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Cool Hunting Survey 2009
(20 November 2009) - Keep Cool Hunting content top-notch and free by completing our short survey. It takes less time than watching the latest viral video and when we learn more about you, our readers, it helps better tailor advertising and improves our independently-published site. To thank you for your support, when you complete the survey you will also have the option to be one of the three...
(20 November 2009) - Keep Cool Hunting content top-notch and free by completing our short survey. It takes less time than watching the latest viral video and when we learn more about you, our readers, it helps better tailor advertising and improves our independently-published site. To thank you for your support, when you complete the survey you will also have the option to be one of the three...
The Recently Deflowered Girl
(20 November 2009) - Edward Gorey's strange and twisted illustrations, often coupled with his similarly odd prose, illustrates this inimitable book of manners "The Recently Deflowered Girl." Written by Mel Juffe under the nom de plume Miss Hyacinthe Phypps, advice for the society girl offers "the right thing to say on every dubious occasion." Juffe, narrating with a humor so dry it resembles sandpaper, tells what to do...
(20 November 2009) - Edward Gorey's strange and twisted illustrations, often coupled with his similarly odd prose, illustrates this inimitable book of manners "The Recently Deflowered Girl." Written by Mel Juffe under the nom de plume Miss Hyacinthe Phypps, advice for the society girl offers "the right thing to say on every dubious occasion." Juffe, narrating with a humor so dry it resembles sandpaper, tells what to do...
The Visual Miscellaneum Book
(20 November 2009) - For those drowning in the digital age's information glut, "Visual Miscellaneum," the new eye-popping book of infographics by London-based visual and data journalist David McCandless, makes the perfect antidote. Forget about pie charts, bar graphs, line graphs and histograms; the book showcases McCandless' dexterity when it comes to the infinite number of ways to represent data through engaging graphics these days. (Click all images...
(20 November 2009) - For those drowning in the digital age's information glut, "Visual Miscellaneum," the new eye-popping book of infographics by London-based visual and data journalist David McCandless, makes the perfect antidote. Forget about pie charts, bar graphs, line graphs and histograms; the book showcases McCandless' dexterity when it comes to the infinite number of ways to represent data through engaging graphics these days. (Click all images...
Renato D'Agostin: Tokyo Untitled
(19 November 2009) - Venice-born photographer Renato D'Agostin recently spent time in the world's largest city capturing the abstract side of its urban landscape. The resulting monograph "Tokyo Untitled" was released this month and is the subject of concurrent exhibitions in Paris, Tokyo and now Manhattan's Leica Gallery. D'Agostin's unconventional narrative of his Tokyo journey makes for a series of images imbued with a language made up of...
(19 November 2009) - Venice-born photographer Renato D'Agostin recently spent time in the world's largest city capturing the abstract side of its urban landscape. The resulting monograph "Tokyo Untitled" was released this month and is the subject of concurrent exhibitions in Paris, Tokyo and now Manhattan's Leica Gallery. D'Agostin's unconventional narrative of his Tokyo journey makes for a series of images imbued with a language made up of...
Frank Gehry: The Houses
(17 November 2009) - by Anna Carnick Beginning with an insightful quote, Rizzoli’s newest architectural book Frank Gehry: The Houses illustrates his philosophy that "You can learn from the past, but you can’t continue to be in the past; history is not a substitute for imagination." The retrospective of Gehry’s seminal residential designs over the years includes his work before achieving fame for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao...
(17 November 2009) - by Anna Carnick Beginning with an insightful quote, Rizzoli’s newest architectural book Frank Gehry: The Houses illustrates his philosophy that "You can learn from the past, but you can’t continue to be in the past; history is not a substitute for imagination." The retrospective of Gehry’s seminal residential designs over the years includes his work before achieving fame for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao...
Design for Obama Book
(12 November 2009) - by Maggie York-Worth When Aaron Perry-Zucker sent out an open call for posters inspired by Obama’s presidential campaign to post on DesignforObama.org, he didn’t expect the windfall of high quality art that arrived from around the world. But the icing on the cake was an e-mail from Spike Lee after he stumbled upon one of Perry-Zucker’s submissions, a recreation of the poster for his movie...
(12 November 2009) - by Maggie York-Worth When Aaron Perry-Zucker sent out an open call for posters inspired by Obama’s presidential campaign to post on DesignforObama.org, he didn’t expect the windfall of high quality art that arrived from around the world. But the icing on the cake was an e-mail from Spike Lee after he stumbled upon one of Perry-Zucker’s submissions, a recreation of the poster for his movie...
The Disposable Skateboard Bible
(11 November 2009) - Not quite satisfied with his first homage to the deck, "Disposable: A History of Skateboard Art" (which we covered here), skateboard artist Sean Cliver spent the past two years hunting down collectors, former professionals and long-lost planks to compile a comprehensive survey of the art form. The result, "The Disposable Skateboard Bible," not only weighs in as an indispensable take on the topic, it's...
(11 November 2009) - Not quite satisfied with his first homage to the deck, "Disposable: A History of Skateboard Art" (which we covered here), skateboard artist Sean Cliver spent the past two years hunting down collectors, former professionals and long-lost planks to compile a comprehensive survey of the art form. The result, "The Disposable Skateboard Bible," not only weighs in as an indispensable take on the topic, it's...
Sound Kapital: Beijing's Music Underground
(06 November 2009) - by Ashley Eldridge To the casual concert-goer, China's capital city may seem uncharted musical territory, but photographer Matthew Niederhauser's new book "Sound Kapital: Beijing's Music Underground" places it as a powerful voice among the indie scene. In a country where sickly sweet Cantopop rules the airwaves, Niederhauser chronicles a small but significant collection of performers that have found their way to D-22, a cramped, grungy...
(06 November 2009) - by Ashley Eldridge To the casual concert-goer, China's capital city may seem uncharted musical territory, but photographer Matthew Niederhauser's new book "Sound Kapital: Beijing's Music Underground" places it as a powerful voice among the indie scene. In a country where sickly sweet Cantopop rules the airwaves, Niederhauser chronicles a small but significant collection of performers that have found their way to D-22, a cramped, grungy...
Frank Hülsbömer: The Fiction Of Science
(28 October 2009) - Using photography as his medium, artist Frank Hülsbömer documents his love affair with objects. The upshot, beautifully-composed, abstract images of various items like colored paper and wire, star in his forthcoming book, The Fiction of Science, along with a detailed explanation of the Berlin-based photographer's both scientific and artistic approach to capturing each article. A former contributor to Wallpaper Magazine, Hülsbömer made a name...
(28 October 2009) - Using photography as his medium, artist Frank Hülsbömer documents his love affair with objects. The upshot, beautifully-composed, abstract images of various items like colored paper and wire, star in his forthcoming book, The Fiction of Science, along with a detailed explanation of the Berlin-based photographer's both scientific and artistic approach to capturing each article. A former contributor to Wallpaper Magazine, Hülsbömer made a name...
Maison Martin Margiela Book
(27 October 2009) - by Anna Carnick Adding fuel to an already fiery mystique, Maison Martin Margiela lifts just a corner of the veil surrounding the enigmatic fashion icon in the self-titled book published by Rizzoli. Often referred to as the seventh member of the Antwerp Six, Margiela’s famous for a high fashion oeuvre characterized by an overwhelmingly subversive beauty including daring deconstruction, non-traditional fabrics, oversized proportions and provocative...
(27 October 2009) - by Anna Carnick Adding fuel to an already fiery mystique, Maison Martin Margiela lifts just a corner of the veil surrounding the enigmatic fashion icon in the self-titled book published by Rizzoli. Often referred to as the seventh member of the Antwerp Six, Margiela’s famous for a high fashion oeuvre characterized by an overwhelmingly subversive beauty including daring deconstruction, non-traditional fabrics, oversized proportions and provocative...
Paolo Ventura: Winter Stories
(26 October 2009) - by Anna Carnick Photographer Paolo Ventura’s new book "Winter Stories" follows an old circus performer’s visions as he looks back on his life during his final moments. Wonderfully, Ventura built the protagonist’s haunting and melancholy world with his own bare hands, constructing incredibly detailed miniature sets from props he collected at flea markets, and then photographed them to appear life-size. The result is a dark...
(26 October 2009) - by Anna Carnick Photographer Paolo Ventura’s new book "Winter Stories" follows an old circus performer’s visions as he looks back on his life during his final moments. Wonderfully, Ventura built the protagonist’s haunting and melancholy world with his own bare hands, constructing incredibly detailed miniature sets from props he collected at flea markets, and then photographed them to appear life-size. The result is a dark...
Made & Sold: Toys, T-Shirts, Prints, Zines and Other Stuff
(26 October 2009) - by Jeremy Brautman Made & Sold, a new book from Laurence King Publishing, collects the work of over 90 artists who make and sell art products, taking on the role as both entrepreneur and designer. Curated by Agathe Jacquillat and Tomi Vollauschek of Fl@33, Made & Sold cleverly takes the form of an online store, dividing the content into shopping cart categories such as clothing,...
(26 October 2009) - by Jeremy Brautman Made & Sold, a new book from Laurence King Publishing, collects the work of over 90 artists who make and sell art products, taking on the role as both entrepreneur and designer. Curated by Agathe Jacquillat and Tomi Vollauschek of Fl@33, Made & Sold cleverly takes the form of an online store, dividing the content into shopping cart categories such as clothing,...
Phaidon's NYC Pop-Up Store
(23 October 2009) - Opening next month, Phaidon's first stand-alone store will debut in NYC's Soho neighborhood and stay open through January 2010. With their full range of titles on art and culture, as well as their Wallpaper* City Guides and cookbooks, award-winning children's books and stationery, the 2,500 square-foot boutique makes getting their goods easy with same-day delivery in Manhattan and concierge service. Other goodies include collector's...
(23 October 2009) - Opening next month, Phaidon's first stand-alone store will debut in NYC's Soho neighborhood and stay open through January 2010. With their full range of titles on art and culture, as well as their Wallpaper* City Guides and cookbooks, award-winning children's books and stationery, the 2,500 square-foot boutique makes getting their goods easy with same-day delivery in Manhattan and concierge service. Other goodies include collector's...
1000º C: Deyrolle
(23 October 2009) - by Zeva Bellel In the wee morning hours of 1 February 2008, a four-alarm fire ravaged Deyrolle, Paris' most beloved taxidermy shop. Photographer Laurent Bochet's forthcoming book 1000º C: Deyrolle documents the aftermath with hauntingly beautiful images of the shop. “The scene had a Pompeii feeling to it, almost like an archeological dig,” recalls Bochet of the charred and ransacked insides of the nearly two-hundred-year-old...
(23 October 2009) - by Zeva Bellel In the wee morning hours of 1 February 2008, a four-alarm fire ravaged Deyrolle, Paris' most beloved taxidermy shop. Photographer Laurent Bochet's forthcoming book 1000º C: Deyrolle documents the aftermath with hauntingly beautiful images of the shop. “The scene had a Pompeii feeling to it, almost like an archeological dig,” recalls Bochet of the charred and ransacked insides of the nearly two-hundred-year-old...
Polly Borland: Bunny Nose
(20 October 2009) - Australian portrait photographer Polly Borland collaborated with English actress Gwendoline Christie for more than three years on a project that led to Bunny Nose, a surreal visual portrait and celebration of Gwen's imposing stature in the form of a book. At 6' 3" tall, Christie's height immediately attracted Borland, but the resulting images more describe their resulting friendship than examine Christie's freakishly tall frame....
(20 October 2009) - Australian portrait photographer Polly Borland collaborated with English actress Gwendoline Christie for more than three years on a project that led to Bunny Nose, a surreal visual portrait and celebration of Gwen's imposing stature in the form of a book. At 6' 3" tall, Christie's height immediately attracted Borland, but the resulting images more describe their resulting friendship than examine Christie's freakishly tall frame....
Made for Skate
(19 October 2009) - While skateboarding's history has been well-documented, we've yet to see a published dedication to the sport's most essential piece of apparel, the skate shoe. "Made for Skate," a hefty archive of skateboard footwear, changes that with nearly 400 lavishly illustrated pages. The joint product of Fauxami and The Skateboard Museum of Stuttgart, Germany, "Made for Skate" features articles from the museum's extensive collection, along...
(19 October 2009) - While skateboarding's history has been well-documented, we've yet to see a published dedication to the sport's most essential piece of apparel, the skate shoe. "Made for Skate," a hefty archive of skateboard footwear, changes that with nearly 400 lavishly illustrated pages. The joint product of Fauxami and The Skateboard Museum of Stuttgart, Germany, "Made for Skate" features articles from the museum's extensive collection, along...
Pieter Hugo: Nollywood
(15 October 2009) - Way scarier than Hallmark's Halloween, South African photographer Pieter Hugo's recent book "Nollywood" treats readers to an inside glimpse of the Nigerian film industry, the third largest in the world after the U.S.'s Hollywood and India's Bollywood productions. (Click on images for enlarged views.) Striking photos accompany equally fascinating explanatory texts written by famed Nigerian author Chris Abani, Stacy Hardy and AfricaLab founder Zina...
(15 October 2009) - Way scarier than Hallmark's Halloween, South African photographer Pieter Hugo's recent book "Nollywood" treats readers to an inside glimpse of the Nigerian film industry, the third largest in the world after the U.S.'s Hollywood and India's Bollywood productions. (Click on images for enlarged views.) Striking photos accompany equally fascinating explanatory texts written by famed Nigerian author Chris Abani, Stacy Hardy and AfricaLab founder Zina...
High Glitz: The Extravagant World of Child Beauty Pageants
(15 October 2009) - by Julie Wolfson Full of glamorous young girls wearing sparkly dresses, elaborate hairstyles, and copious makeup, the images in Susan Anderson's book "High Glitz: The Extravagant World of Child Beauty Pageants" (also the subject of an upcoming gallery show, see below) document the phenomenon. Asking each of pint-sized queens to style their own photo, some of the portraits reveal eerily mature poses and intensely sultry...
(15 October 2009) - by Julie Wolfson Full of glamorous young girls wearing sparkly dresses, elaborate hairstyles, and copious makeup, the images in Susan Anderson's book "High Glitz: The Extravagant World of Child Beauty Pageants" (also the subject of an upcoming gallery show, see below) document the phenomenon. Asking each of pint-sized queens to style their own photo, some of the portraits reveal eerily mature poses and intensely sultry...
Remake It Home: The Essential Guide to Resourceful Living
(13 October 2009) - by Tamara Warren In Henrietta Thompson's thoughtful DIY book "Remake it Home: The Essential Guide to Resourceful Living," everything has a purpose. Her introductory essay traces the recent history of recycled design, citing Marcel Duchamp’s ceramic urinals and Ron Arad’s car seats as examples of essentially making something out of nothing. "As the sun sets on the late 20th century throwaway society, these diverse traditions...
(13 October 2009) - by Tamara Warren In Henrietta Thompson's thoughtful DIY book "Remake it Home: The Essential Guide to Resourceful Living," everything has a purpose. Her introductory essay traces the recent history of recycled design, citing Marcel Duchamp’s ceramic urinals and Ron Arad’s car seats as examples of essentially making something out of nothing. "As the sun sets on the late 20th century throwaway society, these diverse traditions...
Richard Meier: Architect Volume 5
(08 October 2009) - by Anna Carnick In celebration of Richard Meier Studio’s 45th anniversary, Rizzoli new monograph looks at the Pritzker Prize-winning American architect's recent work. Titled "Richard Meier Architect Volume 5," this latest volume reveals that time hast slowed Meier down at all. Focusing on his work between 2004 and 2009, the book offers a thorough and intimate understanding of Meier’s style—particularly the qualities of light...
(08 October 2009) - by Anna Carnick In celebration of Richard Meier Studio’s 45th anniversary, Rizzoli new monograph looks at the Pritzker Prize-winning American architect's recent work. Titled "Richard Meier Architect Volume 5," this latest volume reveals that time hast slowed Meier down at all. Focusing on his work between 2004 and 2009, the book offers a thorough and intimate understanding of Meier’s style—particularly the qualities of light...
One Day by Emil Kozak
(06 October 2009) - Published by Index Books and compiled by Danish graphic designer Emil Kozak, "'One Day' takes a comprehensive look at how graphics have entered our daily lives and adorn everything from alarm clocks to skateboards." The book was both conceived and orchestrated to illustate how these “beautified” objects give personality and life to everyday objects as well as help to create the “visual soundtrack” to...
(06 October 2009) - Published by Index Books and compiled by Danish graphic designer Emil Kozak, "'One Day' takes a comprehensive look at how graphics have entered our daily lives and adorn everything from alarm clocks to skateboards." The book was both conceived and orchestrated to illustate how these “beautified” objects give personality and life to everyday objects as well as help to create the “visual soundtrack” to...
The Map as Art
(01 October 2009) - "The Map as Art," a new book edited by Katharine Harmon from Princeton Architectural Press, richly surveys today's artistic landscape and its relation to the map. Perhaps it's no surprise that the map has inspired artists throughout history. Today though, in spite of an interdepent globalized economy and hyperconnectivity brought about by the internet, cartographic identity runs strong. For anyone who's ever gotten lost...
(01 October 2009) - "The Map as Art," a new book edited by Katharine Harmon from Princeton Architectural Press, richly surveys today's artistic landscape and its relation to the map. Perhaps it's no surprise that the map has inspired artists throughout history. Today though, in spite of an interdepent globalized economy and hyperconnectivity brought about by the internet, cartographic identity runs strong. For anyone who's ever gotten lost...
Libreria Valdeska
(29 September 2009) - Specializing in art, thought and literature, Valencia's Libreria Valdeska is a bibliophile's dream find. Tucked away on the narrow Calle del Mar, just west of the Jardín del Turia, Valdeska embraces the bookstore as boutique approach, offering a tightly-curated collection of small presses, vintage titles and classic publications (all in Spanish). Tables devoted to music, poetry and journals supplant a small design section, while...
(29 September 2009) - Specializing in art, thought and literature, Valencia's Libreria Valdeska is a bibliophile's dream find. Tucked away on the narrow Calle del Mar, just west of the Jardín del Turia, Valdeska embraces the bookstore as boutique approach, offering a tightly-curated collection of small presses, vintage titles and classic publications (all in Spanish). Tables devoted to music, poetry and journals supplant a small design section, while...
Glitch: Designing Imperfection
(28 September 2009) - The result of a technological malfunction, the visual glitch is generally an unwelcome visitor—a digital artifact representing error. But when viewed in their own right, seemingly randomized visual abstractions become fascinating designs that represent a unique hybrid of human intention and mechanical failure. Recently released by Mark Batty Publishers, "Glitch: Designing Imperfection" examines these errors as works of art and explores their geneses. The...
(28 September 2009) - The result of a technological malfunction, the visual glitch is generally an unwelcome visitor—a digital artifact representing error. But when viewed in their own right, seemingly randomized visual abstractions become fascinating designs that represent a unique hybrid of human intention and mechanical failure. Recently released by Mark Batty Publishers, "Glitch: Designing Imperfection" examines these errors as works of art and explores their geneses. The...
Dennis Hopper: Photographs 1961-1967
(24 September 2009) - by Anna Carnick Inspired by his friend James Dean, Dennis Hopper explains his new monograph this way, “I was doing something that I thought could have some impact someday. In many ways, it’s really these photographs that kept me going creatively." In 1955, an 18-year-old Hopper met 24-year-old Dean on the set of Rebel Without a Cause and the two became immediately inseparable. Prior...
(24 September 2009) - by Anna Carnick Inspired by his friend James Dean, Dennis Hopper explains his new monograph this way, “I was doing something that I thought could have some impact someday. In many ways, it’s really these photographs that kept me going creatively." In 1955, an 18-year-old Hopper met 24-year-old Dean on the set of Rebel Without a Cause and the two became immediately inseparable. Prior...
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