Cool Hunting Video: Thornwillow Press

From papermaking to printing and publishing, this upstate NY-based company does it all while keeping modern technology at arm's length

When upstate in Newburgh, NY recently, we visited Thornwillow Press headquarters. Founder Luke Ives Pontifell (who started the company in 1985 as a labor of love) guided us through his diverse collection of printing processes and presses, as well as his eclectic anthology of original published works. Offering a high honor to the written word, Thornwillow Press preserves antiquated printmaking and book-binding techniques and shares …

Kohler’s Anti-Odor Toilet Seat

link[body]=Tired of your poop actually smelling like, well, poop? The people behind Kohler’s Purefresh Toilet Seat get you. Looking to add to the magic that is the modern toilet, the established porcelain producers have designed a toilet seat that combats odor right at the source. When possible aroma offernders sit on the Purefresh, an air filter automatically activates dispersing either a fresh laundry, avocado spa …

Interview: OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder

Catching up with the singer, songwriter and producer at the Paris debut of the 2015 Mercedes B-Class

A highlight of our trip to Paris for the Mondial de l’Auto was sitting down with OneRepublic‘s frontman—and singer, songwriter and producer for many other celebrated acts—Ryan Tedder at Molitor, the chic reborn swimming club and hotel. We spoke about what it means to be a car geek and how the band’s track “Counting Stars” became the theme song for the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz B …