FEATURED“Be a Pin Up!” from Lulu Guinness at Clerkenwell Design Week is like a giant pin art toy that lets the public create full body sized portraits using the 6,000 chromed capped aluminum pins.

FEATUREDUpside down strawberries! Love this display of Boskke Sky Planters in the House of Detention as part of Clerkenwell Design Week.

FEATUREDJaguar’s C-X75 concept car on display at Clerkenwell Design Week. Jaguar will produce just 250 of the striking hybrid supercars in association with Williams F1.

FEATUREDA sumptuous roundup of delectable delights from Tasteologie and Liqurious including everything from icecream bombes to rhubarb cordials.

FEATUREDScissors! Complete Technique X SVSV Shear Pendants ~ and a peek behind their amazing making of as well!

FEATURED8-bit sculptures, tablet games for cats, surfboards with engines, this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org has it all.

VIDEOFloating Chicago by Craig Shimala, amazing mirrored skyline timelapses. Dreamlike!

VIDEOThe Doveline combines several problematic drafting/drawing tools into a single high quality instrument. By Marks & Philosophy, designed by Zach Jenkins, Jonah Willcox-Healey, and Wesley Chau.

FEATUREDMENU's porcelain Steam Stacker can cook a full meal in one tower in your oven! Beautiful design and photography, as well as a Baked Halibut with Miso on Shitake Mushroom recipe!

FEATUREDCheese is Alive. Nurture it! ~ Formaticum's Cheese Paper aims to keep it that way a little longer with some fun packaging and great graphic design. Includes video of the cheese paper in action!

FEATUREDThe Oyster Mushroom Harvest! Day 5 of the Mushroom Kit adventure and the counter is COVERED in spores, so i think it's time to finally pull them off for cooking?

VIDEOFilmmaker Kris Hofmann directs a lovely animation for Granta magazine

VIDEOShort film by Danny Morgan linking Donor to Recipient by capturing moments in the lives of 2 people.

FEATUREDThey got so big and FLAT last night ~ BTTR Ventures Oyster Mushroom Kit progress, Day 3!

FEATUREDMaster manipulator of a photographer, Jill Greenberg's Glass Ceiling series ~ a preview of the solo show coming to NY's ClampArt.

FEATUREDMy Drunk Kitchen - Hilarious video series from Hanna Hart combining comedy + cooking + getting liquored up... with the famishedness and rambling that comes in between.

FEATURED2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe ~ a peek at it from sketches to final product... gorgeous!

FEATUREDMushroom Timelapse Video Roundup! Wow... it's so mesmerizing watching how they grow!

FEATUREDBTTR Venture Mushroom Update DAY 2 ~ my how they've grown in a few hours!!!

VIDEOA brilliant short film about two containers of milk, made by Catsnake for Friends of the Earth.

FEATUREDA beautiful roundup of travel inspiration from NotVentures including escapes that take you underground, wave chasing or where the wild things are.

FEATUREDA peek inside "This Is A Print Handbook" ~ a nice handy little print guide... to print!

FEATUREDThe Back To The Roots Mushroom Kit has started! Here's a close up look at the first sign of mushrooms popping out of the recycled coffee grounds!

FEATUREDFerrari's “Cities of Tomorrow” showcases Ferrari-inspired urban environments of the future, by Duggan Morris Architects in collab with Ferrari and Pipers, made of Ferrari memorabilia and components from past and present of F1 and GT cars.

VIDEOPhysalia studios in response to this year's F5 Re:Play Fest theme "HAPPY" created this amazing video. The illusion of technology makes it so believable! Love this video.

FEATUREDWow. What is it about food in slowmotion? See the trailer and a sneak peek from upcoming short film, Zergüt by the Edible Escape, a multimedia artist duo exploring the world of gastronomy.

FEATUREDMr Potato Head display in the windows of Liberty London ~ only, they are REAL potatoes adorned with gold spray painted Mr. Potato Head parts... see them all!

FEATUREDOn dream obsessions - Mercedes AMG Driving Academy Winter Sports events in Arjeplog, just 80km from the Arctic circle, looks AMAZING.

VIDEODarren Samuelson built this gigantic ultra-large format camera that take photos on 14"x36" X-Ray film. It is captured in this video by Matthew Sultan.

FEATUREDHaving nice clothes is one thing ~ how about the objects that help you care for them? Here's a roundup of beautiful laundering assistance!

FEATUREDA closer look at the beautiful sea life illustrations by Sanna Annukka for Selfridges' Project Ocean in all their forms - mobiles, doors, windows and an excellent fish guide available both in print and online!

VIDEOShort film about artist Wordtomother at Fame Festival, Italy.

FEATUREDThese sumptuous delights from Tasteologie and Liqurious are sure to get your mouth watering.

VIDEOY&R New York's 'You'll Feel Safe Inside' campaign for Land Rover, portraying the vehicle less as a means to a rugged getaway and more as a safe place amidst the wilds of city life. See the series of ads!

FEATUREDDripping gold, gilded bees and monograms... a mesmerizing window display by Louis Vuitton

VIDEOMaking of video of the 28, a chandelier by Omer Arbel for Bocci. Mesmerizing glass blowing. Video by Gwenael Lewis for New Document.

FEATUREDFlex Chair by Ply Project ~ an ICFF favorite! A beautiful use of plywood and magnets for a versatile line of seating!

FEATUREDKindle Heat Lamps ~ they look like gorgeous larger than life lamps for your outdoor areas, providing not only heat, but also light and even cocktail tables to cluster around. See how simple they are to assemble too!

VIDEOA beautiful and moving stop motion film on nature for Traffic, the wildlife trade monitoring network, a WWF joint program. By Chen+Wong.

FEATUREDLinocuts, water balloon fillers and Star/Sartre Wars. It could only be your weekly NOTCOT.org roundup.

FEATUREDThe Reflective Work by Lara Knutson ~ discovered at The Future Perfect during NY Design Week, a beautiful use of reflective glass fabric that is made from microscopic glass beads which magnify light 100 times combined with LEDs.

FEATUREDBeer Making Kits from The Brooklyn Brew Shop. Gorgeous packaging and branding for a great introduction to brewing your own beer... as well as two great videos on how to brew and hot to bottle!

FEATUREDBreakfast Interrupted - A boldly artistic re-think on the most important meal of the day. Stunning video and making of by Bruton Stroube!

FEATUREDNotVentures now has a STAMP! Snail mail beware!

FEATUREDS.H.I.E.L.D Assessment Test unboxing ~ a fun press kit from Acura/Thor, awesome design from Dead As We Know It ~ unboxed in the MDX! Scorpion reanimation, Rorschach tests, mysterious switches and more!

FEATUREDiPads make breakfast in bed happen at the new Mondrian SoHo in NYC - Take a peek at my divine french toast, the blue hued room, ipad add, and more!

FEATUREDKitchen top Oyster Mushroom Garden! This kit from Back To The Roots grows them out of pure recycled COFFEE GROUNDS! Check out the unbox and the start of my mushrooms!

VIDEOVideo of chalk lettering master Dana Tanamachi at work on room 1021 of the Ace Hotel Room NYC.

FEATUREDAn amazing breakfast in the beautiful Imperial No. Nine garden at the new Mondrian SoHo in NYC... the garden motif taken from entrance to bar is gorgeously fun ~ and so much glass and light!

FEATUREDManufactum Schwenkgrill Rohstahl (Raw steel pivot grill) and Feuerschale Rohstahl (Crude steel fire bowl) - great, simple design - beautiful details!

FEATUREDTravel inspiration abounds at NotVentures whether you’re dreaming of getting lost in Java, exploring southeast Wales or heading out an Alaskan expedition.

FEATUREDBaby sea turtles and a herd of elephants ~ awesome pictures we just got from Sri Lanka

FEATUREDBakfietsen are like the SUVs of bikes ~ super cargo bikes ready to haul whatever you can fit in them ~ see some of the amazing models i found at Rolling Orange.

FEATUREDRotary evaporator made Worcestershire sauce infused tomato water - A peek into the Hudson Hall science lab of a kitchen with Chef Jasper Schneider. Check out the video!

VIDEONike iD's have created a real-time customized billboard in Copenhagen. Christel Winther's winning design was painted on a giant billboard by local artists. Great video!

FEATUREDA WHALE RODEO! and a black light lit aquarium of confiscated coral! It’s hard not to love the new campaign, Project Ocean at Selfridges. Check out the video of the rodeo in action too!

FEATUREDElsa Peretti Bottle Pendants for Tiffany & Co ~ perfect little necklaces you can place a flower cutting in, or grow a seedling?

FEATUREDRED! Metal Rouge Elisa Louboutins unboxing in/on the Mars Red Mercedes-Benz 2011 C63 AMG... it's amazing how close the signature red Louboutin soles are to the paint job!

FEATUREDPinch Food Design creates "Food Furniture" of sorts ~ creating the ultimate multisensory experiences you can barely liken to catering.

FEATUREDAnother beautiful week here at NOTCOT.org means another gorgeous roundup! We’ve got exploding water balloons, bouncing gelatin, a duo of gobies and more.

VIDEOFantastic time lapse from Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, NYC and Chicago. Made by Dominic Boudreault.

VIDEOVideo of Flottille, micro-origami shapes that open in the water by capillarity. BY Etienne Cliquet.

VIDEOAmazing video-art work by Shinichi Maruyama. Pure water. Composited by Tetsushi Wakasugi.

FEATUREDI wish i were at Il San Pietro di Positano ~ a close up look at the breath taking views of this 61 room hotel nestled into the cliffs overlooking Positano, Italy!

FEATUREDMöbius Pasta aglio e olio from Steve Kass - where math meets deliciousness!

FEATUREDDid you know the origin of Nudie cards is tied to the Kama Sutra? Here's a close up look at the new Blacklight Nudie Cards by Ryan McGinness for The Standard.

VIDEOMiniatur Wunderland unveiled its $5 million miniaturized replica of the Hamburg airport that has 40 model aircraft take off and land, and 90 vehicles that move about runways aided by computers.

FEATUREDThe Mighty Pencil Vol. 1 ~ a first hand peek inside this gorgeous illustration resource! Gorgeous work!

FEATUREDGet ready for the weekend with some travel inspiration from NotVenures. There are tips for every traveler, whether you’re after exotic foods, Antarctic adventures or just an escape to the spa.

FEATUREDThe new Worship Street Whistling Shop in Shoreditch, London does a fantastically decadent Victorian style lunch. This hot new watering hole is as much about the food as it is about the drinks.

FEATUREDCherry gelatin bouncing in slow motion. Video is simply amazing.

VIDEOCurious how Amsterdam looks from the point of view of a Tesla Roadster 2.5? Well, here it is ~ beautiful video!

FEATUREDWish i was here ~ a peek into Giraffe Manor in Nairobi!

FEATUREDDeeplocal and Toyota Prius' Ideas for Good actually take turn idea from the ad of making a “world’s first self-sustaining amusement park” into a reality with a ROLLERCOASTER! See the vids and making of pics.

FEATUREDCoffee! Coffee! Coffee! A roundup of coffee/espresso "machines" that have no cords and look gorgeously intriguing around your house/kitchen/car!

VIDEOGreat making of video of Pod by Benjamin Hubert for De vorm (yes, same guys behind the mini camera press kits!).

FEATUREDGIVEAWAY! this new “We Love California” Candle (in “Cruel Summer” scent) from LA based, Baxter of California, in collaboration with Parisian, Colette, smells like socal ~ check out the unbox, details, and chance to win one!

FEATUREDA delectable roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.

FEATUREDIt's amazing what you find when looking even closer... exploring this flower with a usb microscope found life hidden within...

FEATUREDPorsche Every Day ~ adorable new ad campaign ~ and a look at the World Roadshow event in Los Angeles, taking various Porsches for a spin at California Speedway.

FEATUREDVegetable Gardens! Everyone's doing it ~ here's a peek at how to start, and some of the fun options. Also a look at a documentary on groups working to raise awareness about urban vegetable garden benefits.

FEATUREDThe Bird Machine's Tiny Herds of Dino prints! 15 Brontos and 15 stegos ~ even more adorable up close!

FEATUREDA close up look at Le Pégase d’Hermès Silk Twill Scarf designed by Christian Renonciat! It's a blueprint for building a pegasus and wearable wings... with da vinci inspirations...

FEATUREDGoPro HD Hero + Bentley test drive video ~ Zoooom around LA, 40 minutes compressed to 2! From Malibu canyon to pch to the 10 to 405 to sunset and back to the beach...

FEATUREDThis glasses case snaps into the cup holder... has wood that matches the dashboard and a leather interior matching the seats - fun Bentley add on!

FEATURED2012 Bentley Continental GT ~ as promised, here is a look at the "Orange Flame" exterior from all sides up in Malibu Canyon. The lines are so crisp and glow in the sunshine!

FEATUREDCurious what powers NOTCOT? Here's a peek behind some of the services/products that make it happen!

FEATUREDRevive's Denzel ~ this phone concept by Kinneir Dufort has an adorable ambassador! Take a peek at the unboxing of the toy prototype and video of the concept... and the car he's standing on!

FEATUREDParisian tiles ~ gorgeous pattern inspirations!

FEATURED2012 Bentley Continental GT in Orange Flame ~ it's some color, but check out the design details! From oil cap to tire valve covers ~ led lighting to dashboard graphics...

VIDEOHow a can of Montana spraypaint is made

VIDEOVideo of Conrad Roset drawing a Musa in 8 minutes.

FEATUREDZSO (Sara Blake)'s Octopus print is AMAZING ~ you have to see it in all its glory as well as on a skate deck! Wow.

FEATUREDGoPro HD Hero Camera are ready for just about anything.... anywhere. Tiny. Simple. Powerful. From cars, to underwater, to chest mounts, to head mounts, 3D... and more! Unboxing time!

VIDEOA wunderbares video of "Badalona's Koi Carp Kite" master piece in Barcelona.

FEATURED007 + Bentley Special Edition of Carte Blanche. Beyond the sculptural tin the book comes in, each has a numbered silver bullet embedded with in! Check out the sketches and renders up close!

FEATUREDFun fashion roundup from NotCouture. This week’s picks include gorgeous red ballerina flats, porcupine quill necklaces and the anatomy of a classic trench coat.

VIDEOThis zombie grindhouse trailer launches the new "Call of the Dead" zombie map for Call of Duty:Black Ops. The trailer features George Romero, Danny Trejo, Robert Englund, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Michael Rooker.

VIDEOTo launch a new babyfood, Olvarit invited 20 babies to a Michelin starred restaurant.

FEATUREDPreview of Jacub Gagnon's latest paintings ~ Petite Lap Giraffes and Tea, anyone? Amazing animals meet object paintings that will mesmerize! (Also see the making of!)

VIDEOBeautiful animated ad - Grand Marnier - "La Vie Grand Marnier" - Inspired from renowned designer Jordi Labanda's tribute to vintage French posters

FEATUREDEggfruit! Found at the La Reine Farmers' Market on St. Croix. It's powdery, sweet and great in smoothies!

FEATUREDVanessa Harden's Subversive Gardener and Horticulturalists designs that launch/contain gel capsule pills filled with seeds! From cameras, to walking sticks, to guns and bags... things aren't what they seem.

VIDEOQTvan is the world's smallest caravan! It can even be towed by a mobility scooter.

VIDEOThe WVIL (wireless viewfinder interchangeable lens) camera is a concept camera envisioned by Artefact’s award-winning design team.

FEATUREDWhat a week we’ve had here at NOTCOT.org. This week’s roundup includes Star Wars in Iconoscope, nunchucking Easter bunnies and painting with fire.

FEATUREDSmitten Ice Cream ~ from radio flyer to 2xShipping Container ~ here's a peek inside the new made-to-order liquid nitrogen ice cream shop in Hayes Valley, San Francisco! (Flavor: Black Sea Salt Caramel)

VIDEOShort video about an artist's experience during a trip to Rio de Janeiro to work at the ROJO NOVA art festival for 2 weeks.

FEATUREDPortal 2 has some amazingly fun graphics in-game ~ smart, cheeky, retrotastic posters ~ see my favorites!

FEATUREDBottle Green limited edition bottles by Monsieur Qui up close!

FEATUREDA look at the creatures of Christmas Island ~ from octopi and sharks to mantas and puffers... and more!

VIDEOFire Painting by Sanela Jahic uses this cybernetic construction to set off explosive levels of kerosene. The sensory data glove allows tactile formulation of the fiery image. Incredible video.

FEATUREDOperation Window Seat ~ HNL-CXI-HNL ~ amazing views of Christmas Island and Honolulu... as well as a shadow of the plane surrounded by a rainbow cast on a cloud!

VIDEOMINI Getaway. Probably the worlds first fun mobile geolocation multiplayer reality game. Campaign by Jung von Matt.

VIDEOWater changes everything. Beautiful and scary animated movie from Charity Water.

FEATUREDKabloom SeedBoms! Happy Earth Day! Here's a fun way to spread some green around ~ adorable packaging as well!

VIDEOLevi's Film Workshop Presents Swoon + Cat Solen. Great video!

VIDEO'Legend Of The Golden Egg Warrior' - a stop-motion nunchucking Easter Bunny from Toronto-based Crush. Happy Easter.

FEATUREDBeautiful week at NotVentures. Where will you be off to for the Easter holidays? Discovering Rome with insiders’ tips, heading to the hills of Bhutan or meeting hammerheads in Costa Rica?

FEATUREDBompas & Parr's Chocolate Waterfall ~ 5 tonnes of chocolatey goodness filling a store, 12,000 L/hr flowing through, and filling the mall with choco-scent. See what visitors get to make/take home too!

VIDEOTimelapse shot at the holy rock mountains of Meteora, Greece by Alexandros Maragos.

VIDEOEchoing the appeal of sports in slow-motion, here's an amazing video capturing the surreal beauty of sky-diving, produced for the Melbourne Skydive Centre.

VIDEO The worlds of print and motion coming together in this new launch video featuring the latest line of European city prints from These Are Things.

FEATUREDCrumpled City Maps ~ awesome packaging, and now available in city sets, these tyvek maps are meant to be crumpled up in your pocket/purse/etc!

FEATUREDOperation window seat! Looking down on the snowiness somewhere over central CA from LHR-LAX

VIDEOA trip around the world in less than a minute. Video composed of still images by Maground with music by Digitalism.

VIDEOBen Howard's new video beautifully shot by Astray films. Makes me want to be by the coast!

FEATUREDThe Ultimate Gadgets for Grilling!!! We had fun rounding up some of the coolest gadgets and accessories you probably didn't even know you needed to cook out this summer.

VIDEOA new video directed and animated by Cromazoo studio.

VIDEOBeautiful video of jellyfish at the Shedd Aquarium by Atort Photography (Anthony Tortoriello).

FEATUREDLatest roundup of a week of goodness and inspiration here on NOTCOT.org!

VIDEOIn this video, Inga Sempe explains the wall lamp Ecran designed for Luceplan.

VIDEOA string map of the London underground by fsm vpggru.

VIDEOGreat physical spot by Hyundai for the Accent, utilizing 3d image projection mapping. 'New Thinking. New Possibilities'.

FEATUREDStone Island’s Heat Reactive Jacket - A hooded bomber jacket in cotton nylon canvas with thermosensitive liquid crystals - Turns from black to blue or green - Dramatic video of it in action even!

VIDEOLandscape photographer Terje Sorgjerd scaled Pico del Teide, Spain´s highest elevation, to capture footage of the Milky Way.

VIDEO'Leave a Message' - Nike 6.0's latest women's surf film by Aaron Lieber.

FEATUREDLondon silliness - When browsing the produce section, spotted a strange item among the berries. Pineberries!

FEATUREDAir Vases ~ Canon Neoreal Wonder version ~ with favorite photos printed on each side, a piece of paper is perfectly cut and extruded into these gorgeous vases!

FEATUREDStunning bottles for Bottle Green are the limited edition, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer series. The beautiful designs are by illustrator Monsieur Qui.

FEATUREDDe Vorm Press Kit on a viewmaster-like mini plastic camera from germany! See the camera, the portfolio, and the camera all taken apart!

FEATUREDSpotted out in Ventura Lambrate in Milan, this is the Compost Distiller by Lisa Johansson from the Royal College of Art, which turns plant-based waste into biofuel, soil nutrients and compost.

VIDEOAn experimental short for the magazine UMAG about the lifestyle of a group of skateboarders and surfers in São Paulo and Florianópolis - Brazil

VIDEOCool stop motion video from swedish hi-tech school Hyper Island when they show facts about their school on a real wall. A true piece of art!