Cool Hunting c/o Quarterly Co: Shipment Nine

Focused around the sun, this gift holds two solar products helping communities and the world

We created this edition of Cool Hunting’s Quarterly with Africa on our minds. Inspired by the sun’s potential to power our world in ways both big and small, we partnered with two innovative brands implementing solar power in inventive, intimate ways that also give back to the communities that inspired their products. A virtuous circle, if you will. The Luci lantern from Mpowerd is an …

Deejo’s Ultralight Knives

Made in France, the lightest option starts at just 15 grams or two No. 2 pencils

From the downright beautiful to the purpose-built, a good knife is an essential part of anyone’s kit—whether camping in the bush or getting chores done around the house. France has a knack for producing some of the most celebrated blades, from the iconic Laguiole to sophisticated flatware. A relative newcomer to the French knife game is Paris-based Deejo, founded in 2010 by two friends looking …

Framed Textile Art from St. Frank

The young social enterprise sources the woven and embroidered from artisans around the world

Photographs, paintings and posters have been the standard go-tos for sprucing up apartment walls, and now SF-based St. Frank would like to us consider another option: textiles sourced from around the world. And forget those mass-produced tapestry reproductions that friends and family bring back from trips; St. Frank’s unique offerings include vibrant embroidery from the indigenous Otomí people of central Mexico, decorative teakettle coverings from …