Category: Australia
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Piruwa Kettle
[ad_1] Honoring 65,000 years of Austrailan culture, Breville has worked with Alison Page—a Wadi Wadi and Walbanga woman of the Yuin nation and founder of the National Aboriginal Design Agency—to create the Aboriginal Culinary Journey collection. Four different artists created original works for the collection; they each own the copyright to their works and receive […]
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ByDesign TV Brings the Value of Design to the Public
[ad_1] A global collection of primetime programs rethinks how TV approaches the design world Evan Orensten, Josh Rubin 11 July 2023 Mike Chapman and Richard Branson, courtesy of ByDesign 2016 marks the beginning of a design empire for Mike and Una Chapman, life and businesses partners of the global collection of primetime television series’ on […]
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The Hidden Sea and ReSea Project’s Clean Ocean Mission – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] From cleared old-growth forests to gaping caverns caused by strip-mining, the scars of humans’ exploitative relationship with Earth are on full display across the planet—yet one insidious issue has been building for decades deep underwater. Since single-use plastics made their way into mainstream circulation in the mid-20th century, more than 100 million tons have […]
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Best of CH 2022: Travel – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In 2022, many of us eagerly returned to travel for inspiration and education—to destinations within the US as well as countries and continents far away. After years strict precautions, many borders once again opened to tourists. Now, as we take to the road or jettison into the skies, it’s important to consider the impact […]
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Most Popular – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Every day, we publish articles that cover a breadth of topics all linked by the intention to satisfy, inform and inspire. From artistic festivals to community-minded endeavors, travel guides and more, much of our site’s subject matter mirrors many of our own interests and never-ending curiosity. The following articles are the most visited of this […]
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] An “upcycled” skyscraper, a magnet for microplastics, a swimming dinosaur discovery and more Paleontologists Discover a Swimming Dinosaur In Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, scientists discovered the bones of a previously unknown dinosaur species, Natovenator polydontus, the first and only dinosaur found that had specific adaptions suited for swimming. Hailing from prehistoric Mongolia about 71 million years […]
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The World’s First “Upcycled” Skyscraper – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In 2014, the AMP Centre—formerly the tallest building in Sydney, Australia—was slated for demolition. After realizing the environmental consequences and CO2 output this would cause, the owners opened an architectural competition to see how the building could be “upcycled” instead. This year, the renewed building, designed by 3XN, opened as an expanded 49-story skyscraper […]
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Remarkable Sea Creatures Discovered 1,000 Meters Deep – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Deep below the surface of the Indian Ocean—thousands of meters down—several remarkable creatures have been discovered by biologists. There are animals “decked out in twinkling lights, with velvety black skin and mouths full of needle-sharp, glassy fangs.” These inhabitants represent a very remote part of the planet. Not only do they live deep down, […]
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] “Gay Christmas,” illuminated drones finishing monuments, a portable record player and more this week NYC to Require Salary Ranges Be Included in Job Postings Starting in November, a new NYC law will go into effect that requires companies with at least four employees to include the lowest and highest salaries for any job it […]
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Australian Agency Solid Lines Will Represent First Nations Creatives – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In consultation with First Nations creatives, Australian creative agency Jacky Winter Group is developing a company—called Solid Lines—that will solely represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait artists. Most importantly, Solid Lines will ultimately be Indigenous-owned, helmed and controlled. Artist and business-owner Emrhan Tjapanangka Sultan (who comes from the Western Arrarnta and Luritja people of the […]
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Daniel Ricciardo’s Limited Edition Collaborative Wine Series, DR3 x St Hugo – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] For those who aren’t familiar with Formula One, Italian-Australian racecar driver Daniel Ricciardo made his mark by being one of the most exciting figures in the sport. After winning his first race at the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix, Ricciardo followed it up with five more podiums and two more wins before the end of […]
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Australia’s 520-Foot-Long Bridge Houses a Flood-Proof Museum – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Habitable bridges, or bridges that have buildings within them, used to be commonplace during the Renaissance but have since fell out of popularity. South of Sydney on the east coast of Australia, Kerstin Thompson Architects revived the 520-foot-long bridge that not only houses the Bundanon Art Museum but also provides flood-proof infrastructure, a necessary […]
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Listen Up – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Rina Sawayama: Catch Me In The Air Aiming to craft a song that sounds as if Irish group The Corrs “pitched something to Gwen Stefani,” Rina Sawayama has released “Catch Me In The Air,” a soaring pop anthem that’s a tribute to her mother. The British-Japanese singer/songwriter says of the uplifting track, written by […]
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A Culinary Retreat at Lake House in Daylesford, Victoria – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] A 90-minute drive from Melbourne, Daylesford—located on the traditional lands of the Dja Dja Wurrung people—has been a spa town since the 1880s and in the 1970s became popular with the LGBTQ+ community, propelling its current status as the “gay capital” of countryside Victoria. Between the lush environment, mineral springs, farm-to-table eateries, galleries, gastropubs, […]
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Upcycled Dragon Egg Tote Bag – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] From Australian brand Perks and Mini’s spring/summer 2022 collection, each Upcycled Dragon Egg Tote Bag is individually crafted in Melbourne from nylon ripstop fabric that features a digital print. The design is a tweaked take on a bag from the PAM archive—which dates back to 2000, when Misha Hollenbach and Shauna Toohey founded the […]