Theo Hassett of Roberts & Hassett: The co-founder of Melbourne’s bespoke leather goods company discusses his craft

Theo Hassett of Roberts & Hassett


Kangaroos aren’t usually associated with bespoke footwear. Yet according to Melbourne-based craftsman, Theo Hassett, leather from the iconic jumping marsupial is “one of the strongest around.” Originally from New Zealand, Hassett relocated to Melbourne six years ago and a chance meeting with James…

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CH Editions: Budnitz Bicycles Model No. 1 Scorcher: Our latest collaboration results in the ultimate city bike, and we’re giving it away

CH Editions: Budnitz Bicycles Model No. 1 Scorcher


The contest conluded Wednesday 19 June at 4PM EST. Thank you to everyone who entered. In recent months we’ve teamed up with Tumi to design our ideal travel backpack and 3×1 for a denim apron worthy of the finest cook-outs….

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Max Hazan’s 1996 Royal Enfield Bullet 500: The former airplane and boat builder’s artistic take on custom motorcycle design

Max Hazan's 1996 Royal Enfield Bullet 500


With a background in building airplanes, boats and even custom furniture, Max Hazan has an endless list of references to pull inspiration and ideas from. Through this varied experience Hazan has found motorcycles to be his…

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Pick a Porsche: Design “the most personal car you’ll own” with the German company’s Customer Consultation Program

Pick a Porsche


by Katharine Erwin “I never understood someone who says, I want the blue car with the beige interior and buys the black car with a grey interior. I never get that, but it happens all the time.” These are the words of Sascha…

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Road Test: 2014 Bentley Flying Spur: We take the “party in the front, business in the back” saloon on its maiden drive from Beijing to the Great Wall

Road Test:  2014 Bentley Flying Spur


We’ve been following the all-new Bentley Flying Spur from its sneak peek in London to its debut at Geneva’s International Auto Show and to the factory in Crewe, where we saw the first production car roll down the assembly line (you’ll see…

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Cool Hunting Video Presents: Superba Coffee: The ultimate in custom coffee roasts from LA’s unknown master of the bean

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Superba Coffee


In the first of our videos to air at this year’s 99u conference we took a trip to Torrence, CA just outside of Los Angeles to talk to the folks behind ,…

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Cool Hunting Video Presents: Bally Technologies: We explore the fascinating design and innovation behind slot machines, one of the world’s most unknown industries

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Bally Technologies


Slot machines—games of purely random chance—are often seen as mechanical gambling devices and not much more. During a visit to Las Vegas we had the opportunity to dig a little deeper with Bally Technologies’ Director…

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The One Motorcycle Show Austin: Portland’s grassroots motorcycle show makes its inaugural move south in search of custom bikes, live bands and good times

The One Motorcycle Show Austin


by Kate Erwin Founded in 2010 by Thor Drake of Portland’s See See Motorcycles and coffee shop, The One Motorcycle Show stands to highlight interesting bikes with an equally…

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iPhone Case Custom

Résultat d’une collaboration entre Halfmann Mennickeim Design et l’agence Elastique, la société Krizzl propose une customisation très créative pour les protections (case) d’iPhone 4 ou 5. Un concept réussi basé sur un cahier à dessin détachable en étui. A découvrir en détails dans la suite.

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Cool Hunting Video Rough Cut: HHI V7 Wayward: A spin around NYC on the latest custom creation from Phili-based motorcycle design and build shop

Cool Hunting Video Rough Cut: HHI V7 Wayward

Built to accomodate the daily commute or a bare bones cross country ride, the V7 Wayward from Hammarhead Industries is your minimalist’s dream motorcycle. Unveiled in late January of this year and based on the Moto Guzzi V7 Classic, the V7 Wayward is a loud, powerful mid-sized bike designed…

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