Cool Hunting Video Presents: Danish Tattooing

Our video exploring the colorful history of tattooing in Copenhagen

by Jon Nordstrøn brings his book Danish Tattooing to life by visiting Copenhagen’s most famous tattoo shops, telling stories along the way about the artists who made the subculture so significant there. From homemade tattoo guns to the influence of psychedelics on more recent styles, Nordstrøn’s colorful history is a must for anyone interested in the origins of the artform. Tattoo fans will also want …

Red Sticker Campaign

A guerilla art campaign giving the public curatorial power

The move by Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art director Jeffrey Deitch to remove commissioned street artist Blu’s artwork from the institution’s exterior was polemic—not to mention ironic—being that it happened just a few months shy of its blockbuster “Art in the Streets” show, which opens later this month. However, surprisingly, it wasn’t issues of censorship nor irony that drove private organization MOCA-latte to launch …

Five Spring Bicycles

An assortment of city bikes suited to commuting or cruising

There is no better way to celebrate warm weather than with a bike so we pulled together an assortment of this season’s top commuters and cruisers, all well suited to riding to work or taking a casual spin through the park. Traitor Cycles’ Luggernaut 3spd is the ideal bike for running around town. The beauty of a classically lugged track frame combined with a 3-speed …