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Conscious Forms Egg Acoustic Speaker
(14 November 2007) - The Conscious Forms collection by Junior Phipps shows this British designer having fun at the intersection of form and function. Each of his light and speaker designs take on tactile and curvaceous forms, but these shapes also help them to function in flexible ways. Take the Egg Acoustic for example, which looks more like a Brancusi sculpture than a speaker. It's made from layers...
(14 November 2007) - The Conscious Forms collection by Junior Phipps shows this British designer having fun at the intersection of form and function. Each of his light and speaker designs take on tactile and curvaceous forms, but these shapes also help them to function in flexible ways. Take the Egg Acoustic for example, which looks more like a Brancusi sculpture than a speaker. It's made from layers...
Reebok Timetanium
(13 November 2007) - John Maeda, graphic designer, computer scientist, MIT professor and author of Laws of Simplicity, teamed up with Reebok to create the Timetanium Ventilator, a sneaker that's been getting attention lately for how it merges math, technology and nature into a wearable product. The sneaker is a representation of time, one of the most important mantras defined in Maeda’s book. His handwritten code limns the...
(13 November 2007) - John Maeda, graphic designer, computer scientist, MIT professor and author of Laws of Simplicity, teamed up with Reebok to create the Timetanium Ventilator, a sneaker that's been getting attention lately for how it merges math, technology and nature into a wearable product. The sneaker is a representation of time, one of the most important mantras defined in Maeda’s book. His handwritten code limns the...
Mobile Art Container
(29 October 2007) - Fashion guru, Chanel's Karl Lagerfield, and star architect, Zaha Hadid, have combined to create this Mobile Art Container, which is to roam the world from 2008 to 2010 bearing installations by 18 international artists. The result of a chance meeting between the two in the lobby at the Mercer Hotel in New York, the "container" is to be manufactured out of super white fiberglass,...
(29 October 2007) - Fashion guru, Chanel's Karl Lagerfield, and star architect, Zaha Hadid, have combined to create this Mobile Art Container, which is to roam the world from 2008 to 2010 bearing installations by 18 international artists. The result of a chance meeting between the two in the lobby at the Mercer Hotel in New York, the "container" is to be manufactured out of super white fiberglass,...
The Quiet Life x Lakai Sneakers
(19 September 2007) - The Quiet Life just released its five-shoe collaboration with Lakai shoes. Designed by Andy Mueller, these 5 sets of shoes are available directly through The Quiet Life's online shop and at most finer skate shops and boutiques. "We've been hinting about this for months in our news section about doing one shoe with Lakai," says Andy " When they first asked us to do a...
(19 September 2007) - The Quiet Life just released its five-shoe collaboration with Lakai shoes. Designed by Andy Mueller, these 5 sets of shoes are available directly through The Quiet Life's online shop and at most finer skate shops and boutiques. "We've been hinting about this for months in our news section about doing one shoe with Lakai," says Andy " When they first asked us to do a...
Mimoco x Spear Collective: King and Queen Mimobots
(29 August 2007) - Our friends at Mimoco joined forces with our friends at Spear Collective (SC) to make a Mimobot all dressed up in royal gear. SC member Undoboy came up with the design that interprets traditional playing card graphics and the drives come loaded with wallpaper, graphics, animations, etc. so you can geek out on his work. The second in Mimoco's artist series, they're limited to...
(29 August 2007) - Our friends at Mimoco joined forces with our friends at Spear Collective (SC) to make a Mimobot all dressed up in royal gear. SC member Undoboy came up with the design that interprets traditional playing card graphics and the drives come loaded with wallpaper, graphics, animations, etc. so you can geek out on his work. The second in Mimoco's artist series, they're limited to...
Rittenhouse x Mackintosh Trench Coat
(27 July 2007) - A new collaboration between Australian-based label Rittenhouse and Mackintosh of Scotland merges the Sydney-based designers' street smart designs and slick graphics with Mackintosh's traditional rubberized cotton trench. The result, launching this month, is the reinvigoration of the classic coat with a hand-printed detachable wool-flannel liner in Rittenhouse's signature "checkers" design, a celebration of each labels' individual styles that gives new breath to an old...
(27 July 2007) - A new collaboration between Australian-based label Rittenhouse and Mackintosh of Scotland merges the Sydney-based designers' street smart designs and slick graphics with Mackintosh's traditional rubberized cotton trench. The result, launching this month, is the reinvigoration of the classic coat with a hand-printed detachable wool-flannel liner in Rittenhouse's signature "checkers" design, a celebration of each labels' individual styles that gives new breath to an old...
The Rattle: MOB x KAWS Limited Edition Bikini
(26 July 2007) - After seeing huge success from their first bikini collaboration with KAWS' last year, the female streetwear fashion line Married to the Mob (aka MOB) have teamed up again to launch a second limited-edition bathing suit with the artist. The look this year, called "The Rattle," is a little more feisty, a refreshingly provocative design compared to the playful "hands" debut of 2006. With a...
(26 July 2007) - After seeing huge success from their first bikini collaboration with KAWS' last year, the female streetwear fashion line Married to the Mob (aka MOB) have teamed up again to launch a second limited-edition bathing suit with the artist. The look this year, called "The Rattle," is a little more feisty, a refreshingly provocative design compared to the playful "hands" debut of 2006. With a...
Ultimate Member Limited Vibrators
(25 July 2007) - Where do a luxury sex brand, an infamous nightclub and the "pop" artist of the moment all come together? We found the answer to this question in the First Exposure exhibition and a vibrator. The Ultimate Member Limited is a collaboration between Jimmyjane, purveyor of sleek sex toys, Kabaret's Prophecy, the exclusive London play den and Jamie Hewlett, the illustrator who created Tank Girl...
(25 July 2007) - Where do a luxury sex brand, an infamous nightclub and the "pop" artist of the moment all come together? We found the answer to this question in the First Exposure exhibition and a vibrator. The Ultimate Member Limited is a collaboration between Jimmyjane, purveyor of sleek sex toys, Kabaret's Prophecy, the exclusive London play den and Jamie Hewlett, the illustrator who created Tank Girl...
Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons x BBlessing Limited-Edition Necklaces
(19 July 2007) - For jewelry designer Derek Cruz, of Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons, vintage ivory piano keys proved the perfect canvas for his latest collection: a limited-edition line of necklaces made exclusively for BBlessing in New York. The collection is creating quite a buzz—there are 15 necklaces in total; five different designs, three of each design. The five intricately sketched designs tell the story of a...
(19 July 2007) - For jewelry designer Derek Cruz, of Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons, vintage ivory piano keys proved the perfect canvas for his latest collection: a limited-edition line of necklaces made exclusively for BBlessing in New York. The collection is creating quite a buzz—there are 15 necklaces in total; five different designs, three of each design. The five intricately sketched designs tell the story of a...
Amazon Life x Oestudio
(12 July 2007) - Sustainability comes in all colors and forms these days, but rather than fall for the clever marketing of a product that purportedly saves the environment, Rio de Janeiro’s Amazon Life really hits the heart of sustainability by being aware of the people that can benefit from our consumerism. They just introduced their new line overseen by Brazilian design house Oestudio—a new direction for the...
(12 July 2007) - Sustainability comes in all colors and forms these days, but rather than fall for the clever marketing of a product that purportedly saves the environment, Rio de Janeiro’s Amazon Life really hits the heart of sustainability by being aware of the people that can benefit from our consumerism. They just introduced their new line overseen by Brazilian design house Oestudio—a new direction for the...
Only Watch Auction 2007
(10 July 2007) - The first Only Watch auction in 2005 was so wildly successful—raising €1.9 million Euros for charity (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)—there was little doubt they'd try to follow it up. Two years later, it's back with more rare machines from today's most desirable brands. The event, commissioned by Prince Albert II of Monaco, will offer 35 limited edition and one-of-a-kind prototype watches, or as the horologically...
(10 July 2007) - The first Only Watch auction in 2005 was so wildly successful—raising €1.9 million Euros for charity (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)—there was little doubt they'd try to follow it up. Two years later, it's back with more rare machines from today's most desirable brands. The event, commissioned by Prince Albert II of Monaco, will offer 35 limited edition and one-of-a-kind prototype watches, or as the horologically...
Furni Meet BigChief
(10 July 2007) - The “Furni Meet BigChief” is a freely downloadable cardboard cutout that you can “glue, cut and paste” into a 3-D little toy guaranteed to make you the freshest kid in the office/world. Conceived as a way for two emerging design companies to give a little back to the community that supports them, this collaboration between Milan design company Bigchief Design and Montreal-based Furni is...
(10 July 2007) - The “Furni Meet BigChief” is a freely downloadable cardboard cutout that you can “glue, cut and paste” into a 3-D little toy guaranteed to make you the freshest kid in the office/world. Conceived as a way for two emerging design companies to give a little back to the community that supports them, this collaboration between Milan design company Bigchief Design and Montreal-based Furni is...
Refinery29 x Bblessing Journals
(25 May 2007) - With just a little over a week remaining for Refinery29's Bblessing pop-up store, now's the time to snag some of the exclusive goods before they disappear forever. We're particularly taken with the Travel Journal (left) and the Hardcover Manuscript (right) created specifically for the project. Both bound in supple Italian leather, details like Bblessing's Victoriana logo embossed on the cover and gilt edges make...
(25 May 2007) - With just a little over a week remaining for Refinery29's Bblessing pop-up store, now's the time to snag some of the exclusive goods before they disappear forever. We're particularly taken with the Travel Journal (left) and the Hardcover Manuscript (right) created specifically for the project. Both bound in supple Italian leather, details like Bblessing's Victoriana logo embossed on the cover and gilt edges make...
Dopie Sandals
(04 May 2007) - Here's something to brighten up your feet as you move towards summer. This strange-looking colorful footwear looks like the born-again sole of a Nike Air Rift sneaker. In fact, the Dopie sandal is a collaboration between industrial designer Matthew Harrison and the eco-friendly shoe company Terra Plana. Developed over two years, the Dopie is the result of the search for a "sandal in a...
(04 May 2007) - Here's something to brighten up your feet as you move towards summer. This strange-looking colorful footwear looks like the born-again sole of a Nike Air Rift sneaker. In fact, the Dopie sandal is a collaboration between industrial designer Matthew Harrison and the eco-friendly shoe company Terra Plana. Developed over two years, the Dopie is the result of the search for a "sandal in a...
FAAP x Surface to Air São Paulo
(16 April 2007) - The Brazilian outpost of Paris-based creative group Surface to Air just launched an impressive collection in their store from the post-graduate class of São Paulo’s FAAP, a renowned fashion design school in the city. Under the tutelage of their professor Jum Nakao, a respected Brazilian designer, eight students conceived and designed a collection that taught them not only about the details behind design itself...
(16 April 2007) - The Brazilian outpost of Paris-based creative group Surface to Air just launched an impressive collection in their store from the post-graduate class of São Paulo’s FAAP, a renowned fashion design school in the city. Under the tutelage of their professor Jum Nakao, a respected Brazilian designer, eight students conceived and designed a collection that taught them not only about the details behind design itself...
20 Ltd.
(26 March 2007) - The first online retailer to offer exclusive limited-edition collaborations with a rotating group of hand-picked luxury brands, 20 Ltd. is a new concept both on and offline. Launching 2 April 2007 to the general public, a select few already have access and 20 Ltd. is hooking up Cool Hunting readers with advance acccess here.Editions of items, like an op-art Pucci rug, an Opus foosball...
(26 March 2007) - The first online retailer to offer exclusive limited-edition collaborations with a rotating group of hand-picked luxury brands, 20 Ltd. is a new concept both on and offline. Launching 2 April 2007 to the general public, a select few already have access and 20 Ltd. is hooking up Cool Hunting readers with advance acccess here.Editions of items, like an op-art Pucci rug, an Opus foosball...
Tretorn x Acne Sneakers
(23 March 2007) - Tretorn may not pack the brand punch that Nike does in the States, but to tennis aficionados in Europe, this Swedish athletic company is practically a national treasure. Founded in 1891, the company established itself worldwide with their signature sneakers and tennis balls. As a part of an ongoing collaboration, Swedish designers Acne Jeans have released a new spin on one of Tretorn's most timeless...
(23 March 2007) - Tretorn may not pack the brand punch that Nike does in the States, but to tennis aficionados in Europe, this Swedish athletic company is practically a national treasure. Founded in 1891, the company established itself worldwide with their signature sneakers and tennis balls. As a part of an ongoing collaboration, Swedish designers Acne Jeans have released a new spin on one of Tretorn's most timeless...
Thom Browne x Brooks Brothers: Black Fleece
(21 March 2007) - Brooks Brothers is the latest to add a designer collection to their shelves. Black Fleece, their collaboration with Thom Browne was announced last September but not unveiled until yesterday. For the Fall collection, Browne produced 47 pieces that preserve his sturdy, clean and detailed lines while maintaining the high and tight formfitting aesthetic he is so well-known for. Determined to bring in new clients,...
(21 March 2007) - Brooks Brothers is the latest to add a designer collection to their shelves. Black Fleece, their collaboration with Thom Browne was announced last September but not unveiled until yesterday. For the Fall collection, Browne produced 47 pieces that preserve his sturdy, clean and detailed lines while maintaining the high and tight formfitting aesthetic he is so well-known for. Determined to bring in new clients,...
Daniel Ivarsson For Diesel
(14 March 2007) - The winner of last year’s International Talent Support Diesel Award was a young fashion designer from Sweden by the name of Daniel Ivarsson. A graduate of London’s Royal College Of Art, he was chosen as the winner for his “Odyssey Of Black” collection inspired by Rock 'n' Roll, bikers and tattoos. Daniel’s prize was a stint at the Diesel headquarters in Italy designing a...
(14 March 2007) - The winner of last year’s International Talent Support Diesel Award was a young fashion designer from Sweden by the name of Daniel Ivarsson. A graduate of London’s Royal College Of Art, he was chosen as the winner for his “Odyssey Of Black” collection inspired by Rock 'n' Roll, bikers and tattoos. Daniel’s prize was a stint at the Diesel headquarters in Italy designing a...
Reader Find: Knot Skateboard by Build
(13 March 2007) - Combing through Reader Finds, we noticed yet another deck to file under "skateboards as art." Knot by London-based designers Build was created for Refill Magazine. The laser-cut surface looks like woodgrain, as the name suggests, but also hints at topographic maps and sinuous feather shapes. (Click image for detail.) It's unfortunately not yet for sale and we have no other info on it, but...
(13 March 2007) - Combing through Reader Finds, we noticed yet another deck to file under "skateboards as art." Knot by London-based designers Build was created for Refill Magazine. The laser-cut surface looks like woodgrain, as the name suggests, but also hints at topographic maps and sinuous feather shapes. (Click image for detail.) It's unfortunately not yet for sale and we have no other info on it, but...
Best One for S***r
(08 February 2007) - I appreciate simpler shoes these days, although still with a twist, like these new ones that have been designed for S***r (aka Swear London) by graffiti artist Best One. Coming over like a cross between traditional Vans and a straightforward plimsoll, the dashes of color take them to the next level. The above picture, which is the only one we have, probably doesn't do...
(08 February 2007) - I appreciate simpler shoes these days, although still with a twist, like these new ones that have been designed for S***r (aka Swear London) by graffiti artist Best One. Coming over like a cross between traditional Vans and a straightforward plimsoll, the dashes of color take them to the next level. The above picture, which is the only one we have, probably doesn't do...
Samsonite Black x Matthew Williamson Signat Attaché
(07 December 2006) - Launched earlier this year, the limited edition version of the Signat Attaché Case, a collaboration between Samsonite Black Label and British fashion designer Matthew Williamson, is finally available online just in time for gift giving. Also re-released in orange, yellow and pink (see images here), the effort celebrates Samsonite's classic 1960's Signat Attaché Case. For the limited edition version, Williamson accented the cream exterior...
(07 December 2006) - Launched earlier this year, the limited edition version of the Signat Attaché Case, a collaboration between Samsonite Black Label and British fashion designer Matthew Williamson, is finally available online just in time for gift giving. Also re-released in orange, yellow and pink (see images here), the effort celebrates Samsonite's classic 1960's Signat Attaché Case. For the limited edition version, Williamson accented the cream exterior...
T-Book x Peter Schmid Sneakers
(09 November 2006) - With British t-shirt company T-Book's tessellating expressions of love and the German Puma designer Peter Schmid's high and low-tops, these may be the most romantic kicks out there. Laser-burnt with T-Book's clever, M.C. Escher-esque "Don't Kiss Goodbye" (pictured left, click either image for detail) or with their "I Love You" repeating script pattern (pictured right), the process takes about an hour for each pair....
(09 November 2006) - With British t-shirt company T-Book's tessellating expressions of love and the German Puma designer Peter Schmid's high and low-tops, these may be the most romantic kicks out there. Laser-burnt with T-Book's clever, M.C. Escher-esque "Don't Kiss Goodbye" (pictured left, click either image for detail) or with their "I Love You" repeating script pattern (pictured right), the process takes about an hour for each pair....
Paul Smith x Mercian Cycles
(01 November 2006) - Paul Smith, who decided on a career in fashion after a serious bicycle accident when he was 17 prevented him from pursuing his dream of being a professional cyclist, still rides his old Mercian bicycle. He loves his bicycle so much that he was inspired to design these serious new bikes. Announced a few months back, the Paul Smith x Mercian collaboration bikes are...
(01 November 2006) - Paul Smith, who decided on a career in fashion after a serious bicycle accident when he was 17 prevented him from pursuing his dream of being a professional cyclist, still rides his old Mercian bicycle. He loves his bicycle so much that he was inspired to design these serious new bikes. Announced a few months back, the Paul Smith x Mercian collaboration bikes are...
BLT Ring
(13 October 2006) - The BLT ring was created as a collaboration between jewelry designer Carrie Weston and The Grateful Palate the pork connoisseurs behind the Bacon of the Month Club we featured in our gift guide. A version inmulticolored 14k Gold for $750. See an image of the gold ring modeled on a hand after the jump. ...
(13 October 2006) - The BLT ring was created as a collaboration between jewelry designer Carrie Weston and The Grateful Palate the pork connoisseurs behind the Bacon of the Month Club we featured in our gift guide. A version inmulticolored 14k Gold for $750. See an image of the gold ring modeled on a hand after the jump. ...
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