IN.SEK Design Ball & Chain SQR Box Set - An original piece from the Chain Gang series with copper, steel, and blackened chain connecting two boxes. Consider it a relationship metaphor or just a sexy place for your prized possessions.

Stumptown Grand Cru Cold Brew - beautiful packaging for this exquisite new coffee from Stumptown Roasters - just in time for the holidays!

Glacier Project Candles by Brynjar Siguroarson

Matagalán Cilindro and Gravedad terracotta planter pots are lovely!

Camp Brand Goods Good Time Van shirt/sweatshirts celebrate pop top camper VW vans! (And "It's a good time for a good time"!)

Ommatidium by Samuel Wilkinson and neuroscientist Beau Lotto Made from a canopy of 1,500 glass crystal lenses, this giant, multifaceted lens canopy turns sunlight into an ever-changing display of rainbows on the pavement below.

SCLPT by Alexander Lotersztain. The user/consumer sculpts their own spoon from the starter piece of wood. Part of Table Stories, a project by Queensland design collective, Quench for Tokyo Design Week, 2015

"The Masses Are Asses" mug from Goodhood

Lifts & Bounds Ski Slope prints and canvases. While the result is a bit etch-a-sketch for me, the photography of the snowy parka man in mittens is great.

VIDEOZulu Alpha Kilo - "Spec" - can you imagine giving your framer, trainer, barista, or cook an RFP and asking them to do the work (or feed you) on spec? Great video highlighting some issues with the whole process.

'Hideaways' collection of art prints from Ben the Illustrator, each sits in a different geometric shape on the print and focuses on a different special little getaway in the forest, including A-Frame houses, retro caravans and treehouses.

SaSu & PePe, salt and pepper mills, by Sabina Stržínková. Both simple and functional, made from wood and porcelain.

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.

Danish artist Olafur Eliasson designed a circular bridge in Copenhagen, that from a distance looks like boat masts.

VIDEOEvery James Bond Gadget... ever?

Dirtyland - Brian M Viveros solo show (and book launch!) at Thinkspace opens Saturday. The collector's preview looks stunning!

Protopiper: Physically Sketching Room-Sized Objects at Actual Scale - with adhesive tape! Project by Harshit Agrawal, Udayan Umapathi, Robert Kovacs, Johannes Frohnhofen, Hsiang-Ting Chen, Stefanie Mueller, Patrick Baudisch.

Project Materialize is an experimental approach to presenting art by ATOM3DP. By fabricating a physical 3D landscape the art transcends emotion and becomes a rational argument. The first artist to participate is Sydney Sie.

Interactive punching bag lets you step in the ring and fight with your loved ones against cancer. A full Led and sensor equipped punchbag that raises donation for research, punch by punch .

‘SPACES’: miniature concrete pieces by Material Immaterial studio.

The Social Shot is a mobile bartending-robot that computes personality profiles based on datasets acquired through Facebook and using them to mix individualized drinks.

Nemo Power Tools Nemo SPECIAL OPS – 100M is an underwater cordless waterproof drill complete with salt-water resistant ALL-BLACK paint job with no logo for maximum concealment.

Whisky Tasting Set by Nicolas Brouillac. This originally-shaped glass is the latest addition to Les Impitoyables wine-tasting collection The clever metal cooling base offers the ideal temperature without any need for ice.

Letterform 'V' contribution by FL@33's Tomi Vollauschek in London, UK, for Autobahn's 26 Creative Characters exhibition, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Truzzle - mesmerizing wooden puzzle landscapes by Frank Paris.

Ortie Design's Spincil - the spinning top pencil... but it won't spin until you nearly use it all up!

"Endast döda fiskar flyter med strömmen" Metal Keychain. Swedish proverb meaning "Only dead fish go with the flow" (according to google translate)

KANO - "It's a computer — and you make it yourself" A nice intro platform for kids (and adults?) to learn about how computers work from the bottom up!

Done by Deer soft toys for babies/toddlers are adorable stripey animals - from elephants and anteaters to hippos, zebras, crocs and more. Elephant comes with a book.

Houe CLICK Rocking Chair designed by Henrik Pedersen. Black plastic lamellas. Armrests, and runners in bamboo. Legs are gray powder coated metal. Also comes in gray, white, multicolored.

Done by Deer Wooden Swing for babies (in black).

corpus delicti Ball Ornaments Eyes 2-pc set. Googley eyes for your Christmas tree!

Comcards - playing cards that teach you languages while you play. Perfect for travel! Lovely illustrations as well.

Diskställ Spiral svart designed by Caroline Ramberg for Design Torget. Beautiful dish rack in black or white.

Logiplaces, 16 or 36 piece puzzle made of concrete, that enables you to take home a piece of memory you made at any place in the world. This one-of-a-kind tabletop sculpture will help you see your surroundings in a new perspective.

Macon & Lesquoy embroidered patches for every occasion or adventure - the new (also old) enamel pin?

Fish shaped wooden trivet made from smoked Kiri wood

Ladolea Olive Oils from Greece care as much about their olive oil as their packaging. Inspired by the ancient Corinthian pot 'Aryballos' they come in a pot with both cork top and cork pourer.

Makers & Merchants - first spotted at Top Drawer, you can now buy it all! If only all food was as amazingly packaged as everything they make. The products are sourced, selected, made and crafted together.

Discommon Bottle Opener - "Tactile and ergonomic, the body is painstakingly machined from aerospace aluminum, hand finished and hard anodized for a lifetime of use." Inspired by a bar of soap, and fits perfectly in the palm of your right hand.

The City Works intricate illustrations of London cityscapes including many landmarks makes for fun poster/wrapping paper, cards, notebooks and more.

Tipplesworth Traveling Cocktail Cases - everything you need to make Old Fashioneds, Apple and Elderflower Martinis, and Brambles in vintage styled suitcases.

Riva Aquarama Model Boat - a simplified wooden model . "Made in Italy. The surface of the Aquarama boat is perfectly shaped and designed to the smallest detail, with no glue or any other fastener is used in its assembly."

Merry Woofmas Advent Calendar from Lily's Kitchen - filled with dog treats. Adorable illustrations!

Bull Jug - Designed and made by ceramicist Anthony Shapiro, this Bull Jug pays homage to Nguni breed of cattle in Anthony’s native South Africa.

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.

Design studio Love & Robots and costume designer Niamh Lunny have recently teamed up to realize Plumage : a 3D printed, free-moving, customizable cape made from over 6000 moving components parts that give the illusion of real feathers.

Reinterpreting an old Ernst Van Haeckel lithograph.
Artist Ray Cicin creates his version using pen and ink.

DecksPad™ by Focused Skateboard Woodworks. A coffee table constructed from recycled skateboards. Designed to get your adrenaline going at home. If you love sevenply maple, you will love this one!

National Sawdust is a new concert hall in Williamsburg Brooklyn designed within an old sawdust factory.

Bikemoji is a series of emotion portraits that are most common amongst cyclist. Created using various parts of a bicycle, each poster visually depicts a character in a simple, iconic and interesting way.

Acceleration Field: a glass sculpture at Patricia Dorfmann Gallery in Paris by Baptiste Debombourg

Martin Azambuja designed these great cold pressed juice labels for Kaffe 1668 in NY.

FEATUREDBritish Museum of Food opening in London’s Borough Market! Take a peek inside the latest wondrous by Bompas & Parr... it's unlike what you'd imagine - from a pink butterfly room, to a massage chair filled theater, menu display and more.

Canopy Stair designed by Rob McIntyre & Thor ter Kulve. Interesting stair for trees design where each step straps onto the tree.

Burro y Burrito Resin Set from Amanda Vissel - adorable! And totally making me think of mini donkeys any time i have a burrito now. Limited Edition of 25.

Ben & Jerry's x New Belgium = Salted Caramel Brown-ie Ale ice cream and bottle of Salted Caramel Brownie Ale beer!

Knappa Tutu - turning IKEA's Knappa Pendant Lamp and LEDs into a tutu that glows in response to your moves! Designed by Cheng Xu.

Support Your Local Savages T-shirt from Roark Revival. Love the skater yeti.

Typehype - A store in Berlin devoted to Type. A typography lover's dream everything from posters to cushion covers and chocolate in your favourite type faces.

VIDEOAnouk van de Sande "Print In Motion" - Moire effects in fashion... even more enticing and mesmerizing that in print. As beautiful as her pictures are, you have to see the video to get the full effect!

Fayvel "Shoes for dreamers" - the velcro patch game has expanded to kid's sneakers. Adorable double fox logo too!

BRNLY SlingPop combines the fun of a pocket slingshot with the practicality of a “bar key” bottle opener. It is milled out of 6061-T6 Aluminum and has some interesting add on options like the Ball Pusher Storage Can.

FEATUREDInspiration: North Park, San Diego (Pigment! Tacos Perla, Homebrewer, Nomad Donuts + beach!) a look at the Mobi Dojo VAN, Cauldron OG Puffle Cones, Din Tai Fung soup dumplings (xiao long baos) being made and more.

MAG Stickers by AMOD-DOMA - an innovative knife holder. Magnetic vinyl, and that's it! We use it to create magnetic stickers, which are pasted on the kitchen cupboards, easily optimizing kitchen space!

Human Centered Design: CONCRETE from CEMEX and CEDIM - The purpose of this project is to discover new opportunities around the use of concrete in product design. See the jewelry, oil diffuser, mezcal set, and more.

FEATUREDHalloween = Food with eyes over at Tasteologie. Here are 25 examples to make yourself of get inspired by to invent even more foodie creatures!

Spin & Relax! 3D printed spinning tops created by the Polish designers of UAU Project. Push the handle in the main part until you hear it click in place.

Swiss bookbinding company BuBu gets a new, playful identity by Studio BOB.

New identity for the Wildlife Conservation Society by Pentagram's Michael Bierut and team. Love the stamps!

The New Order by Blank William.

Villveggen launches the first butterflies and beetles prints collection. More than 20 posters designed in Barcelona. Feel the nature in your home.

Chicago-based artist Kate McQuillen wrapped a house in the night sky.

VIDEO"A Guide To Happy" by Panoply - Beautifully 3D rendered animation on the subject of happiness. This is our take on that age old question ­- What really makes us happy?

Ophelia by En Salmõn Mostaza is a lamp that allows the user to create different enviroments manually by arranging the screens in any wanted way. Ophelia stands elegant to be not only a wrapper for light, but a lamp capable of adapting to it’s user.

Spitsberg is a new Product Design Studio based in Amsterdam. "For The Record" is a simple frame for LP covers, which comes in 3 different colours.

San Diego Brewer's Guild Map - driving around San Diego it's hard to miss how many breweries, tasting rooms, and taprooms are all over. This map shows just how many there really are!

FEATUREDUnboxing the Parabo Press engineer print with wooden magnetic rails. Ordered via iphone app, uploaded an Instagram photo of our first NOTFZJ camping trip... 2 weeks later 3'x4' print arrives from Mumbai!

Daily Coffee News interview with IIKONE, a new, design-forward pour over coffee brewer that turns heads and sets the taste complexity bar to a new level thanks to a patented open filter solution.

Almond Surfboards x Woolrich Surfing Sheep T-Shirt. Part of the Almond x Woolrich "Wax and Wool" collection - and an adorable graphic mashup of brands!

Baja Body Gym in Oceanside, CA. For added challenge, the gym is filled with sand, bringing the beach indoors. Interesting idea - though i would have expected it to be further away from actual beach!

Swedish designer Hanna Bramford has created Black Sheep Stool, with a seat made out of wool from black sheeps.

A hand made clock by noktuku studio contains real moss.

FEATUREDPlastic Jesus puts Trump and Bernie Sanders on 100$ bills.

VIDEOThis animation from Niels Hoebers illustrates the development in 3d printing, from a regular 3d printer towards Vander Kooijs 3d printing robot, which offers endless possibilities. See it this weekend at the Dutch Design Awards In eindhoven.

Over 20,000 pool noodles were used to create SoftMatter. A temporary cascading landscape by PROJECTiONE.

FEATUREDTour Autodesk Pier 9 in SF - the ultimate creative workshop for design & fabrication - from huge CNCs and water jets to 3D printers, sewing machines, welding setups, test kitchen, electronics, industrial robot arms, and surprises.

The studio NOIR VIF created - with the chocolate maker Jacques Bockel - the Petits carreaux de Paris, a chocolate with design inspired by the subway wall...

Domino's 2016 DXP - "The Ultimate Pizza Delivery Vehicle" An upgraded Chevy Spark that has things like a warming oven and special stabilized pizza areas to hold up to 80 pies. 5 years in the making, there are currently 97 on the road! Fun website.

Biophilia by Stoft Studio is a set of nesting ceramic vases that takes its form from the stages of natural plant growth.

Special vintage lamps have been manufactured to illuminate the desks of an office located in Mercat de Sant Antoni, one of the trendiest quarters in Barcelona.

FEATUREDGreat Mexico Tourism poster for the upcoming Formula 1 Gran Premio de Mexico 2015. "Much more than 16 corners"

Beautiful slip-cast porcelain and wood tea set by Wendy Puerto.

NY Train Project is an illustrated tribute of the mosaics and signage of the New York City subway.

Y Studio Camera Lights - antique cameras reborn as desk lights!

VIDEO"Happy Virus" Lenticular Print from Friends With You. 24 x 13.5 inches, edition of 100. Happy Clouds!

Kutarq Studios' ‘Starfish’ is a paper holder made of a single piece of extruded aluminum. Simply stick your business cards, left coins, paper notes, clips or office paraphernalia in between the fins and they will be held in place.

VIDEOTrunk’s director Junior Martínez and Pablo Barquín have created a stunning and mesmerising video for Floating Points, aka Sam Shepherd.

FEATUREDOstrichland USA in Solvang, CA just off Highway 1. Definitely worth a pit stop... especially during baby ostrich/emu season! It's grown a lot since i was last there in '08.

Kept Goods - The canisters in this collection are sturdy, slip-cast ceramic stoneware storage for dry goods and bulk items, like coffee beans, baking products, snacks, cereal, sugar, and more.

"This Changes Everything" New print from Shepard Fairey (Obey Giant) Inspired by the documentary film of the same name. Signed and numbered edition of 450

FEATUREDUnboxing the Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator (PO-12 rhythm) - it's even more beautiful, well designed, and fun in person... and the packaging! Brilliant!

Turk+Taylor California Op Art T-shirt

Atelier Yok Yok Treedom - on show at the Sziget Festival 2015 in Budapest

Faber notebooks, each unique and lovingly hand
finished using the most carefully selected materials. Italian design, 100% Made in Japan.

FEATUREDInspiration: LA-SF-LA Roadtrip. Up the middle and down the coast of CA to see all the projects and lustworthy machines at Autodesk Pier 9 with stops around the city and along the ocean... from ostriches to coffee roasters and more.

August Doorbell Cam - 'Always know who’s at the front door, even when you’re not home. See and speak with visitors using your smartphone.'

This gorgeous grown-up toy, called the PhiTOP, is described as "an elegant scientific, mathematical, artistic and aesthetically pleasing object that brings joy to the eye, hand & mind." Watching it spin is mesmerizing...good for mindfulness and musing.

The AIR COLLECTION is out now!he frames are the inflatable pillows rest on oak wood frames. The multicolored pillow covers vary from calm shades of grey to a more lively yellow or orange.

Italian designer Davide Chiesa came up with the idea that new modern buildings and historical presences could live side by side, not only in the physical reality but also in a miniature world. That's why he designed this 3D printed Milan chess set.

Geodesic Terrariums from Atelier Schroeter – Victorian glass house meets space age oxygen farm in these striking new light features....

See Canyon small batch hard apple cider made in the Central Coast of CA - stunning packaging for their Premium Dry Cider. Love the owl label! (Photo from our @NOTlabs instagram)

FEATUREDStewart & Jasper Orchards of Newman, CA - just discovered these delicious treats driving through Central CA. Where else can you get Glazed Almonds in flavors like Birthday Cake, Root Beer Float, Orange Creme Brulee, and so much more?

Handmade black wall butterflies by paper artist Jacqueline Jean. Cut and folded into bold 3D forms from fine art papers in a full palette of colors. Spring is coming.

PVC Parasite Project by Eran Rozenfeld is a fusion between human and nature. The PVC is the main element that represent this project...

"Arabian Street Artists" Bomb Homeland: Why We Hacked An Award Winning Series on Heba Y Amin. Nice article on how set designers overlooked the content of graffiti when focusing on how things looked...

Kerry Hughers Pneumatic Anatomy - organs made of balloons!

Artichoke Thistle Lamps are a series of lamps with shades made from ‘artichoke thistle fibre’ reinforced plastic sheets. The texture of the natural materials brings a sense of the outdoors, indoors.

Finell Silicone Decorative Vessels

Los Boludos by Ramiro Cairo are characters designed and handcrafted with original vacuum tubes from old black and white televisions. The eyes are small rubber springs originally found under the keys in old computer keyboards.

2x2 Sound Machine. An electronic music instrument with four oscillators - two gated pairs - built using CMOS chips originally designed for use in personal computers.

Version/Papier is a Berlin based studio who creates contemporary wallpapers. The production of its exclusive designs is entrusted to a french company specialized in high-quality wallpaper manufacture.

Gareth Neal presented the VE-SEL vases designed with Zaha Hadid team for the wish list project...

The Couch Clubhouse for Tennisclub IJburg by MVRDV, on a man-made island in the East of Amsterdam.

Fuchsfelge x 877 Workshop Leather Coasters. There are not many wheels which have such a cult status as the Fuchsfelge on a classic Porsche 911. Now on leather coasters.

VIDEO"Beauty of the Lopp" is an animated concept music video based on audiovisual loops. It is the graduation project of Berlin based Motion Designer Felix Neumann.

Best Made Co Weather Station with thermometer and hygrometer. Great graphics. Precision made in Germany. "When the needles cross in the hatched region on the gauge, heat and humidity are perfectly balanced."

FEATUREDA close up look at the Brendan Monroe 2015 XOXO Fest Field Notes set and the Expedition Set (with waterproof tearproof paper!)

A new collection of concrete furniture, table, stool, shelves, by designer Bertrand Jayr in collaboration with Lyon Beton.

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.

FEATUREDANA Samsonite Amenity Kits - these tiny Samsonite Cosmolite suitcases are the first class kits filled with Shiseido skincare and other basics. Adorable packaging and branding!

Kid O Spinning Top - a plastic cut out version of the Inception top... i can't stop playing with mine today.

FEATUREDInspiration: MEXICO CITY! Shawn spoke on the "Maker Culture" panel for the launch of the CENTRO design school building... and of course we explored some stunning spots (both historic and modern) and found fun, delicious inspiration all over.

VIDEOReal Good Liars just animated this charming promo for London's excellently-named new videogame pub The Loading Bar. Hidden within the clip are a series of cryptic references to classic games. Can you name all 35?

Mondo is releasing the Back to the Future trilogy soundtrack on vinyl with graphics and packaging designed by DKNG Studios.

HIKARU FURUHASHI yama bracelet - perfect for the mountain lovers. Made from hand-carved wax design. Hand-cast, then fabricated and finished by hand.

Found. Lost Pocket Gin. The packaging for this rare Tasmanian Gin invites the curious to explore its hidden details and to peer inside. Designed by Co Partnership.

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.

Lasermaze by George King Architects is an architectural installation formed from three miles of UV wool and over 3000 hand tied knots, suspended from an industrial structure of steel scaffolding and chains.

The Cache Machine by Martin Smith is a kinetic sculpture that adds rhythm and irony to the tradition of hiding coins in a safe place.

ALAN, the first affordable modular animatronic robot kit. Designed by Hollywood make-up effects artist Will Huff, ALAN is a 1:1 human scale robot head and shoulders measuring 16 inches tall, provides 5 axes of motion, and is made of off the shelf parts.

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.

Visual development artist Melissa Marie Rodriguez's paintings are breathtakingly beautiful illustrations.

Adirondack Guide Boats - lovely boats and nice logo