January 12, 2012 | New Design | by Clare Hillier 
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To celebrate Coca-Cola’s 125th anniversary, designer Peter Gregson created a range of collectible cans. Inspired by the the brand’s heritage and advertising from the 1930′s and 40′s, Gregson’s makeover is at once completely new, yet also reflecting Coke’s longevity. Now, I’ll drink to that. Read more
December 6, 2011 | New Products | by Clare Hillier |
Camping is usually about getting back to basics, except when it comes to FieldCandy. From jellybeans to the intergalactic, their unexpected tent designs have been created by some of the most exciting designers, photographers and artists going around. Oh, and these tents don’t just look the goods. They stack up to any camping rough and tumble required for a three-day festival, wilderness trip or night in your backyard. Read more
December 1, 2011 | New Photography | by Clare Hillier |
In 1949, renowned LIFE photographer Gjon Mili visited Pablo Picasso in the South of France. Using a small flashlight in a dark room, Picasso created wildly free and fluid drawings while Mili snapped away. The resulting images are, erm, electric. Read more
October 25, 2011 | New Design | by Clare Hillier |
Under the care of Made a Mano, the humble ceramic tile has become bona fide art. Combining ancient handicraft with modern techniques, Made a Mano reveals a sure sense of style. All their tiles are worked, glazed and decorated entirely by hand, while the terracotta and lavastone they work with is sourced from the oldest active volcano in the world: Sicily’s Mount Etna.
October 25, 2011 | New Design | by Clare Hillier |
Who cares about helmet hair when the helmet in question looks like this! Designed by Daniel Don Chang, the Luxy Vespa Helmet proves that style and safety can be a match made in heaven. Inspired by retro mod girls and high-fashion hairstyles, Chang’s design took out bronze at the 2010 IDEA Awards.
October 25, 2011 | New Design | by Clare Hillier |
Surely, this must be the holy grail of Essential Oil Burners. Inspired by science experiments and alchemy, this burner is from Page Thirty Three and has a Tasmanian Oak base, industrial clamp and glass flask. Plus, it comes with an Australian-made beeswax candle and Australian-grown lavender oil. What would could you need to become a nutty professor?
October 14, 2011 | Video | 
by Clare Hillier |
Nick Bertke (aka Pogo) slices, dices and mashes vocal samples from some of Disney’s most famous cartoons and films. His latest offering, Bloom, features samples from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Peter Pan. Not even the Wickedest Wicked Witch could resist the charm of this patchwork tune.
August 29, 2011 | New Products | by Clare Hillier |
Committee’s Kebab Lamp is the perfect type of odd ball. Created as an experiment in anti-design, each lamp stand is made by skewering a selection of found objects, antiques and other bit and bobs. Read more
August 25, 2011 | Cool Websites | by Clare Hillier |
Thank you Hana and your freakin’ funny series, Switcheroo. Who knew that photos of friends swapping outfits and poses could be so entertaining?! Such a simple concept. So superbly executed. Yet again proof that the simple things in life are definitely the best. Read more
June 18, 2011 | New Photography | by Clare Hillier |
Big malls. Big mullets. Big double denim. In 1989, Michael Galinsky drove across America and documented malls along the way. He shot about 30 rolls of slide film in malls from Long Island to North Dakota and Seattle. Read more
May 21, 2011 | New Products | by Clare Hillier |
I’ve got a whole lotta love for Gatsby and Tibbs and their leather pods. Created by Nelly Phelan (ex-Sass & Bide, so you know she has fashion chops!), each pod is made using an artisan leather hardening technique called cuirbolli, which results in a sturdy, rustic aesthetic. Read more
May 20, 2011 | Cool Travel | by Clare Hillier |
Giraffe Manor is like something from a storybook. Only better, because it’s not an act of fiction! Located in Nairobi, this boutique hotel has a herd of Rothschild Giraffe that you don’t have to simply admire from afar. In fact, they might just join you for breakfast!
May 5, 2011 | New Trends | by Clare Hillier |
High-five to The Grooming Lounge and their witty app which allows you to send an anonymous alert to a gentleman with a glaring grooming faux pas!
May 4, 2011 | Cool Travel | by Clare Hillier |
Designed by Shahe Kalaidjian and Christophe Pillet, Hotel Sezz in St Tropez, is all your sleek modernist dreams come true. Each of the 35 rooms has been individually designed. Oh, and there is a Dom Pérignon bar and spa developed in partnership with Payot. What more could you want? Read more
May 3, 2011 | New Photography | by Clare Hillier |
Last week marked 25 years since the Chernoyl atomic disaster. It remains the world’s worst nuclear accident, with humans able to start repopulating the area in about 600 years. Here’s a haunting series of before and after photos from around the area. It’s pretty awe-inspiring that despite the region remaining radioactive, nature has still managed to reassert itself. Trees have pushed through thick concrete and there is a very healthy population of wolves, deer and boar. This is the type of take-over bid that I salute. Read more
David Maisel’s photoseries entitled History’s Shadow explores art objects from antiquity in a new light. He photographed x-rays of the Getty Museum’s permanent collections that had been taken for the purpose of art preservation. His photos create a detachment from the original artwork, while illustrating how each piece is still alive. The results are serenely beautiful. Read more
Loving the rough, dramatic style of Ben Quilty’s paintings and sculptures. There’s something absolutely terrifying about them. Read more
Andrew Fagan, lead singer of The Mockers, the poppiest New Zealand band of the 80s, came around to my place once when I was an impressionable 10-year old with stars in my eyes and a head full of shiny, shiny melodies. Read more
Derrick Chinn is turista libre, a ‘free tourist’, not afraid to go in deep into Tijuana and find the hidden gems of the city. No narco warfare. No strolls down hooker row. No donkey shows. No gringo stereotypes.
Nineteen pages of a Tumblr treat. Personal Awesome People Hanging Out Together highlights include Karl Lagerfeld and Grace Coddington in 1974. Read more
His name echoes those of colonels and soldiers who fought in the American civil war. But far from that, William Fitzsimmons is actually an obscure songwriter from Jackson, Illinois. Read more
Adidas’ new Star Wars kicks are super-stars. The Storm Trooper helmets on shoe tongues are my favorite. I want Chubaka to wear them.
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Honest Food Preparation Instructions
Yes, we’ve all been there: the chinese food from last week that still looks edible amongst the bare surrounds of an empty fridge. But really, we shouldn’t. Just let it be. Or College Humor will expose you! Read more
Never ever, ever, ever, ever park here
Some friendly advice for the neighbours, who simply don’t get it, or street art? You decide which one it is.
Matthew Dear’s Black City album totem
Our friends at Ghostly International are releasing Matthew Dear’s Black City album as a limited edition ‘totem’. A what? A totem – a limited edition metal bar used to access a private music chamber. Cool! Read more
Francoise Nielly’s Yellow series
Parisian visual artist Francoise Nielly brings technicolour to the forefront in her latest series, Yellow. Featuring thick impasto palette knife strokes and trippy neon hues, Nielly captures the vulnerable expressions of her muses to a tee. Read more
Christoph Niemann illustrates a nightmare flight
New York Times illustrator Christoph Niemann has created a brilliant visual diary outlining the peril and pitfalls that beset the everyday passenger based on his recent experience flying from New York to his home town of Berlin. Read more
Sometime in 2010, the folks behind Dirty Dishes had the slightly silly idea of using cheeky vintage photos and putting them on dinner plates. After doing lots of research, talking to lots of people, and receiving loads of positive feedback, they wondered if this idea was so silly after all. And thus Dirty Dishes was born. Read more
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