“Tools for Life” by Rem Koolhaas for Knoll: The innovative Dutch architect behind OMA teams up to create a collection of kinetic and transformative furniture




Following in the footsteps of such visionaries as Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen and Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas has been tapped by American furniture design powerhouse Knoll to…

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Hex Cross Body for Apple Newton: Carry your personal digital assistant in style

Hex Cross Body for Apple Newton


In 1993 Apple changed the way we interact with technology on the go with the introduction of the original tablet device, the Newton. The personal digital assistant put the power of the era’s most impressive technologies—writing notes, drawing shapes, faxing and saving to…

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Cool Hunting Video Presents: David Edwards: Biodegradable food containers, vaporized booze and more in our latest video

Cool Hunting Video Presents: David Edwards


We recently had the chance to spend some time with David Edwards, founder of Le Laboratoire, an unassuming space in Paris which houses a very modern center for art, science and design. Edwards, a Harvard…

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Stromer Electric Bicycle: Swiss-made e-bikes boasting up to 33mph of kick with the look and feel of a city commuter

Stromer Electric Bicycle

Best known for their chocolate, watches and banks, the Swiss are also quite skilled bicycle makers as it turns out. If the BMC + Lamborghini collaboration wasn’t proof enough, see Stromer and new ST1 pedal-assisted electric bicycle. Now available for the first time stateside, the highly engineered electric bicycle…

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Ron Finley the South Central LA Guerrilla Gardener: We get inspired to “plant some shit” at this year’s TED conference

Ron Finley the South Central LA Guerrilla Gardener

Like many underfunded urban communities, South Central LA represents what is commonly called a “food desert,” or a district where fast food and corner stores greatly outnumber access to fresh produce. Currently an estimated 26.5 million Americans live in food deserts—a statistic Ron Finley aims to change with a…

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QuoTED 2013: Our favorite nuggets of knowledge from the insightful speakers at this year’s TED conference

QuoTED 2013

While in the audience at last week’s TED conference we kept the tweeting to a minimum and instead used the old-school pen and paper to capture some of our favorite moments. After reviewing them all, here are the quotations that hit us the hardest. “‘Smart’ simply means you’re ready to…

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Cannondale Slice RS: The latest in triathlon-centric bicycles ascribes to the age old “Narrow is Aero” adage

Cannondale Slice RS

In years past cutting seconds off your race time meant donning hilarious helmets and hoping the wind’s at your back. Now, thanks to the latest in carbon molding, integrated gearing and carbon components, Cannondale’s recently released Slice RS claims the necessary tech to strike up to 20 seconds in…

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Highlights from the 2013 TED Fellows: The conference’s fourth anniversary beckons a new class of young visionaries

Highlights from the 2013 TED Fellows

Four years have passed since the first TED Fellows took the stage, and in that time the community has grown to 310 total members representing 75 countries. The current crop of 20 impressed the crowd yesterday as they discussed current and future projects across disciplines. Part of the fun…

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Architizer A+ Awards: The finalists have been announced and now its time for the public to vote

Architizer A+ Awards

Created as a way to honor innovation and impressive new structures in architecture, the Architizer A+ Awards today announce their finalists and open up voting to the public on the much anticipated popular choice award. Judged by 200 jurors including Cool Hunting co-founders Josh Rubin and Evan Orensten, each…

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Tenth Anniversary Minimoog Voyager: A synthesizer gets an upgrade with 24-karart gold and Japanese Awabi pearls

Tenth Anniversary Minimoog Voyager

As one of the more prominent makers of synthesizers in the industry today, Moog Music has played a significant role in music innovation since its introduction more than 40 years ago. To celebrate the success of the Minimoog Voyager—the best-selling analog synth of the last decade—Moog is releasing a…

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