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Cool Hunting Video Presents: Troika
(24 November 2006) - The techno-subversiveness of Troika's mobile phone-controlled Tool for Armchair Activists and SMS Guerilla Projector initially caught CH's attention a couple years back. Episode 56 of Cool Hunting Video visits the now three year-old, multi-disciplinary art and design studio in Brixton, London to meet the founding trio of international designers behind Troika, Eva Rucki, Sebastian Noel and Conny Freyer, and to see their conceptual work...
(24 November 2006) - The techno-subversiveness of Troika's mobile phone-controlled Tool for Armchair Activists and SMS Guerilla Projector initially caught CH's attention a couple years back. Episode 56 of Cool Hunting Video visits the now three year-old, multi-disciplinary art and design studio in Brixton, London to meet the founding trio of international designers behind Troika, Eva Rucki, Sebastian Noel and Conny Freyer, and to see their conceptual work...
Halloween 2006: Thomas Keeley
(27 October 2006) - Thomas Keeley, a 25 year-old Rhode Island School of Design grad based in New York City, creates three dimensional pieces with creepy Halloween-esque themes. Equipped with wings and fangs, the "Bat Chair" is a slightly sinister yet entirely functional take on a classic café-style chair. A hair brush with dozens of bloody fingertips in place of bristles serves as a very literal interpretation of...
(27 October 2006) - Thomas Keeley, a 25 year-old Rhode Island School of Design grad based in New York City, creates three dimensional pieces with creepy Halloween-esque themes. Equipped with wings and fangs, the "Bat Chair" is a slightly sinister yet entirely functional take on a classic café-style chair. A hair brush with dozens of bloody fingertips in place of bristles serves as a very literal interpretation of...
Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light
(25 October 2006) - With neon's flashy allure and an impish wit, Bruce Nauman's light-based works that mix tongue-in-cheek commentary and the eye candy of a commercial medium, are a large part of why he's often referred to as one of the greatest living artists. In a show called "Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light" currently up at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami...
(25 October 2006) - With neon's flashy allure and an impish wit, Bruce Nauman's light-based works that mix tongue-in-cheek commentary and the eye candy of a commercial medium, are a large part of why he's often referred to as one of the greatest living artists. In a show called "Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light" currently up at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami...
Art-O-Meter
(23 October 2006) - A project of Brazilian MIT programmer/designer Marcelo Coelho from 2003 that is starting to see some buzz, the Art-O-Meter is a device that scores works of art based on the ratio of the length of time people spend in front of art work to the duration of the exhibition. It operates as a clock until someone stands in front of it, activating its motion...
(23 October 2006) - A project of Brazilian MIT programmer/designer Marcelo Coelho from 2003 that is starting to see some buzz, the Art-O-Meter is a device that scores works of art based on the ratio of the length of time people spend in front of art work to the duration of the exhibition. It operates as a clock until someone stands in front of it, activating its motion...
Christian Jankowski: Us and Them
(18 October 2006) - Inspired by juxtapositions of different worlds and subcultures, Christian Jankowski's conceptual work often involves non-artists such as televangelists, psychics, children, and therapists. An extension of Jankowski's previous experiments with commercial filmmaking conventions, "Us and Them," a seasonally-appropriate exhibit of new works including videos, film, photography and sculpture, explores the horror film genre "suggesting how cinematic visions of monstrosity and violence can also communicate broader...
(18 October 2006) - Inspired by juxtapositions of different worlds and subcultures, Christian Jankowski's conceptual work often involves non-artists such as televangelists, psychics, children, and therapists. An extension of Jankowski's previous experiments with commercial filmmaking conventions, "Us and Them," a seasonally-appropriate exhibit of new works including videos, film, photography and sculpture, explores the horror film genre "suggesting how cinematic visions of monstrosity and violence can also communicate broader...
Clothing That Arranges the Body
(10 October 2006) - Clothing That Arranges the Body is British industrial designer Hannah Perner-Wilson's attempt to reconcile with our attachments to gadgets, calling attention to the way our minds and bodies relate to electronic devices. "I find myself drawn towards the ways in which objects, whether of material nature or data, convey their content," she says. In this first prototype jacket, Hannah created five pockets for gadgets...
(10 October 2006) - Clothing That Arranges the Body is British industrial designer Hannah Perner-Wilson's attempt to reconcile with our attachments to gadgets, calling attention to the way our minds and bodies relate to electronic devices. "I find myself drawn towards the ways in which objects, whether of material nature or data, convey their content," she says. In this first prototype jacket, Hannah created five pockets for gadgets...
Fruitree
(22 September 2006) - Fruitree is a concept piece designed by Chia Shee Loh, Antonietta Fortunato and Elena Godenzi. They were motivated to solve the out of sight, out of mind problem with fruit that goes uneaten and spoils. The fact that fruit grows on trees does not go unnoticed in this design, where the results are both decorative and literal. Circulating air is pushed throughout the Fruitree,...
(22 September 2006) - Fruitree is a concept piece designed by Chia Shee Loh, Antonietta Fortunato and Elena Godenzi. They were motivated to solve the out of sight, out of mind problem with fruit that goes uneaten and spoils. The fact that fruit grows on trees does not go unnoticed in this design, where the results are both decorative and literal. Circulating air is pushed throughout the Fruitree,...
The Bible Rewrite Project
(25 July 2006) - Absurd, mythological-looking hybrid creatures made from mixed and matched animal parts show up frequently in the history of art and literature, but what about inventing a new critter out of actual roadkill? As part of his Bible Rewrite Project, New York-based Nate Hill has become an amateur taxidermist, sewing up found paws, tails, heads, and other body parts into his own configurations. Hill's revisionist...
(25 July 2006) - Absurd, mythological-looking hybrid creatures made from mixed and matched animal parts show up frequently in the history of art and literature, but what about inventing a new critter out of actual roadkill? As part of his Bible Rewrite Project, New York-based Nate Hill has become an amateur taxidermist, sewing up found paws, tails, heads, and other body parts into his own configurations. Hill's revisionist...
Royal College of Art Summer Show 2006
(06 July 2006) - Having spent weeks talking to students and looking at the annual Royal College of Art degree show, Exhibit-K, a London-based art tour service, came up with five hot design picks exclusively for Cool Hunting. Doodle Dudes Andrew Haythornthwaite's Doodle Dudes gives the characters that children create in their drawings a 3-d life by using rapid prototyping to print their drawings in 3 dimensions. Children’s...
(06 July 2006) - Having spent weeks talking to students and looking at the annual Royal College of Art degree show, Exhibit-K, a London-based art tour service, came up with five hot design picks exclusively for Cool Hunting. Doodle Dudes Andrew Haythornthwaite's Doodle Dudes gives the characters that children create in their drawings a 3-d life by using rapid prototyping to print their drawings in 3 dimensions. Children’s...
Atypyk
(30 June 2006) - Like a cross between Duchamp and Archie McPhee, the French company Atypyk makes witty, conceptual gifts that play on everyday objects. My personal history with the company dates back to 2003 when I visited their Paris studio and Ivan Duval (one-half of the Atypyk team) regaled me with stories and sent me home with a Cowstick, a sticker kit that transforms a refrigerator into...
(30 June 2006) - Like a cross between Duchamp and Archie McPhee, the French company Atypyk makes witty, conceptual gifts that play on everyday objects. My personal history with the company dates back to 2003 when I visited their Paris studio and Ivan Duval (one-half of the Atypyk team) regaled me with stories and sent me home with a Cowstick, a sticker kit that transforms a refrigerator into...
Hulgerisation
(27 June 2006) - Hulger approached St. Martin's design students about applying their thinking towards technology on a variety of products. While some of it falls into the "Design Student" vortex, some of it's actually pretty interesting. My favorites were the wind-up lamp and Ben Raemer's Crop Camera (pictured), which makes the photoshop tool into a physical camera allowing infinite aspect adjustment. View them all at Hulgerisation. Previously...
(27 June 2006) - Hulger approached St. Martin's design students about applying their thinking towards technology on a variety of products. While some of it falls into the "Design Student" vortex, some of it's actually pretty interesting. My favorites were the wind-up lamp and Ben Raemer's Crop Camera (pictured), which makes the photoshop tool into a physical camera allowing infinite aspect adjustment. View them all at Hulgerisation. Previously...
Jeremiah Palecek
(19 June 2006) - Jeremiah Palecek can't help dreaming of video games. He believes that the dreaming world and the gaming world are incredibly close. The Prague-based artist is not only an avid gamer, but also creates oil paintings inspired by scenes from video games, most directly lifted from his dreams. He recently set out to create a new work everyday and sells all of it on his...
(19 June 2006) - Jeremiah Palecek can't help dreaming of video games. He believes that the dreaming world and the gaming world are incredibly close. The Prague-based artist is not only an avid gamer, but also creates oil paintings inspired by scenes from video games, most directly lifted from his dreams. He recently set out to create a new work everyday and sells all of it on his...
RISD Studio: Designing the CH Store
(19 June 2006) - As a final assignment for his Spring 2006 Interior Architecture class, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Professor Jeffrey Katz asked his students to translate Cool Hunting into a physical store. We were very excited to hear about all this and agreed to participate with a little guidance and critique. This video highlights some of the student projects and our reaction to them. Thanks...
(19 June 2006) - As a final assignment for his Spring 2006 Interior Architecture class, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Professor Jeffrey Katz asked his students to translate Cool Hunting into a physical store. We were very excited to hear about all this and agreed to participate with a little guidance and critique. This video highlights some of the student projects and our reaction to them. Thanks...
Depicting Design
(06 June 2006) - Depicting Design is a juried exhibit running through 29 September 2006 that showcases 20 Brooklyn-based designers' approach to their field. Unique pieces, like Brad Ascalon's customizable Echo Chaise (pictured above and after the jump), show the individual methods for addressing different problems posed by different mediums. With a sampling of work from a broad range designers, from fashion to environmental—including Kim Holleman's "Trailer Park" concept,...
(06 June 2006) - Depicting Design is a juried exhibit running through 29 September 2006 that showcases 20 Brooklyn-based designers' approach to their field. Unique pieces, like Brad Ascalon's customizable Echo Chaise (pictured above and after the jump), show the individual methods for addressing different problems posed by different mediums. With a sampling of work from a broad range designers, from fashion to environmental—including Kim Holleman's "Trailer Park" concept,...
Imperfection Bowls
(05 June 2006) - The New Collectibles in the New York Times magazine. After some research, we found that New York's design institution Moss has been sold out of them for weeks, but they do have these "Imperfection" bowls, which are made from handmade glazed porcelain and gold and signed by the designer. Available in small (pictured), medium, and large, they start at $475....
(05 June 2006) - The New Collectibles in the New York Times magazine. After some research, we found that New York's design institution Moss has been sold out of them for weeks, but they do have these "Imperfection" bowls, which are made from handmade glazed porcelain and gold and signed by the designer. Available in small (pictured), medium, and large, they start at $475....
Lace Tape
(24 May 2006) - Call it a transnational tape-off, two designers, one from the East coast and the other from the West, both recently came out with a roll of packing tape printed with lace. San Francisco collective Boiler's design pictured right, features a design printed to the edge that can be doubled up for a fancy pattern and we like how the application here recalls the femi-graffiti...
(24 May 2006) - Call it a transnational tape-off, two designers, one from the East coast and the other from the West, both recently came out with a roll of packing tape printed with lace. San Francisco collective Boiler's design pictured right, features a design printed to the edge that can be doubled up for a fancy pattern and we like how the application here recalls the femi-graffiti...
Love Hate T-Shirt
(25 April 2006) - For lovers, haters, and everyone in-between, French designer Rachel Plefger's clever tee takes the idea of an ambigram—a word that can be read from a variety of angles—one step further. Available so that it reads either "Love" or "Hate," the mirror image reads opposite. Starts at $22 from Made in Design. via Neatorama For tattoo ambigrams see the recent piece on Needled. Also on...
(25 April 2006) - For lovers, haters, and everyone in-between, French designer Rachel Plefger's clever tee takes the idea of an ambigram—a word that can be read from a variety of angles—one step further. Available so that it reads either "Love" or "Hate," the mirror image reads opposite. Starts at $22 from Made in Design. via Neatorama For tattoo ambigrams see the recent piece on Needled. Also on...
Co-op Magazine
(25 April 2006) - What are you doing today? If you have a hankering to write about it, get in touch with the editors of Co-op Magazine. For its second issue —in a seven-edition volume devoted to seven specific days—the editors have chosen Tuesday 25 April 2006. They stress they're not looking for journal or diary entries; rather it's a creative exercise in how different writers are able...
(25 April 2006) - What are you doing today? If you have a hankering to write about it, get in touch with the editors of Co-op Magazine. For its second issue —in a seven-edition volume devoted to seven specific days—the editors have chosen Tuesday 25 April 2006. They stress they're not looking for journal or diary entries; rather it's a creative exercise in how different writers are able...
Vonhideki
(24 April 2006) - No designer represents the rising-tide graphic design strategy of commingling traditional drawing and digital technique more than London’s Hellovon. Moving into three-dimensional deviancy, he's now collaborating with product designer Hideki. Their virtual Morte Per collection, meaning “to die for” in Italian, is the debut from their Vonhideki brand currently boasting five proposed products: the Suicide Bath, the Choker, the Tip, Youth and Beauty Body...
(24 April 2006) - No designer represents the rising-tide graphic design strategy of commingling traditional drawing and digital technique more than London’s Hellovon. Moving into three-dimensional deviancy, he's now collaborating with product designer Hideki. Their virtual Morte Per collection, meaning “to die for” in Italian, is the debut from their Vonhideki brand currently boasting five proposed products: the Suicide Bath, the Choker, the Tip, Youth and Beauty Body...
Screwhead and Dovetail Tape
(17 April 2006) - Shift designers Richard Shed and Sam Johnson created these tape rolls for last year's London Design Festival. They are both a tongue-in-cheek look at modern versus traditional structural solutions. Conceptual explorations aside, they make for some fun packaging. Limited availability, contact Richard Shed for more information. Thanks, Greg! ...
(17 April 2006) - Shift designers Richard Shed and Sam Johnson created these tape rolls for last year's London Design Festival. They are both a tongue-in-cheek look at modern versus traditional structural solutions. Conceptual explorations aside, they make for some fun packaging. Limited availability, contact Richard Shed for more information. Thanks, Greg! ...
Braille Playboy
(03 April 2006) - Although its funding was cut off for a time in 1985, issues of Playboy printed in braille have been published by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped since 1970. No, it doesn't include the pictures (reinforcing the old joke about reading the magazine for the articles), but it still might be the world's only government-sponsored conceptual art project. via MIT...
(03 April 2006) - Although its funding was cut off for a time in 1985, issues of Playboy printed in braille have been published by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped since 1970. No, it doesn't include the pictures (reinforcing the old joke about reading the magazine for the articles), but it still might be the world's only government-sponsored conceptual art project. via MIT...
Flocks
(27 March 2006) - Sweaters made by Flocks, the brainchild of Dutch fashion designer Christien Meindertma are exciting to me for a multitude of reasons. Here are two. First, my father is Dutch and I’m always excited to meet people with obtuse Dutch names doing obtuse things with their lives. Second, in my undergraduate years, I studied agricultural journalism and worked for the World Dairy Expo. In the...
(27 March 2006) - Sweaters made by Flocks, the brainchild of Dutch fashion designer Christien Meindertma are exciting to me for a multitude of reasons. Here are two. First, my father is Dutch and I’m always excited to meet people with obtuse Dutch names doing obtuse things with their lives. Second, in my undergraduate years, I studied agricultural journalism and worked for the World Dairy Expo. In the...
Holden EFIJY Concept Car
(14 October 2005) - The Holden EFIJY concept car was unveiled at the Australian Auto Show yesterday. Based on the spirit and style of the 1953 FJ Holden, it has been reimagined with the latest technology and design and delivers "retro, mumbo and gizmos." The car is built on a Chevrolet Corvette underbody and features a V8 Supercar engine. The pillarless, fiberglass body sports a retro-Hollywood glamour long...
(14 October 2005) - The Holden EFIJY concept car was unveiled at the Australian Auto Show yesterday. Based on the spirit and style of the 1953 FJ Holden, it has been reimagined with the latest technology and design and delivers "retro, mumbo and gizmos." The car is built on a Chevrolet Corvette underbody and features a V8 Supercar engine. The pillarless, fiberglass body sports a retro-Hollywood glamour long...
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