Arts District Printing Co.

Typography atop the photography of LA-based Anon_Y_Mouse in partnership with Hammer and Spear

Kristan Cunningham and Scott Jarrell opened the Arts District design collective Hammer and Spear in downtown Los Angeles knowing from the start that they would fill their store with unique vintage finds and exclusive items made by local artists. But discovering nostalgic landscape photographs by Jonathan Ventura (aka Anon_Y_Mouse) wasn’t expected, and prompted them to commission the artist to create a series of architectural images …

Interview: My Brightest Diamond

A discussion with musician Shara Worden at Culture Lab Detroit's "In Cahoots" performance

Long before attending the filming of My Brightest Diamond‘s La Blogotheque video for “Whoever You Are” at this year’s Sundance, we were impressed by her lush vocals, theatricality and mystic lyricism. Detroit-based Shara Worden (the musician behind the moniker) seamlessly integrates influences and inspirations into genre-defying music. At times, rock gives way to the thoughtful inflections of folk, but all the while there’s an experimental …

Charged: Troika

Previewing the London collective's installation in Seoul, "Persistent Illusions"

Founded by three friends upon graduating from Londons Royal College of Art in 2003, Troika is a collective and Cool Hunting favorite whose work continues to forge new ground in art. Installing site-specific projects everywhere from Mexico City to Brussels to Seoul, the founding members Conny Freyer, Eva Rucki and Sebastien Noel have offered their interdisciplinary vision to audiences via books, public spaces, museums and …