Star Motorcycles by Yamaha

New technology and design for the classic cruiser

Cruisers have come a long way since the likes of Easy Rider. That iconic image of counterculture in the late 1960s, the rebellious spirit of two dudes on choppers, seems to have been replaced by a bunch of middle-aged guys. At least that’s what I thought before I had a chance to experience the full line of Star Motorcycles cruisers. These performance-driven bikes manage to …

ST[new york]RY

Rachel Shechtman's latest retail narrative edited by Cool Hunting

For her third “issue”, Rachel Shechtman has turned her magazine-style boutique—aptly called Story—into an homage to New York. The shop changes concept every four to eight weeks, and the latest inventory is a selection of Big Apple goods co-edited by Cool Hunting. The finely selected stock is set to the backdrop of Jill Malek custom “coffee stain” wallpaper, cityscape murals by Chris Dent, presented by …

G&T by Bethan Gray

Polished marble meets turned wood in a new furniture line

Discovered alongside Anthony Dicken’s Tekio lighting at Clerkenwell Design Week was a beautiful range of tables by British furniture designer Bethan Gray. This capsule collection has been created by Gray in collaboration with furniture developer Thomas Turner and launched under their recently established G&T label. The G&T collection grabbed our attention with its considered offering of five minimal but luxuriously detailed table designs. The first …