Cool Hunting c/o Quarterly Co: Shipment Four

Our latest shipment delivers a CH Zambia inspired custom citronella candle and surprise sculpture

Since the last installment of our Quarterly Co subscription service a lot has happened here at Cool Hunting—most importantly, our first CH Edition trip to South Africa and Zambia. CH co-founder Evan Orensten drew on the safari experience for our fourth Quarterly shipment, which reaches subscribers this week. Inside the small cardboard box is a custom-made travel candle designed in collaboration with our friend and …

The Ganzfeld EP

Matmos celebrates 20 years of experimental music with a psychological thriller

For their 20th anniversary as both musical and romantic partners, M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel—a duo better known as Matmos—are releasing an evocative new EP that dives deep into the psyche. Dubbed “The Ganzfeld,” the intriguing three-track compilation is a literal reflection of four years of telepathic experimentation and research on extra-sensory perception. Daniel and Schmidt first sequestered each of their test subjects in a …

Experiment ZR012

Horological history made with Nitro, a new collaboration project by MB&F and URWERK

United by one-track minds focused on horological innovation, MB&F and URWERK recently teamed up on a new experimental project to bend the boundaries of timepiece engineering. Project C3H5N3O9—the molecular formula for nitroglycerine, so Nitro for short—introduces the first fruit of its labor, Experiment ZR012, a limited-edition watch unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. With each working mechanism open and on show, the intricate ZR012 calls …