Cool Hunting Video Presents: Kiel Mead, Jewelry and Furniture Designer

The Brooklyn design upstart shows us his studio and the nostalgic treasures that drive his work

A Pratt graduate who cut his teeth in the Brooklyn design scene, jewelry and furniture maker Kiel Mead represents the next generation of New York designers. Taking inspiration from such disparate sources as everyday objects (car keys, chewing gum, retainers) and Catholic iconography (Saint Sebastian, crucifixes), his work mixes irreverence with first-rate craftsmanship. In this video, we visit his Brooklyn studio where he shows us …

Atmosphere Contemporary Globes

The Danish manufacturer Atmosphere produces some of the slickest globes on the market. During ICFF this past weekend, they exhibited for the first time in the U.S. their impressive array of contemporary globes. With a variety of contemporary bases, and minimal black, mint, silver, or white spheres, Atmosphere makes a good case for bringing the globe out of the study and into the living room. …

Bradley Price: Angle Parking

For the forthcoming ICFF in New York, Brooklynite Right now, the prototype is fabricated from grey lacquered MDF and blue upholstered vertical elements, though I think an ideal manufacturing partnership would take this in a direction of mass customization, allowing users to select from an infinite variety of lacquers and fabrics. Former University of Michigan graduate Bradley spent several years cutting his design teeth in …