Adorable little "Luke" ghost lamps - bright enough to read to, and they have a night light mode. Designed by Karim Rashid for Lucedentro.

Tokyo Bike release artist commissioned bicycles to celebrate their London launch.

The Beauteous Bike Lanes of New York City from Pop Chart Lab.

The super functional Cycloc wall bike rack, designed by Andrew Lang, was the winner of the Consumer Product Design of the Year award. It's made out of 100% recycled post-industrial plastic.

Great business card design for Broke Bike Alley by Rethink! Place it in your wallet and use it as a multifunctional bike tool or to open your beer. Wait, there's also a tire patch version.

A very smart bike satchel from Linus Bikes. It rolls up when not in use, and even comes with a shoulder strap so it can be used as a messenger bag.

“Bendable bike can tie itself onto a lamp post.” (Well except, you know, technically you’d have to tie it on.)

A nice hand-printed, minimalist bike poster. There's also a blog post link that shows how it was made.

This japanese bike bell is made of brass and sounds so bright and happy you'll always try a to find a reason to use it.

Ben Wilson's awesome Artikcar bike is surrounded in a bright, bubbly neon light.

Bright Bike is a Retroreflective Vinyl coated bike. It is like coating your bike with a big sticker that turns ultra-brite in headlights.

Kanye West's bar ends on his custom Brooklyn Machine Works track bike read: "George Bush doesn't care about track people," a reference to his on air moment post-Katrina.

A jaguar covered in post-it notes. It sort of takes the Jaguar into the realm of kiddie toys, what with all the bright colours...

A wallpaper consisting of four layers of varying grey tones on a bright primary backing... peel off post it notes

The Good Bike Project team turns abandoned rusted bicycles of Toronto into pieces of art which brighten up the city.

First recycling plastics and finally... recycled silicone! Oiko Design Office and Lékué are now able to incorporate up to 50% post-consumer silicone in the creation of new products.

Woom Butler Bike Bag - For parents who have to schlep a kids bike, toss it in this packable super-stretchy yet durable ripstop fabric, over the shoulder bag, or use the strap (complete with bottle opener!?!?)

Biocol Labs is the post-chemical pharmacy - cute, cheeky branding for these cures for whatever ails you. Reminiscent of Help! meds from a few years back.

IKEA PEKHULT - fat bunny with quilted ears and glowing belly night light, is the perfect toddler night light - click on/off, 15min auto shut off, and a nice not too bright yellow glow. (It's basically the 6$ KORNSNÖ inside the velcro pocket)

tons - a nice minimal collection of 3D printed bike trainer and fitness stands with a woody broomstick tripod look. They use a custom print material called Tons bio polymer custom made by ColorFabb.

Pähoj - the bike seat that turns into a stroller!

HUDS + GUIS!!!!!! I got sucked in with the Expanse post, but now i'm lost in the rest... there's something always so fun and inspiring about futuristic movie/tv scifi interfaces and tech.

Chrome Urban EX Handlebar Bag 2.0 - for your bike or use it as a sling or waist pack. Made of 600d polyester w/ PU coating on surface & w/ TPU backing and 70d nylon line. Elastic allows you easily add more or tighten down pack as needed.

La Bouclée makes lovely, minimal, single piece leather bike carriers for your beer, wine, and more. Beautifully simple designs. (The 4 pack carriers look great too!)

Mondraker Grommy e-Balance Bike... for toddlers and little kids! Feeling a mix of wow and wtf, but the "Charge Your Imagination" video is definitely worth watching! It's like a crazy ebike kid music video.

The Gogoro Eeyo 1s electric bike is beautifully minimal and weighs in at 26.4 lbs with full carbon frame and fork as well as carbon fiber seatpost, handle bars, and rims.

Halfway between art and design, OOO My Design Studio presents Nomino Post. It’s a peg board storage system, which allows different compositions on the board and countless configurations to organize an decorate your home with a flare of optical art.

NUGGET! A modular set of foam cushions with washable covers that can transform from futon to fort and beyond and comes compressed in a bright orange box (like DTC mattresses.) It's been better than we expected and perfect for our NOTtoddler!

Strider 2-in-1 Rocking Bike/Balance Bike! Taking your kid from 6 months to 3-5 years as it transforms into a balance bike, complete with adjustable seat and handle bars to grow with them. (Also check out their race events!)

The State of UX in 2020 - From designing for the post-truth era to the rise of micro-communities, design as a team sport, invisible design systems, and more...

The Washington Post Magazine has 24 stunning covers about climate change

The BioLite Headlamp 330 is a NOTCOT favorite - so thin, so light, and so bright (with no nauseating bounce) we've been grabbing it for everything from night dog walks, to working under a car, to camping and more!

lebird - love the simplicity of the packaging with the wooden bird set into corrugated cardboard, tucked into a bright yellow sleeve.

bbhugme pregnancy pillow designed by Norwegian pre/post-natal chiropractors. It's multipurpose (full body, arm/back rest, rest ON your belly, nursing, newborn hangout) and adjustable (slide the silicone pebbles to adjust density and double as teethers)

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.

‘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.

Emile Henry Modern Classics Pie Dish. Impulse bought this for strawberry cake (#63277) and have been loving it for pies, cakes, casseroles, and more!

Vogue has a video recipe with Lori A. Stern to make her lovely Flower Pressed Shortbread Cookies from #63251.

Seed Phytonutrients are packaged in a "shower-friendly post-consumer recycled paper bottle" made by Ecologic. Apparently "The plastic liner is so thin—95 percent thinner than conventional bottles— that it collapses as it’s used."

Synecdoche's bright blue Church Street Lobby installation of paneled aluminum bars with LED back lights. This canopy and wall piece is a lighting strategy with minimal intrusion that creates a striking graphic of patterned lines in the central corridor.

Sorry I Have No Filter from Sagmeister & Walsh. Clothes, pins, totes, pillows, phone cases, etc that are an updated twist on their Still Nasty collection (#62016).

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

Post-it Extreme Notes! Water resistant, durable and writable. Made with ultra-strong Dura-Hold Paper and Adhesive. Sticks to textured surfaces and in tough conditions. Sticks in hot and cold environments.

Designed by CLAP Studio, “Little Stories” is a bright and colorful kids concept store in Valencia, Spain.

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

Arsenal Handicraft - "Moonlit Ride" Glow in the dark five color hand pulled screenprint featuring three glow in the dark inks. Measures 18" x 18" and is of an edition of 85.

Banwood Laufrad Rot - adorable retro kids bike, wicker basket and all!

Jay's Pocket Folios. Adorable book shaped tins with vintage book cover graphics and filled with sewing kits, coloring pencils, bike tools, and more.

Olive & June Saturday Sandals - the perfect post-pedicure sandal you can tie a multitude of ways without touching your toes.

Jeffrey Conner has quite the Flickr collection of vintage bike badges!

Brita Sweden - bright, colorful rugs with great prints and patterns.

Adriano Design FUORIPISTA “Collezione SaloneSatellite 20 anni” - a new interpretation of the exercise bike

Fisher-Price Think & Learn Smart Cycle. New CES launch - a little stationary bike for kids, complete with tablet stand for video watching and STEM educational apps (from Fisher-Price)

EDEN, Kinetic sculptures that celebrate natural beauty and balance by Agustina Bottoni.

An abandoned seaside shelter is radically transformed into a bright, vivid kite inspired installation!

Vanmoof Bicycles found that delivery services treated tv boxes far better than boxes that clearly contained bicycles, so they printed tvs on their boxes. The idea was so popular, they now sell the boxes (with a free bike.)

In Night to Day, a faceted polygon hangs in space. Duck inside and lights project the dynamic course of the day’s light, from dawn to bright sky, to a lightning storm, and finally sunset. On view at Artspace, Raleigh NC until Oct 29.

Shoe bike created and showcased by Continental Tyres UK at the Prudential RideLondon, a world-class festival of cycling in London.

DIGIMOTO - The future bike experience designed by Zanzotti.

Congrats to all the medal winning Olympians - female and male! Poignant post in Babe - "Congrats girl! Fiancé of former Miss California scoops his 25th medal: AKA – if we talked about male Olympians the way we talk about female athletes"

THE TWONKY - powder-coated, steel framed bike stool featuring a Brooks® B67 leather saddle with copper springs. Available in various colours. By Milton Priest.

The Brum Box, because after unpacking you dont throw away the package, but transform it into Brum Brum's new home, where the balance bike can rest till its next ride.

Brian Steely's dribble is filled with inspiration - it's beautiful to see how his line illustrations/logos translate into everything from brands and pins to coins and bike badges and much more!

VIDEOAkinori Goto's 3D printed zoetrope is a beautiful study of human motion expressed in a sculptural object.

IKEA PS Collection 2017! Dezeen gives us a peek at the preview - and this year is all about minimizing waste. They collaborated with 21 designers to create 60 products focused on "high design values at a great price".

Sight Unseen's Q&A with IKEA’s Head of Research on the Future of Furniture, Mikael Ydholm, is fascinating. Interesting insights into how they mine their global data, focus on feelings, and innovate. (It's a sponsored post, but still a good read!)

Verso Design Lastu Bike Basket - a lovely modern take on a Finnish classic woven birch basket. These have felt handles in either dark grey, white, or red.

Timber! Mountain Bike Bells - like a mini cow bell for your bike to warn people/animals when you're coming. Turn it on (aka release the internal clapper) and it will ring as you move.

VIDEOTurn any post or tree into a swing with the portable swing by Dutch brand Weltevree. Fun design and concept by Dutch designer Thor ter Kulve

"Oi" : The bike bell that doesn't look like a bike bell by Knog.

Mission Workshop Transit Series - with a 19L Laptop Shoulder Bag and 31L Duffle Shoulder Bag, both of which can be strapped to your bike handle bars.

Porterlight Bicycles X Deliveroo - The takeaway start-up giant Deliveroo asked Porterlight Bicycles to develop the ultimate high capacity cargo bike for hauling hot food around London.

Window Seat Please. A limited edition zine by Karl Hab sharing 10 years of window seat views. Reminds me of the NOTCOT "Operation: Window Seat" posts!

In an effort to share great designs and designers with others, Jung Soo Park started creating pixelated interpretations of iconic designs from the history to post on Instagram with little nuggets of information about each piece.

ADA is an analog interactive installation, kinetic sculpture, and post-digital drawing machine by Karina Smigla-Bobinski.

The "Architect's Christmas Tree" version 2.0 - this time with the NYC subway map! The post includes instructions for you to make your own.

Porterlight Bicycles x East London Liquor Company. Custom delivery cargo bike for delivering craft spirits direct from distillery to local shops and bars in London's East End.

Nanan's Antifacto Urban Lights - made in Lille, France since 2012, these are amazing headlight creatures! Predecessors to the Lampsters in #60616

Utilizing old tractor headlights, a young architect and an engineer created 'The Lampster' - a fantastic lamp that looks like a little superhero robot. (Also see #60624.)

Spokeless, it can be folded up into a single shoulder backpack or trolley. The Sada Bike is intended for those who have decided to make the bicycle their daily means of transport.

Otocycles, the Barcelona handcraft of electric bicycles surprises again with the launching of the latest design, RaceR. It is the first e-bike inspired by the legendary UK motorcycles Cafe Racer, popular in the 50s.

VIDEODUELS - From Bruton Stroube, the creators of the Slo-Mo Booth (#54107) comes the sequel with a full back-alley set, 3 Phantom HD Gold cameras, and 6 racks of costumes and props and duelers fueled by 6 kegs of beer.

FEATUREDLIGHT L16 Camera - 16 cameras in one combine for up to 52 megapixel images, post processing depth of field control, 35-150mm zoom and more... and we got our hands on a prototype to see what's inside.

VIDEOApparently it will take 2 phones to watch yungjake's music video via snapchat... BOTH. Looks like a BFF necklace split in two?

MAD WORLD - The vehicles of Fury Road. Amazing series of illustrations from Scott Park inspired by Mad Max!

FEATUREDRESEARCH: Stacking + Totems. Since NOTCOT is where all my inspiration lives, here's the first (ever evolving) NOTlabs Research post as i dive back into the archives and around the internet on things i'm thinking about for experiments/projects!

The Good Twin Co. Pin + Post Cards! Cities, Horoscopes, and more little enamel pins mixed with 4"x6" cards you can give to a friend.

R-Cube Kaleido Torch - It can function as both a LED torch and a night-light. The user can decide how bright he wants it to shine by sliding the middle handle up and down.

Brum Brum wooden balance bike for kids, unique example of functional eco-design.

Antrum is a mesmerising interactive installation using bright, laser-like computer graphics based on mathematical functions. Designed by Tatiana Plakhova.

3D printed tabletop planter for succulent or cactus designed by Emmanuel Carrillo. The 3D model is available for free. Glass top from ebay. [Editor's Note: Inspired by the Domsai of #21263?]

Porterlight Bicycle's new compact cargo bike Bringley is handmade to order in London, and it also has a full online configurator so you can design your own version.

FEATUREDGateway Camping Gear! It's the latest genre to follow Glamping and Athleisure... and REI's new evrgrn collection fits perfectly. Bright, happy, playful, instagram-ready camping gear that transitions easily from apartment/patio to mountain!

The first edition of the House Shelves is a series of wall-mounted shelves inspired by the post modern architecture in Palm Springs. The Walled Estates are designed to hold items that don’t necessarily have a home – such as keys, glasses and mail.

Albedo100 Invisible Bright is a spray with light-reflective properties intended for use on textiles. The spray is invisible in daylight but light-reflective in the dark. There is also a version for pets/horses.

Lauren Stewart Spoke Chandelier - Clear blown glass, stainless steel aircraft cable, bike parts.

The Closse Residence. Naturehumaine reinvents a home built in the 1960s with a bright, white, contemporary setting and a bold new staircase.

Oak & Morrow on the Making of Its Light-Socket Projector.

VIDEOOne year later (#56963) after losing against the champion Timo Boll in table tennis, KUKA robot asked for revenge. See the different kind of challenge, for both, with the new and surprising set of rules.

Liddy Scheffknecht's POP UP furniture is like a life sized pop up book!

Clover light by Ionna Vautrin for Lexon. Bike/purse/mobile light that charges via USB

The Helix folding bike that collapses to the size of a wheel.

Sunny metal furniture collection. Each element imitates a sharp shadow at bright sunny day…

Forest Loops, a sculptural playground in Hamakita, Japan by Suppose Design Office.

A collection of paper cut-out models representing brutalist architecture of London from 1960s-1970s.

Biken Hanging Clips - Versatile leather/metal bike clips to attach anything you need to transport.

Gudrún Vald Gígur tea light holders made of mahogany wood and hand painted in a burst of bright matte colors. Gígur is Icelandic for crater.

WAO Bike Stand launched this weekend at the Barcelona Design Museum. By Sandra García and Sergio Mendoza.

Parable of the Polygons - an interactive post by Vi Hart and Nicky Case. Both fascinating from a usability/creativity perspective and from a content perspective as it helps illustrate Schelling's Dynamic Models of Segregation.

Illustrator Simon Brader is now animating! A bright idea no?

Maple Set, a Red Dot Design Award winner is now available for pre-order!

Vitos by Paolo Cappello is a three legged screw stool in natural and bright colours lacquered wood.

The New York Oyster Map features 30 great places to slurp the freshest shucks in the city, curated by oyster expert and bivalve blogger Julie Qiu of In A Half Shell. There are also Diner, Burger, and Ramen Maps!

The Wishbone bike now comes in a recycled edition, made from pre-loved, residential carpet.

Mirage pavilion for Sziget Festival 2014, by Studio Nomad.

Leaf Beast. Baku Maeda turns dried magnolia leaves into creatures!

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

Post Club HQ is a subscription Postcard Print service! The August 2014 issue is "Use yer hands"

FEATUREDNOTFZJ80 Project: Test Trip, Big Bear! First part is testing out camping. From popping the rooftop tent, annex, and awning, to cooking a few meals and curling up under the stars we explore dispersed and yellow post camping.

The first in a new series of furniture by sculptor and designer Joshua Bennett. This end table features a maple burl top wrapped around a bright yellow geometric steel base.

Solid 3D-Printed Titanium Bike by Industry and Ti Cycles.

Dip Bench, rubber dipped feet with walnut wood top. Built to order by Synecdoche.

The Bull’s Eye bike lift & carry is created for the city dwellers and allows to easily lift and to comfortably move the bicycle or an electric bicycle as if it is a shoulder bag.

VIDEOTEAGUE X Sizemore's DENNY bike is the “all in” cycling solution that meets security, safety and importantly convenience needs. DENNY was born from a simple premise, ‘an everyday bike that removes the barriers to becoming an everyday rider’.

The Swings: An Exercise in Musical Cooperation from Daily Tous Les Jours inspired by their previous work 21 Balançoires.

A bold post-modern vertical fluorescent lamp, inspired by Gian Nicola's Gigante floor lamp (c.1981). All made with off the shelf items!

Rapt Studio collaborated with VF Outdoors to create a one of a kind bike with all sorts of hidden details.

Bikes & Knights - new bike wear of Studio Natural for Natali.

The Making Of David Kind Luxury Optic Lenses - interesting to see how these high end Trivex prescription eye glass lenses are made.

EKOCYCLE Cube - latest 3D System Cubify 3D Printer that prints in post-consumer waste. Apparently each EKOCYCLE Filament Cartridge contains 25% of post-consumer recycled materials, using an average of 3 assorted recycled 20oz PET plastic bottles.

FEATUREDStreettoolbox by Pierre Paslier from the RCA Innovation Design Engineering. It includes a sticker-applying drone, a car that can draw with salt, bike tire stamps, and magic-pen style graffiti that is revealed by a portable projector.

Whipping Post Military style leather duffel bag.

Bluetooth bike bell + app by Frolic studio.

Sandow's London Coldbrew Coffee. Beautiful images from DunneFrankowski.

Vanguard Bike's latest offering from their Spring 2014 collection. The Isaiah All Terrain Fat Bike.

Blow, inflatable lamps by Theo Möller.

VIDEOREDBULL 'Fixed Perspective' - Fixed gear rider Josh Boothby rides into an alternate dimension, where his fixed gear skills are put to the test on a highly technical 3D bike course.

Made of copper pipes, oiled Tuscan leather, and Scottish oak, the Stasis bike storage suspends a bicycle above a small shelf and basket.

Cylo - stunning urban bike with beautiful geometries, built in lights (including a brake light), and a gates carbon belt drive!

The Science Cafe & Library in Chişinău, Moldova draws on the legacy of post WWI Parisian cafe culture, but focus on science and engineering is reflected in the sleek and modern design of Anna Wigandt.

Scout Hall Table, 3 meters long, bright yellow and encouragingly communal. By Noddy Boffin.

FEATUREDHighland Park Cynthia Rowley Flask Bangle! A fun update to #54091! Even holds around 3 fluid ounces.

FEATUREDVertty ~ a new geometric take on the beach towel! Dreamed in Australia, Born in Portugal and seen as #55052 - here's an unboxing of the fun packaging and towel up close!