Josh Rubin

Josh Rubin is COOL HUNTING's founder, editor and executive creative director. He brings his background as a photographer and expertise as a user experience designer to his point of view on what makes a good story for CH—this most often include some kind of intersectionality between art, culture, technology and design. Josh is a bit of an urban hippie, obsessed with most things Japanese, a Sealyham Terrier lover and very food motivated.

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Missy Elliott: The Cookbook

COOL HUNTING always gets permission to use the images we publish; however, as an independent publication, we cannot afford to continue fighting unfair claims of copyright infringement, so the images have been …

Josh Rubin 4 October 2005

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Sony DSC-N1

In the 2 years that have passed since Sony launched the revolutionary T1 there have been several iterations (5 to be exact) on the 5.1 Megapixel, big screen small wonder T series. …

Josh Rubin 4 October 2005

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Salvor

Though we’ve loved Salvor T-shirts and pillows for a long time, it was only last week that we had the chance to meet Ross, the creative mastermind behind the brand. A man …

Josh Rubin 4 October 2005

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Fischerspooner: Odyssey

Josh Rubin 3 October 2005

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Arigato Gaijin

Repetition of plastic objects seems to be a recurring theme lately. The most recent incarnation can be seen at the new show opening at Raid Projects in LA this weekend. Arigato Gaijin, …

Josh Rubin 30 September 2005

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Box Mag

Box is the latest in a new breed of mindful soft porn. It offers a post-ironic combination of fine art photography and illustration, literature, documentary and editorial reviews. What’s best is that …

Josh Rubin 29 September 2005

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Fast Company: Cool Runnings

Cool hunters are more than just streetwise fad spotters. Here are three blogs from arbiters of cool that offer insights and inspiration for innovation. BLOG: Cool Hunting WHO WRITES IT: Josh Rubin, …

Josh Rubin 29 September 2005

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Wowbow Mija

Wowbow‘s first line of beautiful modernist pet furniture is named for Mija, the creator’s rescue dog. Similar to many new pet owners, Kim and Richard Bull were dissatisfied with their options for …

Josh Rubin 28 September 2005

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Feedster of the Day

We’ve feed of the day. If you’re asking yourself WTF all that gibberish is, Feedster is like Google for RSS feeds. RSS feeds are are a different way content (especially from blogs) …

Josh Rubin 28 September 2005

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Triumph by Paul Smith

Keeping it Brit, favorite fashion designer Paul Smith has teamed up with the classic motorcycle manufacturer Triumph. The collaboration will yield a Triumph branded denim and t-shirt line in addition to Paul …

Josh Rubin 28 September 2005