Cool Hunting Video Presents: Cool Hunting’s 48-Hour Shop

We set up shop at the Winter Market in DUMBO to sell wares from some of our favorite designers, like Kiel Mead, who designed our eye-catching installation

by Nat Livingston Johnson Cool Hunting’s recent retail experiment took the form of a weekend-long concept store at Brooklyn’s popular Winter Market. This video gets a few words on it from local designer Kiel Mead, who helped hand-pick the inventory of independently-produced goods and created the attention-grabbing installation.

Photographer Mark Gambino

Working full-time as an online editor and magazine writer, Melbourne-based Mark Gambino found himself the recipient of numerous after-work events. Finding little to converse about with drunken musicians and statuesque models, the 30-something photography enthusiast started snapping. The result is a candid look at the music festivals, fashion events and VIP parties taking place in Australia. CH recently caught up with Gambino to talk snaps, …

Geoffrey Todd Smith: Two New Shows

Geoffrey Todd Smith likes to "dazzle himself," but his upcoming show at Chicago's Western Exhibitions Gallery is sure to dazzle audiences, with his relentless exploration of beauty in daily life, played out in his mesmerizing painting and drawing hybrids. For this show, Smith uses titles to comment on social networking, each piece reflecting a self-involved, momentary declaration of his frame of mind while making each …