Cool Hunting

Chris Johanson: Please Listen I have Something to Tell You About What Is
Chris Johanson’s new book, Please Listen I have Something to Tell You About What Is, surveys drawings, paintings, installations and sculptures he completed from 1992–2006. Moving chronologically, the book documents how his art progresses— from his beginnings as a street artist in San Francisco to his more recent contemplative work in Portland where he now lives—while some themes and characters stay consistent. Full of...

Arnheim Fashion
Dutch designer Sebastiaan Kramer and his collaborator Sjaak Hullekes challenge the establishment by infusing their year-old menswear line Arnheim Fashion with subtle statements and a tongue-in-cheek sensibility. Arnheim combines the designers' individual labels—Sebastic and Sjaak—incorporating their fondness for precise cuts and practicality. The Sjaak line is more melancholic and mature while Sebastic is young and easygoing. For his Sebastic line, Kramer prefers, "supple fabrics,...

Design for the Other 90%
Design for the Other 90%, an upcoming exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum looks at what happens when designers design for an audience without the privilege and money of the first world. Featuring affordable design solutions for those whose main concern is not a better tea kettle for boiling water but how to get water in the first place, the exhibition includes life-saving...

21_21 Design Sight: Chocolate
Curated by product designer Naoto Fukasawa, one of four directors at the museum (the other three are Issey Miyake, Taku Satoh and Noriko Kawakami), the first exhibition at Tokyo's new design forum 21_21 Design Sight, called "Chocolate," aims to explore ways of seeing the world from a design point of view. Collaborating with a wide range of artists and designers, Fukasawa selected and commissioned...

Tin&Ed
Melbourne illustrators, designers and men-about-town Tin&Ed are known and loved for many things. Their lost-in-a-forest illustrations, their science-meets-whimsy line-based art, their collages, their photographs, their escapades and their generally unexpected solutions to design problems. Tin&Ed's work is great, probably because they strive to find the best answer to each design challenge rather than aiming for a distinct studio style. Their recent work for Crumpler...