January 5, 2010 | New Events | by The Uncool Hunter |
Now you can buy one of the weirdest gifts for 2010: El Surf Dogs Calendar. Aloha, hang eight! Read more
January 4, 2010 | Cool Websites | by The Uncool Hunter |
Most of us would agree that the Christmas holiday is a lot more magical and fun when you’re a child. Everyone keeps good memories of that time in childhood, like the moment you meet Santa for the first time. Right? Well, not the kids we see at Sketchy Santas, a website that shows pictures of really creepy Santas. Read more
January 4, 2010 | New Fashion | by The Uncool Hunter |
Some Mediterranean countries, such as Greece, have the millennial tradition of breaking the crockery to get rid of material goods in order to receive the New Year. The Chinese designer Li Xiaofeng was inspired by this tradition and found a way of recycling glass and porcelain remains in her new line of artistic clothing. Read more
December 17, 2009 | New Trends | by The Uncool Hunter |
The Swiss company Pat Says Now recently launched a collectible woman-shaped mouse, dressed up in soccer jerseys. There are five national teams: England, Brazil, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. Each girl-mouse also has a name: the English mouse is called Becky, the Brazilian one is called Roberta, the German one is called Michaela, the Italian one is called Francesca, and the Swiss one is called Alexa. Hours of fun, without even leaving the house.
December 17, 2009 | New Products | by The Uncool Hunter |
We already know that you won’t feel like going to church on Sunday morning to confess your sins of the last Saturday night. But now at least you will be a little bit closer to the church with this holy toast. The steps are easy. Put a slice of bread in the toaster and then God’s deed will make an image of the Virgin Mary on your bread. And the best part is that wiith every bite of this holy toast, you will bring peace to your soul. Yes, the one you’ve been looking for so long. Amen. Crunch.
December 16, 2009 | New Trends | by The Uncool Hunter |
Artist Terry Border makes small sculptures using galvanized wires, pliers and everyday products that can be found at home. He calls the project Bent Objects and places these magnificent creatures in a specific context. Read more
December 16, 2009 | New Fashion | by The Uncool Hunter |
The Kawaii floating rings from SouZou Creations range from beer pouring and gravy boats, to tea, all curiously perched atop your ring finger. Read more
December 11, 2009 | New Trends | 
by The Uncool Hunter |
First there was the Beatles cartoon series, now there’s this. Boy band, juvenile hysteria, eruptive hormones like a volcano in spring time. If we talk about tearing magazines and designing collages in folders and wardrobes, we talk about the fanaticism and crying of a young female fan. New Kids On The Block were one of the forerunners of this manufactured phenomenon. Read more
December 10, 2009 | New Trends | by The Uncool Hunter |
Hotlix is bug-filled candy, with a variety of nine products that lets you choose between Worm Candy, Cricket Candy, Amber InsectNside, Larvets, Crickettes, Scorpion Candy, Ant Candy, Butterfly Candy or Chocolate insects. Don’t miss the appropriate toothpicks, a Hotlix idea that goes straight to the mouth of a good consumer. [Photo via PBS]
December 8, 2009 | Cool Travel | by The Uncool Hunter |
In the tradition of the Fakes Project, which is a compilation of street art in squares, comes this series of Art in Fairs at Flickr, showing fairs in the United States: from Texas to Oregon, Miami to North Carolina. The highlights are an old Harry Potter, disproportionate portraits, a Robbie Williams and a Tom Jones who do not look like the originals, and so on. You can find everything at these kind of fairs, but you won’t find good taste. Read more
December 5, 2009 | New Products | by The Uncool Hunter |
Now there’s an entire magazine dedicated to the species of Ovis Aries, better known as regular sheep. Sheep! Magazine is published twice-monthly in the Sate of Wisconsin, and unlike its namesake, it won’t eat your furniture.
December 4, 2009 | New Products | by The Uncool Hunter |
Yes, now you can join the dots to create sixty sexy and exciting pictures, poses and figures. This little gem is available at Amazon for just $1.98. Overpriced?
November 30, 2009 | New Art | by The Uncool Hunter |
Simone Racheli is an artist from Firenze who carries out experiments with the biomechanics of objects. This technique consists of using textures similar to human muscles so that daily objects come to life for those who notice their existence. Read more
November 27, 2009 | New Eco | by The Uncool Hunter |
Most cultural products are handled within a cyclic structure, so when they reach their highest point of growth, they start to go down and come back to the beginning. Thus a new period starts. Fashion is also attached to these parameters, not only by the revival of vintage, but also by the materials used in the designs. So we find these cardboard cradles, a return to basic and abandoned materials, which can be customized according to our taste. Read more
November 20, 2009 | New Events | by The Uncool Hunter |
Extreme Ironing started in 1997 when a group of friends decided to iron in some rocks near their houses in the city of Leicester, Great Britain. The activity was risky because they were in danger of falling, which is why they thought to turn it into an extreme sport. Read more
The ethereal work of Swedish photographer Denise Grünstein is ‘intensely present, highly personal and quite romantic’. Indeed. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Read more
I love the work of Joao Machado. It’s vibrant, distinctive, and compelling — broken bits of storylines immersed in drippings of bold shape and colour. Read more
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
I’ve been a big fan of Michelle Vandermeer’s work since I came across her Mini Majellen zines at this year’s Sydney Writers Festival. Describing herself as a doer — as in one of those people who are always doing or making something — Michelle’s work, which includes book binding, illustration, jewelery making and her zines, stems from an internal creative springboard and a double degree in architecture and graphic design. Her work is smart and succinct. Read more
Metronomy are a cool little London-based group headed by producer and remix extraordinaire, Joseph Mount. The sound sits somewhere between Autechre and Vitalic: clanging keyboards and body-gurning beats laced with an undercurrent of ominous electronica. It’s not as inaccessible as much of the more twisted electro-based stuff out there at the moment, although it retains an edge perhaps unpalatable for some ears. Yet there’s a catchiness to it that is clearly roping in the crowds: their live shows are a spectacle, complete with synchronised dancing and flashing costumes. If that floats your boat, they’re playing for free at the Tate Britain, London, on 27 September.
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I’m really not into bound feet or even high heels, for that matter, but I’m loving the extremes to which Cat Potter has pushed the boxiness and impracticality of her wooden shoes. Read more
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