Gift Guides for Particular Tastes

An internet culling of the greatest holiday wishlists for everyone you know, from co-workers to stoners

Each holiday season, Cool Hunting takes great pride in beefing up our Buy section to help readers find gifts for friends and loved ones with discerning tastes. However, it’s also our daily mission to find and feature the best concepts produced around the world, and right now that happens to be, well, gift guides. To help refine your search, we looked to several sites with …

Rutherfords of England Leather Bags

Decades of experience and luxurious materials make these bags timeless and durable

While Rutherfords of England has only been around a few years, the company is built on decades of experience. Fortunate enough to inherit the tools and talent when saddlery firm Shuttleworths of Chester shut down operations in 2010, Rutherfords now produces leather handbags durable enough to rival the toughest saddlebag. Pinned together with brass fixings, the bags are constructed from vegetable-tanned, sustainable bridle leather from …

What They Didn’t Teach You In Design School

For the recent graduate, Phil Cleaver shares invaluable practical advice on embarking on a successful career with his economical appendix, “What They Didn’t Teach You in Design School.” Topics range from how to build a strong portfolio to invoicing, with an entire section explaining specific web skills.