Updated daily, the Buy section is a deep directory of stuff we love. From this collection we organize Gift Guides for the holiday season and special occasions all year long.
Monoi ancient oil has been used in Polynesia for centuries as a trusted beauty cosmetic, a sacred balm in religious ceremonies and even as a medicinal remedy. Consisting solely of pure coconut oil mixed with local flower petals (the product’s simple ingredient list is equally refreshing), Monoi Tiare Tahiti promises beautiful hair and skin and a transformative mini tropical vacation in your bathtub.
Tapping into the rise of adult-worthy coloring books is The Tattoo Coloring Book, featuring the imagery of illustrator Megamunden. Inspired by nature, tradition, psychedelic motifs, skating and the Far East, his designs are as intricate and inspired as they are entertaining. Before putting needle and ink to skin, test out your own body art skills with pencil on paper.
Designers Chen Chen and Kai Williams’ collaborative Greenpoint studio space was flooded during Hurricane Sandy, perhaps causing these Pratt grads to ponder the immense power of the natural world. Their recent collection of keychains raises the question, how will the polymers, the structures, the chemicals and the art that we have created hold up to the freezing and fiery nature of the cosmos? Aptly titled “nuggets,” each intricate resin sculpture showcases a dense universe, meant to represent man’s forgotten excess of material and its inevitable fusion.
Move over Dita Von Teese, there’s a new pair of blazing red lips in town! The Giant Lips Dog Toy from Third Drawer Down is your pet’s favorite fetch toy with a wicked sense of humor. The plump pout is affixed to a non-toxic ball and is sure to inspire endless laughs, countless photo ops and elevate any four-legged friend from beast to beauty. Pucker up to your pup—but watch out, they do tend to be pretty slobbery kissers.
Pendleton Woolen Mills’ relationship with Native Americans goes back six generations, when designer Joe Rawnsley spent years researching native culture, from the Southwest to Northwestern Oregon. Rawnsley noted colors and patterns that held the most meaning to the tribes, and interpreted these designs into Pendleton’s weaving processes, originally using blankets for trade with the natives. Invest in an American classic with Pendleton’s soft terry cloth towels, which are just like their authentic blankets, but ready for the beach.
Oh how the mighty have fallen. In the glorious 1980s, Y-Front Mouse soared to superstardom with his catchy jingles, TV and radio shows. Three decades later, fame has done him in. The beloved rodent is reduced to a sad alcoholic living alone in a pub and still wearing his trademark Y-front pants—AKA tighty whiteys. But he’s poised for a comeback, which you can follow in this heartwarming, illustrated success story. With his buddy Bad Tooth, Y-Front embarks on a fantastic journey to once again, achieve greatness.
We couldn’t think of a more fitting time than the holidays to pay homage the glorious muffin top. A cushioning part of our anatomy, often scorned, these supple bits of softness form a necessary layer during the colder months, and serve as a well-earned record of many overindulgent yet delicious holiday feasts. Muffin Top Muffin Cups will offer an ironic pause as you enjoy your home baked muffin. New Year’s resolutions don’t kick until January, so until then, embrace those sexy curves and eat up.
Because private planes are just so passé! All it takes is a 3-week course and a well-earned chunk of change—next thing you know you can be at the helm of your own private submarine, exploring the ocean floor like never before. With depth ratings ranging from 100-1000 meters, this technological wonder is the stuff that dreams are made of. Take the plunge.
The Cool Hunting team spends a lot of time sampling new foods, and very often we get hooked. This holiday we joined forces with indie food purveyor Mouth to create small assortments of these sweet and salty treats. Pick your penchant for an edible fix, or combine the two for an even bigger spread which comes with a bonus bag of Tate’s gluten-free cookies.
Ms. Pacman ate your flat screen, your favorite coffee table and your iPad—and regurgitated them into this retro-turned-modern Arcane Arcade Table from surface tension. Built in the classic style of our favorite childhood consoles, this living room table will please modernists and gamers alike.
“Getting iced” takes on a whole new meaning when one of Okamoto Studio’s divine custom ice sculptures is involved. Flawlessly constructed and beautiful to behold, the temporal quality of this unexpected gift only adds to its physical and conceptual beauty. Crystalline, magical and as effervescent as it is evanescent, while the sculpture itself might melt away, the extreme impact of receiving something so sublimely beautiful will never fade. Delivers within New York’s Tri-State area.
Described to be the “choice of champs,” MBS MFG. CO.’s quality caps are a win, for sure. Made with classic five-panel construction, these brimmed beauties have just the right mix of timeless simplicity and downtown freshness. Homegrown in Jersey City and made in the USA, this soon-to-be favorite chapeau is available in a multitude of colors and fabrics to suit any and all noggins.
If having a seemingly endless supply of freshly tapped golden suds wasn’t enough badassery for you, let us suggest this Deer Antler Skull Tap Tower. Brew connoisseurs with a backwoods sensibility will fawn over this tap tower, which combines an industrial steel pipe mechanism with a rustic white deer skull. Each frothy fill-up is much more satisfying from this tap, which was designed and hand assembled with love by the industrial folks at CabinFeverCraft, straight from the woods of Michigan.
The Malle W. Trousseau collection keeps a kitchen stocked full of the finest utensils. Inspired by French couple Isabelle Mathez and Fredéric Winkler, whose daughter left home with a plea to take her favorite appliances with her, this all-in-one assortment includes the most well-designed cutters, cookers, and containers ever made, and promises a lifetime of culinary achievement.
A wallet with a subject matter as loud as its styling, this colorful billfold is stitched with a Pop Art-inpired pattern and a retro boombox motif, fusing our favorite ’90s stereo system with an ironic dash of East Coast prep—a cash-worthy combo on multiple levels that’s far from grandma’s needlepoint projects.
Susan Kare’s work as a digital designer for Apple in the 1980s cemented many of her early designs into the collective technological conscious, and the body of her work provides an interesting window into the evolution of the icon. Composed in the pixel-laden style Kare is so well-known for, this limited edition Digital Bandanna is signed and numbered by the artist, and is as stunning to behold as it is technologically relevant.