Misunderstanding: Elaborate pencil drawings from Frank Selby explore media failures

Misunderstanding

Currently installed at Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the aptly titled "Misunderstanding" is an exhibition featuring the astonishing work of Frank Selby. The drawings on paper show scenes of societal unrest sourced mainly from press photography, the original images of which Selby has manipulated…

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The Boudoir Bible: Betony Vernon’s guide to modern sex and seduction

The Boudoir Bible

Aiming to annihilate notions of taboo in the modern bedroom, Betony Vernon presents “The Boudoir Bible: The Uninhibited Sex Guide for Today” as a stimulating guide to the sexual landscape. Appropriately cloaked in pink bondage ropes, the cloth-covered tome also comes with ringing endorsements from burlesque performer Dita Von…

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Best of CH 2012: Most Popular: Bike helmets, Fuelbands, photography, cop cars, nudity and the iPhone 5 topped our traffic charts last year

Best of CH 2012: Most Popular

One thing we pride ourselves on at Cool Hunting is the strength and intelligence of our loyal audience. From the artists, designers and fascinating troublemakers we feature to the individuals of all professions, ages and interests worldwide who visit our site, we’re driven to uncover creativity and innovation in every…

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Best of CH 2012: Art: Our top picks from an extraordinarily prolific year of creative human skill

Best of CH 2012: Art

The contemporary art market reached a fever pitch in 2012, with record-breaking sales occurring around the world at auctions and art fairs alike. While that may have more to do with economics, we couldn’t help but notice the astounding amount of compelling art prompting us to take note this…

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Link About It: Top Picks of 2012: Birth, death and re-birth—a look back at the the news that hit our creative world in 2012

Link About It: Top Picks of 2012

1. RIP MCA Adam “MCA” Yauch—founding member of the Beastie Boys—passed away at the age of 47 following a prolonged bout with cancer. The influential music icon took his group from a garage band in Brooklyn to superstardom alongside Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Adrock” Horovitz. In addition…

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Best of CH 2012: People + Photo Ops: Words and images with the designers, photographers and innovators that inspired us

Best of CH 2012: People + Photo Ops

You won’t ever find a “Person of the Year” on Cool Hunting. We’re influenced by too many people and meet more every day that keep us motivated to do and create. When we have the opportunity to interview—and, if we’re lucky, to photograph—one of these outstanding individuals, those become…

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Best of CH 2012: Cool Hunting Video: From venus flytraps to premium denim, our favorite pieces this year

Best of CH 2012: Cool Hunting Video

With the holidays upon us it’s once again that time of year when we look back at Cool Hunting Video content in 2012. This year was a real gem with some fantastic pieces ranging from the world’s largest carnivorous plant nursery to the wacky International Banana Museum. Below is a…

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INSIGHTS III: Five contemporary artists reveal their individual wit in an annual group show in Heidelberg

INSIGHTS III

After another year of intense traveling for their respective crafts, artists and longtime friends Sandro Kopp, Stefan Strumbel, SMASH137, Andreas von Chrzanowki and Ruediger Glatz are meeting up in Heidelberg for their third annual group show, INSIGHTS. As the name implies, the site-specific installation is a chance for these…

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Word of Mouth: Paris: Tricked-out photomatons, a dancing sandwich man, candy cocktails and more with our local hosts

Word of Mouth: Paris

On a recent trip to Paris we had the chance to see a first-time visitor fall in love with the City of Lights. Crashing with locals, our group took the obligatory (but no less bewitching) trips to bistros, cafes, cathedrals and grand museums—but also managed to squeeze in a few…

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Interview: Eric McHenry: We team up with Braun to talk to the illustrator about his favorite Built to Perform possession

Interview: Eric McHenry

Sponsored content: In a high performance world, Braun creates innovative designs built to last seven years. For the Built to Perform series Braun profiles 15 innovative guys in an intimate look at their life passions and the unique objects of design and durability that power their life. A Los Angeles…

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