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Tink is a new concept watch is distinguished from simple classic watches, its form and method of use. Tink wants to be a support for the hands, a simp..

Se oggi siete intorno alle 16 nei pressi dello store Gold in Via Verdi a Firenze, non perdetevi la presentazione della nuova collezione di tees in collaborazione con Luca Barcellona.

A look at domestic-themed work as seen at Miami’s recent art fairs

Call it a deadpan response to the U.S.’s role in geopolitical affairs or just a meditation on the unexpected truth and beauty to be found in contemporary Americana, Art Week Miami 2010 provided some interesting insight into the enduring theme of suburbia. The concept, seen at Art Basel, Scope, Pulse, the Rubell Collection and Nada, made for a refreshing and often witty departure from the highbrow atmosphere and VIPs admiring glossy surfaces and big-name works. Whether or not this focus on domesticity reflects a heightened interest in interior design or a nostalgic yearning for a return to the current generation of artists’ youth—afternoons spent gliding around sub-division sidewalks on skateboards or curled up on a La-Z-Boy watching “Married With Children”—there’s no doubt that the trend speaks to a particular phase in American culture. See some of our favorite examples below.

With contributions by Ami Kealoha, Evan Orensten and Jonah Samson

L: “Roter Vorhang” (2010); R: “Schwarzer Rock” (2010) both by Martina Sauter, seen at Ambach and Rice

“Lamp” (2010) by Beth Campbell, seen at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery

“Indoor sculpture Zürich” series (2002) by Erwin Wurm, seen at the Jack Hanley Gallery at Nada

L: “Dwelling” series of “Untitled Soap” (2008) by Felicity Warbrick, seen at Waterhouse and Dodd; R:
The Hole booth (2010), seen at NADA

“General Park” (2010) by Ryan Trecartin, installation seen at the Rubell Collection

“Dryer” (2010) by Isaac Layman, seen at Elizabeth Leach Gallery

“Skateboards” (2010) by Comenius Roethlisberger and Admir Jahic, seen at Scope

“Knitting is for Pus****” (2010) by Olek, seen at Christopher Henry Gallery

This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement. 

Called Trash Cube, the object is made from the discarded bits of a material typically used to make roofing tiles, by Swiss manufacturers Eternit.

Workers in the factory throw offcuts into a cube-shaped mould where they’re squashed together and left to dry for a few hours.

The appearance of the seat depends on the scraps that are produced each day.

Photographs are by Tonatiuh Ambrosetti and Daniela Droz.

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Here’s a tiny bit of text from the designer:

Trash Cube
Produced by Eternit
Designed by Nicolas Le Moigne

Tons of material produced by Eternit are thrown away every year. The idea of the Trash Cube was to design the most simple object recycling as more scraps as possible. The Trash Cube is made of Eternit (which is the name of the Swiss factory and of the material they produces).

Made of cement and fibers this material is used for moulding tiles for architecture, flowerpots or some outdoor objects. Tons of left over material is thrown away every year and the purpose of the Trash Cube was to find a way to recycle most of it. The idea was to design the most basic mould in which the workers would throw scraps as soon as they have finish to mould the other pieces in production.

Drying in few hours the Trash Cube is removed from the mould every morning. As the Trash Cube is made of very different sizes and shapes of raw material, each stool has a different appearance – like small unique sculptures. This very simple technique makes the price very cheap (about a 100 Eur/piece).

Dimensions : 32 x 32 x 36 cm
Material : Eternit (cement and fibres)

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Bent by Anne-Cécile Rappa	One Day Paper Waste by Jens Praet	Rainer Mutsch for Eternit

Cool Hunting marries bean-to-bar chocolate and artisanally-processed fruit in a delicious collaborative bar

We admit to a serious weakness for the mind-altering tastes of the artisinal chocolates crafted by the Mast Brothers. Intent on bringing out the heavenly natural flavor of cacao, primarily sourced from Venezuela and Ecuador, the brotherly duo of Rick and Michael Mast developed a process for producing the finest in small-batch, bean-to-bar chocolate. Their signature flavors, running the gamut from single origin Dominican and Madagascarian bars to chocolate sprinkled with roasted Stumptown coffee beans, range from the deliciously rich to the downright sublime.

We’ve previously featured the Brooklyn-based Brothers in our Cool Hunting video series, so it seemed only natural that we would pair these chocolatiers with stem-to-fruit guru June Taylor, another video subject. Taylor, a longtime favorite of Cool Hunting, uses traditional preserving methods to make positively ambrosial jams, preserves, syrups and marmalades. Her creatively paired concoctions include Oro Blanco Grapefruit and Rose Geranium marmalade as well as Wild Fennel Syrup; everything she whips up in her Berkeley kitchen is yummy, natural and inventive.

The Mast Brothers bar that utilizes June Taylor’s fruit combines the best of each purveyor’s specialties; the CH Edition 72% bar features sumptuous Madagascar chocolate as well as Taylor’s candied blood orange peels and candied oro blanco grapefruit peels. Of his collaborator, Rick Mast gushes, “June Taylor is the greatest woman on Earth who is pioneering amazing fruit confections. She is also a babe.” We can’t imagine a sweet treat (from two sweeter companies) that we’d rather find in our stocking than this delightful concoction.

Find the Mast Brothers and June Taylor chocolate bar exclusively at our Cool Hunting for Gap holiday pop up shop.