Cool Hunting
Evan Orensten, Executive Editor
I’ve never understood why companies strive for the lowest common denominator instead of offering products and services that are well designed, easy to use and inspirational.
I believe that looking back is as insightful and inspirational as is looking forward.
I enjoy exploring the world through the way people shop, cook and eat.
I am inspired by art, photography and furniture, and enjoy collecting them.
I love New York City.
Recent Posts by Evan Orensten
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Simon Høgsberg: We're All Going To Die - 100 Meters of Existence
Photographer Simon Høgsberg's new work, We're All Going To Die - 100 Meters of Existence was shot from a bridge overlooking a railroad platform in Berlin in the summer of 2007. 178 people have been captured in this impressive 100 meter wide image (highlights above and below). The power of the portraits is in the subjects expressions—you can feel what they are thinking in...
Photographer Simon Høgsberg's new work, We're All Going To Die - 100 Meters of Existence was shot from a bridge overlooking a railroad platform in Berlin in the summer of 2007. 178 people have been captured in this impressive 100 meter wide image (highlights above and below). The power of the portraits is in the subjects expressions—you can feel what they are thinking in...
Swallow Magazine
We liked Swallow Magazine so much we sat down with James Casey, its creative director. This hard bound bi-annual magazine approaches food, and the people and culture behind it, in new and innovative ways. Cool Hunting: What was the inspiration behind Swallow?James Casey: Swallow Magazine came about as a result of working on other magazines and sensing that something was missing creatively. We would travel...
We liked Swallow Magazine so much we sat down with James Casey, its creative director. This hard bound bi-annual magazine approaches food, and the people and culture behind it, in new and innovative ways. Cool Hunting: What was the inspiration behind Swallow?James Casey: Swallow Magazine came about as a result of working on other magazines and sensing that something was missing creatively. We would travel...
Burkman Brothers Fall 2009 Preview
New York is abuzz with the Burkman Brothers and their debut menswear collection for Spring 2009. We visited the Canadian twins Doug (above left) and Ben (above right) Burkman in their NYC penthouse showroom, where we saw highlights from the Spring 2009 collection and the full Fall 2009 collection, which we've got here exclusively for you in these Cool Hunting Rough Cut videos. The...
New York is abuzz with the Burkman Brothers and their debut menswear collection for Spring 2009. We visited the Canadian twins Doug (above left) and Ben (above right) Burkman in their NYC penthouse showroom, where we saw highlights from the Spring 2009 collection and the full Fall 2009 collection, which we've got here exclusively for you in these Cool Hunting Rough Cut videos. The...
STAR WARS: The Force Trainer
The Force Trainer is the most compelling in a new line of STAR WARS Science toys by the well known educational toy company Uncle Milton. To use The Force Trainer (recommended for ages 8+) you put on a headset that features dry EEG sensors and technology developed by NeuroSky; the sensors read your brainwaves, and the brainwaves are then translated to the fan in...
The Force Trainer is the most compelling in a new line of STAR WARS Science toys by the well known educational toy company Uncle Milton. To use The Force Trainer (recommended for ages 8+) you put on a headset that features dry EEG sensors and technology developed by NeuroSky; the sensors read your brainwaves, and the brainwaves are then translated to the fan in...
Cookstr.com
Cookstr.com—created by Will Schwalbe and Katie Workman, both former publishers who worked on dozens of successful cookboooks—just launched and is a true evolution in cooking sites. Considering the millions of recipes online you'd think this would be difficult to do, but Cookstr.com features recipes exclusively from cook books. Many of these recipes have never been published online because of copyright issues, but Cookstr.com has...
Cookstr.com—created by Will Schwalbe and Katie Workman, both former publishers who worked on dozens of successful cookboooks—just launched and is a true evolution in cooking sites. Considering the millions of recipes online you'd think this would be difficult to do, but Cookstr.com features recipes exclusively from cook books. Many of these recipes have never been published online because of copyright issues, but Cookstr.com has...
Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective at the MASS MoCA
Sol LeWitt's final triumph opened today at the MASS MoCA. Conceived by the artist before his death last year, he developed the idea with the Yale University Art Gallery, and then partnered with the MASS MOCA and the Williams College Museum of Art to create it. The 27,000 sq foot installation of his Wall Drawings comfortably lives on three floors in the newly renovated...
Sol LeWitt's final triumph opened today at the MASS MoCA. Conceived by the artist before his death last year, he developed the idea with the Yale University Art Gallery, and then partnered with the MASS MOCA and the Williams College Museum of Art to create it. The 27,000 sq foot installation of his Wall Drawings comfortably lives on three floors in the newly renovated...
Horman's Best Pickles
Though Nick Horman has been making pickles for five years, we only recently discovered him at the Eighth Annual NYC Pickle Day a few weeks ago, depriving us of what would have been a lot of delicious pickles we could have eaten during the last few years. The New Dills were our favorite, though the nicely sweet Red Flannel chips proved to be one...
Though Nick Horman has been making pickles for five years, we only recently discovered him at the Eighth Annual NYC Pickle Day a few weeks ago, depriving us of what would have been a lot of delicious pickles we could have eaten during the last few years. The New Dills were our favorite, though the nicely sweet Red Flannel chips proved to be one...
JimmyJane Ember Edition Of One Candles
Well known for their gold and platinum plated sex toys, JimmyJane is set to release a special edition of their Ember Natural Emollient Massage Candles. With a matte black porcelain container, each candle is a one-off featuring a unique one-of-a-kind composition of gesture drawings. Pairing aphrodisiac scents, the new candle smells like a blend of Cocoa and Fig fragrances. Each candle is made by...
Well known for their gold and platinum plated sex toys, JimmyJane is set to release a special edition of their Ember Natural Emollient Massage Candles. With a matte black porcelain container, each candle is a one-off featuring a unique one-of-a-kind composition of gesture drawings. Pairing aphrodisiac scents, the new candle smells like a blend of Cocoa and Fig fragrances. Each candle is made by...
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