Best of CH 2009: Top Five Cool Hunting Videos

With a couple trips to Brazil, the first in our word-of-mouth city tours and plenty documented at home in NYC, 2009 marked yet another banner year for our video series. Grafica FidalgaSince we aired this at the first 99% conference (a joint production of yours truly and Behance) in April, we go to this portrait of three printmakers in São Paulo as our default favorite …

Best of CH 2009: Top Five Design Books

Like most years, 2009 saw a plethora of design and culture books. But in this case, the abundance persisted in spite of a crippling recession and a publishing industry fighting to adapt to an increasingly digital society. Whether the trend has to do with the ongoing tendency to conceive and market books as collectible objects or the tenacity of book lovers, below we highlight a …

Anne et Valentin Eyewear

Encouraging individuality, Anne et Valentin design and create eyewear that makes you "delighted to be yourself." After feeling frustrated with the lack of frame choices to sell in their Toulouse shop, they designed their own small collection in colored acetate, pleasing customers and opticians alike. Now, at nearly 30-years-old, the French label constantly designs entirely new models, putting a twist on classic styles or adding …