FEATUREDCatherine Ledner's incredible animal portraits which are paired with beautiful wallpapers are now available as limited edition prints! Take a look at my favorites from her A-Z of creatures.

FEATUREDCONGRATS! To our friend over at Leveraged Sell Out ~ who's taught me almost all i know about the finance world... from a hell of a blog, to a BOOK! Is this the new trend?

FEATUREDDan Hiller creates "altered engravings" of humans with tentacles... which can be found as prints, on wood, and even engraved on moleskines!

FEATUREDSeptember 4th - 8th in fforest farm, Cardigan, West Wales ~ Howies will host 75 people with free food and accommodations at the DO Lectures... and you could be one of them!

VIDEONew Luft Logistics film, based on the award winner film created by Monsta and DDB Brazil, last year.
Check it out, it's cute and clever.

FEATUREDSeeing an engraved moleskine, we didn't believe it was really engraved, it felt silk screened... until we looked at it 200x close up...

FEATUREDOld Money by Yoko Devereaux is a limited edition collection of necklaces created by hand carving coins till only their primary designs show.

FEATUREDAndrew Bell and his "Creatures In My Head" ~ have a BOOK! Adorable, glossy, filled with creatures, sculptures, paintings... and a postcard set! The “Hey Everyone, it’s TAC O’clock!” one is my fav...

FEATUREDToys have come full circle ~ from toys being for kids ~ to toys being for grown ups ~ vinyl toys and characters are being transformed back into plushes for the kids! Here's a fun list of baby friendly stuffed toys for gifting!

FEATUREDBest thing at the Dwell on Design LA ~ A+R and Hennessy + Ingalls joined forces for the best pop up store!

VIDEORemix of Radiohead's single "Nude" played by outdated hardware.

FEATUREDGot up close with the Veuve Clicquot Karim Rashid Globalight tonight at its LA launch party at the W in Westwood... crazy scene, check out the pics.

FEATUREDKacper Hamilton’s theatrically sinful 7 Deadly Glasses - are glassy manifestations of all your favorite sins ~ above you see Sloth...

VIDEOMusic video for the British glam pop band Morton Valence's latest single 'Chandelier'.

FEATUREDLes must de Cartier ~ Cartier sent over a gorgeous book that just opened my eyes to the decadent and playful times of Cartier Lifestyle in the 70s and 80s... wow.

FEATUREDAdfunture has teamed up with quite the lineup: DITA Eyewear, Staple Design, Suitman, Revelator, Black Cross, GUE and Puma, to create this YOKA SC Edition to benefit the China Red Cross.

FEATUREDSince i've been a bit behind while traveling, here's a super roundup of some of the most popular 100 from NOTCOT, TasteSpotting, and NotCouture from the last few weeks...

VIDEOCool stop-frame animation by London-based
Marcelo Pena Costa and John Evans.

FEATUREDCartier takes on love ~ through film, music, and art ~ and the 12 film pieces by Olivier Dahan are beautifully woven together and worth checking out

FEATUREDCarbon salt and pepper shakers by Gregory Buntain.

VIDEOParmi Les Vivants! is a short film about 3 young bohemian thieves in early sixties Paris presented as a trailer for a fictitious french new wave film.

FEATUREDPolyface Farm ~ once you hear how they run their fully sustainable farm, and you taste their chickens/pork/eggs/etc ~ i dare you to try and eat industrially farmed animals again...

FEATUREDVirginia has some impressively fesity wildlife ~ check out the toads, canadian geese goslings, huge snakes, chickens, and more found on this little NOTCOT "vacation"

VIDEOThe movie: BOMB IT - The global graffiti documentary by award-winning director, Jon Reiss - features street artists and top graffiti writers from 5 continents (i.e. Taki 183, Revs, Revok, Shepard Fairey, Os Gemeos, Cope, KRS-One etc).

VIDEOWatch the time-lapse movie below to see it in (quick) action.

FEATUREDAnother mythological creature of north america ~ manac trucking's Flying Moose! Which has a great legend behind its origin!

FEATUREDMike and Maaike have taken on Charcoal and the old messy bbq process with their new product for Lazzari, where the packaging for the coal becomes a part of the process, and is completely recycled!

FEATUREDThree Potato Four has adorable "Bird Survey" prints by Matt Cipov ~ and the nest one is available in larger poster form as well!

FEATUREDA few more bird feeders/houses to add to Jean's round-up. The Nidusa birdhouse by Art. Lebedev is just one of the bunch i found!

VIDEOVideo of famous failures from Abraham Lincoln to The Beatles-- "if you've never failed, you've never lived."

VIDEOThis American Life's Ira Glass on storytelling, and why people should keep making art.

FEATUREDVeuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic will take place on Governors Island (Sat 31 May) and can you believe that this will be the first time Polo will be played in NYC for over 70 years... open to the public!

FEATUREDDwell On Design is coming to LA June 5th... and they've hooked up NOTCOT readers with free passes to the exhibition, and a discount on the conferences! See you there?

FEATUREDFound in the bathroom wall of the log cabin in VT ~ The WHY CHEAP ART? Manifesto... a fun read, from 1984

FEATURED"The Fall of Steve Jobs" ~ the cover of Fortune's August 5, 1985 issue ~ found this while poking around the VT Cabin... the article and ads within certainly show how far we've come in the last 23 years...

FEATUREDJackalope spotting! I found the cutest friendliest little jackalope while wandering through St. Johnsbury, VT ~ check out this all american myth and the little town i found it in!

FEATUREDFrying pans and Blini pans just for the vegetarians... cast iron pans with leafy textures for everything you make in them ~ discovered during Hardcore Exhibition at ICFF featuring Finnish design

FEATUREDAmuneal Manufacturing Corp's installation at their booth at ICFF ~ incredible use of bird silhouettes and laser cut metals... both of which i thought were overused trends, but together, i fell in love again.

FEATUREDNOTCOT is in the woods - with no internet or cell reception. If things get a bit quiet the next few days, its b/c i'm working on a log cabin in VT...

FEATUREDFrandsen Projekt Bait Lamp - love how you simply slide the steel weight along the carbon fiber rod to adjust the height of this floor lamp ~ check out our video from ICFF to see it in action!

FEATUREDTAST.ES ~ incredibly gorgeous designer catering ware... really, you will never look at party throwing the same way again, the soup/shot/dessert bowls are my favorite by far... check out the whole collection

FEATUREDMyto Cantilever Chair for Plank ~ a gorgeous new stacker that was far more comfortable in person than i would have guessed! See pics of the display at ICFF

FEATUREDLladro's booth at ICFF has some incredibly edgy pieces that at first glance seemed more like funky indie designs! Also gorgeous fiberoptic chandelier.

FEATUREDPentagon Design has a great "Touching" Exhibition concept for presenting paint textures for Tikkurila Paints. Life sized farm animals - in high gloss, magnetic, and more... much better than paint chips!

FEATUREDTop secret sneak peek at the awesome new StrangeCo/Friends With You - Wish Come True blind box toy contest... that involves stickers! and Secret Maps! (That are adorable graphically of course)

FEATUREDWho doesn't want a crazy Kartell Mr Impossible Philippe Starck Superhero Cardboard Cutout?

FEATUREDHerman Miller's new Airia desk and media cabinet were made by Kaiju Studios that did the I/O Desk Organizer we loved so much... they were practically designed for each other!

FEATUREDCan the stirrer make the party? I fell for the 10 Cane Rum Monkey Stirrers at the Housewarming party by Matter/I.D./Smallpond on friday...

FEATUREDThe view from #10756 was even cooler as it got darker out...

VIDEOVideo of classic NIKE designs.

VIDEObeautiful example of an "arrow in flight". the video puts the artistic process into a context of it's own and independent of the final product.

FEATUREDAs the ICFF/NY Design Week madness dies down ~ here's the sunset out of the bathroom window

FEATUREDRS Barcelona's foosball tables and coat hangers! Check out the beautiful glossy metal tables i found at Conran and ICFF... priceless expressions and hand poses... also there's a mystery table i need your help with!

FEATUREDThere's a yellow box with a string on it... naturally you pull it... out pops a porcelain cuckoo with a CONDOM for you. Susanne Hangaard's Cucoon

FEATUREDJoey Roth's Garden Geta ~ we first covered these woody flip flops back in april 2005, and three years later i finally get to see them in person! Gorgeous... the pair is cut from the same slice of wood!

FEATUREDArtek celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Iconic Stool 60 by constructing an installation of hundreds of them in Gansevoort Square... so tempting to climb up on them. See the pics of it up close!

VIDEOTake me to Ninja Town! Ninja Town trailer for Nintendo NS

FEATUREDTina Tsang of Undergrowth Design gives tea parties that needed edge, while maintaining the dainty details... gorgeous handmade tea set with legs wearing golden shoes to grasp.

FEATUREDI found the Egg Soldier Eggcups by Reiko Kaneko at the ICFF designboom mart! And they are even more adorable and ready to wage war on your bread egg soldiers in person!

FEATUREDDesign Glut at ICFF ~ their products are even more amazing in person - from the Hookmaker and Crude Ring... to the new slow food tray and smoking gun! I think i want them all...

FEATUREDThe New Jawbone is here... and no, its not the Jawbone 2... but the new little jawbone, rather! Finally! Small enough to not take over your face... and has new "noise ASSASSINATION" technology...

FEATUREDVitamin's I.V. Plant Pot is now available for purchase! (After years of waiting...) ~ and it looks sweet! Another self watering pot to make your life easier!

FEATUREDKicking off NY Design Week 2008 ~ Matter preview of their new pieces!

FEATUREDMixko expands their line of Bone China rings ~ from an updated skull and barbie/ken inspired heads to 1D multi faceted diamond rings... check out the new collection!

VIDEOAn awesome advert for Drench featuring Brains from Thunderbird. Some serious puppeteering skills involved!

FEATUREDHanno the Gorilla ~ by David Weeks for Areaware... this little woody posable gorilla is perfect for all ages, and is another ICFF launch i can't wait to see! Check out some of his great poses!

FEATUREDHands on review with Activate Drinks ~ really a packaging close up of these "vitamin drinks" where the vitamins are in the cap until you release them into the water, and then it changes colors... see my video!

FEATUREDICFF maddness ~ here's my crazy list of events, roundup of links to lists of more events, and i'll probably update this as i find more that interests me... also - if you go to one we miss, take pics and share!

FEATUREDMore ICFF goodness to come ~ here's a preview of the newly launched design studio, Bond.

FEATUREDICFF previews ~ Kundalini's Atomium and Abyss lamps will be on display at the Water & Air exhibition in NY next week! These lamps are breathtaking in context... see the pics!

FEATUREDPovl Kjær's Rocking Sheep are once again part of the Danish Crafts Collection and will be at ICFF again... but now in hot pink! (and black and brown and grey)

FEATUREDWow ~ the much anticipated Blackberry 9000 (Bold) has been officially announced! Looks like a leather/textured back... check out the official images!

FEATURED"First Paperless Architecture Book EVER: Piel" was what the email subject line read, and while skeptical, i was actually impressed with this digital book that even lets you jump right to google map views of the locations.

VIDEOWitness Print Liberation’s totally wacko trailer for their book The Screen Printing Primer which will show you how to screen print.

FEATUREDHermes jumps into the DIY Paper Craft world with their pdf of the classic Kelly bag - simply print, cut, glue, and you have your own!

FEATUREDAs i'm sure you've seen by now, i've been on a bit of a research project on bird feeders this morning, storing my finds on notcot.org ~ and the full roundup is now up ~ should we design our own for NOTConcept?

FEATUREDLevel Vodka invited Hussein Chalayan to design The Level Tunnel... a 15 meter long, 5 meter high, traveling installation that captures the essence of Level Vodka, that is currently in Mexico City.

VIDEOA simple animation for Say NO on Prop 98 campaign.

FEATUREDRainbow ~ a classic wood toy from Naef ~ that is party building blocks, and part musical instrument - and definitely a great desk toy for all ages!

VIDEOits a great example of the visual inspiring the audio as vinroc re-scores an original short by Hanna Abi-Hanna.

FEATUREDFor the hungry fencers in your life - BBQ Sword - the perfect saber for roasting anything from marshmallows to hotdogs - or skewering your foe.

FEATUREDYes yes the Sears Crasftman 1470 piece nearly $9,000 tool set is incredible, but have you stopped and looked at all of the product photography for all of their sets? Someone took a LOT of time to lay it all out...

FEATUREDOk, so now you've seen the images of the insanity of Banksy's Tunnel of Stenciling at the Cans Festival... here are high res scans of every page of the "official" program/zine

VIDEOAn animated micro-musical about the one thing in life more important than love. Literally.

FEATUREDRUGenius made it over to the Banksy Cans Festival where over 600 stencil artists took on a tunnel below Waterloo... and luckily for us she took hundreds of pics to share with us... mind blowing stuff.

FEATUREDPackaging that pulled me in... Baxter of California's line of men's skincare is not only all matte and black/blue/white, but also covered in ASCII ART!

FEATUREDMighty (Tiny) Radar Party coming up! And they sent out the cutest cheekiest invites ever... insanely TINY print, and a magnifying glass slipped into the card for all of us lacking the vision required to read it.

FEATUREDMOTHER'S DAY is Sunday! I just panicked, but Delight saved me, and has extended a discount for you guys as well ~ with their gorgeous gift wrapping, and great service, i totally trust them for mom gifts.

FEATUREDSweet Reusable Bag - and story! Target, Newsweek, and Terracycle team up to create these ReTote bags out of old Target Plastic Bags - which you can send in to get a coupon for a free bag.

FEATUREDGold Pacman Grenades and Louis Vuitton Electric Chair are just a peek at the bizarre faux-designer weaponry at this weekend's Peter Gronquist"The Revolution Will Be Fabulous: A Weapons of Mass Designer Show"

FEATUREDLoving this new desk/cable organizer from Kaiju Studios - made of walnut wood and felt

FEATUREDIron Man ~ wow. I didn't think i would, but i loved it... particularly all the design details, i have a serious case of house/lab envy! Check out the video of the Malibu house perched over point dume...

FEATUREDAmazing Gocco prints by Wing-Ip Ngan of Ink Design.

FEATUREDA real accident caught on tape, or a contrived viral video by Discovery Channel to promote the new season of Deadliest Catch? Either way, fun chaotic video of crabs...

FEATUREDSmitten with #10303 ~ i couldn't help featuring the adorable wallpapers and calendars that go along with The Animals Save the Planet.

FEATUREDFlip Video Ultra - that tiny idiot-proofed video camera with the flip out USB now has an Underwater Housing and Action Mount! Can you imagine the silly things you can do with such a low cost underwater video camera?

FEATUREDAtmostheory's Command Posters are genius ~ see all three to full appreciate their witty key command inspired pieces.

FEATUREDGTA IV or MarioKart? It's a big week for driving games... See the unboxing of the GTA IV Special Edition that just showed up - the Art book and Security Deposit Box are awesome.

FEATUREDCoolest. Envelopes. Ever. D!REKTRECYCLING - they transform old maps into the sweetest recycled envelopes i've ever laid eyes on... and you get to learn about the randomest places when you open your mail!

VIDEOInspired by Eadweard Muybridge + Theo Jansen: Solar powered kinetic paper animals... You can also order the kit to make your own! Bizarre video...

FEATUREDMP Industries Berlin has some gorgeously tempting felt weaponry for those times you just need to... on i dunno, pretend you have a Glock 9mm with Tactical Light?

FEATUREDA peek into the fabulous world of illustrator, Nick Dewar

VIDEOHow to make an outdoor ad no one can ignore with 400 coins.... for super bonder - cute video

FEATUREDMy obsession of the moment is this Teuco Sorgente Bath Tub ~ that is flushed with your floor, overflows with water, has 8 super silent jets... and it can be covered in slate, teak, and more!

FEATUREDTsunami Hazard Zone - on great signage, love the graphics on this simple fear-instilling warning sign.

FEATUREDI went hunting for some rain so that i could slip on some Swims over my suede flats, and give them a proper review!

FEATUREDFederated Media unofficial after party ended up at Mel's Drive In last night... and when challenged, i couldn't help but order the bizarre Apple Pie with CHEESE a la mode...

FEATUREDFIGHT! It's Earth Day and unfortunately... cofounder of Envirosax is showing his company's true colors, starting fights in the comments on the RuMe bag post...

FEATUREDWhat kind of footprint are YOU leaving? Here are a few nature inspired soles - from swims and bespoke parisian berluti's.

VIDEOWhat do you consider art? - as answered by the always adorable Creature Comforts in this adorable video

FEATUREDRuMe - here's an early earth day sneak peek and hands on review of the latest reusable bag option launching tomorrow...

FEATUREDRoundup 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!

VIDEOKiwi! A simple, yet powerful short film by Dony Permedi, evokes both happiness and sadness as a little bird finally realizes his dream.

FEATUREDKings, Queens and spades infiltrate the amazing illustrations of Plane Jane.

VIDEOThe Fool on The Hill: an amazing ceramic outdoor piece of furniture, by Luca Nichetto with flowers by Massimo Gardone. Crafted by Bosa Ceramiche for Moroso - see the video!

FEATUREDRich In Craft presents their new Folie å Deux - one part rugged antler inspired handle - one part vintage styled wool bag...

FEATUREDSolution 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...

FEATUREDUnboxing 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.

FEATUREDIKEA 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...

FEATUREDKarim Rashid's Globalight for Veuve Clicquot - their second collaboration - and this one creates and incredible ambient glow - without warming your precious bottle!

FEATUREDOf 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...

FEATUREDRed'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...

FEATUREDThe 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?

FEATUREDSpeakers, Projectors, Ambient lighting - all in the modular form of adorable gnome like creatures and trees for your outdoor spaces... NOTConcept 002 ~ the final renders!

FEATUREDThis surprise bottle of Veuve Cliquot Rose 2002 has helped make this monday feel a little less like a thursday...

FEATURED1800 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...

FEATUREDJaime Hayon Works ~ launching at the salone... i'm already desperately coveting this new book by my favorite spanish designer...

FEATUREDShort 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!

FEATUREDMaterial 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.

VIDEO22ft Robot Made of Styrofoam inserts from electronics, etc.... ever wonder how these michael salter creations are built? See this crazy video!

FEATUREDNike'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!

FEATUREDOooooh the wallpapers from the Veer - Very Secret Order of Creatives Understanding are gorgeous!... and available in every imaginable size if you solve the riddles...

FEATUREDI 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!

FEATUREDCourvoisier teams up with LRG - and in addition to an exclusive clothing line... some exclusive customized iphones, blackberry curves, and ipods too! Adorable logo for the collab...

FEATUREDStrong Bad and the Home Star Runner gang are coming to Wii Ware!!! Strong Bad's Game for Attractive People.

FEATUREDBlue Ant Studio's Chair Exam poster is an eye/mind exam for any designer chair lover!

FEATUREDWhen techcrunch met popsugar met LA... very massive techy/web2.0 party hit hollywood tonight... perry ferrell djing... and a very bizarre and surreal night all around.

FEATUREDAnthro eNook gets knocked off by ikea... and then they slide the price from $399.00 to $39.99... STILL a knockoff... but also still an interesting charging/laptop station solution.

FEATUREDKeyport ~ i got hands on with one finally, and here are some closeups to answer those questions about HOW they get those keys on there... and how easily you can swap them! The dovetailing is quite nice...

FEATUREDMonterey Bay Aquarium impulse buy... an Octopus/Squid BASTER. Why? No clue, but its silicone head is quite cute... and it comes with a cleaning brush!

FEATUREDIs Valve's cult game, Portal, really about Bondage and Assisted Suicide as far as the main machine/AI, GladOS, is concerned? Fascinating visual and literary analysis...

FEATURED‘Paper Voyeur’ - flora and fornication. Wallpaper that is the litmus test to weed out the dirty minds entering your humble abode? An oldie from '06 that #9757 reminded me of...

FEATUREDManning the faux faux bag pop up that sells real bags outside of the Murakami launch party... Updated the post with pics of murakami and marc jacobs and more from NYTimes coverage!

FEATUREDSneak Peek - DING3000's Animal Tales collection for the upcoming Milano Design Week! Very fun use of shadows in their product photography.