CH Gift Guide: Father’s Day: Treat your pop right this year with a present that speaks to his favorite pastime

CH Gift Guide: Father's Day


Whether your dad prefers to take in a few rounds of golf with his buddies or spend an afternoon in the waves enjoying handplaning, our Cool Hunting Gift Guide has him covered this Father’s Day, 16 June 2013. Filled with a dynamic range of gifts for dads of all…

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Topo Designs Travel Bag and Trip Pack: A modular set of American-made bags for multifarious excursions

Topo Designs Travel Bag and Trip Pack


When we last caught up with Colorado’s Topo Designs, they had just released a slim sling bag for daily commuting. Now, nearly two years later, the vintage Americana-infused brand has set their sights on longer…

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Delta Sky Deck: Watch the planes go by while enjoying a little sun at JFK’s Terminal 4 outdoor lounge

Delta Sky Deck


by LinYee Yuan Taxiing planes and a buzz of runway activity at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new Terminal 4 serve as a dramatic backdrop for interior designer Thom Filicia and );…

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Copper Shines at NYC Design Week: Six designers call upon copper as the material of choice for a range of industrial designs

Copper Shines at NYC Design Week


The use of copper in functional industrial design has been on the rise for some time now, especially since seeing it all over London Design Festival last September. We spotted six new products during this year’s NYC Design Week that prove even more designers are embracing the multifaceted,…

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Recon Jet: HUD-enabled sunglasses feature a range of sensors, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more

Recon Jet


In 2010 Recon released the world’s first Heads-Up-Display-enabled snow sport goggles, capable of displaying real-time statistics like speed, altitude, time and temperature on a full-color micro LCD screen. Now, three years later, the innovative…

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10 Shirts and Shorts: Stripes, patterns and color to work into your warm weather wardrobe

10 Shirts and Shorts


A style once reserved for cubicle jockeys and gas station attendants, the short sleeve button-down has picked up speed in the menswear market in recent years. And shorts? Well, they’ve always been popular. To celebrate the recent uptick in temperature most of the Northern Hemisphere is finally experiencing, we’ve pulled…

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Budnitz Bicycles No.5: A gender neutral step-through cruiser joins the line of precision-built titanium bikes

Budnitz Bicycles No.5


Since its inception in summer 2011, Budnitz Bicycles has garnered a notable following amongst design and cycle enthusiasts alike for their precision-built titanium bikes. Following in the tracks of their first four frame designs, today we see the release of the Continue Reading…

Isaora + Meyerhoffer: Two innovation-obsessed designers create a collection of detail-oriented surf gear

Isaora + Meyerhoffer


Known for striking a balance between high-tech materials and minimal, modest design in what seems to be the most aesthetically pleasing way possible, NYC’s Isaora has been on our radar for a few years now. Recently,…

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Fitbit Flex: The latest wearable activity monitor features a low-energy Bluetooth sync and streamlined design

Fitbit Flex


Personal activity monitors are among the most common wearable computers, though their sophistication has advanced significantly since the days of the pager-like pedometer. The best of these devices have migrated from the hip to the wrist and offer highly detailed insight aimed to…

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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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