True Facts from Tudor England - adorable mini site for showtime's season 2 of The Tudors - check out these directors cuts of all the shorts... too funny.
Roundup Time!!! And a quickie update on things... but ultimately a good chance to see whats been going on the last week on org, tastespotting, and notcouture all at once!
On Monday morning distractions - the Hedonist's Guide to LIFE - "Who knew only 75 short essays could usher one into a whole new lifestyle? From drag queens and poker, cannabis and gambling, these saucy segments of the fun-loving life are as honest as you can get."
Technolust - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 - the thing is 10 mgp with a 25mm wide angle... 3" TOUCH SCREEN... and shoots 720p video. Sweet. Engadget has a video...
On more innovative gift card design by target... for Speed Racer, it has a built in USB... with a mere 62.8 MB - but comes with coloing pages, a coupon, wallpapers, and a special code for the Wii game!
Solution found! Here's how you're supposed to use the top of the 1800 Silver Select Tequila as a Shot Glass! (video!)... i was a bit confused about this in #9982...
Unboxing the new “100 proof, 100 percent agave, super-premium tequila”, 1800 Silver Select Tequila ~ beautiful packaging... matte black box, wrapped in leather cord, with a big glossy wax seal.
Ron Arad's bath for Teuco is wall mounted, and can be rotated to become a standing shower. And i guess the drain is just somewhere on your bathroom floor???
Milan 08 - Kartell's gigantic topiary of designer seating... surrounded by tiny real versions... in the gardens at the Trienalle - absolutely brilliant!!!
Although trying to wean myself of accumulating MORE tshirts - i kind of Paste's shirt that's so meta it has a shirt on it... and they managed to stop there without having a shirt on that shirt and on that shirt and...
IKEA 08 ~ in addition to the Trollsta (#9958) - this season they seem to be picking up quite a few trends - from vinyl stickers to floating tv walls...
Karim Rashid's Globalight for Veuve Clicquot - their second collaboration - and this one creates and incredible ambient glow - without warming your precious bottle!
Of all the high design collaborations, Veuve Clicquot sure has a lot of them - inspired by #9920 - i started rounding them up, and was amazed by the incredible collection thus far...
Red's Scarlet - the camera of my dreams... and i didn't even need one. It has 3k resolution (for reference that largest dark grey rect. is 1080p) - is tiny... gorgeous... and if we get one, we'll make NOTCOT vids... read more...
The Indoor Union Bench from I Do Design has launched! and there is a gorgeous desk as well that is perfect for collaborative working... interesting alternative to a conference table?
Speakers, Projectors, Ambient lighting - all in the modular form of adorable gnome like creatures and trees for your outdoor spaces... NOTConcept 002 ~ the final renders!
1800 Tequila takes on 9 artists for billboard/bottle collaborations that will certainly turn your bar into a gallery... and up next are chances to design the next bottles/billboards/sneakers! Click to see more images...
Short on time or just curious what the top posts across the NOTCOT Network were this week? Here are the top 25 from NOTCOT.org, TasteSpotting, and NotCouture!
Material Design Stories of SHOE SOLES! there are some incredible stories behind the new Nike Olympics Footwear... the material solutions they came up with given the problems they faced are inspiring.
David Hemmings' shot of this "Snowy Owl Floating" Shot in Northern Quebec, Canada... is amazing... see it up close to look into its eyes... i want that kind of focus.
Nike's 2008 Olympics footwear line... there is far more than that equestrian boot (#9878) that amazed me... see them all... and see Kobe jump over the Aston Martin in Hyperdunks too!
Oooooh the wallpapers from the Veer - Very Secret Order of Creatives Understanding are gorgeous!... and available in every imaginable size if you solve the riddles...
I got this mysterious envelope today, and it contained the membership booklet of The Very Secret Order of Creatives Understanding... and membership card... best Veer mailer/microsite yet!