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Plantraco Carbon Butterfly
(20 September 2006) - Only half the weight of a dollar bill, this radio-controlled Carbon Butterfly airplane is the world’s lightest at merely 3.6 grams. Recently improved from a previous design, the new model is super flexible and brand-new to the market. At $300, it's a pricey toy, but—nearly indestructible, quiet, durable, and featuring a simple modern design—the cost's worth it. Especially considering that most radio-controlled planes are...
(20 September 2006) - Only half the weight of a dollar bill, this radio-controlled Carbon Butterfly airplane is the world’s lightest at merely 3.6 grams. Recently improved from a previous design, the new model is super flexible and brand-new to the market. At $300, it's a pricey toy, but—nearly indestructible, quiet, durable, and featuring a simple modern design—the cost's worth it. Especially considering that most radio-controlled planes are...
From A to B and Back Again
(06 September 2006) - After countless magazine articles, acclaimed annual events, and a spate of new boutiques, Brooklyn is fast cementing its status as a design capital. "From A to B and Back Again" is the latest celebration of all that the borough has to offer, featuring limited editions and prototypes by well-known designers including KleinReid, Jason Miller, redstr/collective, Scrapile, and The Design Can. Among the many highlights...
(06 September 2006) - After countless magazine articles, acclaimed annual events, and a spate of new boutiques, Brooklyn is fast cementing its status as a design capital. "From A to B and Back Again" is the latest celebration of all that the borough has to offer, featuring limited editions and prototypes by well-known designers including KleinReid, Jason Miller, redstr/collective, Scrapile, and The Design Can. Among the many highlights...
Light Fingers
(04 August 2006) - For your next rave (or early 90s party making fun of raves), this glove-like device features five different colored beams of light, a black light, and strobe light. Twenty different pre-programmed light show patterns make entertainment effortless or hackers can mod it to sync with Pink Floyd's The Wall. Light Fingers are battery operated and cost $20 from What on Earth. ...
(04 August 2006) - For your next rave (or early 90s party making fun of raves), this glove-like device features five different colored beams of light, a black light, and strobe light. Twenty different pre-programmed light show patterns make entertainment effortless or hackers can mod it to sync with Pink Floyd's The Wall. Light Fingers are battery operated and cost $20 from What on Earth. ...
Toy2R Bunny Qee Fiesta 2
(02 August 2006) - For Qee fans who didn't get enough from the first edition of the Bunny Qee postcard book that features the artist-designed toys, Toy2r's Bunny Qee Fiesta 2 just hit shelves with a new crop of photo postcards featuring 56 customized Bunny Qees. Each card includes the name and country of the artist, emphasizing the democratic approach to design and the full-bleed photos capture the...
(02 August 2006) - For Qee fans who didn't get enough from the first edition of the Bunny Qee postcard book that features the artist-designed toys, Toy2r's Bunny Qee Fiesta 2 just hit shelves with a new crop of photo postcards featuring 56 customized Bunny Qees. Each card includes the name and country of the artist, emphasizing the democratic approach to design and the full-bleed photos capture the...
Sweet Meats Plushies
(13 July 2006) - Looking for a gift for your favorite butcher? Sweet Meats makes plushies of meat, providing comfort to carnivores outside of meal times. Steaks, ribs, sausages and ham are all represented....
(13 July 2006) - Looking for a gift for your favorite butcher? Sweet Meats makes plushies of meat, providing comfort to carnivores outside of meal times. Steaks, ribs, sausages and ham are all represented....
Things and Stuff @ KidRobot
(05 July 2006) - Tara McPherson is having a solo exhibit at KidRobot on Thursday 6 July 2006 where she'll be showing some things and stuff. What? "things and stuff" not descriptive enough for you? Well for those of you unfamiliar with her work, I guess not. She'll be showing some new toys, comic cover paintings, drawings, posters, art prints, stationery sets, stickers, buttons, and (you guessed it!)...
(05 July 2006) - Tara McPherson is having a solo exhibit at KidRobot on Thursday 6 July 2006 where she'll be showing some things and stuff. What? "things and stuff" not descriptive enough for you? Well for those of you unfamiliar with her work, I guess not. She'll be showing some new toys, comic cover paintings, drawings, posters, art prints, stationery sets, stickers, buttons, and (you guessed it!)...
Busy Buddy Dog Toys
(26 June 2006) - CH mascots Otis and Logan give two paws up to the Twist 'n Treat, the first adjustable food/treat dispenser for dogs. The two pieces screw apart, allowing you to fill the toy with various sized treats; screw to adjust the height and alignment and you alter the ease with which the food comes out. Dogs tap the saucer shaped dispenser with their paws or...
(26 June 2006) - CH mascots Otis and Logan give two paws up to the Twist 'n Treat, the first adjustable food/treat dispenser for dogs. The two pieces screw apart, allowing you to fill the toy with various sized treats; screw to adjust the height and alignment and you alter the ease with which the food comes out. Dogs tap the saucer shaped dispenser with their paws or...
Home Planetarium
(07 June 2006) - This portable planetarium projects 10,000 stars onto any ceiling and is not a toy but a genuine educational tool (slash conversation piece). It only needs a projection distance of about 10 feet, so it's quite practical, even in relatively confined quarters. Weighing in at less than three pounds, with a price tag just under $230 and featuring adjustable angles, the home planetarium is perfect...
(07 June 2006) - This portable planetarium projects 10,000 stars onto any ceiling and is not a toy but a genuine educational tool (slash conversation piece). It only needs a projection distance of about 10 feet, so it's quite practical, even in relatively confined quarters. Weighing in at less than three pounds, with a price tag just under $230 and featuring adjustable angles, the home planetarium is perfect...
Suckadelic's Supervillians
(18 May 2006) - I don't think that you can be any more niche than the Sucklord. He makes bootleg action figures, but unlike some who knock-off action figures, he updates well-known figures to suit his own evil needs. Perhaps you recall Gay Empire, the pink Storm Trooper that he released last year? If you missed that one, you have a rare opportunity to check out his new...
(18 May 2006) - I don't think that you can be any more niche than the Sucklord. He makes bootleg action figures, but unlike some who knock-off action figures, he updates well-known figures to suit his own evil needs. Perhaps you recall Gay Empire, the pink Storm Trooper that he released last year? If you missed that one, you have a rare opportunity to check out his new...
Action Man 4040
(16 May 2006) - Action Man is the British take on GI Joe, and was first introduced in 1966, hence Action Man 4040 at the Blink Gallery in Soho, London. The exhibition begins today, 16 May 2006, but I managed to get in for an early look. It has been put together by designer-toy magazine Clutter, with a little bit of help from makers Hasbro, and features 40...
(16 May 2006) - Action Man is the British take on GI Joe, and was first introduced in 1966, hence Action Man 4040 at the Blink Gallery in Soho, London. The exhibition begins today, 16 May 2006, but I managed to get in for an early look. It has been put together by designer-toy magazine Clutter, with a little bit of help from makers Hasbro, and features 40...
The Iris Pleasure Object
(12 May 2006) - April showers will bring more than May flowers this year with the scheduled June arrival of Stockholm-based company Lelo's Iris pleasure object. Just in time for the peak (pun intended) of actual Iris season here in North America, this all-new boudoir companion ushers in a new season, not to mention era, in sensual massager functionality and design. Drawing O'Keeffean inspiration from a delicate blossom,...
(12 May 2006) - April showers will bring more than May flowers this year with the scheduled June arrival of Stockholm-based company Lelo's Iris pleasure object. Just in time for the peak (pun intended) of actual Iris season here in North America, this all-new boudoir companion ushers in a new season, not to mention era, in sensual massager functionality and design. Drawing O'Keeffean inspiration from a delicate blossom,...
Shuttlemax Giveaway
(26 April 2006) - Kidrobot
(26 April 2006) - Kidrobot
Nike Woven Air Footscape Launch
(07 April 2006) - East meets West. Form matches function. Sport inspires lifestyle. Nike brings it all together with Joga Bonito, their massive new football (aka soccer) campaign that includes today's debut of the woven Air Footscape in Milan. Cool Hunting was on-site for the occasion (courtesy of Nike) and sat in on a roundtable discussion with Richard D. Clarke, Nike's global creative director, and Peter Hudson, global...
(07 April 2006) - East meets West. Form matches function. Sport inspires lifestyle. Nike brings it all together with Joga Bonito, their massive new football (aka soccer) campaign that includes today's debut of the woven Air Footscape in Milan. Cool Hunting was on-site for the occasion (courtesy of Nike) and sat in on a roundtable discussion with Richard D. Clarke, Nike's global creative director, and Peter Hudson, global...
Time Flies: Shuttlemax
(30 March 2006) - kidrobot
(30 March 2006) - kidrobot
Rubik's Sudoku
(29 March 2006) - Rubik's x Sudoko = this travel friendly, programable game. No word on the official Rubik's site but the game is already hitting (virtual) store shelves in advance of its expected U.S. release in May 2006 (and a bargain at an expected MSRP of around $14). The colored tiles help you visualize your rows/squares. Simply set up the board to replicate the starting point of...
(29 March 2006) - Rubik's x Sudoko = this travel friendly, programable game. No word on the official Rubik's site but the game is already hitting (virtual) store shelves in advance of its expected U.S. release in May 2006 (and a bargain at an expected MSRP of around $14). The colored tiles help you visualize your rows/squares. Simply set up the board to replicate the starting point of...
Doh Boy
(21 March 2006) - Can a toy change the way we eat? That's the question the UK based socially responsible apparel line Howies is asking with their new chunky friend, Doh Boy. His strategy is educational—teach people how to make and eat healthy bread. He comes packaged in a bread pan with a simple, natural recipe for making the perfect loaf. Doh Boy also tells us that there's...
(21 March 2006) - Can a toy change the way we eat? That's the question the UK based socially responsible apparel line Howies is asking with their new chunky friend, Doh Boy. His strategy is educational—teach people how to make and eat healthy bread. He comes packaged in a bread pan with a simple, natural recipe for making the perfect loaf. Doh Boy also tells us that there's...
Pimp My Doll
(14 March 2006) - Pimp My Doll is a plushie exhibition taking place in Venice, Italy from 24 March (launch event at 7pm) to 21 April 2006. In addition to the majority of French artists, there will also be artists from all around the globe participating. Exploring the fetishistic consumption of these plushies/dolls, the exhibit seeks to question the relation between the artist, the doll and the collector....
(14 March 2006) - Pimp My Doll is a plushie exhibition taking place in Venice, Italy from 24 March (launch event at 7pm) to 21 April 2006. In addition to the majority of French artists, there will also be artists from all around the globe participating. Exploring the fetishistic consumption of these plushies/dolls, the exhibit seeks to question the relation between the artist, the doll and the collector....
Pocket Pork
(13 March 2006) - Now there's no denying the ultimate power of beady little eyes, (just consider the mass appeal of pug dogs) but when those shining black orbs are supposed to belong to plush versions of yummy chinese steamed or fried dumplings, those little fellas just hit straight to the heart and to heart of my tummy. Packaged in an adorable take-out container, each box comes with...
(13 March 2006) - Now there's no denying the ultimate power of beady little eyes, (just consider the mass appeal of pug dogs) but when those shining black orbs are supposed to belong to plush versions of yummy chinese steamed or fried dumplings, those little fellas just hit straight to the heart and to heart of my tummy. Packaged in an adorable take-out container, each box comes with...
Forcefeed:swede
(09 March 2006) - Australian design team, forcefeed:swede, work across the full spectrum of creative spaces. As well as contributing artwork for 2005’s Basefield exhibition—themed around Aesop’s fables—they have also done some interesting cover artwork for Australian dance act Etherfox and more recently a resin toy customization for The Monkey Show exhibition, curated by AdFunture in Hong Kong. On the back of this, they have been invited to...
(09 March 2006) - Australian design team, forcefeed:swede, work across the full spectrum of creative spaces. As well as contributing artwork for 2005’s Basefield exhibition—themed around Aesop’s fables—they have also done some interesting cover artwork for Australian dance act Etherfox and more recently a resin toy customization for The Monkey Show exhibition, curated by AdFunture in Hong Kong. On the back of this, they have been invited to...
Malfis and More
(15 February 2006) - Miami-based makers of quirky toys Friends With You have been busy as usual. They were recently featured at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami during Art Basel where they debuted The Boy—a new pleather figure that they call "a magical spirit." Currently, they have a solo show at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles that runs through 4 March 2006, and just last...
(15 February 2006) - Miami-based makers of quirky toys Friends With You have been busy as usual. They were recently featured at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami during Art Basel where they debuted The Boy—a new pleather figure that they call "a magical spirit." Currently, they have a solo show at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles that runs through 4 March 2006, and just last...
Plush Week at Gallery 1988
(06 February 2006) - Opening this Tuesday night in L.A. at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight is Plush Week! The show features hundreds of one of kind plush toys to drown yourself in cuteness consumption gluttony. Featured here is Tsai-Fi's Periwinkle Dust Bunni. Tsai-Fi takes vecter art characters and brings them to life as plushies and even applies the characters to t-shirts and accessories. Her work as well as...
(06 February 2006) - Opening this Tuesday night in L.A. at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight is Plush Week! The show features hundreds of one of kind plush toys to drown yourself in cuteness consumption gluttony. Featured here is Tsai-Fi's Periwinkle Dust Bunni. Tsai-Fi takes vecter art characters and brings them to life as plushies and even applies the characters to t-shirts and accessories. Her work as well as...
Cool Hunting Valentine's Day Finds
(02 February 2006) - Predictable Valentine's day fare validates everything consumerist and cheesy about the made-up holiday. For paramours and life partners alike, these gifts are perfect ways to treat sweethearts to something as special as they are. Check them all out after the jump. ...
(02 February 2006) - Predictable Valentine's day fare validates everything consumerist and cheesy about the made-up holiday. For paramours and life partners alike, these gifts are perfect ways to treat sweethearts to something as special as they are. Check them all out after the jump. ...
Alakazam at Colette
(27 January 2006) - Japanese artist Susumu Mukai and Will Sweeney, both London-based graduates of the Royal College of Art who previously collaborated on Gas 20 are the duo behind Alakazam opening at Colette in Paris this Monday, 30 January through 25 February. The event will also launch Sweeney's new toy modeled after a rotisserie (pictured after the jump). Known for his comic book, "Tales From the Greenfuzz,"...
(27 January 2006) - Japanese artist Susumu Mukai and Will Sweeney, both London-based graduates of the Royal College of Art who previously collaborated on Gas 20 are the duo behind Alakazam opening at Colette in Paris this Monday, 30 January through 25 February. The event will also launch Sweeney's new toy modeled after a rotisserie (pictured after the jump). Known for his comic book, "Tales From the Greenfuzz,"...
Socialpest Tees
(26 January 2006) - Set to drop next week, toy designer Mad (known for his block-head figures for My Plastic Heart) is the artist behind the first edition from a new line of tees called Socialpest. The premiere design (pictured here) hints at a Sharpie theme, an ongoing thread in Mad's work. Printed in high-mesh (more supple) gold ink on a soft yet durable blend of hemp and...
(26 January 2006) - Set to drop next week, toy designer Mad (known for his block-head figures for My Plastic Heart) is the artist behind the first edition from a new line of tees called Socialpest. The premiere design (pictured here) hints at a Sharpie theme, an ongoing thread in Mad's work. Printed in high-mesh (more supple) gold ink on a soft yet durable blend of hemp and...
A Mini-Carrot Experience + Derek Aylward
(24 January 2006) - East Coast-based artists Eddie Martinez and Derek Aylward will be in Stockholm this week for the opening of their respective solo shows at Galleri Loyal on Friday, 27 January, from 6-9pm. Both on the bill of the lauded 2003 Russian Doll Show (Martinez curated and Aylward contributed art), the two share an aesthetic populated with rounded shapes and bearded, almond-eyed men that touches on...
(24 January 2006) - East Coast-based artists Eddie Martinez and Derek Aylward will be in Stockholm this week for the opening of their respective solo shows at Galleri Loyal on Friday, 27 January, from 6-9pm. Both on the bill of the lauded 2003 Russian Doll Show (Martinez curated and Aylward contributed art), the two share an aesthetic populated with rounded shapes and bearded, almond-eyed men that touches on...
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