minimal...
Yves Saint Laurent: Sale of the Century
by Zeva Bellel The "Sale of the Century" begins tomorrow when Christie's opens its doors to a dizzying array of Yves Saint Laurent's personal pieces. Of the 1,200 objects to reach the auction block at Christie's France over the next four days, the majority come from Château Gabriel, the three-story country estate where YSL and his lifelong partner Pierre Bergé spent their weekends. The...
by Zeva Bellel The "Sale of the Century" begins tomorrow when Christie's opens its doors to a dizzying array of Yves Saint Laurent's personal pieces. Of the 1,200 objects to reach the auction block at Christie's France over the next four days, the majority come from Château Gabriel, the three-story country estate where YSL and his lifelong partner Pierre Bergé spent their weekends. The...
Terence Koh x Converse 1Hund(red)
Terence Koh's Converse 1Hundred(red) makes the classic over in his current trademark all-white, fashion-forward style. Trimming the sole and generally streamlining the look, the edition focuses on subtraction and seems to reflect his stated interest in "hiding reality." Formerly working under the moniker "asianpunkboy" and never one to shy away from sexuality, the launch party for the shoe featured stick-thin, mostly male models posed...
Terence Koh's Converse 1Hundred(red) makes the classic over in his current trademark all-white, fashion-forward style. Trimming the sole and generally streamlining the look, the edition focuses on subtraction and seems to reflect his stated interest in "hiding reality." Formerly working under the moniker "asianpunkboy" and never one to shy away from sexuality, the launch party for the shoe featured stick-thin, mostly male models posed...
Macha Jewelry
by Richard Prime The two-year-old brand Macha Jewelry marries style, craftsmanship and a sympathetic approach to materials that opts for a rough-hewn look over polish and flash for both men and women. “It’s about a quiet rebellion, not necessarily beautiful but not without nobility either,” notes Bernice Kelly, the Irish designer behind Macha now based in London. Indeed, each piece seems to grow and...
by Richard Prime The two-year-old brand Macha Jewelry marries style, craftsmanship and a sympathetic approach to materials that opts for a rough-hewn look over polish and flash for both men and women. “It’s about a quiet rebellion, not necessarily beautiful but not without nobility either,” notes Bernice Kelly, the Irish designer behind Macha now based in London. Indeed, each piece seems to grow and...
Photographer Rune Guneriussen
by Adrienne So Norwegian artist Rune Guneriussen photographs groups of ordinary household objects mimicking wild animals. The scenes capture a peculiarly Nordic combination of otherworldliness and dark humor. A herd of desk lamps turn their lighted heads downwards to graze in the twilight of a lonely Savannah. Two chairs battle for supremacy on a lonely beach amidst a group of helpless bystanders. A line of...
by Adrienne So Norwegian artist Rune Guneriussen photographs groups of ordinary household objects mimicking wild animals. The scenes capture a peculiarly Nordic combination of otherworldliness and dark humor. A herd of desk lamps turn their lighted heads downwards to graze in the twilight of a lonely Savannah. Two chairs battle for supremacy on a lonely beach amidst a group of helpless bystanders. A line of...
Justin’s Nut Butters
by Maggie York-Worth Made from quality, organic ingredients, Justin's delicious almond and peanut butters come packaged in smaller jars and convenient squeeze packs, ensuring they stay as fresh as possible. The range includes classic peanut butter and flavors such as chocolate hazelnut (from a newly-introduced chocolate line), maple almond and cinnamon peanut butters—all comprised of locally sourced, sustainably harvested nuts. The assortment of flavors all...
by Maggie York-Worth Made from quality, organic ingredients, Justin's delicious almond and peanut butters come packaged in smaller jars and convenient squeeze packs, ensuring they stay as fresh as possible. The range includes classic peanut butter and flavors such as chocolate hazelnut (from a newly-introduced chocolate line), maple almond and cinnamon peanut butters—all comprised of locally sourced, sustainably harvested nuts. The assortment of flavors all...
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