A look at Monocle's new shop in Hong Kong

A chat with founder of LOOPWHEELER Japan. A small operation churning out a modest 8 sweatshirts per day using only looms from the 1920's.

A peak inside Vancouver's Old Faithful Shop - a rustic shop in historic Gastown full of carefully conceived and crafted products.

A quick look at visvim's underground, poured concrete, glass and steel Free International Laboratory shop in Tokyo.

Tim Burton has started a collaborative short story on Twitter! Tweet in to contribute to the story.

We were at the official launch of furniture gurus the Hansen family and designer Steven Harrington's collaboration on four custom made pieces of furniture for Surface to Air in Paris.

Preview to FRUIT HUNTERS, an upcoming documentary on the search for rare fruit around the world and the people who deal them.

Bags made from authentic, vintage canvas feed sacks from American farms all over the United States. Even, comes complete with a leather wrapped repair kit.

Gorgeous peripheral pouches in high grade, made-to-be-beaten-up leather from Saddleback Leather Co.

Highlights from Light+Building 2010 - one of the world’s largest tradeshows featuring the most innovative products in architecture & technology.

Neat tags from Penfield’s new Hudson Wax Cloth line.

Stellar new collection of bags from R6. A collaboration between Six Eight Seven Six and Regent Belt Company all hand-worked and hand-stitched in the UK for a classic British look.

Behind the scenes with the founders of luggage makers WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie, as they recount their beginnings and recent collaboration with J.Crew.

Love the detailing and interior labeling of Griffin's Kingston trouser's that read "STOP TOXIC WASTE". Wise words from a small tag.

Behind the scenes at Parisian atelier 180g, a creative studio/shop that will hand paint virtually any article of clothing in your color choice. You may recall seeing 180g's collaboration with Nike last Fall right here on NotCot.

A collection of "papier" bags from Saska Diez made from a synthetic paper that is lightweight, waterproof and tear-proof.

Consollection - The complete history of video gaming systems all packaged together in one perfectly designed coffee table book.

Berlin designer Frank Buchwald’s Machine Lights series is comprised of 12 steampunk lamp designs, complete with visible coils, filaments, cables, and flexible brass tubes.

Sperry-Topsider goes retro on their packaging for their 75th anniversary with a new collection offered in a limited edition box, an exact replica of the originals used back in 1935.

Landscape Satchel from Tanner Goods. Hand cut and manufactured in Portland.

A first look at Lance Armstrong's new custom bike!

Winners of the 2009 National Geographic contest announced!

A look inside Twitter's new headquarters in San Francisco.

Wall of Sound by Swedish brand Brothers' is the most massive iPod speaker system with 28 elements and measuring 3ft by 4ft.

Sonic Fabric's recycled ties made from old cassette tapes still play music if you run a tape head reader over them.

Visvim's Subsection No.7 Kyoto, like the rest of them, comes in a glass laboratory beaker!

Behind the scenes look at hand screenprinting t-shirt company CXXXVI. They even go as far as hand stamping their labels and packaging with the printing date and size.

Academy Award nominated animator/illustrator Bill Plympton teams together with Kanye West on a book of artwork featuring visual representations of 12 of West's songs and key moments in his life.

A behind the scenes look at Trek Bicycle's design studio in Wisconsin

A look at RSVP Gallery in Chicago, a gallery and shop offering up merchandise (sneakers, toys, books, clothing) that doubles as art and inspiration.

Playful, melted table – bench set entitled Smooth & Smoothie.

Designer David Rohr's limited edition Colander Table is carved out of a massive 900lbs slab of solid aluminum and drilled with 909 holes. Due to the spectacular design, objects placed upon the tabletop seem to float weightlessly in air.

GRO design and Samsung's new concept blurs the lines between fridge and furniture design.

A first look at the Bontrager x Alchemy's bag made entirely from recycled bicycle tubes and truck signs/ad billboards.

W+K's Timetable, displays the length of meetings through ten illuminated RGB LED panels.

Duracell's MyGrid is a brand new drop-and-go charging pad for all of your wireless devices without the mess of multiple chargers.

Philippe Starck has released his latest creation and it's stunning, a 215 foot yacht named the Wedge Too.

The first ever LOMO LC-A+ special 25th Anniversary Edition, boasts a textured skin and the 25th Anniversary badge on its body packed in a commemorative wooden box, proudly stamped with the 25th Anniversary logo.

Leica has released the new S2 DSLR, 37.5 megapixels of sheer photographing prowess.

Martin Margiela has created a cuff based on the case of a wristwatch, it might look strange but there is no denying that this is a cool idea.

The Pyramid sunglasses from Oliver Goldsmith's OG Vintage Collection.

Beautiful video created for a japanese architecture firm that inspires you to "think outside the box"

Brad Pitt teaches the readers of Wired extremely bad tech etiquette.

Looking for a new car? Perhaps something sporty, great for the city and just a little bit eccentric? Arden has customized the Mini for it's 40th anniversary, the perfect car for this summer!