When looking for dining tables, i found these Shaker Workshop tables that you have the option of building/staining yourself even... nice, clean, classic designs
On more irresistible NOTCOT Holiday Coupons ~ Kiki de Montparnasse! 40% off, Free domestic Shipping, and an exclusive NotCouture Gift of a bottle of Kiki Body Oil with $75+... so tempting!
New contest!!! And first of three chances to win the NVIDIA Quadro CX graphics accelerator and CS4 Master Suite in this art contest NVIDIA has sponsored for NOTCOT, Core77, and Behance!
Zirkeltraining ~ a line of german messenger bags, laptop sleeves, and wallets made from recycled vintage 1950's gymnastics pummel horses, floor mats, rescue nets, and more... think of where that's been!
NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #33: This Skip Hop Outer Space Playmat for babies is the awesomest ufo/rocket/planetary playmat i've seen ~ and its a Babies'r'us exclusive and ridiculously cute!
NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #32: Shawnimals! Here's a chance to win the special red Geeky Ninja ~ with ninja con badge and comic! Also stickers, buttons, and wee ninja comic!
NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #31 ~ and its the final of our 5 Seagate Giveaways! Here is the Seagate FreeAgent XTreme ~ 1TB, nice and black, and does USB 2.0, FW 400, and eSATA!
Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia at KnoWine.com is not only a gorgeous site, but i'm blown away by the packaging and branding design ~ you must see the details of these bottles and the custom moleskine!
Nail File of Natural Stone from the Pyrenees Mountains, with case - by Lime. 3 very smooth sides for smooth finishing and real control with 1 coarse side for filing down.
On color palettes to watch ~ i'm obsessing over Chanel's new Paris Moscou collection ~ there are galaxies in those that you can stare into for ages... website/graphic/interior design inspiration?
Tequila, as art? Here's a closeup with the 1800 Tequila Essential Artists Bottles ~ and if you thought they were cool on billboards, they will blow your mind even more when you see them in person!
How awesome is it that the new lomography Diana ~ GLOWS! And with secret hidden stars!!! "Lomography presents the Diana F+ 'Glow in the Dark' Camera - Limited Online Edition"
Ole Henriksen's Ultimate Lift – Eye Gel ~ think of this as a PSA for anyone that stares at screens too much and doesn't sleep till 4am too often... this has been saving my eyes this season!
NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #30: Branch Home is giving away a set of 8 beautiful eco-friendly felt swallows made in germany ~ whether you hang them in your tree, car, or on a present is up to you!
"This is a Secret" ~ is there anything more painfully annoying, or a guaranteed conversation starter, than a set of necklaces that screams out you have something to hide? Also comes in "I'm Not Telling"... By:Amt
It's here!!! Here are some first unboxing pics of my new Canon 5D Mark II!!! I'm pretty giddy, so here's the first look while i wait for the battery to charge up... there are also some side by sides with the 40D...
We've been guest posting over at Fancast ~ and i was wondering whether you have any favorite picks for Title Sequences (movies, tv shows, you name it!)!
NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #29 - Josh Rubin of CoolHunting and his dad (a 2nd gen glove maker!) have teamed up to create Freehands, gloves that keep you warm and let you have easy access to your fingertips for touch screens!
Pulse Smartpen Pro Packs ~ perfect stocking stuffers for creatives, students, journalists, anyone scribbling notes that need audio context... 2GB pen, with leather case and two moleskine like notebooks! (also in black!)
New addition to the NOTCOT Holiday Coupon Book! Scott over at ISO50 has generously offered you 30% off at his store of gorgeous posters, shirts, and music! Use the code NOTCOT08 (not combinable with other offers)
Brian's Tropicals shows you how to make the most incredibly mossy terrariums for tropical tree frogs! His basement setups for frogs an fish are mind boggling
NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #28: Matthew Rolston's beautyLIGHT ~ a gorgeous coffee table book featuring the celebrity + fashion photography of Rolston ~ who is considered Warhol's protégé!
From the awesome Robert Abuda Pop-Up Alice and Wonderland book ~ these Pop-Up Cards are in 12 packs ~ 6 of Alice growing tall from the mushroom and 6 of the roses being painted... 50% off!
On super fun kids gifts ~ Brava, Strega Nona!: A Heartwarming Pop-Up Book ~ SO FUN! I just ran into it in person today, and it definitely brought out the kid in me, gorgeous pop-ups are irresistible
"The Intellectual Devotional Modern Culture: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently with the Culturati" ~ i love the covers/layouts of this whole series ~ and they'd be fun gifts for most..
Chronicle Books' artist postcard books are incredible, rounded corners, adorable, really nice thick stock, beautiful printing and 10$ for 30 cards! Just got the James Jean one (and have the crane and yamaguchi ones too!)
OMG busted open the monkey balls a few days ago... see the close up pics... and see how its exploded over the last few days!!!
