FEATUREDAnother week of getaway inspiration from NotVentures has taken us to Everest, the Argentinian Sierras and Australia’s Great Ocean Road. Where will you explore next?

FEATUREDThe Dutch Standard's Gice Lamp and Moon Chair ~ glossy spherical wooden lamp and chair with illuminated edges...

FEATUREDStone Island's beautiful and surreal Moon installation in milan ~ see the full room with life size models flipping through on screens and floating outwear glowing perfectly...

FEATUREDMolenKitchen ~ beyond the awesome photoshoot (complete with corrugated cardboard goodies), this product turns into barbecue, firebasket with spit, and smoker ~ with customizable grill and brands!

FEATUREDHendrick's Gin ~ always lovely packaging and playful graphic design ~ now with a Tea Cup!

FEATUREDFlylight by Design Drift, fascinating light sculpture that mimics a flock of birds and responds to the presence of people! The video really helps make sense of it...

FEATUREDCrazy week at NOTCOT.org with a number of changes and lots of gorgeous posts. We’ve seen a llama font, billboards illuminated by oranges, and much much more.

VIDEOAn iPhone app for Australian ISP iPrimus. Beat the call centre in a game of pong, win free gigabytes for your account.

VIDEOBaillat Cardell & fils produced and designed 2 video installations with illustrators Capucine Labarthe and Lino in the Hall of the Place des Arts Complexe, Montreal.

FEATUREDThe Devil’s Pet candle by Thorunn Arnadottir… melt the adorable pink polygon cat to reveal its rather more sinister skeleton beneath…

FEATUREDFreitag is giving away Roadkill in their 10 Corso Como pop up shop... animal shaped bag tags cut out of truck tarps to hang/weld from your bag.

VIDEOVideo with Designer Francisco Gomez Paz presenting his new lamp for Luceplan: Synapse, a modular system for creating illuminated surfaces of any kind.

FEATUREDHUGE brain and microchip coffe table/ottomans (?) by Daniel Rohr ~ limited edition, and displayed with brain scans projected above!

FEATUREDPentagon system, a series of tables and stools by Itamar Burstein. The pieces are constructed from five identical parts that have the shape of an upside down U! Beautiful details.

FEATUREDNo Picnic's Alma Log Swings! Favorite Milan Design Week find so far ~ colorful lacquered seats in these log swings make them extra irresistible.

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FEATUREDStrawberries in felt living wall pouches ~ along with herbs filling a whole tunnel of an entry way! Gorgeous look at Ortofabbrica in Milan Design Week's Zona Tortona!

FEATUREDA cluster of crane suspended Mini Coopers are hanging out in Milan! Certainly one way to make you shift perspectives!

FEATUREDMoneral makes some of the most stunning wooden plates i’ve seen/felt. They really are like eating off of slices of wood… with a perfect plate like curvature... and dishwasher safe! See the details up close!

FEATUREDHi there! We're making lots of changes, smaller ones rolling out first ~ just wanted to let you know links NO LONGER OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW! So click accordingly! :) Thanks, NOTCOT.

FEATUREDUp close with the Nutella Esperienza Italia 150 limited edition collection of glasses by ARC'S ~ even better in person than in the renders! Adorable illustration details!

VIDEOOfficial animated movie Storm. Written and performed by Tim Minchin, directed and animated by DC Turner.

FEATUREDAlfredo Haberli Carafe for Georg Jensen ~ the top is literally a wooden spinning TOP! Such an elegant option to work some play into the table setting...

VIDEOUCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Who enjoys shopping in Ikea? Great lecture on commerce and design! Professor Alan Penn, from the Bartlett School of Architecture.

FEATUREDPortal 2! Still not here yet, but SO close, so until then, these "Investment Opportunity" vids for Panels, Bots, and Turrets are gorgeous and fun!

FEATUREDLove this project called Be Your Own Souvenir from Barcelona based blablabLab that uses rapid 3D printing to create an army figurine style souvenir.

FEATUREDAcronym - incredible gear from the German company that is beyond lustworthy - especially the details! Jacket Slings! Mag headphone panels! Laptop tote that stands when empty! Removable branding... etc

FEATUREDWe’ve had a beautiful week at NotVentures. Look no further for your next getaway whether that means enjoying April festivities in Barbados, getting your adrenalin rush in Vietnam or emigrating to a new country.

VIDEOThe Wisconsin Institute for Discovery recently unveiled two of the highest resolution interactive surfaces in the world.

VIDEOTo show the versatility of IKEA, we send out a new commercial every day, that is 365 a year. This is the case study film of the campaign, which still continues today.

FEATUREDThe Heart Is A Machine ~ 36 Nespresso Pixies have been stripped down and frankensteined together for a super espresso experience. By Clemens Weisshaar & Reed Kram! (Also fun to see the Pixie guts)

FEATUREDPeek inside RSVP Berlin - an amazing little stationery shop in Mitte. And take a look at these incredible Kaweco pens and refills - great design and packaging!

FEATUREDTop pics of Manlier iPad 2 Cases and Bags! Nearly 20 in woods, leathers, metals, and more...

FEATUREDA mouthwatering roundup from Liqurious and Tasteologie features a smoldering speakeasy, simple lemonade cocktails, seductive red velvet crepes and a smoking volcano cake.

VIDEOThe Mistress is a collaboration between LA creative agency Mistress and Montana’s Freeman Transport. The collaboration fosters a philosophy of working together to take creative journeys and this tandem gravel racer.

FEATUREDMinox Classic Mini Digital (Spy) Camera ~ in gorgeous wood box... and the accessories are adorable! Wide angle lens, flash, optical viewfinder and more...

FEATUREDNOTConcept time ~ Vertical (wine/hydro) Garden design! In a fun big leaning frame ~ a look at the vertical garden research, sketches, and then renders!

FEATUREDA peek inside the Soho House Berlin... the room is filled with vintage/woodiness, and the details are the most fun! Also take a peek inside the adults only "Time to Tease" bar (two sided lollipop!)

FEATUREDWhat a roundup from here at NOTCOT.org. This week we’ve seen rattan cars, gyrocopters, xylophones in the forest, LEGO in the museum and more.

VIDEOGreat product video of Dexter, a work sled concept by designer Stephan Angoulvant.

FEATUREDThis year at the Salone del Mobile, Veuve Clicquot will debut their latest design collaboration, Clicq’Up, an origami inspired design object by Belgian designer Mathias van de Walle.

FEATUREDThe Design Museum, London's retrospective ‘Wim Crouwel - A graphic odyssey’. Great exhibit and merchandise including Crouwel inspired wrapping paper and a New Alphabet rug!

FEATUREDCrawfish Boil with Firefly Vodka! A close up look at hundreds of pounds of crawfish flown in to Hollywood mixed with Sweet Tea Vodka deliciousness. And Beignets!

FEATUREDPotting Shed Creations Grow Bottles! Recycled wine bottles into herb hydrogardening kits! And even cooler up close! From the felt wick to the clay marbles..

VIDEO10,000 digital paintings for GF Smith, the UK's renowned paper manufacturer, created in a process combining generative processes with creative intuition. Here's a small documentary about the digital print process.

FEATUREDIt’s been an incredible week of wanderlust worthy posts at NotVentures. Discover St Barths, chateaus, how you can have dinner in the sky and more.

FEATUREDCoava Kone Stainless Steel Coffee Filter and Chemex Coffee Maker are gorgeous!

VIDEOThe new ongoing videos series 'Swissness According to Diccon Bewes.' The author of the book 'Swiss Watching' shares his thoughts on Switzerland and attempts to unravel the true meaning of 'Swissness'.

VIDEOGreat video of Space Advertising as a Service (SAaaS) by Space150.

VIDEOCool new Lexus Hybrid spot that reminds me of Inception.

VIDEOLimited Edition Le Petit Prince Moleskine. Adorable video from studio Neue Big with direction/animation by Virgilio Villoresi.

VIDEOSkittles Touch Series on YouTube - The videos invite you to interact with the ad by touching your computer screen. Then, all you have to do is sit back and watch while your finger plays a starring role in the video. BBDO Toronto.

FEATURED Vosges’ “Travel The World Through Chocolate Steamer Trunk" ~ containing everything made by Vosges! These custom vintage trunks are hand picked and are filled with about 50 pounds of chocolate...

FEATUREDA week of fashion’s finest from NotCouture.

FEATUREDD-Bros Tool Notebooks ~ complete with holes to look like the tools are really hanging on your wall! Perfect for workshops and studios!

VIDEOAdorable illustration/animation over real world in these insightful Smart Car ForTwo ads ~ Shilo for BBDO Berlin

FEATUREDThis week we’ve seen a Gehry birthday cake, time lapse cities, the classic Eames lounger in the making, microcameras and so much more! See some of our favorite posts of the week in this NOTCOT.org roundup.

VIDEO'Blinky' is the amazing new short film written and directed by Ruairi Robinson, starring Max Records from 'Where The Wild Things Are'.

FEATUREDMission Expedition! Drive an actual miniature train through the Himalayas, Papa New Guinea, London and Ancient Rome... find artifacts, win them in real life! Awesome project by National Geographic and Deeplocal. (See making of too!)

FEATUREDSun Stalking ~ a look at jetlag/insomnia inspired sunrises across Los Angeles this morning

FEATUREDAudrey Kawasaki's She Entwined limited edition print, framed and up close! So excited it arrived this week!

VIDEORewind is a french beat boxer who bring us his last show "Bach In The Days" the combination of beat boxing and piano...the teaser is signed by Tenas, shooting by Mehdi from Overcom Pictures.

FEATUREDGuy Limone’s work up close at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin… statistical visualization through strands of tiny plastic figures... close up they are fascinating!

VIDEOJohnny Cupcakes – video of Rube Goldberg / kinetic sculptures that were custom built for the latest Johnny Cupcakes t-shirt bakery in London, UK.

FEATUREDA roundup of some of the weeks yummiest inspiration from Tasteologie and Liqurious!

FEATUREDCrazy Parisian maps desktop, guitar in the corner, huge mirrors and art everywhere, options of "good" and "bad" in the minibar... surprising details all over... a peek into my room at Le Royal Monceau...

VIDEOAutotuned TED Talks ~ "Ode to the Brain" is the ninth episode in the Symphony of Science music video series. Borrowing powerful words and images from so many great scientists.

FEATUREDArt hidden behind bathroom mirrors in a VERY kaleidoscopic bathroom at Le Royal Monceau in Paris.

FEATUREDIt’s Friday! Where will you be getting away to? Running through Bordeaux? Enjoying the local delicacies in Hong Kong Or walking through a New Zealand glacier? This week has been full of inspiration from NotVentures.

FEATUREDA fun mix of materials and geometric, multifaceted textures… the ESPA Spa: Istanbul EDITION Hotel. Designed by Hirsch Bedner Associates, A peek at sketches to reality!

FEATUREDPetite Lap Giraffes!!! DirecTV's hilariously absurd ads have spawned a website of their own just for the adorable giraffe pets... see the vids and more pics!

FEATUREDCelebrating the 200th Anniversary of Perrier-Jouët at the beautiful Ecole des Beaux-Arts… fun use of projections (see vid!) and see as they open to that box to expose the garden of tables...

VIDEOCute music video for The Jessica Stuart Few's track ‘Kid Dream’. Each of the 2700 frames were traced in a different way by over 80 people, and the final result is a chaotic and energetic group impression. Directed by Evan DeRushie.

VIDEOThis is a film, on film, about film, created by cutting, and glueing old 35mm film, on top of 16mm film, and then filming the process, and overlaying the results. Easier to understand when watching.

FEATUREDThe signature flowers on champagne bottles really make the caves POP with life in the world of Perrier Jouet... see my subterranean adventures exploring their tunnels!

FEATUREDA fashionable roundup from Notcouture.

FEATUREDNOTCOT is on PopPressed! The new Wordpress and Federated Media collab that focuses on "the freshest in culture”!

FEATUREDAmazing vintage safe discovered over at Perrier Jouet! The 4 dials have alphabets instead of numbers... the key looks like a rocket launcher... and the key hole plates have fire breathing dragons...

FEATUREDStunning roundup of a fabulous week here at NOTCOT.org. This week we’ve seen slides instead of stairs, book sculpture portriats, high end foosball tables and so much more.

FEATUREDTeeny tiny elevators… which of course open and close and make all the corresponding noises. "Liliputian “Lift” by Maurizio Cattelan at the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris.

FEATUREDSix Senses Spa Paris ~ architecturally fascinating wooden cocoons, living walls, and augmented reality projections (live views of the eiffel tower, you wouldn't know you were in a subterranean oasis)

FEATUREDPower tools like you've never seen before... a round up of some of the most fascinating/gorgeous power tools... and the gizmos you can even add on for cake making, bottle opening, pencil sharpening, and more!

VIDEOAugmented reality campaign by Lynx in the UK where angels fall from Heaven for lucky Lynx men (video)

FEATUREDJust landed at the Westin Paris… to celebrate Perrier-Jouët’s 200th Anniversary… peek at the bottle that awaits in the room and the gorgeous branding on the invitation.

FEATUREDAmazing skull cut from $11K worth of dollar bill sheets! A look inside Scott Campbell's latest exhibition, "Noblesse Oblige", at the new OHWOW gallery.

VIDEOAdidas France 3D Mapping Outdoor Projection

FEATUREDEmilio Garcia's new Jumping Brain: Limited Edition Brain Hues in the wild ~ a close up look at the packaging, Jumping Brains and more...

VIDEOJoe Murray (Rocko's Modern Life/Camp Lazlo) launched his all cartoon web channel KaboingTV with the premiere of his new series 'Frog in a Suit'

FEATUREDYour weekly dose of travel inspiration from NotVentures!

VIDEOA modern kitchen complete with an amazing retractable island. Yes, there is an app for that!

FEATUREDA Minibar for the Mind + a cocktail for the body. Exploring the inspirational School of Life Minibar at the stunning Redwood Room at the Clift in SF. (SO many fun quotes and questions...)

FEATUREDOn more zoological inspiration… here's an up close look at the newly reopened Grant Museum of Zoology.

FEATUREDWhet your appetite with this sumptuous roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.

FEATUREDProject Squadt NKD Jack + QPMNT PAC 1 ~ unboxed, close up, and the details are incredible! And eerily photogenic...

FEATUREDSO fun, your pencils have never been so sharp, so fast! The C.H. Hanson Pro-Sharp™ Finishing Pencil Carpenter is apparently the “world’s first chuckable drill powered pencil sharpener” ~ see the video!

VIDEOLove this behind the scenes video from Form Us With Love of their Bolon Artisan Campaign.

FEATUREDWhat a week and what a roundup! Here are just a few of the great posts that have graced the pages here at NOTCOT.org.

VIDEOThis tamandua at the Sacramento Zoo gets a treat of honey in a tube. Cute footage of a great enrichment idea! Look at that tongue go!

FEATUREDBeautiful Crafts Council window display at Liberty with paper bird sculptures by Andy Singleton.

VIDEOLyon (France) train station project by Encore, looking into the future.

FEATUREDGuerrilla Gardening takes center stage in the windows of Selfridges, London.

FEATUREDJumping Brains ~ now in colorwheel form ~ the super limited edition pearlized sets are on sale tomorrow, see the making of pics too!

FEATUREDA peek at the baby blue tits that grew up on the balcony! From eggs to fluffy stages... amazing!

VIDEOBike guys FTT shows the Oslo scenery from a different view - on track bikes going down fast.

VIDEOVideo of how Globes are made!

FEATUREDGeneviève Gauckler/Domestic Hooks ~ the unboxing! And up close peek at the details...

FEATUREDIkea: The Art of Cooking adverts ~ an amazing follow up to the cookbook by Carl Kleiner! Think ninja cooking mama, meets sesame street, meets infographics, meets baby/pot remix. It's awesome!

FEATUREDProjection advertising in Germany ~ Mercedes uses it to help drivers see through walls ~ BMW uses wind energy to power theirs! See the videos of them in action.

FEATUREDiPad 2 + the Magnetic Cover ~ a black and white unboxing and look at the iPad 2, iPad 1, Macbook Air stack!

FEATUREDWhether you’re after breakfast with giraffes, the world’s hotspots for food, table tennis or underwater cave exploration, you’ll find something to inspire your next journey in this week’s roundup from NotVentures.

VIDEOCute video for The Letter Collector, a group show exhibiting at Gallery Hijinks. Each artist creates their unique translation of a letter in the
alphabet creating an assortment of letters
expressed through a range of mediums.

VIDEOAwesome ad for Herzog & de Meuron residential tower in Tribeca by Tronic.

VIDEOPart Three of the Science Fashion Trilogy 'Dervishes in Space' by Director Cristian Straub.

FEATUREDBanksy getting plexi-preserved in LA ~ caught in the act!

FEATUREDHotels are experiments in living, the perfect opportunity to try on a whole new surrounding (and bring home what fits!) ~ A discussion, and a peek at the Jambox at Four Seasons LA in its special in suite case...

FEATUREDA roundup of fashion from our stylish week at NotCouture.

FEATUREDDuffy London's Swing Table!

FEATUREDA peek inside Hueless, the new show at Mallick Williams & Co gallery in nyc. A greyscale show... from the artwork, to the cookies!

VIDEOPlacebos have some strange powers. This video illustrates some interesting facts about the sugar pills.

VIDEOPorter's adorable Raccoon comes to life in this new animated tv ad spot by Winkreative!

FEATUREDThis week’s roundup captures the variety of design goodness we’ve been seeing this week on NOTCOT.org. Self inking, polar ice trays, sheep in Times Square and turbines are all part of the fun.

VIDEOBest Made Co's promo video for the 'American Felling Axe' - an amazing American made tool.

VIDEOCortejo is a beautiful brazilian animation about one playing card which is destined to be a queen. By Marilia Poggiali.

FEATUREDBecca! Fine art to street art and back and forth between the two... her playful mix of Dick & Jane meet pin up meet fashion illustration are delightfuly edgy. Take a peek at more art and video...

FEATUREDBaby smooth newts! A peek at the adorableness from egg to eft... lots of pics!

FEATUREDGlorious LA views overlooking Beverly Hills and from Hollywood sign to Downtown to snow capped mountains in the horizon ~ sparkling from day to night ~ and a peek into my suite at the Four Seasons Los Angeles Beverly Hills.

FEATUREDBlue Wave Jawbone Jambox unboxing poolside at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills... the packaging is physically, ecologically, and graphically gorgeous!

VIDEOAn amazing promo video for the PepsiFilms short film contest for the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival! Created by Chen+Wong

VIDEOAmazing making of video of the poured bar that Studio Glithero created for the Corinthia Hotel in London.

FEATUREDThis week’s NotVentures roundup is full of travel inspiration from around the world. Do you fancy at trip to the cloud forest, Istanbul or the French alps?

FEATUREDRyan McGinness' installation of Women: The Blacklight Paintings and vinyl installations at the Standard New York’s Shop and Le Bain presented by Country Club. Limited edition prints and posters too!

FEATUREDWe love National Geographic's Ultimate Factories... and Bentley just sent over their episode! Amazing to see how the Mulsanne is made. Here's a sneak peek at how the wood comes from ancient root ball to dashboard!

VIDEORogueDZN: VX Turbine Final Production Test - and it's an amazing NECKLACE!

FEATUREDMondrian Soho just opened, here's a peek at the sketches that inspired it's interiors... taking queues from the 1946 La Belle et la Bête by Jean Coucteau.

FEATUREDOur roundup of fashion's finest from NotCouture has something for him, her and the kids.

FEATUREDTurbulence! And other posters by Mark Brooks for Santa Monica LW

FEATUREDTokujin Yoshioka Moon chairs for Moroso ~ gorgeous chairs, but the watercolor sketches inspiring them are stunning! See them all...

FEATUREDWhat actually happens when they add Passport Pages? I just got mine back, and here is a peek at the frankensteined results!

VIDEOInspired by Iceland. A refreshingly fun tourism campaign.

FEATUREDThis week’s roundup is full of fun, including a Scataolgue, Hipster Bingo and a bit of “PewPewPewPewPewPewPewPewPew”.

VIDEOIn Baile Átha Cliath we live amongst typography. It influences & informs our every day lives... This typography led mini-film was shot in & around central Dublin in HD on Friday 27th February. By James Cooper.

FEATUREDString Furniture ~ modern since 1949 ~ and one of the most versatile, simplest modular shelving designs i've seen. The photography of their shelves can definitely be considered awesome bookshelf porn.

FEATUREDThe Bristol Zoo just had a beautiful new baby tapir and I couldn’t resist going to meet him.

VIDEOIncredible data visualization of global Android device activations from October 2008 to January 2011.