Story + Cool Hunting: Pitch Night 2014

Join us in-person to present your big breakthrough idea for the chance to be included in our online gift guide and at the Chelsea concept shop

If you are a designer or maker able to spend an evening in NYC and have a product ready to sell, we at Cool Hunting want to see it. After two successful iterations, Rachel Shechtman of editorial concept shop STORY and the team at Cool Hunting are once again partnering for Pitch Night: an in-person open call for the chance to have your product included …

Black Weirdos Meets Twin Peaks for A/W 14

From the Black Lodge's zig-zag floor to Killer BOB, plenty of Lynchian inspiration in this Japanese label's collection

For their A/W 2014 collection, Japanese label Black Weirdos has gone deep into Ghostwood Forest. The delightfully odd menswear brand has created a line that is inspired by all things Twin Peaks—no doubt scaring and thrilling fans of the show. There are certainly spoilers for people who haven’t watched the haunting series (but to be fair, the show ended in 1991 so there has been …

Industrial Fashion’s Non-Fashion Hat

The label's debut product is born from experimenting with manufacturing processes instead of trends

Spotted during this year’s London Design Festival at RCA’s Big Small show, which delved into contemporary contradictions, were some hats—striking in their simplicity. They’re the debut product from newly launched label Industrial Fashion, dreamed up by London-raised designer Julia Georgallis and German-born designer Dustin Jessen. As a counter to the trend-driven fashion industry, these two RCA grads are creating stylish accessories with looks influenced by …