Unseen Photo Fair 2014: The Hand-Built Image

From meticulous collages to deceptive sets, five photographers' take on the time-honored art of physical photo manipulation

A motto we adhere to around CH HQ is that there are no new ideas, only new executions. Such is true of contemporary photo collage. The technique has been around since the early 1920s, when the Dadaists took to the medium so that they “could attack the bourgeoisie with distortions of its own communications imagery.” Agendas aside, many photographers still toy with this craft-like approach, …

Jacques-Elliott Ties and Accessories by Elliot Aronow

Handmade ties and enamel pins designed with everyone in mind

Elliot Aronow is a man of many talents. The NYC transplant has worked in too many culturally influential industries to count, from publishing and music to television and fashion. The latter is where the assiduous character can currently be found, standing firmly behind his latest venture: Jacques-Elliott Ties and Accessories by Elliot Aronow. The ties come in a range of textures and styles able to …

Cool Hunting Video: Mercedes-AMG Engines

Mercedes-AMG racing heritage at its best, rooted in handcrafted engine construction

Mercedes-AMG invited Cool Hunting to Affalterbach, Germany, to see firsthand how their AMG engines are assembled. Expecting a loud warehouse full of bustling technicians, we were surprised by the incredibly tidy space filled with meticulous mechanics building monster engines in an almost intimate environment. We gained a clear vision of Mercedes-AMG’s motto, “one man, one engine” as we watched individual mechanics single-handedly take a motor …