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Evan Orensten @orensten

Founder and Executive Editor of @CoolHunting

Joined October 2008
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28 Aug 2024
Sculptor and jeweler Jill Platner pays homage to stones collected from the beach coolhunting.com/design/inter…

Interview: Jill Platner on Her Homage to Beach Stones

Jill Platner has long inspired us with her unique approach to translating inspirations from nature into wearable art. The proudly NYC-based sculptor and jeweler launched a new line this summer that…

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1 Aug 2024
South Korea's leading online publication LongBlack shares their feature on designer Teo Yang exclusively for COOL HUNTING readers coolhunting.com/design/teo-y…

Teo Yang Looks at Tradition to Design the Future

COOL HUNTING Editors’ note We’ve been increasingly interested in everything that’s going on in South Korea—from hosting our most recent travel experience there to observing the myriad ways the coun…

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5 Aug 2024
A look at OSULLOC Namwon, the South Korean tea brand's new factory, designed by Minsuk Cho on Jeju Island coolhunting.com/food-drink/o…
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28 May 2024
iF Design’s 2024 trend report and conference coolhunting.com/design/if-de…

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22 May 2024
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14 May 2024
Our favorite Tomato-scented candle, just in time for summer coolhunting.com/buy/tomato-v…

Tomato Vine Candle

This garden-inspired candle gives the summer feels we’re vibing, with a mix of tomato, citrus and earthy green scents that hit just right. Handmade in the USA, its coconut and apricot wax ble…

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80% or so of the outreach I receive from brands, pr firms and even makers assumes that we won't consider running a story about them without getting paid for it.
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Search companies wanted us to buy ads to have our content seen, and increasingly the small sliver of advertising revenue that's left comes with draconian asks.
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Subscription seems to be the last remaining and only viable path for monetization of editorial with integrity.
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I'm consistently taken aback at how "editorial" is now assumed to be driven, uniquely if not domineeringly, by paid and affiliate content.
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7 Feb 2024
Catch the latest episode of our Design Tangents podcast featuring Maximillian Büsser, the provocateur of Swiss watch making and founder of MB&F @MBandF @designtangents @joshrubin @orensten #maximilianbusser coolhunting.com/design/maxim…

Maximilian Büsser: Design Tangents Episode Eleven

Our latest Design Tangents podcast guest, Maximilian Büsser (who we have known for more than 15 years) is nothing less than a renegade in the very traditional Swiss watch world. As the founder of M…

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24 Jan 2024
Diving into the dance between emotion and logic in the design process with architect, artist and neuroaesthetics practitioner Suchi Reddy coolhunting.com/design/suchi…
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21 Dec 2023
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Interview: Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi) on His New Clothing Line, Members of the Rage

Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi is a man of extraordinary talent—whether he’s applying it to writing, directing, acting, or as many throughout the world have seen, performing on stage under the moniker …

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20 Nov 2023
Art and science align for this powerful new exhibition at The Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas #themomentary coolhunting.com/culture/at-t…

At The Momentary, An Art-Driven, Impassioned Plea for the “Enduring Amazon”

The artistic allure of Bentonville, Arkansas is often anchored in the architectural gravity of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, as well as its renowned permanent collection and temporary exh…

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5 Nov 2023
"I'll just say that the interior of this car was made from 75 year old vintage upcycled kimono." - @orensten @joshrubin unpack with @amydevers the exceptional @coolhunting collab with @Ferrari, weaving together tech, art and craft.
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31 Oct 2023
This #Halloween... a special treat 🎃 for Clever listeners🥰 @amydevers is joined by the delightful partners (in work & life) @joshrubin and @orensten in Ep. 202: @coolhunting's Josh Rubin and Evan Orensten on Exploring Unchartered Territory. 🎧👉pod.link/clever/episode/f18e…
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"When I showed up to meet him, it was a love at first sight moment...I was very happily single. I wasn't looking. I walked into @orensten's office & was like, 'oh wow, wait, he's the one.'" - @joshrubin on meeting his life and work partner on Ep. 202 w/ @amydevers 🥰 @coolhunting
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