Evan Orensten

New York

Founder and Executive Editor at Cool Hunting

Founder and Executive Editor of @CoolHunting

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The Montauk Beach Board Backgammon Towel Set

4 days ago | coolhunting.com | Evan Orensten

Crave Tease Vibrator Necklace $98.00 Crave Tease Vibrator Necklace $98.00 We met designer Ti Chang years ago, and she continues to impress us with Crave, her line of beautifully made, subtle and discretely subversive pleasure jewelry and accessories. This Kickstarter project supports the launch of the Tease Vibrator Necklace, which features Crave’s Tease vibrator—a small, surprisingly powerful lozenge-shaped vibrator that can be discretely worn on a necklace, as a ring or simply carried....
Tease Vibrator Necklace

1 week ago | coolhunting.com | Evan Orensten

EDJY Fingernail Cutter $16.50 EDJY Fingernail Cutter $16.50 EDJY has reimagined the nail clipper, a tool largely unchanged since the 1880s, by introducing a single-blade design that cuts cleanly rather than crushing. This innovation eliminates jagged edges and the need for post-trim filing, while an integrated cavity collects clippings to prevent mess. Crafted in Michigan, EDJY’s cutters are made from high-hardness stainless steel and have been tested for over 150,000 cycles to ensure...
The Machine Doesn’t Sleep: Fifty Hours Inside Wire Festival 2025

1 week ago | coolhunting.com | Julie Wolfson |Basem Wasef |Evan Orensten |Paolo Ferrarini

A techno marathon blurring the lines between rave, ritual and survival at Queens’ Knockdown Center The 2025 edition of Wire Festival felt like a living, breathing organism. Held at the sprawling Knockdown Center in Queens, including diversions into the adjacent Basement club, it didn’t stop to rest, only shifting gears. Across eight rooms, every corner seemed choreographed not only by the DJs behind the decks, but by curators who understood that flow is everything.
Behind the Scenes with iF Design Winner Tarform Motorcycles at NYCxDESIGN

1 week ago | coolhunting.com | Julie Wolfson |Basem Wasef |Evan Orensten |Paolo Ferrarini

In partnership with if designExploring the state of sustainable mobility at Tarform’s Brooklyn studio with Founder Taras Kravtchouk NYC X Design participants mingled with Brooklyn Navy Yard open studio visitors at Tarform Motorcycles‘s HQ to learn more about the brand and how their beautiful electric motorcycles–which have won an iF DESIGN AWARD 2025—are changing electric mobility.
Our Favorites from Clerkenwell Design Week 2025

2 weeks ago | coolhunting.com | Julie Wolfson |Basem Wasef |Evan Orensten |Mike Tommasiello

The London-based design festival is a great occasion to discover contemporary design At COOL HUNTING, we love exploring the fringes of design, discovering new names, products and checking in with designers and brands we know. Our visit to this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week—it’s 14th, and largest yet—in didn’t disappoint.
Syme’s Letter Writer

2 weeks ago | coolhunting.com | Basem Wasef |Evan Orensten |Julie Wolfson |Lucrezia Worthington

Our interview with Rachel Syme about the case for handwritten letters in our digitized world Rachel Syme, journalist, culture critic, and staff writer at the New Yorker “loves” a beautiful hand-written letter. Her fondness for The Jolly Postman and quest for post-summer camp pen pals led to a lifetime interest in letters, a writing career and her new book, Syme’s Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Correspondence.
Cryptids Collection

2 weeks ago | coolhunting.com | Evan Orensten

Pretty Snake Cryptids Collection $40.00 Pretty Snake’s Cryptids collection features colorful creatures and monsters designed by Julian Farmar Bowers on a black background. From swim trunks to sheets and clothing, there’s something celebrating the goth freak in all of us.
Designed to Win: TAG Heuer CEO Antoine Pin on Formula One, Emotion Over Technology and the Avant-Garde Future of Timekeeping

2 weeks ago | coolhunting.com | Basem Wasef |Evan Orensten |Julie Wolfson |Lucrezia Worthington

TAG Heuer’s return to Formula 1 and the soul of precision TAG Heuer is back at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in a HUGE way after a twenty year absence. With a renewed focus on motor racing and bold innovations across the board, the brand’s recent momentum is more than a moment—it’s a statement of intent.
Hands-On Test: Apple CarPlay Ultra Debuts on Aston Martin Cars

3 weeks ago | coolhunting.com | Evan Orensten |Julie Wolfson |Josh Rubin |Lucrezia Worthington

We took a DBX707 with the new multiscreen iOS integration for a spin In a Cinderella story of technological lag followed by full-circle redemption, Aston Martin has gone from being an infotainment has-been to debuting the biggest update to Apple CarPlay since the feature was first unveiled as a concept at the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show.
GO Bucket Denim Hat

3 weeks ago | coolhunting.com | Evan Orensten

Ciele Athletics GO Bucket Denim Hat $105.00 Part of Ciele Athletics new denim collection, this bucket hat is designed for runners—a wide brim keeps you shaded, mesh sides keep you cool, and the hemp and cotton denim fabric is both stylish and meant for performance.