Today it is announced that theOMA's concert hall, Casa da Musica, situated in the historical centre of Porto, Portugal has received the European Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

the space wire cube pc crams a fully-functional pc into a 2-inch cube that fits in the palm of your hand.

Knox - Cool, vaguely nautical/star warsy/army surplusy/ multi-purposey leathery bags.

Design your own luxury bedding with Inmod Design Studio. Choose from a growing variety of embroidered patterns, colors and premium fabrics.

A blog dedicated to the world's best guerrilla and viral advertising and marketing.

Everybody needs a Guardian Angel [previously #2758]

Designed by Guillaume Delvigne and Ionna Vautrin for Innotreal the Embroidery Bowl let's you stitch your own pattern on it.

Help the little deviants take on the Sheeple. Another Scion xD web campaign game...

OR celebrate the summer solstice like the scandinavians ~ partying hard for Midsommar & "girls and young women are supposed to pick seven different species of flowers and lay them under their pillows. At night, their future husbands appear to them in a dream."

Turn out your lights for two hours on the Summer solstice. A time to save energy, to think about peace, to think about people in distant lands who share your planet.

Relearn to drive ~ BMW's Performance Driving School made some videos of the cliche bad driving teachers...

Impeccable, intelligent, and elegant website by the always consistent Syrup Helsinki for Finnish design agency Kokos3. Props go to the lovely "3-d" workspace likely inspired by their projects in architecture and interiors.

I See Dead Pixels is the online portfolio of Sander Rietdijk, a dutch graphic designer experienced and skilled in illustration, print and web.

the digitalbox combines modern news reading technology with an old newspaper vending machine.

Two Faced: The Changing Face of Portraiture.
This book is a celebration of portraiture in the 21st century, Two Faced unfolds over two sections and offers an interesting, unique and often amusing look at the art form.

Papiroflexia (Spanish for Origami) is the animated tale of Fred, a skillful paper folder who could shape the world with his hands. Created by Joaquin Baldwin at the UCLA Animation Workshop, 2007. Original Score written by Nick Fevola.

Lo-tec are a young, edgy, multi-disciplinary design studio. Pop on your sunglasses and check out the new website!

It's Go Skateboarding Day! June 21st (TODAY!)

Love the way these zippers lock on the Samsonite Black Label rollers by Marc Newson

FEATUREDMilagro Tequila has some exquisite hand blown bottles...

CULLA BELLY, 2007 ~ i'm no mom, but it does feel a bit precarious to have my kid floating on what looks like a balcony off my bed? - by Manuela Busetti | Andrea Garuti

The F.A.M. is a network of young professionals and close friends who specialize in a wide variety of art and design talents. The site houses information on each member's background, portfolio, and contact.

Pedal Mafia: Think Nike iD but for fixed gears. You can build up a bike using a palette of colorful frames, parts and components. Useful to visualize your future bike, and t's a great time waster.

Finally, wish-you-were-here postcards that don't bore you to death.

Pleo is finally available for pre-order!!! Shipping in October.

Designer Per Brickstad worked in collaboration with Swedish speaker company Audio Pro to develop these unique transparent speakers that can play music from cell phones, computers and mp3 players.

Dedicated to Japan's rackgaki (graffiti) scene, this book illustrates the work of major graffiti artists working in Japan today. It showcases the creativity that lies within this new and relatively unexplored form of contemporary Japanese art. DVD included.

Graffiti master, GHOST, is releasing exclusive black on black versions of his 'Cousin Frank' vinyl figures.

For our brilliant Fashion Photographers ~ Surface just let me know about their latest Avant Guardian Fashion Photography Competition...

DUO x Clothing brand, Rogue Status, to produce this Pivotal seat. The Pivotal seat features Rogue Status' popular gun design. There will be several colors available for this seat. Available starting this Fall.

beautifully original wedding invitation by chris maclean. in his words: "simply removing the dot from the word claire reveals the word dave proving that they really were meant to be together."

Tomorrow (June 21) is LA FETE DE LA MUSIQUE (World Music Day) Don't miss the all day and all night party if you happen to be in Paris.

Designed by Sofie Collin & Gustav Lanberg the Carpet Alarm Clock requires a little stomping to shut it off.

VIDEOa collaboration between fox and clearchannel create that saw life sized chrome silver surfers bursting from golden square billboards!

Project to Surface is a collaboration between artists like KAWS (pictured above), David Diao, Kenji Hirata, Matzu-MTP, Leah Raintree, and architect Ben Krone. He will render their visual concepts into three dimensional forms.

Levi van Veluw is part of A.K.A., the upcoming group show at fette's gallery in Los Angeles. Opens June 22nd.

the ultimate guitar for geeks...
this "air guitar" from japan lets you strum in mid-air and detects your strumming using infrared sensors.

Levi's breaks into the cell phone market..

The Cup Ring from Floyd, designed by Yusuke Fujinuma and Yoko Yamazaki. Nice concept, adorable when held.

Ceramic TV created by Ma Jun

Calling all artists we want YOUR MTV. This project is called MTV Hats (Header Art Treatments), and we at MTV.com plan to wear many of them.

Download the template, design, and submit!

'Hindsight is always twenty twenty', nifty message these little screen prints, inspired by vintage eye chart designs.

Incredible what Nike did in the Tech Pack - the M65 military jackets are water proof with waterproof zippers and almost entirely lasered and glued together. I cannot even describe the innovation here!

It's not a photoshop joke.
The Tunnel House is a real installation made by artists Dan Havel and Dean Ruck. Check these incredible images!

Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky's film 'Manufactured Landscapes' captures a side of China that is both seductively surreal and grotesque toxicity.