Category: Designers
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Interview: Assure Interiors Founder Carola Pimentel
[ad_1] Delving into the “Tropical Modern” aesthetic through a recently completed Miami Modern House design Courtesy of Richard Powers Miami-based designer Carola Pimentel founded Assure Interiors in the year 2000 to bridge the practical, functional needs of her residential clients in South Florida and the Caribbean with a blend of contemporary style rooted in timelessness. For…
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Studio Visit: SAW.EARTH – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Drew Seskunas is a designer rooted in community. On weekends, that group might be the Chinatown skate scene; on an early morning, the surfers who congregate at Rockaway Beach; and at home in Brooklyn, his family. While at work, however, Seskunas is mostly flying solo, but thinking critically about design solutions for the people…
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Lee Broom on His First-Ever Illustrated Monograph, Fashioning Design – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Earlier in 2022, English designer Lee Broom celebrated the 15th anniversary of his eponymous label with an exhibition of serene, ethereal and outright astonishing beauty for Milan Design Week. Furthering his accolades in this milestone year, Broom has now released his first-ever monograph, Fashioning Design, penned by accomplished writer and editor Becky Sunshine and published…
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Obello Table Lamp – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Bill Curry originally created the iconic Obello Table Lamp in 1971 and its curvy, space-age, mushroom-esque shape has charmed ever since. This year GUBI reintroduced the piece, to the delight of design enthusiasts everywhere. With a frosted glass shade (as the original had) this new iteration is rechargeable and can be moved around the…
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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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Designing the Retrofuturistic 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] “I’m excited and nervous,” says SangYup Lee, Hyundai’s design chief and a star within the auto design world. “It’s been three years of hard work.” This is just before the silk slips off of his latest creation: the culmination of a thousand days of countless micro-decisions, renderings, adjustments, collaboration, effort and toil, all tucked…
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Designmuseum Danmark Reopens in Copenhagen – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] After two years of careful renovation done in collaboration with local practice OEO Studio, Designmuseum Danmark reopened in Copenhagen this past weekend during the latest edition of the city’s 3daysofdesign event. The museum is housed in an 18th-century rococo hospital in the central neighborhood of Frederiksstaden, which was transformed into a museum by architects Ivar…
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Parisian Author Clément Le Coz’s Love Letter to Argentina, “Ma Vie à Buenos Aires” – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In 2014, after nearly 10 years living and working in Buenos Aires, Paris-born author and cultural advocate Clément Le Coz launched a concierge service in the Argentine city to guide ex-pats toward restaurant debuts, thought-provoking exhibitions and an array of engaging activities. During the pandemic, however, the need for such services was upended. To compensate…
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At The DTLA Proper Hotel, Kelly Wearstler Converts a Former YWCA Basketball Court Into a Sophisticated Suite – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In Downtown LA’s South Park District, the DTLA Proper hotel recently opened in a California Renaissance Revival landmark by the legendary Los Angeles architectural firm Curlett and Beelman. The iconic structure first housed a members club in the 1920s and then a YWCA in the ’60s. Acclaimed designer (and CH favorite) Kelly Wearstler worked with Proper Hospitality to…
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Highlights from Milan Design Week’s Decade of Ventura Projects – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Margriet Vollenberg, founder and art director of Ventura Projects (a forum for international creatives looking to launch during Milan Design Week these last 11 years), announced to the design community that her beloved series of events, installations and activations would cease. After the cancellation of the 11th edition (due to the pandemic) this year,…
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Connecting Creatives Online With “Pair Up” – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Though commonplace, mentorships and networking events pose challenges stemming from timing, location and cost; they may also be downright daunting for many creatives, which is why a new online iteration called Pair Up exists. Founded by design director Myles Palmer, the platform aims to connect creatives online so they can workshop projects, ask for and offer advice,…
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Zanat, Traditional Woodcarving in Bosnia and Herzegovina – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Bosnia and Herzegovina may not be known as a center of the design world, but there’s a dynamic company there bridging the gap between traditional craft and contemporary design. Earlier this year, we traveled to Konjic—a small village not far from Sarajevo—following an invitation from Zanat, a woodcarving company founded in 2015 by Emir…
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PUMA Hoops Head of Footwear Design, Jeremy Sallee – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In 2018, PUMA reentered the basketball market with the unveiling of the brand’s first basketball sneaker in 20 years: the PUMA Clyde Court, named after the charismatic former NBA player Walt “Clyde” Frazier. Those sneakers reference a storied relationship between the brand and the beloved sport. Shortly thereafter, they announced a shortlist of high-profile players to…