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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Ace Lace

Ace Lace is an innovation in sneaker lacing created by Anna Freed. The patent pending solution laces shoes in a second and provides equalized tension for better support. It also makes for …

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686 Toolbelt

Good design is all about elegant problem solving. In this case, you often need to make an adjustment to your bindings while snowboarding, but carrying a set of tools around isn't always …

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The Purple Book

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Hillary Mendelsohn's The Purple Book is an obsessively compiled directory of on-line shopping. Originally released last year, the 2005 edition is out just in time for the holidays. Hillary not only lists …

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Freeboard

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Many have tried to create a skateboard that emulates the feeling of a snowboard with varying degrees of success. Though I haven't tried a Freeboard, this video certainly makes it look like …

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Ryanitude

Ryan McGinness. This one is filled with a lot more ‘tude, but is very funny if you have my sense of humor. $29 at Krudmart where there’s lots more good stuff.

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Reebok Pump 2.0

Tonight, 15 years after introducing the Original Pump, Reebok launched the Pump 2.0 running shoe. With a pump mechanism built in to the heel, the foot cradling bladder fills as you begin …

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SMS Guerilla Projector

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The SMS Guerilla Projector is a high powered, home made projection device that can be used to project SMS messages on to buildings, signs or any other surface. Made by Troika, the …

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Cha Table and Chair

redstr/collective (Christine Warren and Alex Valich) has just released a 6 person dining table called the Cha Table. Made completely of eco-friendly PlyBoo, the table measures at 70" x 29" and packs …