NOTConcept 002 is starting! And this time we've begun sketching ideas around the theme of outdoor ambient speaker concepts... so far i'm loving this gnome direction (but this is only 1 of 6 ideas)...

Tiger - Spy in the Jungle... elephants are the new steady cams - as spy cams go into the jungles of india to document the lives of 4 tiger cubs in this upcoming BBC series! Incredible video footage.

008 Movement and Upper Playground strike again with their latest artist collab posters in support of Obama, this time from Munk One and Sam Flores! Also, special NOTCOT giveaway...

Moco Loco has an adorable pic of Sitting Chairs by Lucas Maassen is part of the Design and the Elastic Mind Exhibition at MoMA

Lovecraft by At-elier for People Like Us ~ this crazy black on white line drawing has a huge skull hidden within it... on shirts, and also ipod skins.

Orbit Baby's Modular System = Stroller + Car Seat + Carrier/Basinet/toddler seat... and is the brainchild of Stanford ID/Ex-IDEO designers. Incredible stuff, check out my first vimeo video!

Felted Wool Teddy Bear Fetuses and Skulls... as well as large breasted cows, bulldogs, puppies and more from Stephanie Metz

Butterfingers - Fun music video using a puppetized soundboard? synthesizer? by Perish Factory

60's Danish Modern Sleeper Sofa ~ fascinating to see how this opens up!

Torre Agbar architect Jean Nouvel has designed YSL L'Homme's rather phallic new limited edition bottle. "I wanted it to be very ergonomic, so you can put it in your coat pocket." and there's a logo bobble inside...

Wooden Knuckles ~ not quite as heavy, and more likely to get through airport security...

TED BIGVIZ pdf Book ~ a MUST read, 200 pages of "spontaneous sketches" on a cintiq throughout every TED 2008 talk.... inspiring visually, and an incredible overview of the concepts discussed.

Amazon is now doing fulfillment ~ you send them products, they store it, pack it. and ship it. Might be a nice solution for ambitious designers trying to figure out all the details of selling their goods.

Engrave Your Book ~ custom laser engraved moleskines

Beating Heart - an art piece/spurting fountain by Billy Chasen shown at the American Heart Association's 2008 Heart of New York Gala (see the vid of it in action!)

EEP. Sorry to everyone who experienced our downtime late last night ~ had a stats error break the server... fixing it all up now... here's a nice site to check if a site is "down for everyone or just me"

Mail Call! Diesel sent over their "Jeans Chain" ~ the hefty shiny gold bling to hang from your belt loops with a vial of perfume inside... OR anything else you want to stash in the container. See the unboxing.

On internet meme's that are so bizarre... this tumblr post and video have taken the rick rolling to a whole new level. Truly. Epic. Rocketboom Rick Rolls Tim Shey via singing messenger.

To celebrate the 120th birthday of the Eiffel Tower, the Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel decided to restructure the public reception and access areas of the tower... see the winning design by Serero.

The world's most expensive champagne, the limited edition 12-bottle box sets of Perrier-Jouet champagne will be priced at 50,000 euros, according to French drink firm Pernod-Ricard.

Hatch SF is having an adorable Easter Egg Coloring Contest! Beautiful graphic design on their site ~ enter your eggs!

Guitar Hero "on tour" for DS! Here's a sneak peek of the add on for the button mashing... and you strum with your stylus... Check out the video ad, its pretty funny... coming summer 008

Ever wonder how those cement rings are made? 22 design studio sent designboom a few behind the scene snapshots

Paul Villinski turns Beer Cans into Butterflies - in his installations they flutter with the slightest breeze, and are quite the sight to behold.

Wooster Collective's latest masthead makes great use of the Mac OS X Dock!

Aquaovo ~ specializes in designing and distributing drinking water filtration and revitalization systems. The Ovopur is their water filter ~ and their whole system is gorgeous. Made in canada.

GLASSCOR ~ a portuguese brand of hand made color glass in Marinha Grande region. I'm in love with their latest 'tear drop' collection of blown glass...

Hulger goes DJ friendly with their new Hulger retro phone headset adapters! Pictured are the lovely Brokenhearts girls who were appointed the official DJ-adaptor-testing-team.

Crazy gold brain optical mouse ~

Cristalquattro, the Iguazu glass shower base ~ some crazy designer, glass, shower bases from these guys... check out the green one too

NOTConcept 001 - the 3D renders are here ~ if someone would build it, we could grill NOTCOT logos into food! See the full product shots, and shots in context of some very cute balconies...

NOTCOT Exclusive! Sneak peak closeups of the upcoming Noferin Pecanpals ~ hand carved and painted wood critters launching soon! (the grass, elephant, and dumbells are too cute as sidekicks)

AB5TRAX ~ super cute video with a very grumpy little can of Mountain Dew

ReadWriteWeb did an awesome list of "Ten Sites for Finding Wonderful Things" ~ and we were lucky enough to make the list! I'm sure you know the others, but if not, definitely go check it out.

Toki Doki Mimobots on the way?

The Nomad Yurt from EcoShack ~ its 120 sq ft of instant pop up space we all need... this really stole the show at CA Boom V ~ see my pics from inside!

David Reimondo, like Rodrigo Bruna #6620, does some incredible art with TOAST! from the map of the world, to a giant keyboard, to a fingerprint mosaic...

Royal VKB's Kid's Puzzle Dinner Tray ~ a fun melamine puzzle to help kids learn what goes where... and keep them busy while you enjoy your meal...

Braithwaite Wallets #9343~ i want to buy this Daedalus for guys who love their guitars... not only does the wallet have a theme song, but it has external slots for your picks, and if no picks, the silk shows thru.

St. Patrick's Day ~ Google Maps Style! Check out streetview and you become a little leprechaun (and as you fly around deciding, check out the rainbow from your feet!)

Theosaurus ~ we first saw them in #7013 ~ but now i have some up close, hands on shots of these adorable porcelain piggy banks for you!

Javier Mariscal has designed some incredible, playful children's furniture with Magis... view them all (and they will get that kid inside of you excited no matter how old you are!)

Magis' Me Too Collection launched a new sky blue Puppy (designed by design god, Eero Aarnio) at CA Boom today!

Glowing Jar Full Of NOTCOTs! (and dissection of a Sun Jar)

AMT's Me-Rors are now available, and we have an exclusive unboxing for you! Beautifully packaged, and playful perfect gifts, these come in both classic oval, and a vintage silhouette mirror floating in glass...

Ultra's Space Station 6 - Cute tempting credit card filled with 6 tiny USB flash drives... 6 2GB drive is only 90$!

Anime Britney Spears for her new video for "Break The Ice" ~ its bizarre/interesting to see pop music go anime (very Ghost In The Shell) Watch it here.