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Thu, 17 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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Some Ecards
Finally, a free ecard that will really get your thoughts across. Some Ecards has cards for most occasions with varying levels of sarcasm. A few favorites: "Sorry for what I said during my blackout," "Let's set aside some time for trashing coworkers," and "What I'll remember most about my birthday is that you forgot it." Some Ecards was created by Brook Lundy and Duncan...

The Bicycle Film Festival 2007
Mid-Bike Month NYC, we almost think the city should consider re-naming it Bicycle Film Festival month in honor of the event that was founded in New York seven years ago. The Bicycle Film Festival now tours 15 cities in the U.S. and around the world (props for adding Portland this year!) and it all starts today, 16 May 2007, in NYC. In addition to...

In God We Trust Boutique
SoHo's latest additon, In God We Trust, opened 1 May 2007, and perfectly translates the curiosity/antique shop essence of its Brooklyn predecessor. Closet-like racks bear clothes and accessories by Ritten House, Shennan, Kristen Coates, Beard and Bangs, Harvey Hats, M. Carter, and Shara Porter—designers with a homespun aesthetic much like the In God We Trust label. And as for the much–loved In God We...

800 Steps Apart
A short art film, 800 Steps Apart tells the true story of a Russian émigré's life shattered by health problems caused by inhalation of toxic materials from the burning World Trade Center towers. The woman was told by federal emergency health officials that she could clean the debris from her department was even issued a Red Cross mop and bucket for the task. A...

One Picture Books
The One Picture Books series from Nazraeli Press is an ongoing series of limited–edition artists' books. Each of these hardcover little gems measures just over 5”x7” and contains 16 pages of text and illustrations. The real kicker is that each book also contains an original print by the artist. Past contributing artists have been such greats as Robert Adams, Terri Weifenbach, Todd Hido and...

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Wed, 16 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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Cool Hunting Video Presents: Behind the Scenes at the New York City Ballet's Romeo + Juliet
This week Cool Hunting Video presents a behind the scenes look at the New York City Ballet's new production of Romeo + Juliet. Kristin Sloan, a dancer and editor of The Winger, a ballet blog, takes us into rehearsals for a first hand look at how a ballet classic is completely reinvented with new sets, costumes, choreography and even changes to its famous score....

Big-Game: Plus is More
Swiss designers Big-Game got some love in Milan for their latest collection called "Plus is More" and we thought it deserved a closer look. Taking the premise that "fashion is a means of communication," the Swiss Apparel sweatshirt features a basic conversation guide for the four official Swiss languages, French, German, Italian and Romansh, printed on its sleeve. We like how the Bold Chair...

Paper Pilot
Paper Pilot: The Paper Airplane Pilot's Manual is equal parts eye-candy, resource and DIY project. With hundreds of archival photographs of fighter jets, bombers and the like, it's a primer on (primarily U.S.) aviation design spanning over a half-century of innovation. Each plane gets a profile that includes basic info as well as a brief history outlining its strengths, weaknesses and the role it...

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Tue, 15 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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John Arsenault: Filthy Gorgeous
For a photographer whose work is full of the best kind of contradictions—fiction and fact, banality and exoticism, sexuality and domesticity—the title "Filthy Gorgeous" is apt for John Arsenault's upcoming solo show. A series of self portraits, the work is unabashedly self-focused showing a range of emotions, scenarios and levels of undress. A playful kind of humor runs throughout, almost as if Arsenault's sharing...

Symbol Caddy and Corporate Ipsum Widgets
Brian Haslanger is a designer who has created two handy freeware widgets for Apple's OSX. Corporate Ipsum creates placeholder text according to your length and paragraph specs. Symbol Caddy is a widget I use all the time when writing posts—a click on a symbol or letter copies the HTML code to your clipboard, making quick work of posting symbols, accents, em dashes, etc....

Blackminton
Looking like Tron picked up a racket, Blackminton is a faster, nighttime version of badminton where players covered in fluorescent paint hit a glow–in–the dark shuttlecock on black–lit courts. The sport is a spin–off of Speedminton©, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and squash, and was created in Berlin in 2002 to combat the stuffy image the original, slower game had. Now they've upped...

Rebound Notebooks
Brought up in "book–ish households" surrounded by the likes of children's classics such as Paddington Bear and Trixie Beldon mysteries, Aussie duo Natalie Crupi and Ben Mason quickly realized their mutual appreciation for well–designed classic book covers. The pair came up with the concept of using the covers to create blank notebooks after sifting through piles of texts at thrift stores, the couple stumbled...

It's Pop It's Art: Imagine by John Lennon
Someone once said to me if "Imagine" by John Lennon was never played again, it wouldn't matter, given how deeply embedded in popular culture it is. Love it or hate it, I bet all of you could sing it to yourselves right now. Me, I'm a lover, which is why I'm really pleased this print from Airside is now finally available as part of...

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Mon, 14 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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Sat, 12 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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OnNYTurf Subway Map
The most frustrating aspect of most New York City Subway Maps is that they only show the subway lines, neglecting all but major streets. You might know where get off but then you have no idea how to get to your final destination. Alleviating the problem, OnNYTurf simply overlays the subway map on a google-style map (click on image for enlarged view). Google also...

Portable and Tabletop Grills
Following the nine free–standing BBQs we brought you earlier this week, here are a few more suited to the urbanite without expansive yards or bank accounts. Portable and slightly cheaper, these are the grills to take to the beach, park, balcony, fire escape, rooftop or wherever it is you can get outside. A departure from black or stainless steel grills, this wood barbecue pit,...

Guild
Formed around the idea of a group of artists that work together at the intersection of craft and art, "Guild" is an upcoming exhibit at Gallerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Miami opening tomorrow, 12 May 2007. Two years in the making, artist and curator Daniel Arsham assembled a guild comprised of himself, John Bucklin, Kenneth Andrew Mroczek, Dennis Palazzolo and Friends With You for the...

Lax(ative) Advertising
Call it ingenious marketing or just plain bad taste, but a company promoting its laxatives on a bus stop billboard on busy Avenida Faria Lima in São Paulo has incorporated toilet lids attached to the seats where bus passengers sit and wait to further drive home its message. Those innocently taking a rest while waiting for their rides on public transport unwittingly become part...

An Interview with Lori Nix
Lori Nix makes highly–detailed dioramas that are playful and dark. An exhibition of her latest photographs opened at G. Gibson Gallery in Seattle yesterday and runs through 23 June 2007. (Click image for detail. More images after the jump.) by Jonah Samson What made you start making these models in the first place? How did all this come about? I was doing room–sized installations...

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Fri, 11 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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Design Blogfest Window Competition
As part of Design Blogfest 2007, CH readers have a chance at a prime sliver of Manhattan real estate. The Apartment's Crosby Street window has showcased post-its and chalkboards, but for the duration of New York Design Week they're generously turning it over to indie design. If you're a designer with a prototype that you think deserves window treatment, please upload an image from...

Run, Loud Graphix, Run!
LCD Soundsystem's specially–commissioned Nike+ mix has been a welcome accompaniment on the Nano when I'm pounding the streets, so I'm glad to reveal that the works of four more musicians are about to be released, but this time with a European twist. At the Designmai festival in Berlin this weekend, the Run, Loud Graphix, Run! collaboration will be unveiled, where the new tunes will...

Tattoo Darling
From the land of tulips, Edam cheese and clogs comes Angelique Houtkamp—tattoo artist, painter, collector and shoe designer. Making her imprint on the global art stage, Houtkamp's images reflect the graphic romance of old–school tattoos, the heyday of the Wild West and the mystery of Spain. From Sultry pin–ups, broken hearts, swallows and sailing ships, to black panthers, mermaids, spunky cowgirls, horseshoes and cacti,...

Design Blogfest 2007
In celebration of NYC's Design Week this year, we've joined up with some of our esteemed colleagues to throw a party! Hosted by The Apartment at their SoHo HQ, Apartment Therapy, TreeHugger, Curbed, Notcot, Cribcandy and MoCo Loco are all in on the event. Sponsored by Swich and 10 Cane Rum, there will be a fun design mini-exhibit as well that we'll announce shortly.Please RSVP:...

Two Exhibitions of Chinese Art
It's clear that in recent years the Chinese contemporary art market (like the rest of the art market) has experienced an explosion of prosperity. This Thursday, 10 May 2007, two openings in New York City feature the works of various Chinese artists gaining recognition in the international art world. Li Wei (above left) is just one of over 50 photographers exhibited at ChinaSquare in...

Tight Knickers
Sydney-based label Tight Knickers use their t-shirts as a medium through which to espouse their views on Australian politics, the degradation of the environment and, ahem, Americans. Yes, brashness is a powerful weapon, especially in the hands of these lads. Their t-shirts are beautifully cut and are made from the softest cotton. I know because I often get around New York in a "Chaos...

Nine BBQs
The first step to mastering barbecue is choosing the right grill. We love the classic no-frills design of a Weber, but—from built-in sinks to slick stainless steel exteriors—there are a ton of other souped up options out there. We sorted through the many grills on the market to find the most well-designed free standing variations on the original. The first in a three-part series,...

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Thu, 10 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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Nine BBQs
The first step to mastering barbecue is choosing the right grill. We love the classic no-frills design of a Weber, but—from built-in sinks to slick stainless steel exteriors—there are a ton of other souped up options out there. We sorted through the many grills on the market to find the most well-designed free standing variations on the original. The first in a three-part series,...

Ecobags
This year’s winning item for your mom—at least if you live in Japan—is what is known as an Ecobag. Used in place of the free plastic and/or paper bags received at the cashier in supermarkets and other retail outlets, Ecobags are reusable bags with style. With San Francisco's recent ban on the plastic land-fillers and the ever-more-ubiquitous Anya Hindmarch "I Am Not a Plastic...

The Sticks
Gaining massive acclaim since their inception just over two years ago, Aussie band, The Sticks are well on their way to finding fame, fortune and a whole lot of fun. Sourcing inspiration from the music that infused their youth (think David Bowie, Elvis and Ray Charles) the three part band (two of whom are brothers) create a perfect fusion of modern rock, indie soul...

The Basics Contest Winners
"If you want to cook well you can't do it without the basics. If you want to experiment, you need these basics even more." From chicken stock to foie gras foam, it's all explained in The Basics: The Techniques of Continental Cooking. Due out in the U.S on 15 June 2007, it's available for pre-order from Amazon. The following three winners were chosen from...

Weird Science
In the 1985 movie "Weird Science," a pair of happy misfits use tip-top technology and nerdy know-how to create something truly beautiful in the form of "real life" woman and sexed up diva Kellie Le Brock. The Australian fashion label Romance Was Born have created something equally beguiling with their Spring/Summer 07/08 collection, also called Weird Science. Sending coke-bottle spectacles, high-waisted acid wash and...

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Wed, 09 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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Luxury Printing
One quick flip through São Paulo-based Luxury Printing magazine is all it takes to realize this is a different type of publication. High-quality and lacking any hints at pretentiousness, the first issue melds innovative graphic design with free-form creativity. The 128-page mag is the creation of graphic designers and architects Vicente and Nasha Gil, with the help of publishers Grafica Aquarela SA, and was...

Alabama Builds Shirt
Handmade in the U.S. with organic cotton and benefiting Architecture for Humanity's Gulf Coast Project, the Alabama Builds tee is a win-win-win situation. An offshoot of the Alabama Project (the short-lived adventure in couture made from recycled materials by local seamstresses in Alabama) the shirt uses the reverse appliqué technique that the Project applied to basketball jerseys, dresses and shirts to much success. The...

Maker Faire 2007 Ticket Giveaway
We're proud sponsors of Make magazine's second annual Maker Faire taking place this 19-20 May in San Mateo, CA. With a workshop on electro-mechanical Blinkybugs that respond to outside stimulus with blinking LED eyes (center), a exhibit about kite rigs for digital cameras to take stunning aerial photos and Bruce Shapiro's algorithm-based sculptures (left), the Faire promises to be a nerd paradise. We're excited...

Urs Fischer at Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour has a fascinating—if checkered—history. A former convict prison, a shipyard and a reformatory for wayward girls, the island also has a fascinating present as the site of a new installation by Swiss artist Urs Fischer. Fischer visited Sydney under the auspices of Kaldor Art Projects, whose previous projects have included Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Wrapped Coast–One Million Square Feet (1969)...

Cymatics
Generally the study of wave formations—specifically Cymatics—looks at the mesmerizing organic shapes created by sound. Founded by Swiss doctor and scientist Hans Jenny, he used simple sine waves to create patterns in powders, liquids and pastes developed over 14 years. The resulting mandalas reference art (like the work of Herwig Weiser), architecture, geometry and nature, among other disciplines.The second edition of Jenny's 1967 seminal...

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Tue, 08 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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Cymatics
Generally the study of wave formations—specifically Cymatics—looks at the mesmerizing organic shapes created by sound. Founded by Swiss doctor and scientist Hans Jenny, he used simple sine waves to create patterns in powders, liquids and pastes developed over 14 years. The resulting mandalas reference art (like the work of Herwig Weiser), architecture, geometry and nature, among other disciplines.The second edition of Jenny's 1967 seminal...

Invisible Ink
Fulfilling many a childhood fantasy, Invisible Ink is for amateur spies and sleuths or just for those looking for a medium that's a little less permanent. Clear and invisible when applied to paper, the water-based ink turns blue when exposed to heat (like a light bulb) and disappears again when it cools. Packaged in an old-fashioned ink bottle, it also requires old-fashioned implements (a...

Mine
Boasting a collection of “wearable whims; artful, playful, energetic and elegant,” London-based label, Mine, is the creation of Aussie-turned-Londoner, Katherine Pont. The label exudes an intensely feminine appeal and is set to become a must-have staple for the global style-starters. Cool Hunting caught up with the 29 year-old to talk about frocks, family and accidental creations. What is Mine and how did it come...

1970s Heuer Mappamondo
An obscure vintage find this Heuer (pre-TAG) is a "Mappamondo" chronograph that is fit with the unusual Valjoux 7740 manual winding movement. It also features a stainless steel case and an attractive "Map of the World" face. I found one available from Watch Center and Tempus Domini....

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Sun, 06 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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Sovereign Beck
From kite-flying on a Brooklyn rooftop to frying an egg and playing electronic music, episode 72 spends some quality time with the duo called Sovereign Beck. Known for their gorgeously-designed line of silk ties, Ryan Sovereign and William Beck also show us the finery in their Spring '07 collection, explaining their influences and inspiration along the way. Also on Cool Hunting: Sovereign Beck Ties...

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Sat, 05 May 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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Blake Hamster: Release 001
Blake Hamster's first release of shirts combine fresh graphic design with an innovative blend of organic cotton and Seacell, a new yarn with seaweed elements that impart anti-inflammatory and moisturizing agents to the wearer. The fabric feels like any other tee and produced in very limited quantities (50 per style) with limited circulation, you can be assured that you will be the only one...

Bambu Sporks
Improving on the classic cafeteria utensil, Bambu's new Sporks mimic the way people eat with their hands. Designed for easy spearing or scooping, the biodegradable "Veneerware" (Bambu's paper plate alternative) is perfect for picnicking, parties, camping or anyplace else a disposable spork would come in handy. Get a 24-piece pack from Joanne Hudson Basics or Greenfeet. Also check out the Bambu boutique (including the...

Don't Do That!
A group show of six contemporary urban artists, "Don't Do That!" opens today, Friday, 4 May 2007, at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms. The show includes new constructivist pieces (pictured) and collages by Dutch artist Boris Tellegen (aka DELTA), a selection of paintings by pop surrealist Ron English (you may have seen his billboard interventions), new paintings by London-based artist Andrew McAttee, some of Dalek’s...

Dopie Sandals
Here's something to brighten up your feet as you move towards summer. This strange-looking colorful footwear looks like the born-again sole of a Nike Air Rift sneaker. In fact, the Dopie sandal is a collaboration between industrial designer Matthew Harrison and the eco-friendly shoe company Terra Plana. Developed over two years, the Dopie is the result of the search for a "sandal in a...

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