Block Shop x Fireclay Coaster Sets! For anyone who loves tile but is as non-committal as i am when it comes to picking tiles and wants them all.

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."

Solange Jewelry - currently mesmerized by this British jewellery line. Lonestar Cosmic Spinner Ring, Pisces Anglerfish Ring, Memory Bank Brain Locket, and fuck off handwriting ring.

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!]

Caña Magazine's "2019’S BEST CRAFT BEER ARTWORK" - As label art became the new record sleeve, craft beer aesthetics scaled new heights in 2019; for pop pickers with an eye for design, here's a countdown of the year in beer art.

"The case for and against the retail innovation lab" at Modern Retail is an interesting read on the world of Innovation Labs for bigger brands from Amazon and Walmart to Home Depot, Foot Locker, Target and more...

Bittersweets NY Mini Strummer Charms in gold and silver - perfect little guitar picks that can be hand engraved.

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.

Pantone picks 16-1546 Living Coral as the color of 2019! (Somehow this reminds me of mid-90's jcrew)

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.

Picklestone! The Picklestone consists of a glass bin, a hinoki wooden press that is attached to a stone and wooden lid. Designed by Tomonori Tanaka.

FEATUREDThe NOTCOT Amazon List ~ if you're still last minute holiday shopping from your couch, here are some (mostly prime) inspired gift picks that i have + love, have gifted, or played with + want!

Mercedes-Benz X-Class - the new luxury pickup truck is official.

FEATUREDNOTCOT in Nashville. A look at our latest Project House in Lockeland Springs, East Nashville and other discoveries and adventures - From Colt's Bolts to cute new bars tucked in adorable houses and more.

Food 52 "How to Make Pickled Eggs in Every Natural Color & Flavor Under the Sun" - Dye them pink with beets, yellow with turmeric, and blue with red cabbage!

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...

FEATUREDDistiller Inspired: Stunning, delicious spirits! A look at some of the most beautifully packaged, well rated libations on Distiller - as picked by NOTCOT!

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.

A Skulk of Foxes Polyhedra Collection. Necklaces, bangles, lockets, earrings are more inspired by 3D geometric solids.

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...

Wild Country REVO - Bi-Directional assisted locking belay device. Its function is independent from the loading orientation of the rope. Irrespective of the situation, an uncontrolled decent will cause the inertia reel to activate, grip the rope and arrest the fall.

Elon Musk's Tesla Master Plan Part Deux. An interesting read on where they planned to go, where they've gone, and where they hope to go next! Pickup truck? Mini buses? A car that pays for itself when you aren't using it?

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

Picket stool from Derlot Editions is part of the Picket family available in a range of sizes and finishes. Picket legs, made from stainless steel, can be ordered in a range of powder coat colours and metal finishes.

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.

Teak Flamingo Picks by Be Home. Handcrafted in Thailand.

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.

Monopol Hermetus Bottle Opener & Resealer - Made in Germany. Apparently it's a resealer... because you can slide the rubber base over the bottle and it locks right on.

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.

Seersucker Candy Co from Nashville's Olive & Sinclair. Seersuckers (soft sea salted dark choc ganache), Muzzle Loaders (salted bourbon caramel filled choc spheres) + Cherry Bombs (pickled cherry cordials) in old phonograph cylinder style packaging.

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.

VIDEORay Collins, an Australian photographer, first picked up a camera in 2007, took photos of his friends surfing, to relax after long shifts working in a nearby coal mine. Did not take long to shift focus from surfing to waves.

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

Eugenio Ampudia's 'Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.' An interactive reflecting pool inside a former slaughterhouse refrigerator chamber at Abierto x Obras.

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.

Schuyler Towne on the Current State of Smart Locks - how secure are they, how well they work, and how easy are they to break into.

Fleurings designed by Samantha Lockwood! Lovely necklaces, earrings, and hair pieces that hold fresh flowers.

Portlandia Cookbook - "Here are recipes for the dishes that define the show, from cult-raised chicken and Stu’s stews to pickled veggies and foraged green salads."

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

Benches made out of skateboard components. The locked wheels function as non-marking feet, or they can easily be unlocked to roll. Also sold as a kit to turn any standard skateboard deck into a fun little bench.

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.

Pikaplant Jar, single, hand-picked blooming plant hermetically encased in self-sustaining biotope, maintenance-free, as water and nutrients are recycled for a long-lasting blossom.

Bolt Locks are coded to your car key! From padlock to cable locks, and more.

Jerry Can Tool Storage Box - lockable and filled with drawers, screw driver slots, lift out tray and more.

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.

Shipshape picknick plaid and storage bag in one. Inspired by paper boat folding technique, made of waxed canvas.

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.

Volvo Roam Delivery Concept ~ imagine having packages delivered or picked up from your car with a one time digital key...

Titin Tech is a 14-pocket shirt that locks 8lbs of flexible, fit-right gel inserts onto your body. Wear it hot. Wear it cold. Wear it to help build explosive speed, strength & teeth gritting endurance.

London-based graphic art label and online boutique Stereohype added new themed button badge gift boxes to their range including 'Art' containing seven hand-picked gems by Lunartik, Happypets, USOTA and Gregori Saavedra.

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

BMW i8 Key has an LCD screen on it to tell you if the car is locked, your available range, and how much charge you have.

FEATUREDYETI Coolers - beyond this hardcore line of coolers are some amazing design, branding, and packaging details. Here's a close up look at the Tundra 45, SeaDek, Bear Locks, Beverage Holder, and Rod Holder. And Bucky hops in...

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!)

FEATUREDRam Trucks RAMBOX! On brilliant design details, love these hyper-functional, locking, lit, drainable storage compartments - perfect for everything from gear, tools, ice/drinks, and people?

Roto Drawing - Drawing the streets of Montreal using a pickup truck contraption

Keytags by Various Projects. While they aren't the hardest to make... i love the way the executed the idea! So fun to read through the excessive variety of words they've picked!

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

KeyMe ~ an app that lets you take a picture of your* key and have it easily cut at a locksmith/hardware store/etc, and you can store the files digitally. Also a nice easy way to copy any keys (you can take off a keychain)?

SIMON&ME and its underlying philosophy firmly expresses what we consider perpetual design and modern aesthetics.

Loquet London ~ design your own gold framed crystal lockets filled with charms of your choosing... nice UI where you can grab and move the charms around as you design.

'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."

Locker works like a bike tool but keeps your keys together. A fantastic little idea from Dreikant Cologne for Utensil.

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

FEATUREDFun Jack Daniel's Guitar Picks in strings on Sunset Blvd instead of the usual street lamp banner ads.

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...

DogTV ~ it's a real thing. DirecTV, Cox, etc are even picking it up... and your dogs can also stream it online. Relaxation, Stimulation, and Exposure videos 24/7...

Andrea Rekalidis' PiantaLà ~ lovely combo of metal fencing and a traditional white picket fence... perfect for plants to climb up.

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!

Floorscape is a modular, industrial style floor lounge designed by Dave Pickett for the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland.

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!

Interesting guitar picks made out of coins by Dustin and Stephanie in Nashville, TN.

A fan made movie poster for Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom that was later picked up by NBCUniversal UK to be used as a promotion piece for the DVD/Blu-Ray UK release.

Designers of mode:lina have recently finalized a shop for Clae footwear. To create this space architects picked worn out euro pallets used during KontenerART 2012.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #21: Kaufmann Mercantile! Chance to win a Wine-Scented Candle, EDC Kit, Chemex Handblown Coffee Maker, Buttermilk & Honey Pancake Mix, Black Walnut Board, and a Handmade Picking Basket.

Beautifully handcrafted duck calls by Brett Akins of Braselton, Georgia.

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.

Canned guitar picks.

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.

Mingo Lamberti collaborated with RAW studios and illustrated on their ikonik lockers.

The Locker Room at the London School of Economics by Belsize Architects.

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.

The Royal Observatory's picks for the best astronomy photos of the year.

FEATUREDPicnic Super Gift Guide of sorts ~ here are the NOTCOT picks for the dream romantic bike ride picnic, luxurious drive picnic, picnic with the kids, and picnic under the stars!

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

VIDEOHilarious Foot Locker Tear Away ad - "James Harden likes to keep his Approved Foot Locker gear fresh. Russell Westbrook tests the limits of that dedication"

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.

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.

Sigurd Larsen's Shrine is a hub of drawers and doors accessible only with keys. Private items can safely be locked away in small spaces. For the very most personal items a secret room can be reached behind one of the drawers.

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.

Mr & Mrs Smith's Italy Guide ~ "a hand-picked selection of 32 of the country’s most stylish boutique hotels: from contemporary city slickers and baroque palazzi to shabby-chic farmhouses and coastal villa retreats."

FEATUREDUp close with Incase's DSLR Sling Pack and DSLR Pro Sling Pack. When having trouble picking between the two tempting camera bags, we show you all the details that helped us decide!

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

VIDEOAlex & Steffen's collaboration between Adidas and Foot Locker, by Creature of London, creates world of neon electric auras.

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

Gibbon Street House in Brisbane by Shaun Lockyer Architects.

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

Architect John Locke repurposes Manhattan's largely obsolete phone booths into miniature public libraries.

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.

Zipper pull hidden handcuff key

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.

An awesome interview with former Apple Creative Director, now Brand Director of Crumpler! We picked his brain and became privy to his creative philosophy and what makes the Crumpler brand such an excellently designed, well-loved product.

On gallery shows to watch for ~ Thinkspace's ‘Picks of the Harvest 2012’ is coming March 3rd, and this teaser pic of Scott Listfield 'RV Dusk' is awesome!

Nice pencil drawings by Michelle D. Ferrera. Originally, works began in journals but a few years ago, looking for a larger canvas, she picked up a piece of scrap wood from the garage and the rest is history.

ROKBRAND launches line of tees with hand-cut hangtags from vintage album art and guitar picks!

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.

VIDEOTel-Aviv University demos quantum superconductors locked in a magnetic field.

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.

FEATUREDGet inspired for your next adventure with this roundup from NotVentures. This week’s picks include hot restaurants in Paris, a guide to Budapest and Istanbul reimagined.

Yoskay Yamamoto’s Picking Up Where We Left Off opened last Saturday at LeBasse Projects, Culver City.

TOOOL Emergency Lock-Pick Card!

Ryan Gander's 'Locked Room Scenario' at Artangel.

Anne Lorenz designed this Apple Tree, an alternative fruit bowl. Love the idea of picking your fruit from this structure in the morning.

Handmade Bone Guitar Picks by Christophe Brossard.