FEATUREDA carousel bar in New Orleans, stops for your Italian foodie tour and a weekend in Vietnam are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.

FEATUREDAmazing stop animation featuring a creative interpretation of a fresh guacamole recipe from PES.

VIDEOShwood, Bodega, and Bushmills team up to make sunglasses from Irish whiskey barrels! The eyewear comes appropriately packaged in a custom wooden whiskey crate with a crowbar!

FEATUREDMuji Project Fitness 80 at the Design Museum asks “What would happen if we used 20% less materials and energy to make products?”. The clever exhibition pushes Muji craftsmen to develop products that use fewer materials and processing.

VIDEOFolk In A Box, a tiny pop-up concert hall developed for Folk in A box (led by Dom Coyote and Emily Barker) by architect Cristina Monteiro. Photography by Sakiko Kohashi.

VIDEONature Valley Trail View is the Google street view of trails. Explore the Grand Canyon, Smokey Mountains, and Yellowstone on the trail.

VIDEOAmazing footage of a chicken embryo's beating heart made visible through the injection of dark ink into the yolk sac artery. [Editor's note: part of the amazing 2011 Nikon Small World in Motion featured in #46029].

VIDEOVirgilio Villoresi captures the story of birth, life and death of a solider through handpainting in "Fine".

VIDEOMonocle first hit newsstands five years ago. Here's a film from Perfectlounge to chronicle those years.

FEATUREDA peek at the stunning design details of the one of a kind Lamborghini Aventador J... (the rear view mirror, the wheels, the lines!) and a look at their hilarious homepage gate...

VIDEORob Ives has created DIY safe made from paper that actually works!

FEATUREDChambre de Sucre's gourmet sugars are handcrafted by one of the oldest family-owned businesses in Japan. Over 270 years old and they have provided the Royal Family in Japan with their sugar since the time of the Shogun.

VIDEOGame controllers get haptic feedback implanted into their thumbsticks. 5 new feedback sensations promised.

FEATUREDToy Boarders! Like classic little plastic toy soldiers... only skateboarders! Adorable in 24 packs!

VIDEOBeautiful music video "The Day the World Went Away" directed by Pierre Debusschere and visual effects by studio 254forest.

VIDEOThe story behind the now ubiquitous Keep Calm and Carry On posters from Barter Books.

VIDEOGorgous new Kraken Rum spots from Dead as We Know It and Adam Gault Studio. Discover the existence, strength and survival of the mysterious beast.

FEATUREDA roundup of years of lustworthy bath tubs and hot tubs we're loving... from gorgeous designs... to hot tub boats, dutchtubs, and even igloo hot tubs!

VIDEOQuintin got together with pro-skateboarders Manny Santiago, Danny Supa, Brett Sube and the good folks over at rcaerialcam.com. This video takes place on the streets of Downtown LA.

VIDEOIce Angel: An interactive installation by Dominic Harris.

FEATUREDThis week’s droolworthy roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious includes Boxberry cocktails, sea scallops in black tie and Cacao Bliss.

VIDEOInstaprint is a location based photo booth that can transform parties and events by putting a camera in everyone's hand.

VIDEOA LEGO space shuttle! Launched from central Germany, it reached 35000m. A 1600g meteo balloon filled with helium was used alongside a GoPro Hero, Spot GPS and of course Lego Space Shuttle model 3367.

FEATUREDPeanut Butter and Jelly deliciously re-imagined! Haven Gastropub uses sorbet, peanut butter powder, and some more tricks on this childhood staple.

VIDEOA look inside the factory of Kutani Choemon as they make Jaime Hayon tablewares.

VIDEOL'Odyssée de Cartier directed by Bruno Aveillan.

FEATUREDRunning elephant shrews, the 'James Bond Theme' played by quadrotors, and the modern story of the three little pigs are all a part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.

VIDEOSnake the World by MPU (Mobile Projection Unit) is a great mobile and urban spin on the classic computer game.

FEATUREDEames Office for American Airlines ~ lovely surprise to run into these Eames exclusive amenity pouches on American Airlines! Too cute ~ their Dot pattern is inside, outside, and on the zipper pull!

VIDEOJohn V. Muntean's angle sculptures create a variety of forms with light and shadow. Great videos of these incredible dynamic sculptures

VIDEOGorillaz "DoYaThing" Official Video - featuring Andre 3000 and James Murphy!

VIDEOA Mercedes-Benz + Canon 5D MKII + panel of LEDs = invisible car! Great F-cell advertising that roamed germany for a week, love the reactions in the video!

VIDEOCute new Animal Planet Identity created by Discovery UK creative in collaboration with Double G studios and Blue Zoo.

FEATUREDCowgirl Vegetarian Cassoulet and a trip to the desert to test drive the new Wabi Nabe cast iron pot from ODLCO. Complete with recipe, video, and horses!

VIDEOBeautiful video of a magnetic field introduced to a shallow dish containing ferrofluid.

VIDEOThe mbed USB slingshot, a device you can make yourself and it looks like it'll make for a way more fun way to play Angry Birds.

VIDEOPerttu Saska's beautiful stills and slow motion footage capture Paulig´s new Selected limited edition coffee.

FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from NotVentures includes a Balinese sea temple, foodie secrets in Venice and 48 hours in Stuttgart.

VIDEOThe Story of Sushi, a stop motion advertisement for Bamboo Sushi created with handcrafted miniatures. Directed and photographed by Vincent Peone.

VIDEOAdvert for the Guardian's open journalism imagines how we might cover the story of the three little pigs in print and online.

VIDEOInner Steppe, a stop-motion animation based on the work of Hermann Hesse and Carl Gustav Jung, created by Alex Schulz.

VIDEOGreat art exhibition of Alfredo Maffei at Seize Galerie in Marseille, France until March 24th.

VIDEOA journey through a dystopic landscape, playing with creation, destruction, rebirth. Piece of Paper by Daniel Schwarz.

VIDEOIncredible footage of a Lord Howe Island Stick Insect hatching at Melbourne Zoo.

VIDEOTBWAParis realised clean tags aimed at helping people in the street for 'Service Civique'.

VIDEOThe "James Bond Theme" Performed By Flying Robot Quadrotor Robots by Daniel Mellinger and Alex Kushleyev from Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.

VIDEOCabinet de Curiosites by Zim & Zou.

VIDEOOne of my favorite bits of LIFE footage, rufous sengi (or elephant shrew) on the run set to Alex Smith's Aphid Frenzy.

FEATUREDUnboxing and GIVEAWAY of the gorgeous porcelain limited edition Potamus Red Anarchy by Frank Kozik & K.Olin Tribu. The details and quality in person are even more stunning than i ever imagined!

VIDEOTeaser for the Human Beatbox Festival #5 taking place in Dijon, France this April. Created by Julien Capelle and Allan Aubry.

VIDEOA Shadow of Blue, a new short film by Caros Lascano, the creator of A Short Story in Stop Motion.

VIDEOMusic video for The Naked and Famous by Special Problems (Joel Kefali & Campbell Hooper).

VIDEOJinha Lee and Cati Boulanger of Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group have created a desktop display with a transparent 3D monitor.

VIDEOBear71, an incredible technology driven, altogether different type of documentary about bears created by Jeremy Mendes and Leanne Allison.

FEATUREDPerfect momos, Meyer lemon margaritas, and luscious, honey-sweetened blood orange curd are all part of this week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.

FEATUREDWe visit Barnacle Bros, an east LA sculpture and custom fabrication studio. They specialize in the crazy, quirky, and tough to build. Check out their workshop full of old Hollywood props, trash castles, bronze barnacles, and much more.

VIDEO422 South create complex animated infographics, using CGI to communicate data.

FEATUREDUnexpected Google Streetview sights, an Olympic soundtrack and a Projector camera toolkit are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.

VIDEOKit Webster's Prismatica installation of pyramid-shaped crystals affixed to an LCD screen and illuminated with programmed geometric animations.

VIDEOServiceplan's design for the Austria Solar 2011 annual report which is revealed upon exposure to sunlight.

VIDEOPlantagon and Sweco have begun construction on a vertical farming greenhouse in Linkoping, Sweden called the Plantagon Greenhouse.

VIDEOWall panels made from recycled wood by Wonderwall Studios.

VIDEOThe making of Kaspar Hamacher's burnt wood stools.

FEATUREDThe Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster celebrates the Oscar's with a look back over the last 60 years. Here's the SL@Hollywood exhibition at Warner Brothers Studio.

FEATUREDA first look at unboxing the Marc Newson designed mirrorless hybrid Pentax K-01 camera! (As shot on Design I/O's openFrameworks created Here to There poster worlds)

FEATUREDGin & Tonic & Steak ~ A little time on the fire is the last step for this amazing 24 hour Beef roast, the cornerstone of at night at The Eveleigh in West Hollywood hosted by Beefeater and Plymouth Gin.

VIDEOシャドウプレイ／Shadowplay by Kyle McDonald is an experiment research project about experimental interaction paradigms. This was produced at YCAM Interlab as a guest researcher.

FEATUREDHappy nearly Leap Day! Hendrick's Gin delivers a "Most Unusual Bouquet for a Most Unusual Occasion" and a fun recipe for the Scarlet Petticoat... also a tiny reprinted copy of Etiquette for Gentlemen.

VIDEOLondon-based street artist INSA takes on the Custard Factory in Birmingham, decorating two exterior walls five floors high with his trademark Heels graphic.

VIDEOMaking of the iconic Thonet No. 14.

FEATUREDLondon has become home to over 200 eggs as part of The Big Egg Hunt presented by Fabergé. Take a look at the gorgeous identity work by Fallon, fun pop up shop in Selfridges and a few of our favorite eggs!

VIDEOKyle McDonald collaborates with YCAM to create ProCamToolKit, Guest Research Project vol.1. 'Projector camera toolkit' w calibration, and position/color adjustment technology required for large-scale projections.

FEATUREDCountry houses in Ireland, diving in Fiji and a giant egg hunt in London are all part of this week's roundup from Notventures.

VIDEOThe wooden Periodic Table Table by Theo Gray, a Wolfram co-founder, holds his nearly complete collection of elements in style.

FEATUREDIncredibly beautiful Australian or white-spotted jellyfish (Phyllorhiza punctata) at the California Academy of Sciences almost look like little swimming blue toadstools!

VIDEOMusic Video for Josh Ritter‘s “Love Is Making Its Way Back Home” created by Prominent Figures using over 12,000 pieces of construction paper

VIDEOBeat 2012. Mark Ronson's Olympic soundtrack composed of athlete's noises. Created by Somesuch & Co., directed by Kim Gehrig.

FEATUREDBouncing jello shots, party balloon pastry pops and succulent roasted pork belly sandwiches are all part of this week’s mouthwatering roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.

VIDEOThis July, Nike will be releasing the Flyknit Racer. The new running shoe model will weigh in at just 5.6 oz for a size 9, almost as light as an iPhone 4S.

VIDEOStep by step this massive snow drawing was trampled into freshly fallen snow by artist Sonja Hinrichsen with the help of five volunteers last month at Rabbit Ears Pass in Colorado.

VIDEOA closer look at It's Nice That's Word-a-Coaster on display at Selfridges and interview with director Alex Bec.

FEATUREDThe world’s smallest chameleon, robotic monolithic bees and solar plasma tornadoes all features in this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.

FEATUREDRed and Blue water pods... Brazilian Aguas Ouro Fino has adorable packaging for their bottled water! See the design details as well as the customizable options.

FEATUREDRio's Carnaval Samba Parades at the Sambodrome are amazing ~ here's a peek at our helicopter flyover as well as views from inside these all nighter parades! (Also you have to see the huge balloon shake its booty in video!)

VIDEO A short film about Laser Cut Studio and its owner Adam Rowe. The newly opened studio in Helsinki is changing the way designers and creatives work with manufacturers within Finland.

FEATUREDIpanema from the sky... from the Hotel Fasano Rooftop pool/bar... from down on the beach as a Rio Carnaval Blocos is about to start...

FEATUREDA peek inside my room at the Hotel Santa Teresa in Rio De Janeiro for Carnaval... gorgeous pool, hammock on the patio, and more!

VIDEOWatch Max Shepherd's prosthetic robotic arm made from LEGO in action.

VIDEOThe Harvard Monolithic Bee (Mobee), a tiny millimeter-scale flapping wing robotic insect produced using Printed Circuit MEMS (PC-MEMS) techniques and featuring pop-up book inspired assembly.

VIDEOStarfield is an installation from lab212 where a swing is used to create a large interactive starry sky. Created with openFrameworks and utilizing a Kinect.

VIDEOThe World's largest rope swing in Moab, Utah. Amazing.

VIDEOScience Nation Army. Using real footage and sounds from a working science lab, the Inside Knowledge blog team from Imperial's Blast Lab reconstructed the White Stripes song Seven Nation Army from scratch.

VIDEOInception Park in Buenos Aires - Impressive video directed by Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films.

VIDEOBehind the scenes at the observatory. The stunning Keck Observatory houses two ten-meter telescopes and is perched atop the summit of Mauna Kea Hawai'i.

VIDEOThe Magneto lamp by Giulio Iacchetti.

FEATUREDBrazilian eco-escapes, illuminated Jerusalem and the definition of first class travel are all part of this week’s roundup from NotVentures.

FEATUREDToy Fair!!! Here's a look at some of our favorite toys discovered that are perfect for grabbing on the go... magnets, turtles, puzzles, knuclestrutz, moose poppers and more!

VIDEOThe Big Flip at the University of Sheffield saw a record breaking attempt to flip as many pancakes non-stop for 30 seconds. 890 people became Guinness World Record breakers!

VIDEO'The Race', the latest Olympic themed ad campaign from British Airways featuring a race between luggage voiced over by sports presenter Jim Rosenthal. Great making of video too.

VIDEONooka's new Zub Zan 40 with inter-changeable straps for further customization.

FEATUREDYogurt Hacking ~ Tuur Van Balen explains in this short 7 minute video how to trick bacteria into making a red yogurt full of beta-carotene... and prozac!

VIDEOMusic video for Cheerleader by St. Vincent. Annie is a giant sculpture. Directed by Hiro Murai.

VIDEOJust another night at a Sydney pub, regular guy surprises girlfriend with the help of the Madden brothers from Good Charlotte to serenade her. Legendary stuff by Heineken.

VIDEOForm Us with Love and Cosentino create vases from the quartz composite Silestone.

FEATUREDChocolate margaritas, Domo-Kun heart cookies, and a goat cheese burger are all part of this week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious.

FEATUREDPen Type-A from CW&T is a brilliant pen with an awesome story. This steel beauty was a Kickstarter sensation and is a pleasure to write with.

FEATUREDA Valentine's Day look inside the inspiring world of Wieden + Kennedy's NYC office... from fun murals to giant shoes to post it maps and sportscenter ads in the making... and a fun vday surprise!

FEATUREDAlinea's Edible Balloon ~ A video introduction to a delicious dessert that's lighter than air!

VIDEOStop motion LEGO graffiti.

FEATUREDStockholm Design Week ~ A look at our favorites from last week's beautifully minimalist, playful lighting, tables, and more!

FEATUREDUnderwater dogs, a sci-fi take on art history and the world’s largest dodgeball game are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.

FEATUREDA last minute Valentine's DIY present. Turn the ice dispenser on your refrigerator door into a candy machine.

VIDEOMesmerizing vortices! Gorgeous video capturing vortex formation along the edge of a free axisymmetric jet.

VIDEOLooking for a last minute Valentine's Day gift? Forget chocolates, suck that special someone in with a "Double Chup": the Chupa Chups made especially for two.

FEATUREDValentine's Day Giveaway!!! Our friends at Knoll are giving one lucky reader a PAIR of Generation Chairs!

FEATUREDA peek inside the studio of Chandelier Creative ~ from wine in the ballpit with skateboards and friends with you inflatables to moooi horse lighting, giant doors, neon lighting, and more...

VIDEOJumping from number 45 to 20 on US album charts this week, Gotye's Making Mirrors might owe some of its popularity to the haunting single 'Somebody That I Used To Know' (with Kimbra) and its visually-stimulating video.

VIDEOA crafty and sleepy-object-ful video adventure for the amazingly tender track 'Lullaby Crocodile'. Song written and performed by Micaela, Augustina and Valodia León.

VIDEOIncredible multigait origami robots that run only on air.

VIDEOD/struct by Lucas Maassen and Raw Color consists of items that are completely destroyed, then packaged

VIDEOFor Coca-Cola’s 125th Anniversary Exhibition's Future Room concept, Antilop transformed santralistanbul's Galeri 1 into an immersive environment by creating 90 square meter of 270-degree projection system.

VIDEODue in part to poor dietary habits, health in the US has been in decline for the last several decades. This beautifully illustrated video makes a case for supplementing your diet. Created by Alpheus Media for Shaklee.

VIDEOBuchstabengewitter by Ingo Italic is an experimental generative type project using motion graphics. Each letter is bale to morph into another, creating a unique animation.

VIDEORobot Readable World by Timo shows us how computer vision systems and robots see their environments.

VIDEOExperimento Comparte - Ad shows how kids react when one finds an empty plate and the other a sandwich. "

VIDEOStalker Humanoid by Renaissance Man - Do you see him? Amazing (music) video of dancers in mossy ghillie suits in the woods. Wow.

FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from NotVentures is full of travel inspiration whether you’re off to Antarctica, the Musandam peninsula or Harbour Island.

VIDEOStarry Night Interactive by Petros Vrellis is a beautiful twist on the Van Gogh classic. Using a touchscreen and some clever openFrameworks code, this project turns his strokes into awesome new-media!

VIDEOThe making of a men's Louis Vuitton shoe.

VIDEOBehind the scenes with Takashi Murakami as he and his Kaikai Kiki team prepare to launch his first exhibition in Middle East. Opens 9 Feb 2012 in Doha - Qatar.

FEATUREDMoo cards go LUXE! Nicer paper ~ triple thickness (splash of color in the middle) ~ full size biz cards ~ and awesome magnetic box packaging... see all the details up close!

VIDEOFerrari 599 GTO by GridStars is a beautiful and technical look at the stunning vehicle. The car is amazing as is, but the video just does the trick!

VIDEOBeautiful interactive installation, Nervous Structure (Field), by Annica Cuppetelli and Cristobal Mendoza.

VIDEOThe world's largest dodgeball game with 4,979 competitors took place last week at the University of Alberta.

FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious features killer guacamole, lasagna soup and coconut lime margaritas.

VIDEODeluge by Even Westvang is a beautiful data visualization of the movement of 300,000 Norwegians as they relocate within the country.

FEATUREDIKEA's new Solvinden Collection for 2012 includes WIND powered outdoor lighting! See designer David Wahl demonstrate them in the video!

FEATUREDNano quadrotors, deep sea discoveries and edible super insulating foam are all part of this week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org.

FEATUREDGenevieve Gauckler Mugs for Publik ~ Live Joyfully, You are the master!, Throwing The Balls, and Path To Success.

VIDEOCute animated music video for 'The First Time I Ran Away' by M. Ward. Video directed by Joel Trussell.

VIDEOMaking of a life-size model of Xiphactinus for the Hastings Museum.

VIDEOAdorable Eames Elephant Stool Safari video. The iconic eames elephant goes on safari!

VIDEOVoltron Dubstepping - an outtake/add on between Metlife's superbowl spot!

VIDEOMusic video for OK Go's Needing/Getting in collaboration with Chevrolet. OK Go set up over 1000 instruments over two miles of desert outside Los Angeles.