Symbol Caddy and Corporate Ipsum Widgets
Brian Haslanger is a designer who has created two handy freeware widgets for Apple's OSX. Corporate Ipsum creates placeholder text according to your length and paragraph specs. Symbol Caddy is a widget …
Evan Orensten
FoodShouldTasteGood’s Chocolate Tortilla Chips
We were expecting a total disaster when we tried these chocolate tortilla chips from FoodShouldTasteGood. Finding the balance between salty and sweet is always a challenge and often disappointing. These chips deliver …
Jason Young at Wade Wilson Art
We first wrote about Jason Young back in 2003, and recently featured him in an episode of Cool Hunting video. His new show just opened at Wade Wilson Art in Houston and …
Light Wave Surfboard
Surfers who like to be on the waves before dawn or after dusk now have a solution to improve safety and visibility. The Light Wave surfboard by Santa Cruz Light Wells has …
The Basics: The Techniques of Continental Cooking
This book of essential techniques and basic recipes was a success in Belgium, France and the U.K., and is finally coming out in the U.S. on 15 June 2007. This small black book with gilt pages packs a much larger punch than its size infers.
The basics covers all of the culinary bases, including classics and new techniques such as sous vide and foams. Each basic is presented on a single page, with a photo on the facing page. The writing and recipes are straightforward and very manageable (by Filip Verheyden), and the photography (by Tony Le Duc) is beautifully shot.
We've got three copies to give away to CH readers. To enter, go to the "Contact" form at the bottom of the home page and select "The Basics contest." Send us your favorite basic. The top three will be posted on the site, and each reader will receive an autographed copy of the book. Please submit your entry by Midnight, 24 April 2007.
The Basics: The Techniques of Continental Cooking is available at Amazon and Amazon UK.
Agelio Batle: Graphite Sculptures
Agelio Battle is an artist living in San Francisco. His sculpture tries to "find epiphany in mundane materials" such as maps, newspaper, dictionaries and pencil lead.
The latter has found its way into an expanding series of accessible sculptures that are not only works of art, but also functional drawing tools.
The objects he chooses are often organic and geometric shapes and are inspired by his background in biology and passion for the outdoors. They are then cast using carbonaceous graphite, which sets smudge-free. The entire sculpture can be used like a pencil, as its entire surface is graphite.
Each sculpture is produced in a limited series. Prices start around $45 and are available at Agelio Batle's ABS Workshop.
TLC SmartCab
The TLC SmartCab promises to revolutionize the taxi experience for both drivers and passengers. New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission decided about two years ago that it was time for a …
Format Magazine #12: Women’s history month special
In celebration of women's history month, Format Magazine #12 highlights some of the rising female stars out there making moves in urban culture, a traditionally male-dominated market. Within the streetwear scene, it's …
MINI The Book
MINI The Book is a look at history through the eyes of the Mini Cooper since its iconic birth in 1959. Since its creation the Mini has inspired generations with its practicality, …