2010-02-08T23:25:49Z Cool Hunting: finding things in the intersection of design, culture and technology that excite the imagination and inspire creativity. tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2010, contributor This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. 2010-02-08T23:25:49Z 2010-02-08T23:18:54Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11432 2010-02-08T23:18:54Z CH Contributor http://www.coolhunting.com by Richard Prime No other brand could really close Stockholm's fashion week than the city's own home-grown independent super-brand Acne. With recent glimpses of its forthcoming venture into the world...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/ecpeYQU5AyA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/acne_fall_2010.php 2010-02-08T22:26:01Z 2010-02-08T22:15:05Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11455 2010-02-08T22:15:05Z Phuong-Cac Nguyen http://www.coolhunting.com/authors/pcnguyen.php The prolific Spanish designer Jaime Hayon's elegant Valencia collection for luxury label Gaia &amp; Gino applies his talent for refreshing the modern to must-have iterations of classic candlestick...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/FpQkYkUjSZs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/valencia_crysta.php 2010-02-08T21:30:23Z 2010-02-08T21:23:16Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11453 2010-02-08T21:23:16Z Wendy Dembo /authors/wendydembo.php This Valentine's Day, celebrate love in all forms with a trip to Philadelphia to tour Steve Powers' ongoing graffiti mural project and the source of his latest book “A Love Letter for You.” Over the...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/HcgTSNfra-o" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/a_love_letter_f.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-08T19:17:16Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11452 2010-02-08T19:17:16Z Maggie York-Worth # Evoking memories of pot-soaked Saturdays or long drives on the highway, filmmaker and photographer Joe Stevens' side project " Vans and the Places Where They Were" documents the glory of the classic...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/aOC-nQQ1h7g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/_the_classic_se.php 2010-02-09T00:34:37Z 2010-02-08T17:10:06Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11446 2010-02-08T17:10:06Z Karen Day # Generation Love, a collaboration between two friends determined to create a range of fashion-forward tees while doing "the right thing," joins the new wave of design with a conscience. The resulting...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/JNFhRafYoCo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/generation_love.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-06T00:30:07Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11449 2010-02-06T00:30:07Z CH Contributor http://www.coolhunting.com 1. Interview with Stefan Sagmeister Legendary graphic designer and 99% conference 2010 speaker Stefan Sagmeister recently gave a brief but insightful interview on topics such as inspiration and...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/2zYkGkaaQZg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/link_about_it_t_5.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-06T00:01:55Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11447 2010-02-06T00:01:55Z CH Contributor http://www.coolhunting.com by Richard Prime This year's forthcoming Stockholm Design Week 2010 marks a turning point in its history, clearly cementing itself as a celebration of design in the true sense of the word. Guest of...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/MhMt9dJpBsA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/stockholm_desig.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-05T23:11:28Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11450 2010-02-05T23:11:28Z Ami Kealoha http://www.coolhunting.com/authors/amikealoha.php For our winning pick for the 2010 Accent on Design Blogger's Choice Awards as part of the New York International Gift Fair, we chose this irresistible set of modular building blocks called PlayShapes...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/ToUUwXuO2o8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/miller_goodman.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-05T22:18:33Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11448 2010-02-05T22:18:33Z CH Contributor http://www.coolhunting.com by Tisha Leung Handwoven serapes and ponchos in the stalls of Mexican markets inspire Sina Pearson's latest collection of outdoor upholstery fabrics, set to premiere early this Spring. Based off of...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/zSw5-LX0b94" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/sina_pearson_ou.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-05T19:15:29Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11427 2010-02-05T19:15:29Z CH Contributor http://www.coolhunting.com by Richard Prime Day two of Stockholm's Fashion Week brought an enticing mix of old and new together. Drawing an inquisitive crowd, the Beckmans XV show represented fifteen students from the...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/YaXLaDcMlaI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/fashion_week_by.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-05T02:00:14Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11402 2010-02-05T02:00:14Z Evan Orensten http://www.coolhunting.com/authors/evanorensten.php 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'...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/7Z0GdYiwjCA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/lexus_lfa.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-05T01:28:45Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11425 2010-02-05T01:28:45Z Maggie York-Worth # The most recent issue of Good Magazine focuses on a notion that's come dangerously close to extinction: slowing down. Covering such widespread topics as agriculture, communities against suburban...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/JEIIyJWJNLI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/good_magazine_t_1.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-05T00:09:47Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11431 2010-02-05T00:09:47Z Brian Fichtner http://www.coolhunting.com/authors/brianfichtner.php If you happen to be in New York City this weekend, consider yourself lucky and make a bee line to Chelsea for the closing day of "Primary Atmospheres" at David Zwirner Gallery. The group exhibition...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/9xirGe59p50" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/primary_atmosph.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-04T21:49:11Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11423 2010-02-04T21:49:11Z Maggie York-Worth # From designer Jeeves Basu, who recently pushed the boundaries of furniture and disbelief with his Rat Table, the London-based creative tinkerer is now using wax to paradoxically make a melted wax...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/LzQpWAm_Mmg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/impossible_lamp.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-04T16:21:14Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11430 2010-02-04T16:21:14Z Karen Day # Super-soft BMC beanies are making grannies proud not only for their hand-knit construction, but also because for each hat purchased BMC donates one hat to a child who lost their hair due to...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/jcThNxgqfi4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/bmc_handmade_be.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-04T00:11:37Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11429 2010-02-04T00:11:37Z Maggie York-Worth # Shirking typical Hallmark sentiments, Stank Sentiments for Sweethearts offers a different kind of nostalgia with a series of alternative boldface (and type) messages that borrow from rap lyrics to...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/2ov_tpQGw-U" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/stank_sentiment.php 2010-02-08T21:20:06Z 2010-02-03T23:47:24Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11426 2010-02-03T23:47:24Z Ami Kealoha http://www.coolhunting.com/authors/amikealoha.php We speak for ourselves and our partners at Behance when we say we're thrilled today to announce the first six speakers in the line-up for our upcoming second annual 99% conference on how to execute...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/yEwTZW3SOWU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/the_99_conferen_1.php 2010-02-08T19:14:33Z 2010-02-03T22:14:08Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11428 2010-02-03T22:14:08Z Maggie York-Worth # To express your love and keep your beloved warm, Freehands red cashmere special edition gloves make a perfect Valentine's Day gift. These soft, cheery gloves have thumb and forefinger flaps that...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/w-dM4O_TPvk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/freehands_for_v.php 2010-02-06T00:06:53Z 2010-02-03T19:11:31Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11424 2010-02-03T19:11:31Z Karen Day # Limited to an edition of only 45, designer Roy Dank's latest design for Wurst takes on the quintessential work shirt. Building on his downtown-meets-uptown collection (check out our story on Wurst...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/XJDrZUAHhzM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/the_wurst_editi.php 2010-02-06T00:06:53Z 2010-02-03T06:06:19Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11422 2010-02-03T06:06:19Z Josh Rubin http://www.coolhunting.com/authors/joshrubin.php Our affinity for the Olympus Micro Four Thirds line is no secret. After taking the EP1 for a test drive last October, we were impressed with its sophisticated functionality and small profile. The...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/eOC0ACP_ja0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/olympus_pen_epl.php 2010-02-06T00:06:53Z 2010-02-03T04:53:45Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11420 2010-02-03T04:53:45Z Josh Rubin http://www.coolhunting.com/authors/joshrubin.php Released today as part of Nikon's new Style Series line, the S8000 continues the trend of narrowing the gap between high end, image-focused SLRs and conveniently pocket-sized point-and-shoots. The...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/eM42rVI1XZM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/nikon_coolpix_s.php 2010-02-06T00:06:53Z 2010-02-03T00:00:46Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11388 2010-02-03T00:00:46Z Karen Day # Keeping it simple on Valentine's Day with flowers and a card can often overpower a more glamorous gift. But to make it thoughtful takes some work. Here, we put together some of our favorite...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/I2sPIg0szuQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/valentines_day_3.php 2010-02-06T00:06:53Z 2010-02-02T23:14:13Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11421 2010-02-02T23:14:13Z Ami Kealoha http://www.coolhunting.com/authors/amikealoha.php For their latest ad campaign promoting their Shirts line, forward-thinking fashion label Comme des Gar&ccedil;ons tapped artist Stephen J. Shanabrook for an image that borrows from his series "Paper...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/1NmL2Md3XTc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/stephen_j_shana.php 2010-02-05T21:58:21Z 2010-02-02T21:51:30Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11419 2010-02-02T21:51:30Z Ami Kealoha http://www.coolhunting.com/authors/amikealoha.php From the talented calligrapher behind Paperfinger, these stamps add a modern handmade touch to correspondence for the upcoming holiday of love or any time of the year. With simply sweet sentiments to...<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/QtHKpBCtWc4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/paperfinger_rub.php 2010-02-05T21:58:21Z 2010-02-02T19:02:47Z tag:www.coolhunting.com,2010://9.11418 2010-02-02T19:02:47Z CH Contributor http://www.coolhunting.com by Richard Prime While it may not carry quite the cachet of Paris, Milan or New York, there's plenty of forward-thinking and trendsetting at Stockholm Fashion Week, and Cheap Monday leads the way....<br/> <br/> Visit coolhunting.com for the full post.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coolhunting/chx/~4/YXZYRpOnQFo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2010/02/cheap_monday.php