SUPERSPEEDSHOP! The latest NOTCOT side project has soft opened in Los Angeles! Elite bicycle repair + custom builds... with so many special projects to come!

Pizza Hut brings back the 90's basketball hoop pizza boxes and mini basketballs for March Madness. Nostalgia is in full force...

The North Face Base Camp Voyager Duffel 42L - a great update to the classic Base Camp (but now less cylindrical and you can unclip the backpack straps) A new NOTCOT fave when flying with a little kid and/or carseat. (p.s. I don't trust the so called laptop sleeve)

Soviet Playgrounds by Zupagrafika "documents the mass-produced, yet diverse play equipment installed in the communal spaces of socialist-era housing estates, such as rocket slides and earth-shaped climbers, spaceships and animal-themed ladders"

The Unseen Beauty COLOUR ALCHEMY is the world’s first holographic temporary hair colour – which adapts and changes colour in response to changes in temperature and sunlight. Stunning!

Folkmanis Finger Puppets - an adorable favorite from infancy to toddlerhood and beyond. We also love them for car and travel because they are small, interactive and projectile-safe! (Also highly recommend the raccoon in a trashcan hand puppet.)

Tandem Shower by Boona. Recently been fascinated by this growing category of bathroom hardware upgrades/customizations for renters in a rainbow of playful colors. (i.e. sproos!)

DinoGlows! Dinosaur plushies that flip inside-out to reveal glow-in-the-dark fossils. Designed by Erin McGarry, artist and founder of Womple Studios.

Kurzgesagt Shop is full of so much happy graphic inspiration - from the existential dread posters to space themed plushies and pins, lots of dinos and everything with those ducks on them!

Yonder Escalante, Utah - fun mod cabins and Airstream RV park on the grounds of an old Drive-In movie theater near Bryce Canyon National Park.

100 Visions of Motherhood, by Keren Sachs is a collection of photographs and words celebrating the complexities of motherhood, curated by The Luupe. An interesting view of motherhood through pandemic times.

Koko Cardboards Super Heroes Play House - minimal cardboard doll house that you can fill with their matching furniture. (Seems like fun inspiration for a laser cutter project...)

IYKYK & If Not, Now You Do - new zine from The Infatuation looks interesting. This "limited-release zine for people to learn about foods they may not know about and also instill pride and excitement in those who do." First issue is about Cha Chaan Teng.

Cirque Colors THERMAL collection of nail polishes change color when warm/cold, and are sensitive enough that your tips can often show the cooler color when you're warm.

Project Feeder Watch - A list of almost 100 common feeder birds and cross referenced what they like to eat and where they like to eat it.

"Men" the latest video from The Lincoln Project. Regardless of where you fall politically, it has been a fascinating project to follow, the satirical ads are so well done, and the swag is pretty good too.

IKEA x LEGO = BYGGLEK collection! It contains two sets of buildable storage containers and a set of specially curated Lego bricks.

Prosthesis: Mech Racing | Alpha Mech Pilot Program Kickstarter. The video itself is worth a watch, and the swag is pretty fun... maybe monstrous mech exoskeleton racing is exactly what we need the way things are going?

Theragun Elite - ultra-quiet smart percussive therapy device. Like the Dyson of massagers, it's great for workout recovery, but also new parents! Bluetooth pairing with their app makes guided therapy a breeze (The Sleep Routine is NOTCOT recommended!)

Safework Signs is a great side project from the folks at at Oxford Pennant. Stickers, signage, and more to help businesses keep people (and staff) safe!

Studio PAULBAUT designed "daycare-at-home" watch is the result of two very busy parents, featuring a dial that displays recommended school activities and reminders for their 3-year old son throughout their work from home day.

Jeep Easter Eggs! Car and Driver "We Found Over 30 Easter Eggs on the Jeep Renegade" and they are adorable happy little treats tucked all over the car! [if you have ideas for more, they just launched a contest at - TheNextJeepEasterEgg.com]

EVERYMASK by Roo Williams is a unique DIY mask design that uses a custom harness to tightly fit a sheet of filter material to a person's face. It follows NASA's ISRU principles, using common household tools/materials.

Lettera40 is a Sunday Büro limited print project filled with stunning illustrated letter/number prints to to raise money to help the Italian regions most affected by the Novel Coronavirus.

Design Observer: The Self-Reliance Project by Jessica Helfand is a daily essay column about what it means to be a maker during a pandemic. It's just the daily dose of calm, thought provoking inspiration I need these days.

'Gruffalo stayed in the cave': Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson's adorable coronavirus cartoons help teach kids (and adults) to stay safe!

MIT Project Manus COVID-19 Face Shield is a single-piece design that comes flat and can be assembled into a 3-dimensional face shield. Ideally die cut (but could be laser cut on demand too.)

muncha! Our friends just launched their addictively delicious, super thin beef jerky chips on kickstarter. Too good not to share. [Backed by NOTCOT!]

Sony SRS-LSR200 remote control - a fascinating mashup of remote control and portable speaker.

The Type Set Co Magnetic Letters ~ in a rainbow of colors, both serif and sans serif, and hard ABS plastic or soft foam.

Hey Robot is a new party game where two teams compete to get their smart speaker (i.e. Alexa or Google Home) to say a specific word. Created by Everybody House Games.

Adam Catino remade the theme song to Succession in MarioPaint!

Parks Project X California State Parks Foundation collection have such great graphics celebrating our love for California!

The Oriens Tarot Deck: 78 card animal themed tarot deck, that gives back to our rainforest! Designed by AmbiSun, Illustrator + Graphic Designer based in Melbourne Australia.

"Walkman in the Park" exhibition at Ginza Sony Park - The Verge has a great look at the gorgeous exhibition celebrating the Sony Walkman's 40th anniversary.

When You Think of Home is a creative project that enlists artists around the world to create unique posters to share their perspective of home. The posters benefit Acres of Love, a nonprofit that houses orphaned kids in South Africa.

The Pen Type-C from CW&T is here, and it's a mere 3 credit cards thick! A titanium bookmark pen with a detachable clip... and an addictively fun flip-to-open action.

"The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet" by Yancey Strickler is an interesting read, and certainly strikes a cord with what i've been grappling with for the future of NOTCOT... is it time to further open our dark forest? Or step back out fully?

Yopparatchi (from the Japanese word ‘Yopparai’ meaning ‘drunk’) is a retro-inspired digital pet equipped with an alcohol sensor to help feed your new friend. Take a drink, blow into the sensor, and if it detects alcohol, your pet gets a drink, too.

The Dad Hoodie - who needs a diaper bag when you could just turn dad into one? Grey and Navy hoodies packed with stretchy mesh pockets to hold all your basic baby needs. (If only it came in black?)

Future Food Today: A SPACE10 Cookbook has launched! It promises a collection of delicious and sustainable recipes and a tangible vision for what the sustainable kitchen of tomorrow may look like. (SPACE10 = IKEA’s future living lab)

The Master Theorem... might be launching a book of puzzles, intrigue, and wit? Quite the teaser video...

FEATUREDHappy Mother's Day - first proper NOTCOT.com feature in nearly 1.5 years! An update on life, our latest project in the making, and a few things i couldn't have survived pregnancy without... and a peek at things to come.

String Pocket 70th Anniversary Limited Edition by designer Mats Theselius - featuring glass shelving and powder coated stainless steel panels, it will be produced in 2019 reproductions.

Panorama - Interesting hard shell roof top tent design by Jan Loss and Lukas von Rantzau on Kickstarter. What's really most striking are the images of it on that cherry red vintage Mercedes station wagon!

Under - the first underwater european restaurant just opened in Lindesnes, Norway. Designed by Snøhetta.

Terra launches Pot O'Gold Cannabis Infused Peppermint Pattie limited editions of their popular Terra Bites. They are peppermint fondant covered in dark chocolate then coated with 24kt gold.

Stone Island SS19 Camouflage Printed Heat Reactive Thermosensitive Fabric allows the new collection's printed pattern to mute and morph when exposed to heat.

VIDEOThe Yjumper Project - A massive trampoline effect from 42 bungee cords, 400m webbing and a 2m bamboo icosahedron structure in the centre of the cooling tower in Meppen/ Funpark.

Move Airline Seat Concept for Airbus designed by Layer Design. A dreamy futuristic air travel concept with so many lovely details, from the materials, to the back of seat table design, to the colors and more...

Coq en Pâte - animal illustration themed kids line from France. Fun, playful front and backs of animals on each outfit.

The Sp!n Spinning Top designed by Kutarq for +d creates an optical illusion of levitation. When spinning the top, an exclamation mark appears. 'Sp!n' is available in 5 colors and spins for more than a minute.

Project Alias by Bjørn Karmann + Tore Knudsen is a 3D printed open source “parasite” that gives you more privacy from Alexa and Google Assistant. Alias speakers feed white noise for privacy, and allow commands thru with a new code word.

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

Hiring Hand - Creative Inquiry Interview cards. This deck was created to breathe new life into the hiring process.

"The Rise of the Designer Bakery" on The Cool Hunter is a great roundup of stunning bakery spaces around the globe.

Prometheus Design Werx: The SPD Edition Titanium Tool Bit Driver by Audacious Concept of Finland. Beautiful titanium billet hex bit driver comes with 6 torx bits, 3D Printed Integrated ABS Bit Holder, and SPD Kraken Laser Mark on Ball.

In-Danger Book: Artists United for Wildlife Conservation is currently on Kickstarter. It contains over 100 unique artworks representing threatened and endangered creatures from amazing artists like J.A.W. Cooper, Kim Jung Gi, and so many more.

Nervous System Earth Puzzle looks incredible. It is based on an icosahedral map projection and has the topology of a sphere. This means it has no edges, no North and South, and no fixed shape. And it has 16 figure pieces shaped like indigenous animals!

The Pottery - beautifully designed cannabis dispensary in Los Angeles (Mid-City). Also lots of fun merch featuring sayings like "Plants over pills" - "Not your typical flower shop" - "Earth grown goods."

Aesop always has such beautifully packaged holiday gift sets - for 2018 the theme is The Atlas of Attraction in collaboration with Iris van Herpen.

Chrolo is a 3D printed one-minute kinetic timer that offers a multisensory and mindful experience of time. By Spark Pluck.

AccuVein - uses IR to scan and find your veins, then projects it with Augmented Reality! (Wish my doctor's office had this the other day after hunting for veins...)

Croatian technology startup CircuitMess' DIY kit, MAKERphone, lets you build a smartphone. Currently on Kickstarter.

Finell (of so many amazingly designed silicone goods!) has launched their Zip Top bags kickstarter! [Just backed by NOTCOT!]

Limited Edition White Walker by Johnnie Walker for the final season of Game Of Thrones. "The limited edition bottle utilizes thermochromic ink to give fans a frosty surprise message when frozen."

Boolean Operator by THEVERYMANY is an immersive outdoor pavilion in Suzhou, that takes inspiration from the Extraordinary Voyages by early science fiction writer Jules Verne.

Design Legend David Carson and artist Thijs Biersteker created a brainwave controlled globe showing us that if we lose focus on climate change the world goes to shit.

BioLite's new HeadLamp is now on kickstarter and it's incredibly thin, light, and super bright! (We've been impressed with the sample they sent over!)

The LAnd Magazine is coming soon! "The spirit of the alt-weekly is still alive in Los Angeles: A conversation with Jennifer Swann, co-editor of The LAnd magazine." in The Outline.

Stool No 1 by Manual. Craighton Berman puts a modern twist on the hairpin leg stool—with a combination of computer-controlled-wire bending and hand-craft. Currently on Kickstarter.

Project Subway NYC X-Ray Station Clusters - Colorful 3D drawings showing how some New York City Subway stations are connected to each other!

‘First Gear’ by London-based V2 Studios. The minimalist toys are also eco-friendly, using cork and plastic parts made from 100% post-consumer recycled high density polyethylene and 100% recyclable packing printed with soy based dyes.

The Iconic Pillow Collection by Throwboy on Kickstarter. For anyone that ever wanted cuddly pillow versions of classic Apple products.

Lofree Digit Calculator: The Retro Mechanical Calculator. Now on kickstarter.

GOREN is a wheat installation presented as part of the Jerusalem Design Week 2018. The project display a selection of genetically diverse varieties of wheat - all on the brink of extinction - having been replaced throughout the 20th century.

THIJS BIERSTEKER x WEVAL. CLAVILUX NEUE - The installation, consisting of 6 rotating lens structures, translates Weval’s warm layered electronic rhythms into a world of refracted light particles.

Dodgy Dogs! A card game illustrated by Jean Jullien, created by Yolky Games. Currently on Kickstarter (just backed by NOTCOT!)

STUDIOKCA Skyscraper (The Bruges Whale) - 5 tons of plastic waste pulled out of the Pacific Ocean, turned into a 4 story tall whale for the 2018 Bruges Triennial

New Drawings by Ben Tolman opens June 23, 2018 at the Jonathan LeVine Projects! (Showing 'Curious'.)

Zaha Hadid Architects H-Line Hat inspired by 520 West 28th has been designed and 3D printed for a hat themed party on the High Line.

Brian Paul Design, aka @thepottist - Ceramic vessels created with nature in mind. Shape, texture, color and plant become one. The desire is to look as though the plant could have grown FROM the pot itself.

Uplift: A spiralling solar sculpture to soothe the soul by Tom Lawton. Powered by the sun, Uplift's relaxing motion creates a calm, never-ending spiral that's mesmerising to watch as it flows and you unwind. You can also interact with it using the magnetic wand...

CIA: Collect It All is a competitive card game based on the CIA game Collection Deck. Players take on the role of agents who are collecting intelligence and tackling security threats over multiple rounds. By Techdirt + Diegetic Games.

Papercuts - A unique set of playing cards, crafted by hand, through the delicate art of paper cutting by Suzy Taylor. An Art of Play Project!

Time Since Launch - the latest from CW&T. Pull the pin and start the clock... Time Since Launch is a single-use, long-scale launch clock that will count for 2,738 years. The moment you choose to count up from is up to you!

“Mixed Mediums” is an AR gallery installation for the launch of Google’s new Augmented Images feature for ARCore 1.2. This feature allows viewers to initiate interactive experiences from static artworks as one moves throughout the gallery space.

The Sushi Scientist (of Instagram) by postdoc Janelle Letzen is currently focused on neuroscience.

Budmen's Scoria Stools are 3D printed furniture finished with a structural resin that makes for durable and unique product

Kodai Iwamoto Design EX-PORTATION 2018 at Ventura Future. Stunning "Plastic Blowing Project" heats and blows PVC pipes like glass into vases!

“There Not Here” by Novel is a series of mixed reality experiments. Shot and rendered entirely on mobile, this short film documents their efforts to blend both realities through the synchronization of robotics, multi-user AR, and lighting.

Jonathan Bobrow's Blinks - A Board Game System with a Mind of Its Own. This open-source table top game is made up of smart hexagonal tiles that are ticklish, social, and think for themselves.

Quickstarter #1: Tape Stickers! By Oscar Lhermitte. 2 rolls that you can use as tape or cut up as stickers: (1) Ruler and protractor (2) A formats, Arial sizes, line thicknesses, bolts/spanners sizes, tap sizes, radius gauge.

Permafrost has created a collection of electronic and digital devices for Japanese retail brand MINISO. The range includes headphones and earphones, memory sticks, a desk lamp, a fan and a portable Bluetooth loudspeaker.

Kokili Tree Story

A look at the Juxtapoz Clubhouse at Art Basel Miami that included the adidas Showcase, installations by Jean Jullien, Olek, Shepard Fairey, and gallery presentations by Corey Helford Gallery and Jonathan LeVine Projects, and so much more.

Outline Montreal Sound Reactive LED Masks are currently on Kickstarter and look stunning!

Life size paper animals by Heavy Eyes for Theory Holiday Windows!

The folks behind Stamptitude have created Luma, a magnetic aluminum wax seal that allows you to swap seals with ease. Currently on Kickstarter.

The Common Knowledge Leather Mini Prism Bags

The Dieline dives into the story behind Compartes Chocolates with this new series... Part II "How Jonathan Graham Took Over Compartes at 19 Years Old" is particularly interesting into the origin of the packaging and products.

Cinnamon Projects Circa Mineral Incense Burner. Elegantly simple design with a semi-precious stone cylinder perfectly resting in a solid brass plate.

Wonderbag - a super low tech slow cooker. Simply bring your pot to a boil, pop it into the bag, pull the drawstring and give it a few hours. A great insulator, it also works as a cooler. Perfect for camping, boating, home use and more.

London-based branding agency Together Design has launched their 4th annual Christmas collection, ’This & That’'. This year's collection is themed around perfect pairings.

Nature and Nurture: The Botanical Planter Screen Collection by Helen Kontouris. Both beautiful and practical, these versatile moveable screens can be used to readily bring the rejuvenating benefits of nature to any urban environment, indoors or out.

ODO project is a pedestal table / side table in powder-coated steel and solid ash. It takes its name from the anthropological term "Odonata" meaning common dragonfly.

The theme of this year's BIG IDEAS doll by Momiji is WONDER. She measures 18cm tall and comes with side-kicks Hopper, Moon & Zoom.

The Design Files has gorgeous photos of this Eco House in Western Australia of Tanya McKenna, Peter Chadwick and Henri the boxer. The greens they chose (paired with the whites and wood and plants) are just stunning.

Ostrich Pillow Loop by Studio Banana (Currently on Kickstarter)

the7thFl Architrays - a project inspired by the variety of forms and details present in different architecture movements by Fabio Castellanos and Natalia Szabla.

Strata By Valentin Pelayo is a sculptural puzzle designed to engage your sense of touch as well as sight. Form and contour lines flow across wooden blocks, creating a deceptively challenging puzzle.

"This plant will never die!" card with a Fiddle Leaf Pin by The Good Twin.

The new Light Up Board sensor is designed by Bare Conductive and can power up the new Electric Paint Lamp Kit or any creative project.

The Desert Pavilion by Designers On Holiday sits in the surreal landscape of Joshua Tree. This wooden cube features a hidden fire pit for those chilly desert nights.

BioLite FirePit now on kickstarter. "See Fire, Not Smoke. A smokeless wood-burning FirePit that can cook your meals and give you a front-row seat to everything going on inside your fire."

design(human)design - helps you generate ideas of things to create (May you not get this desperate!) There is also a physical card based version. This project comes from the MIT Media Lab: Object-Based Media Group.

Map on Table by Hasan Agar - London and New York City streets are laser cut into metal side table tops. Flat packed, simply screw the wooden legs on. Currently on Kickstarter.

VIDEOMercedes-AMG Project ONE Show Car - a 2 seater supersports car with efficient, fully-fledged Formula 1 hybrid technology and over 1,000 hp to celebrate AMG's 50th anniversary.

The Uncomfortable is a collection of deliberately inconvenient everyday objects by Athens-based architect Katerina Kamprani

The Objects That Power The Global Economy by Quartz. "You may not have seen these objects before, but they’ve already changed the way you live." Looks like a beautifully graphic, story filled book.

VÈLO7 designed by Modelina Architekci. "We are crazy about bicycles!" Stunning store design.

R Label (from The Reset) Silk Sweatshirt

TENNESSEECLIPSE Glow In The Dark T-shirt from Project 615 celebrates Nashville being right in the path of the upcoming eclipse on Aug 21, 2017.

Wertel Oberfell's Atomic Light uses 3D printing not just as manufacturing technology, but to create a new kind of material that is lightweight, yet structurally stable.

The Ark of Noah is a ring of animals with a changing profile made by toy designer Shlomi Eiger. The project is based on a traditional technique called "Reifendrehen” which is being used for creating small wooden animal toys.

HUMANSCALE!! A reissue of the the entire classic design reference tool by Henry Dreyfuss is now live on Kickstarter.

Instagram driven restaurant interior design - you know exactly what i mean! From intricate tiles to neon signs and murals. "Instagram is pushing restaurants to be kitchsy, colorful, and irresistible to photographers" by Casey Newton in The Verge.

FEATUREDMade by NOTCOT: Coca Cola Invitations! On the theme of human and robot symbiosis, these are part invitation and part desk object and perfectly suited to hold your phone or business cards. See the details and making-of.

Iron Ring will be installed at Flint Castle in spring 2018. The sculpture's precariously balanced form depicts an unstable crown. Its location marks where the crown was transferred from one medieval dynasty to another, as told in Shakespeare’s Richard II.

VIDEOYoung Explorers examines "What happens when kids explore the world on their own terms?" A film project by Jacob Krupnick

Talking Brains is an exhibition that creates experiences, incites imagination and shows how language connects to our biology. from Barcelona Indissoluble+Inmedulla+zfc_architects

NOW IS OUR TIME TO READ. Second edition prints from Jay Ryan.

THE THING Quarterly comes to an end with a final issue featuring a pair of cement bookends by LA-based artist Dave Muller and ONE LAST THING, a catalogue of every issue produced in this quarterly as the letter "I"

The Pavillon Martell de SelgasCano, is a new, multifaceted architectural project created by Spanish architects SelgasCano and intended to completely fill the vast paved courtyard situated behind the Fondation d’entreprise Martell in Cognac, France.

"Propagating machine" is the latest mural realized by Swiss duo Nevercrew in Mannheim, Germany, for the Stadt.Wand.Kunst Project.

Mizu V10 - Thermos with built in cup/cap and nice self-cinching rope handle detail.

Night Cake Press Snack Time Collection! Fun kid-friendly sticker patches! "Products from this line will touch on themes like nature, exploration, adventure, and the arts... all with an emphasis on contemporary design and illustration."

In the Courtyard of Art, mode:lina studio designers approached its façade as if it was a piece of art. Dark walls were extended with the use of almost one thousand white sport cones, referring to LODOVNIA's flagship product – natural ice cream in a cone.

Where's Wallace? An interactive Where's Waldo-esque adventure inspired by The Wire.

Fire & Bone natural history jewelry - animal skull pendants, earrings, and cufflinks made from 3D scans of real skull specimens, 3D printed in high detail, and cast in bronze and silver using lost wax casting.

The #DeltaDatingWall in partnership with Tinder on Wythe in Williamsburg, Brooklyn by Wieden + Kennedy New York. Fun idea - "World travelers are more likely to be swiped right."

The Poster Posse celebrates Wonder Woman Day (June 3) with a series of posters from various artists. (This one by Doaly.)

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.

Vibrato - Birthed from an experimental college project, designers Ashley Langan and Ismael Sanchez transform your favorite sounds into unique works of fine art.