• 29Oct
    Categories: Design, Lifestyle

    Ever wanted Dr Seuss to decorate your home? Yeah us too. Well now we can all have our wish, Dust Furniture has a whole array of Dr Seuss like furniture that will quite possibly have you wandering around quoting One Fish Two Fish. NC

  • 29Oct
    Categories: Design, Gear, Style, Tech

    Wool felt, vegetable tanned leather, and a simple minimalist look we love. Hard Graft always creates something we feel we need for our Apple devices. With a slim and snug fit, this is just another favorite. NC

  • 28Oct
    Categories: Design, Lifestyle


    Name: George Martin. Work: phenomenal. On top of the awesomeness of the pieces, you can get some pretty sick frames to go with them. Sizes vary from 10×25 to 24×60. Frame styles include Espresso Brown, Beechwood White, and (my personal favorite) Jet Black. With subjects ranging from Seattle to the final frontier (space, for you new people), George has works for everyone.  $20-200+NC

    Adan the Intern is the newest member of NC, and is currently looking all over the interwebs for more awesome stuff.

  • 28Oct
    Categories: Design, Gear, Lifestyle, Outdoors, Style

    The day is at hand. Our very good friend Graeme Cameron has created from nothing a brand that had our attention from the moment he briefed Jef on the idea months ago. Base Camp X is here, and it was worth the wait.

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  • 28Oct
    Categories: Gear, Outdoors, Toys and Games

    We’re big fans of new styles of skating and even though we thought the Ripsticks that are quickly popping up everywhere are pretty sweet, they lack style. Well friends, these FreeRider SkateCycle’s may just be the next huge thing. While it seems tricks are just being pioneered, that’s half the fun. Brooklyn Workshops has developed this fantastic new self propulsion board that sways with you for a snowboard or surfing feel on the streets. $150. NC

  • 27Oct
    Categories: Gear, Outdoors, Style, Tech

    So this could be one of those long review where we break down all the good things about this case but really you only need to know one thing, this is the definitive case for your iPhone 4′s rugged adventures.

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  • 27Oct
    Categories: Design, Style

    TeeFury is becoming a staple of items posted here at NecessaryCool and with good reason. Fantastic artists from al over get their shot at releasing a design through them for 24 hours only. This latest design from artist missmonster is of a monster from folklore called the Krampus. The Krampus is a creature that help out Santa by punishing the bad kids. Weird? Yes. Cool shirt? Yep. $9. NC

  • 27Oct
    Categories: Entertainment, Gear, Lifestyle, Tech

    It would seem that Apple is always having issues with getting their white products to the market. The iPhone 4 is just another example, the good people at Cupertino have yet again pushed back the release of this device to Spring 2011. What’s so funny about this, is that if Apple manages to make this newest release date, it will come about the same time as the news of the next release of the iPhone. Meaning that not only will the world finally see an iPhone 4 in white, but they’ll be staring at it about the same time their setting eyes on its successor. NC

  • 27Oct
    Categories: Comic News, Entertainment

  • 26Oct
    Categories: Entertainment, Humor

    Written as if it was done by Mr Sterling himself, this book was supposedly written by Sterling during the fourth season of Mad men, and now it turns out will be released very soon. Featuring select wisdom from Mr Cooper as well, this book is perfect for fans of Mad Men. It’s available for pre-order via places like Amazon. $17. NC

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  • Necessary Cool is a premier, online magazine dedicated to all things cool. We test and review the products that we find not only hard to live without, but amazingly cool!