Camille Hempel Fingerprint Rings

Adding a one-of-a-kind touch to the traditional wedding band, Brooklyn-based jewelery designer Contact Camille's studio for more info.

Banksy’s Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill Video

For something as bizarrely inventive as Banksy’s current installation of animatronic food, we couldn’t conceive of a better video than this one that Notcot commissioned from CH pal Seth Brau. The piece is a montage of the various vignettes—hot dogs in love, chicken nuggets sipping water—cut to a twangy country soundtrack which was inspired by the music that’s actually playing at the gallery. Seth’s video …

Vienna Design Week 2008: Pure Austrian Design’s In The City

Meeting with Julia and Andrés Fredes, founders of Julia and Andrés also introduced me to their 2006 book, "Pure Austrian Design," which is a compendium of Austrian Design that includes pictures, text (in German and English) and an audio CD. The very European multi-disciplinary concept is meant to celebrate all forms of Austrian design and is a great overview. I also liked the felt ribbon …