The Standard and NYC design practice Jumbo have reinvented "pool noodles" as giant inflatable macaroni, farfalle, shells, rigatoni, lasagna, tortellini, and ravioli! And they are packaged to look like pasta boxes.

Apple AirTags are coming ~ and Moment has some lovely mounts and cases for them. Hard shell (i.e. drones/bikes), silicone for curved surfaces, soft and stretchy for fabrics... and even a glasses strap.

Nervous System Spiral Puzzles... for those who love to start with the edges, these puzzles have maximum edge pieces! Inspired by intricate spiral shells made by cephalopods like the Nautilus.

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!

Yolkels by Jason Freeny. A cheeky egg (what else) with a great personality! It comes with a white detachable shell that contains a little surprise inside~ Open it up and you'll find an adorable baby yolkel nestled comfortably with a pink pacifier in its mouth!

Fancy Panz - A reusable shell for disposable casserole pans "The convenience of disposable with the look of elegance"

The Casper Lounger - A Casper College Exclusive at Target. Interesting multipurpose piece. Includes collapsible shell, foam base, and elastic band make storage easy

INDOEK Wax Kit No. 2 – Resin Rock. Hand molded, poured & finished surfboard resin. The clam shell design is held together by rare earth magnets and fits most square shaped wax brands inside. Limited Edition of 30 in pearl, obsidian, and marble.

Chybik-Kristof Gallery of Furniture outside Brno-Vinohrady, Czech Republic. Amazing exterior shell made of their chair seats!

Skip Hop Camping Cubs Baby Activity Gym. Perfect for those outdoor/animal loving parents! Complete with light-up firefly, turtle mirror, bear rattle and musical raccoon with wooden teether that plays “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”

FEATUREDNashville Creatures! (Including the labs, Bucky and Caleb of course) Our adventures in Nashville have had us inspired by all kinds of butterflies, caterpillars, snakes, box turtles, and more - many of which are right in the backyard!

Mona VR flat packable phone headset. Superior luminosity with fire-hardened glass lenses, designed for easy fitting. Wrapped in a 100% cotton shell with adjustable headband.

FEATURED@NOTlabs Inspiration: Nashville + Project House progress! All the random inspirations and mini adventures - from vintage bottles and turtles in the yard, to street art, shopping, Mac n' Cheetos and beyond...

VIDEOHatching chicken eggs outside of their shell! Japanese students manage to hatch them in clear cups with saran wrap allowing you to see all of the development stages clearly.

iKamper Hardtop One - "The World's First Expandable Hard-Shell Roof Top Tent" - A fascinating hybrid of pop top hardshell roof top tent and the shape of a more traditional flip open roof top tent.

The Folding Boat Co. has been making collapsible kayaks for several years now. The boat has an inner aluminum skeleton with an outer shell. The boats are class 3 rapids ready and weigh only 20 pounds! The backpack they come in is roughly 1.5ft by 2.5ft.

Porscheplatz 911 Sculpture - Gerry Judah's latest car sculpture is between the Porsche factory and museum in Stuttgart. It features a brand-new 911 Carrera flanked by 911 SC Coupé and 911 2.2 Coupé classics on a lightweight steel monocoque shell.

Fantastic Donuts of LA makes ridiculously cute creatures out of them - bears, pigs, cows, birds... and even ninja turtles.

TÊTE DE BOIS Shell Collection Rubber Baskets-Vases made of Eva Rubber and handmade in Italy.

Oyster Dish by Francesco Sillitti is created to taste one of the most delicate and precious shellfish, which always in the collective imagination, is one of the finest and aphrodisiac food; the oyster.

Jellied Easter Surprise Eggs - Peel open the shell of the egg to find these treasures inside. Great project to do with kids.

An appetizer upgrade that is elegantly luxe looking, but pretty darn simple to pull off. Oyster on the half shell topped with wine-butter infused black soba noodles, uni and caviar.

Cathy van Hoang's Petit Beast Jellyfish Airplants composed of sea urchin shells and air plants.

VIDEODisney Research BeachBot - this autonomous little turtle-bot will draw large scale images in the sand for you. (Definitely looks easier than what Land Rover just did!)

FEATUREDEnormous Concrete Cowries! 'Shell' by Melik Ohanian at Galerie Chantal Crousel spotted at Miami Art Basel. (Thanks, @GrayShape!)

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 Arrivals Women's Haring Poncho - Featuring a snap-back peak hood and laser-cut materials. Built from weatherproof poly-spandex shell and rubberized Italian twill made waterproof through heat-welded seams.

Modernica and Krink team up to bring a new color with a unique shimmer to a California design icon. Understated and neutral at first-glance, a closer look reveals the Krink Fiberglass Side-Shell shines in classic Krink silver.

Bill Gracey's beautiful photos of shells.

VIDEOThe Nutcracker from Roger Arquer. This nut hammer lets you smash shells open without making a mess.

Celestial - An orb shaped desk lamp where the perforated outer shell of the shade folds back into the center to form a stem, gently diffusing light. By Artonomos.

Luke Miller Shell Crib crafted from laminated sycamore.

Free Jeremy Fish Print with orders at Upper Playground ~ fun turtle/skull in a burger helmet/shell...

University of Stuttgart realized a carbon fiber pavilion based on beetle shells.

Heroes In A Half Shell: A TMNT Art Tribute Exhibition taking place at Nucleus Gallery.

Dynamic Symmetry inspired by crystal symmetry and xray diffraction patterns by Professor Brian Sutton of King’s College London and glass artist Shelley James.

ACRONYM J29B-WS - it can look like a blazer, but is stil made of "Windstopper Active Shell is windproof, water repellent, highly breathable, highly compressible, and ultralight to degrees previously impossible. Superfunktionalized."

A new kitchen tool called 'The Goose'. It is A Goose That Lays Golden Eggs. Golden Eggs are eggs that are mixed/scrambled in the shell to create scrambled/hardboiled eggs.

'In Orbit' currently on view in Williamsburg is the latest performance-architecture by Ward Shelley and Alex Schweder where they cohabitate on a giant wheel for 10 days.

Designer Ben Wahrlich's Zig range of cabinets for Anomaly, features a criss-crossed hatched design derived from 2D drawings. Made from American Oak with concrete shell.

The Lounge chair Q1 by ODESD2 based on Richard Buckminster Fuller's spherical thin-shell structure.

Flower Shell - We've seen seed grenades, now you can fire seed shotgun shells with Flower Shell from Studio Total.

VIDEOThe uCAT, a turtle-inspired robot for exploring dangerous wrecks.

Skip Hop Giraffe Safari Flip & Play Turtle

FEATUREDCycle Dog's 3-Play Turtle Dog Toy. Squeaker in the head, treats go in his belly, floats, and it's made from eco-last material from post consumer recycled rubber.

VIDEOWhy Not Hand Over a “Shelter” to Hermit Crabs? from artist Aki Inomata is a series of 3D printed crab shells that have designed with buildings and cityscapes on them.

The Maharam Shell Chair Project celebrates the 50th anniversary of Hans J. Wegner’s iconic Shell Chair in collaboration with Maharam.

FEATUREDLoïc Bard Capside Lamps - faceted woody shell and colorful rope cord paired with an irresistible burst of color inside. And they work both hanging or sitting on a shelf!

Fast Co has a peek inside the upcoming book, Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat. by Katie Shelly

Making of the Louis Vuitton - Yayoi Kusama Pop Up Store. The first carbon fiber shell applied to architecture, by Marc Fornes & THEVERYMANY.

'Rap Quotes' Signs on Original Locations in New York by Jay Shells

An angular new home in the south of Portugal has become a man made centerpiece between a family of 400 olive trees! Vitor Vilhena Arquitectura built a stark white shell around the house to provide temperature control against the beaming sun.

Shelley Miller creates incredible street art by piping cake icing!

Triple Aught Design Flux Hoodie - far more comfortable and sleek than expected. Abrasion resistant nylon shell on the outside, unexpected merino wool inside - thumbholes, kangaroo pocket, and super flattering hood.

Researchers discover that Chinese soft-shelled turtle urinates through its mouth via gill-like structures.

FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from NotVentures include discovering Monaco by moped, top spots for sea turtles and a stunning Japanese fruit market.

On a fun winter take on your usual comfy hoodie ~ Aether's Gravity is cotton shell on the outside, primaloft insulation on the inside! Now if only there were smaller women's sizes...

VIDEOStanford's autonomous racecar is a Audi TTS named Shelley and can go 120mph on California's Thunderhill Raceway.

A Letter Opener Made of Old Letters from PLANT design studio. The blade is constructed from a fusion of 100% post consumer recycled paper and a clear, 100% water-based resin made using cashew nut shells!

Chicken and waffles ~ liquid waffles in a maple shell!

Math Art Seashells just in time for the beach. 3D Seashells from a 3Dpostscript by Andy Kinsman.

Beautiful illustrations of turtle anatomy from the 1820s in Anatome Testudinis Europaeae by the German physician and naturalist Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus (1776–1827).

Frankenstein by Inkle, a retelling of Mary Shelley’s famed text for the iPad. The most beautiful ebook I've ever seen!

VIDEOThe boys at Cahoot Creative, Mark Kermode and Rob Shelley have created a fun video for their website. Great music too!

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

The future of fabrication- behind the scenes at the membership-based, high-tech workshop and prototyping center that is NextFab Studios in Philadelphia.

FEATUREDWS-JF26 Hardshell Packable Windstopper Active Shell Jacket is awesome... The video of it in action shows off all of the design details and quality wonderfully... bonus peek at the amazing new Escape Zip too!

FEATUREDToy Fair!!! Here's a look at some of our favorite toys discovered that are perfect for grabbing on the go... magnets, turtles, puzzles, knuclestrutz, moose poppers and more!

London's Design Museum is to be relocated to the modernist shell of the former Commonwealth Institute, and the interior redesign by John Pawson architecture firm.

A fusion of aesthetics, feel and handicraft. The pattern on the porcelain bowl by Ines Lang Porzellan is applied with shellac in a dry state, then scrubbed out using a sponge and water, to obtain the relief-like surface.

The complex structure of The Cocoon_FS pavilion by Pohl Architects was constructed from leaf-like panels of fiber-reinforced polymer. Its translucent shell admits light during the day and illuminates its surroundings at night.

The Turtle Shell Wireless Boombox by Outdoor Tech adheres to IP5X standards, which means it's built double-tough to keep away dust, grime, water, and whatever else you'll encounter on the road.

Biologists from Kyoto University in Japan have turned a crab's shell transparent.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #22: Skip Hop is giving away Jonathan Adler Duo Diaper Bag, a Jonathan Adler Pronto! Changing Station, a Soapster, a Moby, a Ducky spout cover, an Octopus ring toss, a Starfish stay-put stacker, and a Turtle Island play set!

MakerBot artist-in-resident Miles Lightwood makes 3D printed shells for homeless hermit crabs.

Teenage Mutant Ninja NOSES ~ amazing tumbr that finds teenage mutant nina turtles by doodling on noses... they are everywhere!

Sivan Royz’s laser-cut shell like iPhone case.

FEATUREDTarget's Make Summer Funner campaign is awesome. Larger than life sprinkler in Houston and iconic turtle sand box in Chicago bring out the childish grin in all of us.. see the timelapse making of vids!

Beta Shell Lens Cases - apparently simple. bombproof. professional.

FEATUREDMontage Laguna Beach Chefside Studio Dinner with a gorgeous view of... the kitchen! Soft shell crab with soba noodles, black truffle stuffed brie, Hudson Valley duck breast with bing cherries, and a fantastic blackberry tart!

Shelly Revill's Monsterology, winner of the 2011 Puffin Digital Prize

FEATUREDBaby sea turtles and a herd of elephants ~ awesome pictures we just got from Sri Lanka

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

The Alerion race car just won first place at Shell's Eco Marathon with a staggering fuel efficiency of 2,564.8 MPG.

Microsoft Surface housed in Folded Acrylic Shell holding an interactive 11,000 artwork collection at Ball State University's Museum of Art.

Very cool new camera accessories for the iPhone by Turtleback. From lenses to tripods, these things turn your iPhone into a professional camera.

'Double Dish' by Joseph Joseph provides a fun solution to the problem of serving snacks such as olives and pistachio nuts, with their inedible stones and shells, hiding any waste from view.

Orishiki Suitcase is a wheeling case concept by Naoki Kawamoto with a hard, faceted shell. Sleek, functional, and anonymous, the exterior allows it to pass through the hubbub of global cities while protecting and concealing the interior.

The ‘Hungry Animals’ ( aka the whale that ate the elephant which ate a hippo which ate a turtle which had eaten a bird ) is a stencil set and small puzzle.
A tiny story of big animals eating small animals, all in the shape of a toy.

The Linna Armchair design revisits historical elements like avant-garde and memory. The chair is made of solid wood with multilaminated shells in the seat and back allowing for a variety of forms, and the material is in harmony with the human body.

A creative face-off between the creative industry and the finest emerging creative talent. This Tuesday, Shoreditch, London.

Dwell shares a slideshow of Mitchell Snyder and Shelley Martin's Portland hen coop with a green roof!

A 23-year-old college student built this amazing replica Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles van.

Tian Deng's "Soft" laptop encloses the keyboard and screen in a single silicone shell.

On the seashore of the Tokyo Bay, Japanese architect Takeshi Hirobe has completed the "Seashore Shell House", an astonishing weekend retreat entirely made of wood.

Solid Shell by VW+BS consists of a chair with a solid concrete base and seats made from metal rods that coated with powder. It will be exhibited by the Lollipop Shoppe for the London Design Festival from the 18th – 28th September 2010.

'Vertical Lunch Box' by Methaphys.

Honeymoon Fragrance by Stephanie Simek - "Inside this sea urchin shell is an organic perfume made from grapefruit and basil essential oils. This bottle is refillable, so you can use it over and over." And padded with loofa!

Sea urchins have hundreds of feet: thin, muscular tubes with suction cups at the ends. Their tube feet, pedicellariae, and probably the shell itself—may function as a giant compound eye like that of an insect. Amazing Creaturecast video!

Borderline Lamp by A+A cooren designers. Two shells – one black, one white – are joined to form a sharp borderline between dark and light.

Shell just released a video showing the making of a translucent Nissan 370Z they hand built to promote their new line of engine oil. The footage examines how they managed to show the oil actually working inside the car using a painstakingly built clear engine.

Ann Conte and Jeanne Wiley have woven together recycled and leftover materials to create an astonishing art Car that is on exhibit at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset.

This remarkable ant, known as the turtle ant (Cephalotes varians), has the oddest shaped head you ever did see. Of course with nature, where there's a will there's a way. Can you guess what it is for?

This amazing Nautilus house in Mexico City was built in 2006 by Arquitectura Orgánica (Javier Senosiain). The dream pad of anyone with an imagination.

Love Helmets is born, a new atypical brand that is going to make the difference. This young brand is the original idea to change the often monotonous concept and deprived of style helmets by making a revolution.

Indeed, with Love Helmets, you can change the style of your helmet thanks to a removable shell with various patterns in many colours and match it with an as fashionable neck cover.

To be made Love Helmets appealed to experts in manufacturing of helmets but also to designers. Today, the helmet combines security, technicality, modernity and fashion.

By introducing its collection to the event Bread & Butter in July, Love Helmets is hoping to change the universe of fashion accessories and people’s lifestyles … so Pimp your Head!



Website and on-line store www.lovehelmets.com

This winter was very cold, especially for those living on the street. So the Salvation Army got the idea of "coin-shells", with a simple message : "a small coin can make a big difference. Campaign by Try, Oslo, Norway.

FEATUREDGot a sneak preview of National Geographic's exhibition entitled "Water: Our Thirsty World" at the Annenberg Space for Photography. Awesome photos on a very important topic. And cute smiling turtle!

FishHotel, glass fishbowl with ABS plastic outer shell, can be stacked to create a hotel effect. Designed by Teddy Luong.

my bookshelf one-off... SPOONYA - outer shell made out of plywood smoothed and painted. The inside made out of foamed polythelene... with just the right spacing between each piece

Macquarie's One Shelley Street balances mobility, transparency, tailor-made settings, destination work plazas, follow-me technology, and carbon neutral systems. By Clive Wilkinson architects and fitzpatrick+partners.

MORI × Hako by UID architects.
The structure is made of steel contained within a wood shell.

Check out this interview with lighting designer Shelly Sabel, one of the 35 designers commissioned by Vipp/DWR for their latest collaborative project benefiting DIFFA.

FEATUREDAdorable creatures discovered at The Goldfish Bowl in Oxford ~ including some adorable baby turtles and a ray giving me quite the stink eye...

Marie-Claude Doyon had developed this lovely egg cup made from a blend of precious woods. The proposed packaging structure referred to the egg as it had to be craked to be separated the two parts like an egg shell. Elegance, purity and refinement.

Bugatti 16 C Galibier Concept - Features a two-tone shell with a unique dark blue carbon fiber weave and polished aluminum doors and wings. A two-stage supercharged 8-liter W16 flex-fuel engine pumps out up to 1,000 horsepower.

The Culla Sinuè crib designed by Daniela Avaltroni was created in the form of an egg-like shell.

The Gaudi Stool by Bram Geenen benefits from the beam-grid substructure-style that support its thin carbon fiber shell.

Marine Biologists in Portobello, New Zealand have had hand-blown glass shells made to help study the life of hermit crabs. Ever wonder what they looked like inside their home?

Peek-a-boo! Coffee table with a surprise, crafted from a single sheet of baltic birch plywood, this sophisticated shell hides its vibrant personality. Available in custom finishes.

FEATUREDMa Me Pa ~ sustainable wooden turtle pull toys hand made in india! Also adorably, simply packaged! See the video of how mesmerizing they are when they roll!

Seriously? Wii Rayman Raving Rabbids Plunger Gun? How can you play it without this hilariously silly plastic shell?

It’s a big bubble inside an existing shell. Vanke Experiment Center is a continuous exhibition space spread out over three levels created by URBANUS.

Umbrella Chandelier by Shelly Sabel have been installed at two separate shows in 2009. They look simply divine!

For some reason, the newly designed OSS bench by Richard Shemtov reminds me of Ninja Turtle...

Love this pic of the Sony A900 Shell from Stephen Shankland over at CNET ~ more pics in the slideshow too!

impressive clean lines make this 'loft chair' that won IDA (international design awards) for Emerging Student Product Designer of the Year 2008, by shelly shelly

Biscuit is a round soft shell cover that keeps the coffee warm, and his 'belly bounced as he dips into the coffee'. This cookie called the 'duck' and we like to soak him in the cup.

Interesting umbrellas by Ofess - the 0%Graphic is simply black with one triangular color. But the best part of Ofess' umbrella line is the hard shell wine bottle type packaging that the umbrellas come in.

How to build an Eames Shell Chair, a short video describing the old techniques for chair prototyping and mass production.

Futuristic Shell House by Kotaro Ide. The volumes are raised above the ground a bit and appear to float.

Jelly Pong Pong has Egg Confetti ~ where bath confetti is poured into REAL egg shells ~ cool concept ~ not totally sold on their color/font choices...

Crazy video footage of a Magnapinna squid with what appears to be elbows was taken by a Shell Oil underwater robot 1.5 miles underwater. I think its probably just an alien.

The George Console by Oly Studio has an Eiffel-tower-like metal base with the option of a resin or shell top.

Meet the Bullet Buddies: Empty Shells, Full of Life! They are created from empty bullet shells found in shooting ranges. Each one is completely unique and individually named, with their own personality.

Torsten Klocke designed this beautiful birdhouse - Rohbau - a concrete shell in an iconic form.

Callie Shell has had the opportunity to photograph Obama throughout his bid for president and has compiled a great set of photographs, including this one of him doing pull-ups before making a speech.

The new eggholder from Ole Jensen. It’s a small hand-held and sculptural plateau with three small dents; one for the egg, one for the shells and one for salt.

Lean by Gam Plus Fratesi for AddInterior. A modern design applied to a traditional craftmanship. An upholstered shell in a basic and minimalistic shape is leaning on an essential structure in solid oak stained or natural.

One of two beautiful new prints by Ah-Yi illustrating the story of Princess Kavalan, the only daughter of the Dragon King of the East Sea, and her forbidden romance with the Turtle General Lusheng.

Dirk Winkel's Minai Chair. The central aluminum bars allow different kind of shells (wood or upholstered aluminum) to be clamped in.

Greenaid - by Lovegrove&Repucci - Reusable shopping bag - Neoprene outer shell and reusable polyester shopping bag within.

I love Shelley Spicuzza's ReGlow fixture which is made from a hamster ball with holes into which empty plastic bottles are screwed. It not only cuts down on waste, but it looks really good, too.

Creative ad shell created with 7563 pieces of dice by Junior ad agency, Brisbane. The bus-shelter ad is for Treasury Casino.

Can you believe the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are turning 25 years old next year?