CH Gift Guide: The Ultimate Homebody

A wall-mounted fish tank, field jacket bathrobe, Mexican rug slippers and more for your favorite nester

Whether hunkering down to escape the doldrums of winter or just keen on staying in and lying low, most homebodies have the ability to turn their hibernation into an art. Outfit their indoor lifestyle with the best accessories, activities and environmental accents pulled from the 2012 Cool Hunting Gift Guide. No one needs to leave the house to give or get this holiday season—simply download …

Interview: Natasia Guo

Chinese e-commerce site Nuandao redesigns the way creatives shop and share their work

In recent years e-commerce has been booming at light-speed in China. Shoppers have quickly become familiar with online wonderlands like Taobao that suck you in as you start looking for an air purifier, only to lose track of time browsing design replicas and smartphones until finally you shut down your laptop as exhausted as if you had spent a whole day in a crowded mall. …

Interview: Lucy Voller and Molly Martancik

The friends behind There-There talk long-distance design

Brought together by a mutual appreciation for design and exploration, Lucy Voller and Molly Martancik met in college and formed an indelible friendship that would soon birth a long distance collaborative they call There-There. With Martancik based in Boston and Voller in Minneapolis, the two send inspiration and ideas back and forth to produce their line of wood and leather jewelry and watercolor illustrations, each …