David Graver

David Graver is COOL HUNTING's Editor at Large. His areas of expertise include art, film, fashion, travel and hospitality, with further specialization in watches and spirits. David represents COOL HUNTING around the world at events including Watches and Wonders, Milan Design Week, Miami Art Week, Tales of the Cocktail and New York Fashion Week, as well as gallery openings, product launches and cultural happenings.

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Identifying Trees by Sound

In his poetic, informative new book “The Song of Trees,” natural history writer David George Haskell describes his experiences lending binaural attention to trees. As The Atlantic describes, Haskell “visits a dozen …

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Yelle: Interpassion

French duo Yelle just debuted “Interpassion” and it’s a bilingual love letter back to fans, written directly after their “Complètement Fou” global tour. With pop vibrance and a catchy melody and bridge, …

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Frankie Cosmos: Fool

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Greta Kline, lead singer of NYC-based indie darlings Frankie Cosmos, stopped by Melbourne’s Balcony TV for a live performance of “Fool” while on the band’s first Australian tour. Beautiful, earnest and delicate, …

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“Seeing” a Black Hole

Every visualization you’ve ever seen of a black hole has been an illustration. As Vox points out, the closest the scientific community has ever come to seeing one was through last year’s …

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Forest Swords: Dazed Mix

From its haunting ANOHNI opening to a conclusive 45-minute-long rumination on Björk’s “Stonemilker,” a Dazed Mix of remixes and original compositions by Forest Swords (aka producer Matthew Barnes) delivers a stark sonic …