Cool Hunting 2011 Gift Guide

From sausage keychains to Twig terrariums, our picks for this year's perfect presents

The holiday season is here, and after another year of sifting through the latest innovations in design, technology, art, style and culture, we have picked our favorites for the annual Cool Hunting Gift Guide. From Bjørg Nordli-Mathisen’s sleek anatomically-correct heart locket to the high quality chef’s knives that master bladesmith Bob Kramer designed for Zwilling, the assortment is sure to inspire personalized gift-giving and please …

Beldi

A new online shop celebrating the tradition of Moroccan craftsmanship

Famous for colorful souks where artisans peddle handmade goods, Morocco hasn’t been spared the effects of Westernization. To help keep the craftsmanship heritage alive, Aimee Bianca and her Moroccan husband Chafiq Ennaoui came up with Beldi, a country-specific online shop highlighting select housewares and accessories. Explaining they noticed “more and more cheap plastic stuff from China in peoples’ homes” when visiting Morocco, the pair not …

Excelsior Milano

Macaroons, emerging fashion and more at Milan's newest shopping destination

Of the many upcoming events planned for the Vogue-sponsored global shopping push Fashion’s Night Out, the debut of Excelsior Milano might make the biggest splash. The work of Italy’s biggest fashion retailer Gruppo Coin, the new complex is located right in the heart of the capital of fashion in a former cinema that has been totally renovated by French starchitect Jean Nouvel. We had the …