Rift Recon's Gentleman's Bogota Safety Pin Hideaway Lock Pick Set ~ interesting how each pick doubles as a tension wrench. (And perfect for Ladies too!)

TOOOL Emergency Lock-Pick Card!

New 24/7 open smart laundry space in Amsterdam using an app and a high tech locker system to allow you to drop off an pick up your clothes at any time of the day or night.

Amazon Lockers ~ instead of having things shipped to you, these have been popping up in grocery stores/drugstores/etc where you can pick up your package.

Clic Gallery's "Line Up: Rigging Knots and Glimpses of a Master Class" focuses on Philippe Petit, who not just a tight rope balacing act, but also street juggler, lock-picker, sketcher and bullfighter.

FEATUREDFound in dec Vogue... in the tiny tiny print thats tucked into the spine... links to lock picking 101, the hacker ethic, etc ~ is this fashion powerhouse advocating hacking and lock picking?

FEATUREDFor anyone that missed it ~ possibly the coolest business card i've ever seen. Functional lock picks.

LEGO Technic 4x4 Mercedes-Benz Zetros Trial Truck - "In a first for LEGO Technic, this model has differential locking. Lock and unlock the differentials using the app to maneuver the truck over rough terrain."

Paddywax's Spark Candle collection - a little dose of wishful thinking and lovely scents to help you at home (or for someone that needs a surprise pick-me-up?)

Blackmarket Bakery (a NOTCOT socal favorite!) is sharing their recipes as we're all stuck at home! First up are their Buttermilk Scones and Choc Oatmeal Cookies! [Also, locals can pick up cookie dough rolls to bake at home now!]

Alphaputt - typography meets golf on iOS! You can pick a word to make your course, or be surprised. Game by Sennep Games.

GhostKube By Erik Åberg is a moving sculpture inspired by moving origami, complete with keystones to lock in various positions. Currently on kickstarter.

Wine Game! An app to turn blind wine tasting with friends into a fun game. Pick a few bottles, have one person scan the labels and cover them, send friends the code to join the game, start tasting, and see how well you know your wines.

British locksmith John Wilkes' "Detector Lock" in the Rijksmuseum! This piece in The Verge looks at the details of this ~1680's lock that has so many details - from the keyhole behind the leg, to the counter dial, to cocking the hat and more...

Scent Drops by Harvey & John for Grand Museé du Parfume, Paris. Drops of white corian hang from the ceiling cradling 25 scents. Visitors twist them to change the language, pick them up to smell and put it to their ear to listen and learn about ingredients used.

3D Card Star - Created by Professor George W. Hart, co-founder of the Museum of Mathematics in New York City. Once assembled, the dozen pre-cut playing cards included will lock together to create a 5.5" tall starburst.

Makers Special Reserve Playing Cards by Dan & Dave. Luxury Playing Cards featuring 14 custom illustrated court-cards. Housed inside a gorgeous wooden box featuring green-leather interior and a vintage-inspired lock and key.

Neiman Marcus Christmas Book 2016 is here (already!) - with a throwback to 1970's Pessimist/Optimist gift. In 1970 the pessimist could get an Ark (animals and all) in 2016, it's a mattress with built in fireproof lock box!

FoldinJat, Origami inspired hats by Venezuelan Designer

FEATUREDFlexible Plan Pack-Your-Own CSA Farm Boxes from Green Door Gourmet in Nashville, TN and a peek inside their incredible farm shop. Love the idea that even travelers can jump in and try their fresh produce boxes (and pick their own!)

VIDEONike Unlimited Ads - a fantastic pick me up that will suck you in and inspire you to go DO something. Beautifully shot, and the narrator will surprise you...

Globe Trotter collaboration with Alexander McQueen. Silver studded black trolley case and and utility case with skull patterned lining and lock of course.

Lorem fucking ipsum. From none other than the GFDA folks! Perfect for when you need your filler text to give you a foul mouthed pick me up.

Barbie's proportions are changing... Barbie Fashionistas Line now lets you pick from curvy, petite, tall, and original. Each of course in various skin tones and hair colors.

Hillary Clinton has Custom State T-shirts available to show support. Whether you're a Californian, Nutmegger, Guamanian, Hoosier - you can pick your state, color, and size.

Anything Ceiling Hoist - Save space and store your obstructive objects off the floor. The ceiling hoist uses a pulley system to easily move heavy objects, and its auto lock mechanism ensures the system will not accidentally release.

Danger Press - love their "Pick Two" poster and their "Save Yourself" tiny lapel pin reminding you to SAVE that file just in case...

The VSSL Flask is a LED flashlight with a flask and collapsable cups in it. And thanks to a built-in compass it’s both a pick-me-up and guide-me-home.

Mapiful! Beautiful, clean, simple, black and white maps that you can customize. Pick your location, zoom + pan, and label your perfect map.

ibldi by John Mars - pick a square of the NYC grid to 3D print. Heavily inspired by Terrafab where you can print a piece of Norway.

Dinosuars from illustrator Jack Cunningham and 3D modeller Vincent Techer at the Somerset House's Pick Me Up: Graphic Arts Festival 2015.

PICK IT inspired by fruit pickers used to collect fruit from trees, designed by the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

A curved lock with a flexible key... unpickable?

Seatylock, bicycle saddle that quickly transforms into a one meter solid lock, lets you lock your bike to a fixed object.

Populess Scout Mug - it LOOKS like an enamelware camp mug, but it's really ceramic! Far heavier than expected when you pick it up.

Take 20 illustrators, lock them in a loft for 24 hours with a theme (giants) and only 3 colors permitted (green, black,blue) and watch closely! Interesting ongoing performance in Strasbourg, FR. Poster by Anne Laval.

Sprout Kid's Play Kitchen - Clark Davis designed furniture pieces that help kids to be an active part of the creation process. With tension lock furniture, children are able to help put it together themselves without any tools.

Leica T System has some fascinating details - especially how the Easy-Click straps and accessories lock into the milled aluminum body. They also have built in WiFi and an App, as well as 16GB built in.

A steel cube, with grills on three faces. You pick the color. It's simple in shape, yet "Wire Side Table" by Iacoli & McAllister has a sophisticated construction.

The Run Lock ~ a combination lock you can lock your keys in and attach to your door handle, tow hitch, etc.

Kagiro is Japanese for colorful lock. It applies Zen to the design and interface of random password generation on your iPhone.

'Pick a Hand...' is a clean, simple, exciting and addictive app from Neon Astronauts.

POP LOCK ROBOT - Created by ENESS. He moonwalks down your street, backflips over cars and even does the splits in your grandma's front yard. Free Augmented Reality iPhone App.

Kwikset KEVO gets in on the bluetooth lock system game... you can open it via iphone or keyfob.

Cute story of J.Crew's new ballet flats - "Italian shoemaker E. Porselli occupies a tiny storefront in Milan. each week, ballerinas from nearby La Scala come in to pick up shoes on Wednesdays, when new shipments arrive."

Clay: Meet your new lock and the no-key access solution! Clay is the wireless cloud-based
access solution.

A great indoor storage solution for road bikes. The rack is handmade of mahogany plywood and is super easy to mount to the wall. The Bike Rack Birdhouse is perfect for a small home that needs more space or the cottage.

Pick one up at www.dimini.ca

NIKE PHOTOiD - for those who can't pick their colors... you can pick your favorite instagram photo and it will auto generate matching shoes...

FEATUREDStilsucht Cliffhanger by Thomas Schmitz! A brilliant little hook that slips in between two pipes/slats/etc and lets gravity lock it in place…

Cube Sensors ~ "small, cordless and connected devices that continuously measure temperature, humidity, noise, light, air quality and barometric pressure for every room, they can even pick up unwanted vibrations that shake up your building."

'The Underground Library' a proposal from students from the Miami Ad School that gives subway riders access to the first 10 pages of a book and directions to a library where they can pick up the rest!

Pick, a suspended fruit basket from Kåre Frandsen.

Titanium Escape Ring - a saw and handcuff shim pick combination tool hidden inside!

Fish and Car Hardboiled Egg Molds! Just boil the egg, peel, lock it in the mold, and drop in cold water for adorably shaped eggs!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #13: Uncommon Goods! Chance to win a Cork Map, Molecular Mixology Mojito Kit, Footed Bowl, Eau Good, Micro Green Kit, Bird Feeder, Pick Punch, Corkcicle, Extreme Stunt Wall Coaster, + Salts test tubes.

This 2002 Mercedes-Benz G500 XXL Pick-up is a G-Wagon stretched, lifted, and turned into a truck by German customizer GWF.

'Lock' Table by Dutch designer J.P. Meulendijks.

A mole skeleton. Just one of a series of 60-year-old pictures of skulls and bones photographed for LIFE by the great Andreas Feininger.

Jawbone Jambox REMIX!~ You can now pick the color/pattern combination of your choice!

Gorgeous Abloy Finnish padlocks - Brass body with chrome-plated steel bracket. Not your standard cylindrical lock pins, these have rotating lock washers.

VIDEOAmazingly clever 'granular jamming' robotic arm technology by Cornell Creative Machines Lab can pick up an egg and pour a glass of water.

VIDEOBraingate is a neural interface for controlling computers as well as physical devices. In this instance, a paralyzed woman is able to pick up her coffee and drink it by controlling a robotic arm with her thoughts.

FEATUREDJim Dunlop's Tortex guitar picks turn 30 this year... and the packaging redesign turns the iconic turtle logo into a sticker!

Arizona Arena Bifold Picker’s Wallet a bifold version of hte wallet with a compartment just for your guitar pick.

Photos from Pick Me Up Graphic Fair Press Preview. Fair starts today in London!

McDonald’s X California Poppy Seed Bomb Ad by Sean Click. The California poppy is the California state flower, protected by legislature, making it illegal to pick, dig up, or destroy.

VIDEOA new insulating foam that can protect your hand from 7000 degree heat, but is also edible. Fascinating material developed by the Aarmourtherm Foundation.

VIDEOA look inside the B&H conveyor system, the efficient NYC system that takes items you pick up in one part of the store directly to the checkout for you. Awesome to see where all our camera goodies come from.

Leather Guitar Picks by Corter - -made from American Certified Byproduct Vegetable Tanned Leather

Crypteks USB with a mechanical lock and 256bit AES hardware encryption to keep your data safe.

You know that game where your baby throws their spoon on the ground and you pick it up and the baby does it again and laughs at your face? No more! The stay put bowl and cutlery set is awesome!

Rima is a nice hightech lamp by german brand Dreipuls. With 4 rings you can easily pick the parts you want to illuminate.

Küat Bottle Lock ~ a bike lock that wraps itself into the water bottle

MIT create an artificial leaf that uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Scaled up it could be a green solution to hydrogen production for fuel cells.

Handmade Bone Guitar Picks by Christophe Brossard.

A combination lock carabiner B-hook. Sure they call it a Buggy Guard ~ but i'm sure it can be useful well beyond stroller/shopping locking.

Buck & Breck, Berlin, a very nice bar in Berlin with a minimalist concept.

Nick Agin's Pick Your Battles print ~ definitely words to survive by. Also in red or green on kraft paper.

The Bamboo Forest House, by ROEWUarchitecture, is surrounded by a protective shell made from Bamboo.

Tokyo French Embassy Gardens by French landscape office Sempervirens, in Tokyo, Japan.

Acoustic Alarm by Jamie McMahon is pleasant to wake up to. It was inspired by various musical instruments, and uses a rotational pick to pluck guitar strings to awaken its user.

Whipping Post Leather has the perfect slim wallets for guitar players ~ Picker's Wallet! Cute little pick pouch built in!

A new archeological museum, clad in a rusted metal skin, is situated next to a 12th-century Gothic cathedral in Soissons, France.

The WREX adjustable pocket wrench is a lightweight tool that fits in your pocket and boasts a trigger-lock adjustable wrench jaw and titanium coated knife blade.

V.I.O. POV.HD. The easy to use point-of-view video system with 1080p HD is the top gadget to pick if you’re planning an adventure.

Are you happy with this? Pick one of the Stamps of Disapproval designed by Heather K. Phillips and start disapproving!

The Mini-Maison by Vanden Eeckhoudt-Creyf architectes - a tiny worker's home with a fire pole for circulation!

'Kässeli' building blocks for future plans, by Brigitta and Benedikt Martig-Imhof for tät-tat. FSC certified smoked oak puzzle/saving box with a magnetic lock.

Locher's has always been a master of pretty little naughty things... from shirts to jewelry to totes... and now to iphone cases made of authentic victorian era fabrics... with pick me ups like "i am the shit"

Astier de Villatte has got us wanting to abandon our Smartphones and laptops and pick up pencil and paper once more. Thanks to the new line of 3 perfumed erasers, crossing out never smelled so good.

Pick your white and color the polar bears in a whole white world! The Polar Bears coloring book from Toronto Zoo. 20 pages to color and 5 crayons (snowball white, polar white, frost white, igloo white and the popular Arctic white).

Holiday Alibi - Wanna get out of all those random holiday shindigs and awkward family dysfunctions? This site let's you do exactly that. Just pick an email-able alibi from: jury duty, to volunteering at a nursing home, to being “detained” at the airport.

Oprah book pick 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens prompted a Penguin Classics cover redesign. But there was a gorgeous repackaging by Jim Tierney that didn't make the final cut for the newly published edition...

Cute necklace from Locher's ~ for a secret little pick me up when you forget just how awesome you are. Great gift?

Pick Punch = DIY guitar Picks! Punch them out of credit cads, nylon sheeting, and more!

Our pick of the best brochures, leaflets, posters and press packs from this year's London Design Festival...

Just released limited edition pick axe has a beautiful stained hickory shaft that sports a quilted muslin and suede grip. Good for both breaking rocks and hanging on your wall!

In Bing's new 'decode Jay-Z' site, over 300 pages of Jay-Z's life and lyrics are placed in the streets. You pick a clue, decide the path and claim the page in this online game.

Ivy bike lock from Sono Mocci is one of the finalsits of the Seoul Cycle Design Competition.

Leave it to Lochers to make a simple tote not only elegant, but also deviously cheeky simultaneously ~ you even get your pick of sayings in silver and gold!

The idea behind Build Your Block is so everyone can recreate a Brooklyn street in their own home. Pick and choose the buildings and colors that most inspire them,and arrange them on a couch or bed to give their décor a cozy, urban feel.

Sometimes small things can give you a big help. A pick up in a set of matches from Siamese Heads creative team.

LA Times Newsmatch powered by Visual DNA ~ it's like the horoscope of news... pick through a bunch of stock photos, they decide things about you, tell you who you are and customize a news feed...

The Mad Artists Tea Party Cake Britain tour offers children the unique opportunity to pick cakes directly off the 'cupcake tree' in a creative sampling stunt for Tate & Lyle

The 1500i Speed Dial combination lock from Masterlock opens on directional movements.

The Halo bicycle lock by designer Steve Hunt. Love your bike.

Yatta ~ The new LA food truck with Cheeseburger Sushi, Hawaiian BBQ + Pineapple Rolls, All-American Roll: a deep-fried gem with a core of beefsteak, pickle and melted cheese. Pick colored sticks that represent ingredients to mix and match.

FEATUREDElectrolux + Tobias Allanson kinetic sculpture is magnetic! His sculpture showcases Ergorapido’s vacuum cleaner effective dust pick-up. See the video (and making of!)

Junjie Zhang's V lock guides your key into the correct position, which means no more late night fumbling.

To showcase the smart car’s impressive ability to park anywhere in a dense, busy urban environment. BBDO Toronto created an oversized bike lock to exaggerate the smart car’s ability to park anywhere.

WATERWEAR from Tunewear is made from a durable, transparent material with a triple zipper design to lock an iPad safely inside, it away from water and dust. Bring it with you when you take a bath or go outdoors by the pool or to the beach.

Minjjoo Children's Door, it's basically a small door within a regular door, with its own lock and handle, Cool!

Noisy Furniture by BCXSY is a modular furniture system. Each element attaches to the next via a Dual Lock re-closable fastener, enabling endless constructions ranging from a straight and sober aesthetic to something wild and unexpected.

Remember "choose your own adventure" books? Jason Shiga revamps the format with his latest graphic novel MEANWHILE:Pick Any path. 3,856 Story Possibilities (Amulet Books). This is really neat!

FEATUREDPlaymobil Safe Crackers ~ you can even set the combination on the safe lock! And there is something very Hipster Hobo about the look of these two with their stubble, striped shirts + jackets, and irremovable sunglasses...

Artistic collective The Pick of the Crab has created an amazing Tetris-esque paper toy series dubbed the 'Ensemble Project'

Billykirk takes their stab at refining the belt loop lock holster. Their No. 247 Hand-Stitched & Molded Leather Mini-U-Lock Holders comes in two flavors – as a solo belt u-lock holster or a u-lock holster with pouch closure (No. 247P).

FEATUREDLeave it to Dunlop ~ one of my childhood favorites ~ to be graphically the most enticing booth at NAMM ~ from great posters, to awesome booth design, to mexmerising pick displays...

FEATURED180 Grammes ~ amazing parisian store where you literally pick a color... and they turn one of their amazing pieces of clothing into that color for you! Wow. So many colors.

Osloh Bicycle Jeans include a spot for your U lock, side cell pocket, crotch padding and double snap leg adjustment straps on chain side leg.

Check out the new bike lock by Mr. Lacy which is now available in 36 different colors at TheGoodWillOut in Cologne, Germany. And for those who have problems locking at night, there’s also a glow in the dark version

PICK UP WOOD. Those special hanger hooks require you take a walk in a natural environment to complete the object with some fallen branches. Designed for the brussels based non-profit organisation Les Petits Riens.

Animated video of new Lacoste Dot Fade Pick collection. Kudos for Lacoste!

Pick your own Stirling Prize shortlist!

FEATUREDNOTCOT-TWEET-A-WAY!!! Win Gary Grenade who is "Exploding For Good" ~ by tweeting @NOTCOT with your best pick up line ~ bonus points for creativity of course. Winner will be D messaged tonight so make sure you're following @NOTCOT. [ENDED!]

Japanese designer store Tokyocube stocks up with loads of cool new merchandise. Pick up limited edition artwork from Tokyo-based creative agency Loworks and super rare vinyls toys...

Freelock cycle design will make sure you never get your bike stolen. Ever Again! Designers: Bong Hokuen & Ko Yoenjung

Pick One. An experiment in decision-making.

Apparently my @notcot twitter feed has made it into the Standard's Stan d'Arde SayTweet widget (you can pick any picture and make live tweet widgets)

FEATUREDShimna. Possibly my favorite pick of ICFF 09 ~ love their new liffey bed ~ and all of their pieces have an incredibly perfect juxtaposition of rustic woodiness and modern comforts... also see the baby and the stuffed rabbit.

carbon fiber chair by shigeru ban - "I wanted to make a chair that is even lighter than the gio ponti's superleggera - a chair so light that a child could pick it up with just his little finger."

MINE ~ the new customized (free?) magazine from Time where you can pick and choose magazines you like and they cobble a new one together from them for you?

Artist Riki Takaoka draws or paints what he eats every day. [Editor's Note: i wonder if this makes one pick what they eat even MORE carefully...]

Banba design by Tomita Kazuhiko...the stool that looks like a planter box for balcony or pool-side where it does look ideal for. The volumized fabric on top is comfortable + useful to pick up the lid.

Something "fishy" about your hors d'oeuvres? Try serving 'em up with Designer Craig Anczelowitz's new "Bone-To-Pick" toothpick holder.

Interesting concept - Key in Lock Hook Set of 3

tréteau by philippe nigro ~ brilliant table system, where the legs can be adjusted to lock on to table tops of nearly any size... love the contrast of the red to the wood, and the spherical vice like adjusters...

The cabinet lock keychain from New York artist, Alon Seifert.

Hyun-Woo Sim's KeyLamp is turned off and on via the turning of a key. Also innovative - the shade is just a cloth hung over the bulb.

Smart concept : the pantone calendar : you just have to pick day after day one of the colors

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #4: A massive bundle from Fred & Friends ~ from the calf and half double-walled glass, to pick your nose cups, to gin and titonic ice cube trays and more...

Talk about customization! Pick this one, other artist tees, or create your own Tee at Burger King Studio!

Sonos announces an iPhone/iPod Touch app ~ it turns it into a full on Sonos controller - play it from anywhere, pick a room, pick zones, and more!

Interesting travel hack: apparently packing a starter pistol in your luggage means you can lock it with a real lock and it might be tracked more closely by the airport. Could be worth a shot for those with a lot of gear.