FEATUREDEven at a mere 3.5 months old ~ Tasteologie has almost 4000 posts! Here's the Top 100 delicious inspiration from Tasteologie in 2010 so far!

FEATUREDA look back at 2010 through 100 drinks from Liqurious!

VIDEOBonbon Macherei - great video about artisanal hard candy making in Berlin

FEATUREDAs we countdown to 2011 ~ here's a look back at the top 100 fashionable posts at NotCouture!

FEATUREDMontessorium ~ in addition to the Math and Letters apps, there is now Alpha Writer! Perfect for the little kids in your life...

FEATUREDNOTCOT.org annual roundup ~ top 100 of 2010!!! Thanks again for another amazing year ~ here's to an even more inspiring 2011!

FEATUREDBeautifully illustrated Story of (ginger)SNAP ~ as found around the neck of the bottle of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction's SNAP spirit.

FEATUREDThe final NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway! #31 is from The Is A Limited Edition, which is giving away the 9 Cups & Saucers with Prints from Series 2! Gorgeous limited edition works of art from NOTCOT artist faves!

FEATUREDAlcohol packaging gurus, Stranger & Stranger have concocted their 12th Christmas Spirit, and this year it is a deliciously beautiful Absinthe! See packaging details!

FEATUREDMerry Christmas! From a kidrobot holiday dunny to mix and matching flocked santa beard and reindeer skull on a stick with some other fun toys...

FEATUREDWilde Dieren/Wild Animals By Rop van Mierlo. Beautiful. Odd. Book of wild animals! See the video of how the images are made... mesmerizing.

FEATUREDHere are just a few of the beautiful destinations showcased on Notventures this week. Where will you be off to next?

FEATUREDTechnology in Fashion! A look at some of the latest innovations...

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #30: KIDROBOT!!! A giant tower of blind box treats ~ more than enough to share... or hoard. Tons of fun inspiration in surprise boxes...

FEATUREDBourbon Balls and Ice Brains! The Ice Ball trend continues with Maker's Mark ice ball molds and Fred Brain Freezes

VIDEOA hula hoop spins and dances without stop around trees, lamp posts, statues and many objects more visiting londons greatests locations. All to the rythm of Sancamaleon's song 'Sandro'.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #29: CIA (Central Illustration Agency) is giving away 12 of its inspiring Desk Calendars! Weekly visual goodness for 2011!

FEATUREDNSP BreakOut Pedal. Boutique audio interface for the iPad and iPhone, handmade in Portland, OR by group of artist tech misfits obsessed with Alice Coltrane records and pranking friends.

FEATURED‘Tis the season for a bit of overindulgence and there is no better way to get started than with some gorgeous, droolworthy inspiration from Tasteologie and Liqurious.

FEATURED Daniel Bjugård Photoetched Christmas Card made out of 0.2 mm hardened steel made in collaboration with Mikroponent AB - see it assembled!

FEATUREDHP Envy100 e-All-In-One ~ seriously, its so pretty and sleek it is like a magic box. That happens to print, scan, wirelessly connected with apps, makes toys, and even prints what you email to it! Reusable bag packaging even! See the unbox.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #28: ISO50 is giving one lucky reader a super bundle from the shop: a choice of tshirt, a choice of thermal shirt, a choice of giclee, the Tycho Past is Prologue cd, and a Past is Prologue poster.

VIDEOClever Christmas video made using a bunch of iPads from the team at Torchbox

FEATUREDTIME/LIFE: Science/Library - A Revolution in a Quiet Room… A look at Dan Funderburgh's amazing retro science inspired exhibition in Barcelona at the Vallery.

FEATUREDAwesome post-modern Gingerbread "Palazzo" in the Acura Season For Reason ad!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #27 comes from Belkin! Chance to win a Belkin Flip Blade for iPad and a Belkin Conserve Valet!

FEATUREDGift Guide: for the Jetsetter on the Go! Fun, surprising mix of luxe and playful goodies!

FEATUREDLatest roundup looking back on another week of inspiration here at NOTCOT.org! Here are my favorites!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #26: our friends from MOR are giving two lucky readers: a Dear Mr. Partrdige Gift Set, or a Soap Opera Gift Set!

FEATUREDFrench company, Art & Toy, has created these stunning limited edition Lomoges Porcelain Potamus Anarchy figures in black and red editions - a collaboration between Frank Kozik & K.Olin Tribu.

VIDEOCute Mercedes-Benz holiday video...

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #25: Skip Hop! They are giving two lucky readers: a Night and Day Discovery Toy, a Friendly Forest Mirror, and Zoo Bookends.

VIDEOA third domino video by Jared Lyon. This time interpreting the events in TRON through glowing dominoes.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #24: A+R ~ the gorgeously minimalist David Turpin & Native Union’s Moshi Moshi MM03 Bluetooth Cellphone + VOIP Handset!

FEATUREDAre you a Mixology Master? Take our Liqurious Quizzes over at The Master of All Skills challenge we've made with DonQ!!! (See our fun watercolors in the quiz!)

FEATUREDWhether you’re after a wintry wonderland and tropical paradise, Notventures can inspire your next expedition.

FEATUREDGift Guide ~ For the Business Travelers constantly on the go! Picks that will help make the non stop bouncing between planes and taxis and hotels a bit easier...

VIDEOOld-time skaters ENESS jumped at the chance to bring skateboarding into the future by blending interactivity and high-tech mastery for the Tron Legacy premiere.

VIDEOImagine a Tree House. In the middle of a city. Marco Mucig's trailer for Chérie's Tree House, Milan's tradeshow of emerging designers - a dark, romantic fairytale to encourage the realization of fantasies.

FEATUREDNog Pong! The fun interactive xmas card from Saatchi & Saatchi LA by Deep Local. You throw ~ they drink! And you control the NogBot! See behind the scenes and even the electronic guts...

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #23: Baggu ~ a giveaway of a bundle of Baggu reusable bags ~ from baby ones to big ones to a 3 pack of normal shopping bags to a bunch of the new zips and more!

VIDEORekiem skateboard how to make a board - by Jeremy Hugues - beautiful video!

FEATUREDConan O'Brien American Express Ads and Making-Of Videos ~ an amazing look at glass blowing in italy and cloth making in india!

FEATUREDA peek at the Highland Cows at The Macallan Estate in Speyside, Scotland in the winter! So adorable.

FEATUREDWindows 7 "To The Cloud" Ads!

FEATUREDByAMT's Clé USB ~ 3D printed USB keys!

VIDEOInside the Ladder Shop at the San Francisco Fire Department

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #22: Nau! the eco-chic line is giving away a $500 Gift Certificate!

FEATUREDGenrocks' Filmography 2010 ~ an incredibly edited/timed masterpiece mashing up 270 films of 2010!

FEATUREDProject Reindeer - A herd of 8 reindeer you can get to know via web cam, GPS tracking, videos... and each is attached to a Gap discount that we all get depending on how challenges go each day?!?!

FEATURED"Imagination Meets Engineering" - Incredible Audi A7 Sportback advert ~ an x-ray kaleidoscope of nature meets engineering madness that is absolutely mesmerizingly set to Basement Jaxx’s ‘Dracula’

FEATUREDSweet, savory and stylish, it’s another roundup from the ever tasty Tasteologie and Liqurious.

FEATUREDThe world as lit up by facebook friends vs the world lit up at night ~ Facebook data infrastructure engineering team intern, Paul Butler's Infographic!

FEATUREDHoliday Giveaway #21: Baxter of California is giving one lucky reader a “Flammable” Wood Gift Box! Three candles in a stunning box!

FEATUREDKelly Reemsten's amazing oil paintings ~ a juxtaposition of party frocks and simple tools... like chainsaws, bolt cutters, axes, monkey wrenches, dish gloves and more!

FEATUREDAwesome Martell ads ~ almost picture in picture the way they play with "The same pleasure since 1715" ~ see the other ad, as well as close ups!

VIDEOIshihara by Yoav Brill - A short film about color blindness.

FEATUREDAnother gorgeous week has passed and this week’s roundup is full of stunning images of lustworthy products, breathtaking scenes and overlooked minutia.

FEATUREDKiehl's and KOONS launch party for their new collaboration... a look at the NYC launch and the delicious Momofuku delights, including Crack Pie bites and Cake Truffles!

FEATUREDGift Guide: TVs in Kitchens ~ the gadgets and gizmos that help make it even easier when cooking! (And a taste of some of the Tasteologie Editors' favorite cooking shows!)

FEATUREDOna Bag's The Roma ~ a DLSR Insert for just about any bag...

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #20: Fawn & Forest are giving away the incredible Brinca Dada Emerson Doll House - the ultimate modern doll house!

FEATUREDGift Guide ~ TV/Movies we love to stream in the background....

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #19: Diesel Sweeties is giving away two bundles ~ one pixel skull set (shot glasses, socks, tie!) and one pixel robot set (tote, socks, tie!)

FEATUREDThe Kraken Rum - takes its deliciously inspired branding to a new level and launches a STORE! With gorgeous lamps and shower curtains, posters and moleskines, tees and handkerchiefs... and more!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #18: Hard Graft! Chance to win one of the lovely leather/felt phone fold cases!!!

VIDEOStop-motion PSA for MTV Staying Alive Campaign.

FEATUREDRoot Beer Jelly on Pork Belly on Crispy Grits... and other southern meets socal meets molecular gastronomy dishes at Vu.

FEATUREDHoliday Giveaway #17: Super awesome gift pack (hand picked by NOTCOT) from Fred! There's so much goodness in here, not enough room to even list it out!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Gift Guide ~ Going GREEN! Literally! All about gorgeous ways to integrate plants at home....

FEATUREDPerrier Jouët's Dandy Champagne Bag ~ gorgeous holiday 2010 set, limited edition of 40, see all the details of what's included!

FEATUREDWhere will your next adventure take you? Get carried away with this gorgeous roundup from Notventures.

FEATUREDHoliday Giveaway #16: Fitzsu! The awesome modern gift store fits our kitchen theme today with a chance to win the Boomerang Wok and Alea 16 pc. Stone Trivet!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Gift Guide ~ into the kitchen! Lots of culinary goodness for gifting!

FEATUREDGrolsch has brought together some of the world's best musicians to create the Swingtop Philharmonic Orchestra. The musical troupe has created a video Christmas card featuring the carol 'Oh, Christmas Tree' played entirely using classic Swingtop bottles.

FEATUREDThe Macallan 18 2010 Holiday Gift Box ~ a close up look at the fun packaging

VIDEOPhotographer Ian Flanigan went on a road trip with his girlfriend, took over 4000 photos and then made a stop motion video of it all!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #15: Dead Zebra Inc is giving away 10 of their limited edition new SNOWMAN ANDROID toys!!!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Gift Guide: the annual birthday guide of randomness i'm loving!

VIDEOIncredible mountain biking video, FRAMED, featuring Andi Wittmann. By by Felix Urbauer set to Welcome Home by Radical Face.

FEATUREDInside the Gilt Groupe Warehouses ~ seeing where all the clothes come from... from a sea of racks, to piles of boxes waiting to go out, and more!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #14: Stacks! These guys are generously giving one lucky winner a set of three gorgeous skate decks!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Gift Guide for the Home!

FEATUREDInspiration: Peppermint! A visual look at the red, white, stripey deliciousness that screams holiday season!

FEATUREDTweet Wrap - Free Twitter Wrapping Paper ~ from your tweets to the printer to your house ~ fun holiday cheer spread by Samsung Boost ~ fun UI and pattern choices too!

VIDEOPut it back down: fantastic psychedelic animation video for Seymour Bits a.k.a. Bas Bron. Directed by Michiel ten Horn & Maarten J. Berkers. Produced by Habbekrats Amsterdam.

FEATUREDNOTCOT.org Roundup time! It continually blows my mind daily how together we’ve all found so much inspiration constantly! Can you believe its been doing its thing since 2006?

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #13: Incase is giving away 8 bundles of iPhone4 and iPad goodies!

FEATUREDA sneak peek at tomorrow's Gilt Man sale... we go behind the scenes at Gilt Groupe and see how their lightning fast photo shoots happen!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #11 and #12 ~ Delight and Gent Supply Co. are giving 6 readers gift certificates!

FEATUREDGift Guide: Fun toys for kids! (Little kids and BIG kids alike!)

VIDEOAmazing video for the new D_luxe collection 'Costumes & Crystal Armour'

FEATUREDFearless Chocolates ~ a close up look at the graphic design and packaging!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #10: Maker SHED! A chance to win Cooking for Geeks, a "Bomb Defuser", and a 200$ Gift Certificate to get your make on!

FEATUREDOperation Window Seat: LAX-LHR The super snowy edition! Amazing how crisply the patterns stand out in the snow... especially layered with fluffy clouds.

VIDEOVideo: Presentation of Qatar’s first five stadiums for 2022 FIFA World Cup!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #9: Suck UK is giving away 3 readers a box of Xmas Declarations!

FEATUREDKnog Bike Locks ~ the whole line is awesome - and the photography is (dare i say it) as exciting as the design!

FEATUREDPlan your escape this weekend with a few inspirations from Notventures.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #8: Triple Aught Design has some amazing gear for you to win to keep you warm while looking good and ready for anything!

FEATUREDGift Guide ~ for Photographers!

FEATUREDGIFT GUIDE: Incredible Edibles ~ delicious delights you can surprise people with - and all orderable online!

FEATUREDThe posts are looking delicious on Tasteologie and the drinks at Liqurious are quite literally on fire!

FEATUREDTiny Plane Spotting! A new variation of our favorite Operation Window Seat? They are so amazingly small in a sea of clouds!

FEATUREDGift Guide! A random plethora of super fun crazy stuff for creatives ~ This one is all about unexpected goodies for those creative folks in your life!

FEATUREDFitness via Samsung TV Apps ~ an exploration of ideas and ways TV apps can turn into their own workout! Get creative!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #7: Normann Copenhagen ~ gorgeous lamps to light up your life!

FEATUREDStarbucks 12 Days of Sharing ~ a fun and unique sponsorship here on NOTCOT.org ~ with fun goodies popping out from behind some of the posts!

FEATUREDThere’s lots to love about this week’s NOTCOT.org roundup which includes great packaging, new gadgetry, stunning illustration and more.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #6: Supermarket! A bundle of designer goodies from around the world! See all the giveaway details with how to comment for a chance to win!

VIDEOPseudo Suede Studios creates a new motion graphics music video for the song Fool's Quest from the Rowan Converse album, Break Failure.

FEATUREDGift Guide: Holiday Traveling + TV! Gadgets and gifts that change and accessorize the way we interact and consume TV when outside of the living room… like while traveling!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Gift Guide: Beautiful Books ~ fun gorgeous books for all ages

FEATUREDHoliday Giveaway #5: Ultimate Ears! Leave a comment for a chance to win some Custom 18-Pros - and tweet to any of our twitter accounts for 5 chances to win UE700s!

VIDEOTree Chunk, a toothpick dispenser (or small cutting board) by David Tsai.

FEATUREDUnboxing of Jimmyjane's Little Afterglow Sampler set ~ beautiful porcelain cased massage candles ~ far more playful than that standby box of chocolates this holiday season.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #4: Kidrobot is giving away a HUGE bundle of Labbit goodies! From a 24" stuffed mustached one to a bunch of toys as well!

FEATUREDBeautiful Best Made All Purpose First Aid Kit ~ yes, from the Axe guys.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #3: Branch Home is giving one lucky reader a bundle of sustainable goodies for the home!

FEATUREDIt’s definitely Notventures Friday here at NOTCOT! Whether you’re after polar bears or scuba diving between tectonic plates, you’ll find all the inspiration you need for your next adventure at Notventures.

FEATUREDGift Guide time! First up ~ a travel gift guide inspired by NotVentures!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #2: Wejetset! A huge travel bundle of goodies! From roller suitcase and jack spade back to headphones, sunglasses, and more!

VIDEOBigger than ever, NikeTown in London is back open for business. This short video that features athletes from Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis to English Premier League stars Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Ashley Cole and Dider Drogba.

FEATUREDBlackBox Cases - stunning wooden macbook pro cases that just launched! Hand made in Colorado!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Coupons!!! A little something from us and some of our friends to help with your shopping! Happy Thanksgiving!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #1! Tegu! A chance to win two super sets of these magnetic wooden blocks, including a first look at the new Jungle Set!

FEATUREDThanksgiving is nearly upon us and the season of overindulgence is on its way. Get ready to feast with this mouth watering roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.

FEATUREDRichard Wilkinson's Process Gifs ~ possibly the most amazing animated gifs i've seen... making of his photoshop paintings!

FEATUREDSmall Business Day is Saturday, November 27th! Awesome new day to celebrate all of us small businesses!

VIDEOVideo of the new Pizza Express concept restaurant designed by Ab Rogers in Richmond. The restaurant features parabolic booths that allows the diners to play their own ipods.

FEATUREDVirtual museums, grand spiraling staircases and paper weaponry are only a few highlights of this week’s NOTCOT.org roundup.

VIDEOTest footage from an early version of Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner, the first Augmented Reality Star Wars game.

VIDEOYanke Yan's proof of concept of tracking and rendering a lightsaber in real time using a Kinect hooked up to a PC.

VIDEOVideo of 'boxLEDs Pong' with IR tracking by Christoph Pacher for the Media Architecture Biennale 2010.

FEATUREDOperation Window Seat: LON-LAX ~ the wintery edition, lots of amazing icy goodness! And a mysterious UFO like pic too...

VIDEOFun video showing 3D reconstruction software using a kinect being used to move video in 3d space, and even insert a hell knight from doom 3 in!

FEATUREDUnveiling of the Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG, the Ducati Diavel, and the announcement of AMG and Ducati partnership!

FEATUREDAbsolut Glimmer, an up close look at the launch party with Cee-Lo in NYC and the beautiful glass bottle

FEATUREDNaef Tectus, a beautiful wooden desk toy in black and white created solely by applying the golden ratio. Full unboxing and up close look!

VIDEOVideo of Takeshi Ishiguro's production version of his smoke ring signs device.

VIDEOVideo of the 'eCLOUD' dynamic sculpture made of polycarbonate tiles that fade between transparent and opaque states reacting to real time weather data from around the world.

VIDEOTED Talk - Dennis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty...

FEATUREDSatisfy your wanderlust with a peek at NOTCOT’s latest addition, NotVentures.

FEATUREDVolkswagen EOS preview in LA ~ sure there were gossip girls, little dogs, clay modelers at work... but there was also a car creeping down the wall...