FEATUREDMacallan + W Los Angeles + NOTCOT ~ a fun little get together, first time playing host... and we even got to sip Macallan 57! More interestingly, see the social media component with their favorite, twitter.

FEATUREDManymals - beautiful silver jewelry - in the coolest packaging ever!

VIDEOMaking of - The Worlds Biggest Signpost. A 50 meter tall interactive structure that points out peoples favourite locations all around the world. By Swedish based Farfar advertising agency, for Nokia.

VIDEORobbie and Chris of WOMWorld/Nokia play a game of 'Guess Who'... with a difference! It involves a load of Nokia Booklet 3Gs, and a load of our favouite websites... Check it out!

FEATUREDFun interview with Rick Owens on Net-A-Porter ~ his quotes feel so very NOTCOT!

FEATUREDLaptop cases made of billboards - Fresh in from Artecnica, the latest in their Design W/ Conscience program with MAL / Media Arts Lab part of TBWA

VIDEOA FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.

VIDEOA sweet little animation for someone's birthday. Cute!

FEATUREDTurbine City! Norway! Can you imagine living/playing in these "buildings" floating off the coast in a possible future?

FEATUREDMy first cosmo made with SNOW ~ and it was snowing on the outdoor furniture made of ice by the fire on the patio... Amazing Absolut party at Sundance for the launch of their Spike Jonze film.

FEATUREDBanksy does Sundance ~ announcing his feature film: Exit Through the Gift Shop ~ see the trailer!

FEATURED"Welcome To Advertising: Now Get Lost" ~ a fun book on the intersection of advertising, art, india, and humor collide. Fun gift ~ great illustrations!

FEATUREDProgrammable living cells... could they lead to time release drugs responding to real time feedback... beautiful visualizations in the video showing the new research at UCSD just announced!

FEATUREDLeave it to Dunlop ~ one of my childhood favorites ~ to be graphically the most enticing booth at NAMM ~ from great posters, to awesome booth design, to mexmerising pick displays...

FEATUREDRyan Mc Sorley's Skin by Chanel final project get's us thinking about what the future of skincare and branding might be...

FEATUREDOrange Amps at NAMM ~ love the booth design ~ they built a giant structure of Amps!

FEATUREDIce Balls! Continuing the obsession, here's a look at Muji's Silicon Ice Ball Maker in action.

FEATUREDFlying in to LA the other night ~ there was something so lovely about how the city sparkled on such a clear night... is it all the blindingly bright billboards?

FEATUREDA look at some of the most interesting concept cars that debuted at the Detroit AUto Show 2010

FEATUREDMacallan Flights of the Decades ~ incredible event at Soho House NYC, tasting and twittering our way from New Make Spirit back through 52 year old Macallan.

FEATUREDMacallan Ice Ball "Machine" ~ runs on gravity and the frictional heating capacity of copper at room temperature with the icea... within moments perfect spheres!

VIDEOAttention smart and awesome people of the world – it’s time to shake things up! We’ve penned our first book, I Swear to Good You Are God at This. It’s 72 pages of creative inspiration and we just know you’re going to love it.

FEATUREDMaison Martin Margiela's first perfume launch in Paris ~ we were the only US site present! Absolutely stunning details ~ and i'm loving the packaging, presentation, and dot matrix press kit print outs!

FEATUREDThe Mercer ~ Soho, NYC ~ so many design details not to be missed in my room here ~ this is just one of many in the post! Love the way the bubble bath is measured in bubbles! See the key and magnets too!

FEATUREDCES Top Secret look in to Belkin's suite ~ on unique challenges, they invited me in to preview many of the upcoming 2010 offerings, but i can't show them to you (yet)! HOWEVER, i can show you some of the incredible displays they set up!

VIDEOSimon Dennehy from www.perch.ie speaks at TEDx Dublin about his new Ergonomic School Furniture and approach to R&D for Students

VIDEOCL!CK - a beautiful Lego shortfilm

FEATUREDTenga Eggs ~ a male pleasure toy ~ How they work was a surprise to me ~ the beautiful packaging is so deceptive! See the chicken video too.

FEATUREDCES: Canon's booth went all mad scientist tv set style ~ check out the level of detail for this pop up set for people to test cameras on

FEATUREDCES showcased Intel's Infoscape - an incredible huge touch screen UI showing spinning browsable cubes of 576 live links of information! See the pictures and video ~ beautiful UX.

FEATUREDSamsung Booth at CES ~ amazing experience to walk in to ~ really feels like being an ant in a kaleidoscope, so mesmerizing as the colors and images change... just stand inside spinning around in awe.

FEATUREDAdventures in vegas with Cool Hunting and HTC = endlessly playful inspiring explorations... and a series of pictures where i think i got really in to pretty textures and patterns...

VIDEO"A two-minute animated voyage through nature's life cycle, following the trials and tribulations of a humble apple seed."

FEATUREDPuma Penguin Army ~ they are starting to spread out in to the world... here are some of the first pics being sent back...

FEATUREDMint Cleaner ~ one of my favorite CES finds so far... it's like a swiffer got with a roomba + got a makeover by yves behar + brain boost by evolution robotics = Clean floors!

VIDEOBonnier R&D and BERG take an exciting look at how content will be consumed with touchscreen readers. User experience is the focus of this conceptual video.

VIDEODr. Z and HEBERMEHL blasted the city walls of Savannah, GA with their video projections over a three week period. Check the David Ellis cameo at the end

FEATUREDAdorable packaging and typography ~ beautiful sake bottles ~ see these and more (also really cool opening tab) ~ ahh, packaging based impulse buys strike again!

FEATUREDOn fun object filled fonts ~ take a look at the great typography found in the latest issue of V Magazine ~ it has everything from iphones to snow flakes to stilettos built in...

FEATUREDBrain Stream (they have the awesome brain sperm logo) Cregg & Cregg egg decapitators ~ this pair is beautifully packaged in black and white with playful illustrations.

FEATUREDGorgeous limited edition bottles of Magners Pear Cider exclusively for Bungalow 8 London by Cake

FEATUREDLiquid Image announces two new digital still/vid cameras! One that built in to swim goggles ~ another in to snow goggles! Nice addition to their scuba goggles!

FEATUREDVodka Packaging vs Absolut - THEN (when they first launched their apothecary like bottle) and NOW. A bit biased, but still pretty and fun to see

VIDEOWatch the creation of a crazy, animatronic monster for a cellphone commercial with Nick Lachey.
Happy holidays !

FEATUREDWow. On surprise xmas eve boxes to arrive ~ stunning one came from White Rabbit Inc, Fallon, and Syfy. Nothing like vials of Clear Conscience and Desire to kick off 2010... oh a latex rabbit head!

VIDEOToronto ad agency TAXI 2 developed a cleverly designed mannequin to demonstrate how Motrin targets the aches and pains of holiday shopping.

VIDEOKORB (Director) | ECHOLAB (Sound Designer) Holiday Film Collaboration - Scale your celebration!!!

FEATUREDHoliday Giveaway!!! Strange Co has put together 5 goody bags filled with toys for you! This time it's a twitter contest for all the amazing @NOTCOT followers.

VIDEOAttack of W+K made their debut project for ISA ORA fashion brand. The MNDR song is entitled, "I Go Away," Shinichi Maruyama directed/filmed it and Jamie Carreiro edited it.

VIDEOOctopus Pie ANIMATED HOLIDAY SPECIAL! So cute ~ totally gets you in the holiday spirit.

FEATUREDHoliday Feature + GIVEAWAY! Andrew Bell shows us the making of his amazing O-NO Sushi toys! And even gives you a chance to win one of the limited edition green ones before they are available!

VIDEOSmall animation made to promote Regard Sur Le Court Métrage, an international short film fest based in Saguenay, Quebec.

FEATUREDDaily Candy goes print with a lovely little free pocket-sized guide to Los Angeles in partnership with Urban Retreats/Viceroy Group. Impressed with the design and awesome content!

FEATUREDHoliday Feature + GIVEAWAY! Joey Roth's stunning ceramic speakers ~ a peek behind the design, and a chance to win the porcelain, wood, cork speaker set.

VIDEOA follow-up to Jared Lyon's first domino video, this new, holiday-themed video has the dominoes hitting bells to play music.

VIDEOThe American Museum Of Natural History has put together an amazing video tour of the known universe. Watch it in HD with headphones.

FEATUREDPUMA PENGUINS! They sent 20 of these over ~ and this notcot puma penguin army was possibly the most amazing thing to unbox ever. From window displays to here!

FEATUREDHoliday Feature! Massive wejetset GIVEAWAY! Everything you need to run away for the holidays in style ~ hideo roller, super sunglasses, wallpaper guides, incase sleeve, and wesc headphones!

FEATUREDWinstanley sent over a fun holiday card in a petri dish ~ with jingle bells ~ and warnings on how to fend off the H0H0 Chimney Flu virus! And you can play their fun game as well...

VIDEOStop motion animation of "LE WOLF EYE", art installation by mexican artist and illustrator Gibran Julian.

FEATUREDMcSweeney's San Francisco Panorama Newspaper ~ unlike any newspaper you've ever read. Read it along with me to see the infographics and layouts that visually grabbed me!

FEATUREDAdvertising. It's a beautiful thing. Especially when picked right... and designed so awesomely. Take a peek at some of the ones that grabbed me in the stunning McSweeney's SF Panorama Newspaper!

VIDEOBarcelonian motion house United Fakes would like to wish all of you a very happy holiday season.

FEATUREDHoliday Feature and GIVEAWAY!!! Baxter of California gives me a look into the studio, the inspiration, and some new product! Giveaway of their stunning travel kit collaboration with Porter!

FEATUREDKeith Noordzy has some spectacular pieces in the new Gallery 1988 Paper Pushers show ~ check out his Man Made Disaster Studies!

FEATUREDHoliday Feature and Giveaway! See how Jibibuts ~ the latest blind bod woody toys from Noferin ~ are made. AND we're giving away a full case of these little guys!

FEATUREDHoliday Feature! Revolve Clothing's Forward Forward takes us behind the scenes of the Unearthen Watches!

FEATUREDUp close with the NAU Down Scarf i was curious about in #5115 ~ SO comfy! And it has pockets, perfect for stashing phones/cards/cash...

FEATUREDMicroSmores with Core Fusion Technology and adorably anthropomorphized illustrated Israeli Marshmallows

FEATUREDHoliday Feature + GIVEAWAY! Jimmyjane takes us into the design process of their latest waterproof, rechargeable vibrator, the FORM 2, designed in collab with Yves Behar.

VIDEOSyn Emergence is a project which examines Rich Bevan's own associative relationships between sound, form and space.

FEATUREDHoliday Giveaway! Our wonderfully playful friends at Fred have put together another amazing bundle of goodies for a giveaway!

VIDEOThis Reel is Part of Ku-Schneider’s bachelor project in Media Production for the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany. It Features music by Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto.

FEATUREDFlexicords ~ hands on ~ love these bendy USB/AV cables ~ with "cable origami" and recyclable packaging

FEATUREDFascinating campaign from Fallon for Syfy's new Alice ~ it goes from twitter to websites to rabbits in the real world to projections... all transitioning seamlessly. Check out the video!

FEATUREDHoliday Feature and Giveaway! Incase takes us behind the making of the new Perforated Snap Cases ~ thinner and lighter than ever, and great in the hand! Also a chance to win the whole trio!

FEATUREDHave you seen the White Rabbit all over NYC today and last night? At the office, in the park, ice skating... awesome video of it projected and running across building even!

VIDEOOk Go collaborated with director Tim Nackashi on their latest video for the song WTF. No treadmills seen here, but this video is trippy. Done in one take.

FEATUREDHoliday Feature! and chance to win a year of ninjas! Shawnimals is launching the NINJA OF THE MONTH program ~ you can get a new ninja every month... also take a peek into the shawnimals studio!

FEATUREDOn unexpected and adorable surprises ~ Anthropologie just sent over the cutest birthday card ~ punched out cupcake with a candle necklace and discount for the store...

FEATUREDHoliday Feature + GIVEAWAY!!! Rocket World shows off their new jewelry pieces (amazing grenade and skull) as modeled by their first plush, Titus! (A must for the kids wishlist this year!)

FEATUREDHoliday Feature & GIVEAWAY! Baggu launches the new canvas Duck Bag ~ shares the story of how this mother daughter design duo came to be ~ and a giant bundle of green Baggu goodness to giveaway as well!

VIDEOMeditative short docu on creating glass art.

VIDEOThis was another collaboration between Mike Nowland of Company Policy and Carson Ting of Chairman Ting. Produced by Leanna Wilson and original music by Tom Pettapiece.Check out the Time lapse video.

VIDEONeutra Face : An Ode On A Typeface (A Bearded Poker Face Parody). Enjoy.

FEATUREDThe Great Penguin Bookchase! Perhaps the perfect board game for book lovers?

FEATUREDHoliday Feature + GIVEAWAY! Here's a Day in the Life of Hard Graft ~ as well as a first look at their X-Sleeve combo that launched today! (And yes, a chance to win a set too!)

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Feature! Bittersweets NY takes us inside their studio and shows us how these diamond twig rings are made! AND they are giving one away to a lucky reader!

FEATURED180 Grammes ~ amazing parisian store where you literally pick a color... and they turn one of their amazing pieces of clothing into that color for you! Wow. So many colors.

FEATUREDHouse of Dagmar ~ here's a look at their new Spring/Summer 2010 Collection! Love this award winning Swedish line created by three sisters...

VIDEOGorgeous inspiring video of the Design Story of the Lexus LF-Ch concept car! From Calty Design Research!

FEATUREDSpecial Holiday Feature + Giveaway!!! Scott Hansen from ISO50 gives us a close up look inside his studio and printing process ~ as well as a giveaway of a bundle of posters + t-shirt + record + buttons!

FEATUREDInvisible Creature for Target ~ The Winter Fishing Hole Game! Gift card that unfolds into a beautifully illustrated playful board game ~ see the closeups of the details!

FEATUREDTarget Gift Cards ~ can you believe there are 4 in that picture? A wind up dog, a beautifully illustrated board game, bath salts, and a box of crayons? There is even a viewmaster and a reusable bag and remote controlled mouse out there!

VIDEOOn iPhone pranks - The Super Glue iPhone Prank - 2009 Wired Store NYC (Shot on an iPhone 3gs and OWLE bubo)

FEATUREDLife NK ~ i can't get over the packaging of this line with the adorable illustrated bears ~ see the whole line! Too cute.

FEATUREDClick for Art's stunning new Cup & Saucer sets ~ as fun as the designs are, see the beautiful packaging the limited editions come in!

VIDEONew Jookabox video by Rafa Toro

FEATUREDCarbon Fiber Wrapped Mercedes AMG SLS ~ its kind of incredible ~ especially when you look closely at the details!

FEATUREDUltimate Ears 700s ~ the unboxing over breakfast ~ and close up looks at the fascinating design details i never expected. (and don't they look like little capsule pills?)

FEATUREDBreathtaking ~ a close up look at the Mercedes AMG Driving Academy: Laguna Seca ~ practically on the water in Monterey ~ how can anyone resist driving these beauties on the track ~ and see the carbon fiber drive shaft up close too!

FEATUREDSHAG’s “Autumn’s Come Undone” show at the Corey Helford Gallery up close! Definitely a must see show ~ one of my favorites of the year!

VIDEOWay cool stop animation on the debate around Film vs. Digital photography, created by ridiculously awesome photographer Lauren Randolph, aka LaurenLemon.

VIDEOVery beautiful sequence of liquids shot with a macro lens and from below. The video is also accompanied by a fitting ambient soundtrack.

VIDEOThis video tells the story of hope using the alphabet, a simplistic animation style and seamless transitions that show the interconnection between opportunity, education and change.

FEATUREDMy favorite 'Make Fire' button (it starts the many amazing communal fireplaces) ~ yurts (you must see the geometric gel domes!) ~ bear behind the bar ~ 'THINK' ibm signage and more at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs

FEATUREDDave Presslers Endorphins get dissected in his latest piece! Love the detail... from the skull in the stomach (?) to the big sharp teeth behind that blinding smile...

VIDEOAmerican Express Commercial Parody 2009

FEATUREDMoss in association with Edelman Arts presents Remains by Cathy McClure ~ she deconstructs robotic animal toys ~ recasts the pieces in bronze and reconstructs it... see all the creatures!

FEATUREDEverki Camber EVA Netbook Case ~ on more multipurpose laptop cases, here's another that doubles as an nice ergo stand/desk!

VIDEOTake a walk inside the Christmas tree for Singapore's newest mall, ION Orchard, at the heart of the city's main shopping thoroughfare.

FEATUREDSHAG: "Autumn's Come Undone" ~ A peek at some of the massive pieces in the show opening this week at Corey Helford Gallery

FEATUREDAudrey Kawasaki's mini laser engraved wooden ovals with drawings that were part of a goodie bag are just adorable ~ see a selection of them close up!

FEATUREDMetamorphic Candelabra ~ took it out into the desert to play with ~ love the idea that you can move the arms around...

FEATUREDMaking of the adorable Brain Pattern Egg Qee - hand painted by Emilio Garcia

FEATUREDIntegratron! Sound baths, alien conspiracies, crazy architecture, stunning sunsets... all out in the desert. How could i resist?

VIDEOTrillions... a short film by MAYA Design created to put some perspective on the invisible but fast approaching challenges and opportunities in the pervasive computing age.

VIDEOTo kick off the first day of McDonald's Free Coffee promotion (running November 16- 29, 2009), McDonald's created a unique Stop Motion video showcasing an artist's troupe building a mural made entirely out of McDonald's coffee.

VIDEOFrom the opening credits to the music, "Corrupting Paulo" is retro inspired and delectable. Short film from Brazil.

FEATUREDShu Uemura Art of Hair ~ LOVE the custom box they ship in! Sealed with custom packing tape and tissue paper too! Lovely black and white unboxing experience!

VIDEOLife-size versions of two pages from "Where the Wild Things Are" on chalkboard painted walls in the DC office of ad agency Arnold Worldwide. It took over eleven hours to draw and video is made from over 1,500 stills. Enjoy!

VIDEO3000 photos to make this marvelous video documenting the process of creating art books using a Vandercook letterpress and hand-binding techniques.

FEATUREDAce Hotel Palm Springs ~ a peek at the stunning Room 214. So cozy, so spacious, and so many incredible design details (just as one would expect from the Ace!)

FEATUREDPRISM MindTheGap opening party ~ quite the LA event last night, the art was stunning, as were the rooftop views overlooking the city... See the works of Phil Frost and Barry McGee!

VIDEOVolvo debuts "Blind Preview" where Ersef Armagan, a blind painter, depicts the car. Ersef, blind since birth, is renowned not only for the beauty of his art, but for his ability to paint objects, in perfect perspective.

FEATUREDPeeking inside LA's Grilled Cheese Truck ~ and a look at their truck, branding, and the food itself (from tomato soup shots to dessert grilled nutella/marshmallow/banana)

FEATUREDDayna Decker Chandel up close ~ the EcoWood Wick is a unique wide woody wick that creates a lovely crackling flame in a beautiful votive. Quick video and up close pics...

FEATUREDUndergrowth Design "Wash Away All Sins" Soap Dispenser ~ nice definition of "clean" on the back for your guests to read while washing up as well!

FEATUREDA closeup look at the Joby Gorillapod Mobile for iPhone 3G/S ~ love that its all matte rubbery blackness

FEATUREDVeuve Clicquot Yellowboam! An amazing and unexpected gift ~ in a handcrafted lacquered box holding a gold + stingray leather coated 3L bottle of champagne!

VIDEOArtificial Paradise, Inc is an experimental film anticipating a future where a major corporation has developed an unique software, based on organic virtual reality, which holds all the lost memories of humankind.

FEATUREDModerna Museet in Stockholm has the most inspiring graphite pencils with great quotes on them! The most NOTCOT.org appropriate is Warhol's "I never read,I just look at the pictures."

FEATUREDVacu Vin Glass Markers - Party People!!! These are adorable mini silicon suction cup creatures to mark glasses during your next party! Even cuter in person than i imagined!

FEATUREDBorn In Sweden Watering Can ~ designed by Pascal Charmolu. A simple stainless steel cylinder with a rubber hose and magnet...

FEATUREDThe Grand Hotel Stockholm ~ can you believe it was dark out when i took this? Fun look at some design details of this historic hotel ~ and more fascinating looks at chandeliers from below!

FEATUREDAbsolut Icebar Stockholm ~ First look at the latest design - "Factory" - officially opening today! (They change the design and menu twice a year) ~ even peeks from behind the bar!

VIDEORadiator Chair, made of old radiator. See the making of movie!

FEATUREDAbsolut's 30th Anniversary of the Art Collection celebration took place in an ominous mysterious black box that popped up next to the Lydmar Hotel ~ the lighting was stunning! Also see it being taken apart...

FEATUREDGrodan restaurant in Sweden has this little red frog on everything... from menus to napkins... to the bottom of their glasses! Really fun idea for a simple way to subtly brand your drinking experience easily...

FEATUREDAbsolut Art Collection ~ a few pieces took over a suite at the Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm, and while the pieces are fun, the way they are installed and interacting with the room are fascinating! (quick vid too!)

FEATUREDA-Stools and an awesome custom, flexible, modular panel background ~ brilliant design at the Absolut panels celebrating the 30 years of creative collaborations! See the designs close up...

VIDEONew York Mag Video showing the street art of Joshua Allen Harris, who makes sculpture that inflates and becomes animated when subway cars pass beneath sidewalk grates in NYC. Such a great idea!

FEATUREDMeet Crtl C! Just discovered some of the Brio Network collection toys in person! They are even more adorable and now there is series 1 and 1.5 ~ take a look at the whole line! Email, Search, etc as wood toys!

VIDEOLast month Creo Productions and event planner Rob Bliss came together for "100,000 Paper Airplanes and Melodies Over Monroe." With gorgeous music by Sigur Ros.