Branding Tap water: A few months ago you could buy bottled tap water in some NY restaurant (with proceeds going to the UNICEF fund). I love the bottle design from the Tap Project

We've seen various skeletons here before, but this PneumaticAnatomica, exploring the anaomie of the common balloon dog.

Sprinkle Cupcakes: love the cakes, love their baking schedule graphics. Oh! and they have a cake mix now.

You don't have to be a kid to want to have one of Kazuya Morita's concrete pod.

I couldn't resist a smile after reading about these East/West Coasters in ReadyMade magazine.

Pretty but oh so wrong, these garbage bags come with a printed damask pattern.

Design To Inspire: Too often we what IS instead of what COULD BE. Look in the negative space btw black arrows coming down, white arrows going up. Isn't hope belief in things unseen? (from Widgets&Stone)

Luke Chueh just sent a very cryptic message. Could this mean that his Possessed vinyl toy will be at MunkyKing in a few days?

I flashed over Jacco Maris' MONTONE light, made from a scribble of coiled stainless steel.

Fun handbags from Barcelona-based fashion designer Alyona. I like her Yoshi character who seems to be a cross between The Little Prince character and a dinosaur.

Joost (by the brilliant minds who invented skype) is now in extended beta. Need an invite?

Blaine Fontana posted this fascinating video on his blog, explaining how he made the paintings for his current solo show Taxonomy Animalia. [via Ektopia]

the ultracube is a shiny-curvy metallic piece of Frank Gehry goodness, available in silver white and black at HellenOnline.

Another piece of gorgeous dutch design. The Dandlelight is a little battery powered led light with a dandelion as a shade. by DRIFT

Tekkon Kinkreet is finally screening. Catch it in NY or LA

Blackcloud: Visualize the amount of CO released by a single car in a day. Part of a WWF campaign in China

Danish designers and twin sisters Rikke & Line Cleven Jensen make jewelery using a secret method to print enamel on silver.

Interstellar 2007 in Los Angeles on July 7-8. Street Art / Tee-Shirts / Designer Toys ... perfect for notcot fans

Blacklist (a spinoff of the brilliant PsyOp) has a fantastic showreel, and a georgeous Ambigram as a logo

ChristopherConte's robotic insect sculptures reminded me of the work of Mike Libby's (#2463)

Tjep's love heart will be produced and sold by Moss NY. For typography lovers

Girls and Octopus on a swing. The art of Fuco Ueda

NEL's Irak carpet is shaped like the country and covered in little felt men-in-arms. Booth A-4 at the Salone Satellite for those of you at the Milan furniture fair

I don't believe the rumors that "sprout" will be Kid Robot's first TV commercial. Love the 3d animated Munny (munnies?)

Steve McDonald aka RamblinWorker "paints" with an old Singer sewing machine on gold canvas. Read the excellent interview on Razor Apple.

Oh How Beautiful (You Are) is a regular, square mirror, except for the hyperbolic, relentless, and infinitely inventive compliments that cover it. Perfect for that first look at yourself in the morning.

A.I. Animal Instinct shirt, perfect for robot dog owners like me.

Juxtapoz has a great step by step article on Tara McPherson's latest print, in all its 18 layer glory. Sadly the entire print run sold out in less time it took to get to layer 3

ribs is a v ery appropriately named bent plywood bench by Stefan Lie

The light wind by Demakersvan was inspired by dutch windmills.

Get your fix of illustration and art on startdrawing.org the asian drawing portal. I'm adding this one to my inspiration bookmarks.

Dutch artist Harma Heikens sculptures are both adorable and highly disturbing.

The Great Turtle Race starts in 9 days. Follow 11 gps equiped leatherback turtles as they make their way to the galapagos

The pyramid bio-fireplace uses almost the same burner system as the ecosmart fireplace I own and love. Seen at CABOOM last weekend.

Upload a video of what's in your pocket and get a chance to win one of NOKIA's new N95 phone. (I want one...)

Take a look (and a listen) to Whitest Boy Alive's Golden Cage video beautifully animated by Geoff McFetridge

Value Pack by Robert Bolesta is an alphabet entirely made of grade A ground beef. Probably good for tastespotting as well, but that was too long to spell...

DIALIVE is yet another alarm clock dock for your iPod, but I love the retro shape

Love the design on the SUPPERCLUB signature vodka. Available in white, black, and clear.

OK, I'm putting my name on the Smart Car waiting list just so I can turn it into a mini monster truck...

I saw these adorable buddha banks at a shop in San Francisco this weekend.

David Weeks little votive candle look like miniature fireplaces

How to put on a Kimono in 64 steps

This Chinese smoker's phone doubles as a real pack of cigarettes. I want one disguised as a pack of Altoids, complete with actual mints!

Speech Bubble cardboard coffee table by Leo Kempf [via Elmanco]

Death to Helvetica Tee: Get spat on by people in black skivvies with this response to the prevalence of Helvetica.