Matt Singer Lighter Covers

Wrap your Bic in a limited-edition leather case from Of A Kind

Matt Singer‘s single-stitched leather lighter covers turn the ubiquitous Bic fire-starter into an item worth holding onto. The former Jack Spade creative director peddles the small sleeves from his eponymous online shop, but the playful Qbert and giraffe patterns gracing his latest designs were created exclusively for the Tumblr-based retailers Of A Kind and sell as a set for $40. The covers—limited to a run …

Fail+Canoe

Simple, rustic jewelry from two Austin artists captures the spirit of the Texas landscape

by Miranda Ward 
 Launched last month, Fail+Canoe jewelry brings together two Austin-based designers, Christine Fail of Fail Jewelry and Natalie Davis of Canoe. Fail earned a BFA in studio art and starting creating her own handmade jewelry after spending more than five years with two major designers, while Davis—who works with butcher Ben Runkle to produce goods “crafted with a sartorial eye and workhorse …

New York Now

New work by some of the city's best and brightest

While we keep Cool Hunting’s scope international, our location in the center of the universe often means only going so far as Brooklyn to find the latest nascent talent. Occasionally, we find work so exemplary that it reaffirms what makes us casually toss off such superlatives. The following—a painter, jeweler and writer—represent not just some of the city’s finest, but those who we’ve watched refine …