Category: LA
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A Hip-Hop Jewelry History – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] By Vikki Tobak (who has written for Paper, Vibe, i-D and more), Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History is a photo-heavy, historically comprehensive compendium of hip-hop jewelry over 40 years. Starting in the ’80s, the book features icons like Grandmaster Flash and Run DMC, and photographs by Lisa Leone and Jamel Shabazz. There’s information on…
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Bristol Studio’s Sophisticated Combination of Basketball, Japanese Design and Nostalgia – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Founded by Luke Tadashi, with MAASAI Ephriam and Jake Fenster, LA-based studio and lifestyle brand Bristol Studio appeared on the scene in 2015 and hasn’t showed signs of slowing. Inspired by basketball but imbued with Japanese design and drenched in nostalgia, Bristol Studio garments are conceptual but practical, contemporary but classic. There’s a certain…
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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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Food, Art and Identity in Hashimoto Contemporary’s “Potluck” Group Show – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Curator Dasha Matsuura brings work by 32 artists to LA’s Hashimoto Contemporary for Potluck, on view now through 5 March. The gallery (which has locations in San Francisco and NYC) opened on La Cienega in September 2021, and Matsuura felt it was important to plan a major group show in their first year to…
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LA’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Announces Opening Program – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Long before doors open to the public on 30 September at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, programming will commence online and early announcements (along with our virtual walk-through) are cause for excitement. The pre-opening program includes a screening of Y tu mamá también to a celebrate the partnership between cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki…
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Blank Slate – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] From LA-based Chicano Batman’s new album, Invisible People, “Blank Slate” doubles down on the group’s funk and ’80s pop influences. Using seemingly simple lyrics, the band focuses on fuzzy guitar solos and an energetic and memorizable chorus. “I just want to love you / I need you to love me / I just want…
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Design Brand Hem Opens a Multifunctional NYC Space – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Stockholm-based design brand Hem has steadily set the standard for direct-to-consumer, design-forward furniture and decor items since launching in 2015, accruing a long list of collaborators and loyal buyers (the brand surpassed the $15 million profit mark in 2019) along the way. And while Stockholm remains their design and administrative hub, openings in Los…
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Red Herring, DTLA’s New Art Deco Sanctuary – COOL HUNTING
[ad_1] The tropical birds, monkeys, and colorful jungle foliage in Mike Willcox’s mural set the Art Deco-inspired tone for Red Herring in downtown Los Angeles. Chef Dave Woodall and Alexis Martin Woodall’s new restaurant invites diners from the bustle of Grand Avenue’s financial district into a classic Hollywood-meets-Miami haven—one both lush and glamorous. Willcox collaborated with Alexis…
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Test Drive: 2020 Porsche Macan S
[ad_1] Porsche’s 2020 Macan S may have caught us off guard, but after a few hundred miles behind the wheel over the course of a long weekend, we can confidently say it’s one of the highest-quality crossovers on sale right now and one of German carmaker’s most interesting vehicles. Arriving at the former conclusion wasn’t…
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Modernica Taps Cleon Peterson for 30th Anniversary Furniture
[ad_1] Since 1989, Modernica has offered design-forward products of the utmost quality. At their family-owned factory in Vernon, California, ceramic goods and furniture are manufactured using many of the same tools and processes employed in the ’50s and ’60s. Though they’re perhaps best known for revitalizing the fiberglass molding process for their iconic chairs, the…