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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Hands On with the Lexus LFA
We recently had the chance to check out the streamlined LFA, the first super car built by Lexus. While we're waiting for our test drive, we did sit in and explore the car in-depth. Marking Lexus' 20th anniversary, the LFA leverages the brand's design and engineering expertise to both celebrate how far they've come as a brand, as well as demonstrate their wide-eyed vision...
We recently had the chance to check out the streamlined LFA, the first super car built by Lexus. While we're waiting for our test drive, we did sit in and explore the car in-depth. Marking Lexus' 20th anniversary, the LFA leverages the brand's design and engineering expertise to both celebrate how far they've come as a brand, as well as demonstrate their wide-eyed vision...
GreeNoodle
GreeNoodle, a new instant noodle, gets a dose of added nutrition from moroheiya (aka mallow and mulukhiyah). First cultivated in Egypt and gaining popularity in Japan, the ancient vegetable's fiber gets spun into jute while its leaves are harvested as a vegetable. Moroheiya boasts more vitamins and minerals per serving than spinach, carrots or broccoli with a chewy texture that lends itself perfectly to...
GreeNoodle, a new instant noodle, gets a dose of added nutrition from moroheiya (aka mallow and mulukhiyah). First cultivated in Egypt and gaining popularity in Japan, the ancient vegetable's fiber gets spun into jute while its leaves are harvested as a vegetable. Moroheiya boasts more vitamins and minerals per serving than spinach, carrots or broccoli with a chewy texture that lends itself perfectly to...
Hôtel Recamier, Paris
The newly renovated Hôtel Recamier, located at the core of Paris' Left Bank on Place St. Sulpice, offers guests a low-key retreat from the bustle of the City of Light. Designed by Jean-Louis Denoit, the tastefully appointed hotel is classically French with modern undertones. We had the pleasure of staying at the Hôtel Recamier after our trip to the countryside of Reims, where we...
The newly renovated Hôtel Recamier, located at the core of Paris' Left Bank on Place St. Sulpice, offers guests a low-key retreat from the bustle of the City of Light. Designed by Jean-Louis Denoit, the tastefully appointed hotel is classically French with modern undertones. We had the pleasure of staying at the Hôtel Recamier after our trip to the countryside of Reims, where we...
MoMA Design Store: Destination Portugal
Tapping Portugal as their next port of call, the newest in the MoMA Design Store's Destination Series will highlight products from emerging and established designers. Launching in May 2010 with a limited run of a few months, the collection showcases over 100 products, many of which are available for the first time outside of Portugal. Many of the products use traditional materials, techniques and leverage...
Tapping Portugal as their next port of call, the newest in the MoMA Design Store's Destination Series will highlight products from emerging and established designers. Launching in May 2010 with a limited run of a few months, the collection showcases over 100 products, many of which are available for the first time outside of Portugal. Many of the products use traditional materials, techniques and leverage...
MoMA Design Store Spring/Summer 2010 Preview
Seasonally adding the latest in clever products to their existing lineup of covetable items keeps the MoMA Design Store fresh and their spring/summer 2010 preview proved as exciting as ever. Some of our favorite things from today's unveiling are highlighted below. Chill Serving Platter Designed by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn, the melamine tray keeps foods cold with its removable frozen gel pad, which is...
Seasonally adding the latest in clever products to their existing lineup of covetable items keeps the MoMA Design Store fresh and their spring/summer 2010 preview proved as exciting as ever. Some of our favorite things from today's unveiling are highlighted below. Chill Serving Platter Designed by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn, the melamine tray keeps foods cold with its removable frozen gel pad, which is...
MyFord Touch In-Car Interface
In an impressive keynote yesterday opening CES, Ford announced their radically revised new instrument panels for driving in a digital world. Completely integrating the car's interface with other devices and services, the brand will introduce the system, called MyFord, not just in their high-end vehicles but across the line starting with the 2011 MyTouch Lincoln MKX (which will be shown at next week's Detroit...
In an impressive keynote yesterday opening CES, Ford announced their radically revised new instrument panels for driving in a digital world. Completely integrating the car's interface with other devices and services, the brand will introduce the system, called MyFord, not just in their high-end vehicles but across the line starting with the 2011 MyTouch Lincoln MKX (which will be shown at next week's Detroit...
Alex Prager: Week-End
Photographer Alex Prager completes her trilogy of intriguingly unnerving photographs—awkwardly posing her doll-like subjects in vintage-inspired panoramas—with her upcoming exhibition "Week-End" at NYC's Yancey Richardson Gallery. The source of a lot of buzz at the recent 2009 Pulse Fair in Miami, Prager's highly-saturated heroines and oft-startling scenes speak to her fondness for David Lynch and Hitchcock films, as well as her belief that deep...
Photographer Alex Prager completes her trilogy of intriguingly unnerving photographs—awkwardly posing her doll-like subjects in vintage-inspired panoramas—with her upcoming exhibition "Week-End" at NYC's Yancey Richardson Gallery. The source of a lot of buzz at the recent 2009 Pulse Fair in Miami, Prager's highly-saturated heroines and oft-startling scenes speak to her fondness for David Lynch and Hitchcock films, as well as her belief that deep...
Cool Hunting Gift Guide Giveaway 2009
Win dozens of gifts featured in our Gift Guide! Highlights include a Motorola Droid, Dyson DC-31 hand vacuum, XSight Touch Advanced Universal Remote, lots of Joby gorilla products, a Powermat cordless charging system, DJ Hero for Wii, an Art of Shaving kit and enough books to fill your bookshelves. Here's how to win! 1. Visit the Cool Hunting Gift Guide to see all of...
Win dozens of gifts featured in our Gift Guide! Highlights include a Motorola Droid, Dyson DC-31 hand vacuum, XSight Touch Advanced Universal Remote, lots of Joby gorilla products, a Powermat cordless charging system, DJ Hero for Wii, an Art of Shaving kit and enough books to fill your bookshelves. Here's how to win! 1. Visit the Cool Hunting Gift Guide to see all of...
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