Wind to Light

Using wind power, Jason Bruges' installation Wind to Light illustrates alternative energy sources in the form of a cloud of LEDs. Mini wind turbines power the lights (both are mounted on poles); as the wind moves through them, it creates a visual pattern. Commissioned by onedotzero and Riba for the recent Architecture Week 2007, the Wind to Light is on display at the Southbank Center …

Luxe New York City Guide

Luxe, the city guides we love for their pocket-size editions covering the best of where to eat, shop, hang out and sleep in major cities throughout Europe and Asia, is at long last tackling the U.S. starting with New York. Hitting stores this week, the guides follow the same format as their predecessors, trimming down info on hundreds of locations to fit on a single …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Audio Dregs: Nugroove vol. 9

The man behind electronic music label (and CH collaborators) Audio Dregs shows off his Portland home and studio

This episode features E*rock, the musician and artist who co-founded the record label Audio Dregs with his brother nearly 10 years ago. In that time he has not only become one of experimental electronic music’s most important figures but also generously contributed many, many songs to early soundtracks of Cool Hunting’s videos. If you were watching back then and liked the melodic sounds you heard, …