CH Edition: Esque

Our limited-edition water pipe by one of Portland's most clever glass studios

The unexpected glass forms—bulbous, sinister and shiny—produced at Portland’s Esque Studio by design duo Andi Kovel and Justin Parker first caught our eye back in 2007. Renowned for giant “water drop” jugs, skulls created from re-purposed beer bottles and other works that have graced the pages from Architectural Digest to Surface Magazine, the artists focus on continuing to push the limits of the glass medium …

CH Edition: Jambox

Win our Jambox speaker, beginning with a launch party at our NYC pop up

When the Jawbone team stopped by Cool Hunting a few weeks back to show us their Bluetooth-compatible portable speaker—dubbed the Jambox—naturally we had initial reservations about just how powerful the tiny speaker system could really be. After a few listens, and learning more about how its clever technology is perfectly geared to seamlessly move from conference room to coffee table, we were hooked. So much …

Taxi of Tomorrow

Cash in on NYC's future cab by sharing your taxi concerns and win $5,000 in free rides

NYC’s cab of the future will soon be selected by Taxi of Tomorrow, a project dedicated to bringing innovative design to the next fleet of 13,237 iconic cabs consuming the city streets. The forthcoming official taxi has now been narrowed down to three designs—the Ford Transit Connect (above), the Nissan NV200 (below) and the KarsanVI (bottom). With environmental and passenger concerns at the forefront, cab …