Cool Urban Gardens of New York City
The city of New York plays host to nearly 51 million visitors a year and is home to over 19 million residents Read more [...]
Tag: "USA"
Airport Of The Future To Become A Destination For Travelers
With rooftop views of the Rockies and design features that make it resemble a mall or city center, Read more [...]
Aug 28, 2012 | View Post
Grafficanos: Young Latino Artists Highlighted In Austin Exhibition
The 17th edition of the Young Latino Artists exhibition presents selected graphic artworks influenced Read more [...]
Aug 22, 2012 | View Post
Abby Martin: Artist, Journalist, Rebel
Californian artist, photographer, Media Roots founder, and RT correspondent Abby Martin crafts Read more [...]
Aug 13, 2012 | View Post
Brenda Guyton: e-Waste Sculptures
These beautiful pieces of art belong to Brenda Guyton, a sculpture that merges the artificial and Read more [...]
Aug 09, 2012 | View Post
I Wish This Was: Community Project To Gauge Opinion Of Local People
I Wish This Was was started by Candy Chang in New Orleans in November 2010. The project Read more [...]
Jul 23, 2012 | View Post
Google Smart Glasses: A Glimpse Into The Future
Google has released new information on Project Glass, an attempt to create a new consumer product, Read more [...]
Jul 11, 2012 | View Post
Game of Thrones Fan Art: 5 Cool Illustrations
There is some fantastic art oozing from creative (but probably on-edge) Game of Thrones fans. So while Read more [...]
Jul 10, 2012 | View Post
A History of Rock n Roll In 100 Riffs
I’m a huge fan of music. Whether it is indie, electro, jazz, breakbeat or blues, I love exploring Read more [...]
Jul 05, 2012 | View Post
CordCruncher: Cord-Taming Wearable Headphones
Earbuds have a lot of advantages over big headphones, they aren’t as bulky, they are easy to carry Read more [...]
Jul 03, 2012 | View Post
The Image Association Game
Just got an email from Victor Palmer. He and his friends are image association game enthusiasts, Read more [...]
Jul 02, 2012 | View Post
Adopt A Robot: Artificial Intelligence At Its Best
If you have ever seen Steven Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence, you will have seen Haley Joel Read more [...]
Jun 28, 2012 | View Post
Handsome Fashion For The Summer
Handsome Supply Co. was founded in Fall of 2010 and is inspired by the local sport, nautical and heritage Read more [...]
Jun 25, 2012 | View Post
Knight’s Armor Hoodie: Fight Dragons In Your Spare Time
Finally fashion and your childhood dream meet. This hoodie was created by Chadwick John Dillon. Read more [...]
Jun 21, 2012 | View Post
Giant Vending Machine Dispenses Kayaks, Bicycles and Surfboards To Tourists
We have seen a great example of how to use limited space effectively with the Japanese bicycle storage Read more [...]
Jun 20, 2012 | View Post
Formula One Expo: The Perfect Teaser For The US Grand Prix
Origin of Cool visited the Formula Expo on Sunday at the Austin Convention Center. With the Formula Read more [...]
Jun 19, 2012 | View Post
Cirque Du Soleil Michael Jackson Show
I have never seen a Cirque du Soleil show so hearing that they were in town performing a Michael Read more [...]
Jun 18, 2012 | View Post
3 Cool Things Found Unexpectedly On Craigslist
Craigslist has been around for a few years now. Founder Craig Newmark struck gold by creating a simple Read more [...]
Jun 18, 2012 | View Post
Transmutation Toys By Meredith Dittmar
Meredith Dittmar’s Transmutation exhibition is being hosted at the Toy Art Gallery starting on Saturday, Read more [...]
Jun 15, 2012 | View Post
New Artwork From James Flames
Artist James Flames has just released some new artwork. First is his poster for Mogwai’s show Read more [...]
Jun 14, 2012 | View Post
Alex Pardee Exhibition: Tumor Or Not Tumor?
Here is a really cool idea. For his show at the Cotton Candy Machine, Alex Pardee’s pieces are simply black Read more [...]
Jun 12, 2012 | View Post
The Leap: Super Advanced Gesture Control
At first glance, The Leap looks pretty dull; a small rounded grey rectangle filled with black. But Read more [...]
May 25, 2012 | View Post
Saw Sculptures Made From Coins
We featured Stacey Lee Webber a while back on Origin of Cool and just received an email from her Read more [...]
May 24, 2012 | View Post
Ping Pong Table That Took 400 Hours To Build
Axel Yberg’s firm Akke, has the tagline “Functional Art”. You cannot get more functional than combining Read more [...]
May 23, 2012 | View Post
Sharpie Mustang Art
Chris Dunlop is an artist who uses a very unique tool in place of a paintbrush. He uses Sharpie markers Read more [...]
May 22, 2012 | View Post
R2-D2 Replica Robot At Austin Maker Faire
I met Jamie McShan at the Austin Maker Faire last week and immediately fell in love with his R2-D2 Read more [...]
May 22, 2012 | View Post
Beastie Boys: Adam Yauch Tribute Mix
The Beastie Boys have been described as “The Beatles of hip hop” and brought a multiple array of Read more [...]
May 15, 2012 | View Post
Big Ass Canvas: Collaborative Art Project
If you happened to be on or around the University of Texas-Austin campus last Thursday you might Read more [...]
May 14, 2012 | View Post
Giant Albert Einstein Mosaic Made From Rubik’s Cubes
Pete Fecteau has already appeared on Origin of Cool with his creation “Dream Big” – a Read more [...]
May 10, 2012 | View Post
Crayon Wildfire Sculptures By Herb Williams
Herb Williams is an artist who not only has a unique style. He tells a unique story with his art. Read more [...]
May 09, 2012 | View Post
F*cking Motivational Mugs
If you’re anything like us, there are only two things that stop procrastination: drinking coffee Read more [...]
May 09, 2012 | View Post
Ambient Cowboy At The New York Live Arts Theater
“Ambient Cowboy is lonely and joyous, dark and funny, violent and loving. Seeded by a visit to Read more [...]
May 04, 2012 | View Post
Art From The Ashes: Commemorating Natural Disasters
Art From The Ashes is an exhibition that I heard was in Austin, Texas and I simply had to go. Last Read more [...]
May 02, 2012 | View Post
Illustrations By Cricket Press
Whilst at SXSW last month, I visited Flatstock – an exhibition highlighting the most popular concert Read more [...]
Apr 27, 2012 | View Post
The Dreads By Jonathan Franklin
Jonathan Franklin has always been a recycling fanatic passionate about reusing and reinventing abandoned Read more [...]
Apr 26, 2012 | View Post
The Lytro Camera 3.0: Create Your Own Living Photos
Once in a lifetime an invention comes along that is poised to change the way we interact with the Read more [...]
Apr 23, 2012 | View Post
Camera Obscura Art
The first mention of the expression camera obscura (Latin; “camera” is a “vaulted room” and “obscura” Read more [...]
Apr 18, 2012 | View Post
Caine’s Arcade: Short Film By Nirvan Mullick
Caine Monroy began spending his summer vacations at his father’s used car parts store in East Los Read more [...]
Apr 17, 2012 | View Post
Wood Carvings By Just A Jar
Just A Jar have created these amazing wood carvings. Bobby Rosenstock emailed me and sent the process. Read more [...]
Apr 17, 2012 | View Post
Aviator Wing Desk: Embrace Your Inner Howard Hughes
One rarely thinks of office furnishings as being a trigger to summon a childhood fantasy. Well one Read more [...]
Apr 11, 2012 | View Post
