Continuing my fascination with the evolution of reusable shopping bags... latest find is the Target one with an adorable bird on a target tree design! As well as the Whole Food insulated one for $3.

On silly stuffed toys ~ Jemma Williams' Lamb caught my eye

EXCLUSIVE! We're excited to show you some sneak peaks of the new Diesel Fuel For Life Factory where starting monday you can customize your own bottles of the new fragrance.

Triggered by post #6732 ~ Joshua Targownik sent in his photographs of the Reform School which are beautiful... it looks like the picturesque doll house full of designer goods you wish you had.

Truly the coolest treehouse yet ~ "Recycled Wood Tree House" Crafted in Europe from recycled cherry and elder wood.

There is something so precious about wearing a fragile quail's egg shell on a necklace... with a gold leaf interior. By Stephanie Simek.

Are reusable shopping bags the new t-shirt? How many do you have? Want? What do you like and not like about the options so far?

In his back pocket is a BAGGU. A reusable grocery bag... yes... finally one that is understated enough for a guy to carry around.

Something Planned ~ THINK BEAUTY. Awesome video of this fence weaving in action.

Muji has some of the best stocking stuffer ~ so many wooden nature inspired toys this year! Perfect for any animal loving designer... or toddler in your life!

As a twist on the subdermal tattoos ~ implants that create braille messages... The Braille Tattoo, designed by Klara Jirkova

N810 ~ nokia's latest incarnation of the N800 is looking extremely tempting... with the added keyboard, they are at least listening to what users want! And GPS! and Wifi!

Mike Mills' designs for Thumbsucker movie... so true.

While this may look like just a box in a sleeve ~ this packaging for a hearing aid appears to have an animated soundwave on it as you push the box through. See the video. By Goodmorning for Widex.

Looks like the guy in #6684 used some *very* similar code to J. Tarbell's Bubble Chamber works from back in 2003 also done with processing.

We love all things D.L. & Co. especially these new Mori Ex Cacao skulls that are just divine. In flavors like Curious Chili, Scorched Caramel, and Bitter White Brandied Cherry how can we resist?

Brad Downey Goes Big in Aberdeen ~ great use of scaffolding as art

Mr. Potato Mash ~ Ashley Ringrose makes some hilarious Mr. Potato Heads ~ including this one of bender!

These little guys are some of the cutest examples of rapid prototyping i've seen yet! by Big Shot Toy Works

Glue Glue Design has some great concepts to change the way we drink wine... like these crazy orange glasses... and an interesting bottle stopper...

IKEA has some great wooden pull toys (and push toys) for under 10$ we were craving.... and while there we also took many pictures of other playful oddities we encountered... including halloween masks

Shroom Lights ~ by Jaime Salm + Katherine Wise. Adorable, sustainable, and the perfect mood lighting in clusters. Shade is made from100% wool. Frame is powder coated carbon steel

Elemente Magazine ~ Canada's Alternative Design Magazine on Architecture + Design + Lifestyle + International... i even have a few blurbs i wrote in the latest issue!

Daedalus & Icarus reinterpreted as lighting by Tord Boontje by Artecnica

Sub-Zero Wine ~ fun new campaign with some beautiful playful animated imagery of wine's top 4 enemies

Monopoly is my favorite board game... and this new limited edition barnes and nobles exclusive ONYX Set is pretty sleek ~ check out the nice bank and property holders close up as well.

Christina Angliker's Peace Buttons and Fishing Knuckles change the way to see the world a tiny bit ~ changing the way you fish... and the "wounds" turned into buttons...

Ambassador Stamps from the last post ~ the UI is a bit annoying, and the quality of their images are SO fun... so check out my choice pics from their designs, and close ups of the packaging and physical stamps...

Eames' Hacks.... brilliant hilarious high chair and toilet seat. By The University of the Arts, Philadelphia's ID students

Haha, linkedin is down for the moment... and i got this hilarious wizard that i had to share! (if you're on linkedin feel free to add me through this link)

Wallpaper's latest online endeavor, their Retail Directoy, launches today with humble beginnings.... do love this shot of the LA Bisazza showroom

Wine Bottle USB Drive ~ "Open Cellar, gestion de cave à vin - Software that manages your wine collection perfectly and allows you to access it up even when you aren’t at home !"

All i want for xmas (from the NM Christmas book - other than the pop up book) is a 100 ft Dragon Topiary! Check out some of the other outrageous goodies as well... like Steamer Trunk Bar (they are making a comeback!)

Pop up books are going to make a comeback ~ starting with this limited edition Neiman Marcus Pop Up

Freaky new Portable Bluetooth Speaker MBS-100 speaker from Sony Ericsson

AMT's Inside Out Martini Glass is my lust worthy kitchen necessity of the moment ~ also check out some of her other glasses, rings, and bags with bags printed on them!

VanityRing, a project by Markus Kison ~ show off your status... with how many google results there are for your name? Can't you see people hacking it already?

Without saying anything about Microsoft's Deepfish ~ i just wanted to share the really nice angler logo they have

Vox Amps ~ how adorable and portable are these mini amps for your guitar needs? (just plug them into the guitar, and your headphones into them)

Rodrigo Bruna does incredible things with Toast. In this case, Reconstruccioniepce, this wall border is made with toast recycled from his previous piece.

Stainless Steel Baker's Butter Slicer ~ gorgeously simple butter solution

Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth at the Tate Modern literally breaks through the ground of the museum to make you take notice

PS3 goes white... like the wii! and xbox...

Fun fruit bowl, desks, and chair designs from Bleijh ~ the designs of Basten Leijh