A glass and laminated wood public building in Talca, Chile by Alvano & Riquelme Arquitectos

The Maniac by crazy French artist SKWAK has just been released as a vinyl figure.

My old company Animal Logic finally re-designed its website. Check out the showreels.

Refinery 29 has a gorgeous media player

Latest at MoMA ~ Richard Serra Sculpture: 40 years

"Who would spend EUR50,620 on a bed?" asks one of their ads on it's first line... Haestens, family owned, 150 yr old Swedish bespoke bed manufacturer. My question, just who the fcuk WOULD pay EUR50620 for a bed!!?

FEATUREDFreshly added video cut together to give you a quick minute on what the Social Atelier launch was like...

designer jeremypettis! enough said. [Editor's Note: i loved his typography so much it has been featured on NOTCOT.com]

One of the IWG's (Insurgent Wilderness Gruppo) Special Edition Exclusives for SDCC 2007! Cute vespas, dangerous creatures.

Balmuda's floater is a nice way for those who don't want to make a double monitor from their laptop and it want it discreetly hidden while using that monitor with it.

singgih kartono's portable magno radio is made almost entirely out of indonesian hardwoods

Sisley has a nice user contributed WALL of images (if only the icons didn't smoosh the pics)

"The Fantastic in Art and Fiction" from Cornell University features some fascinating illustrations and images from their rare manuscript collection. Nicely organized. (Could use a better site design.)

M-13 - 'Functional Juice' based on Eastern and Western health principles ....$4.59 for 225ml. Sleek bottle!

The world's smallest website! At just 18x18 pixels, you can play all sorts of games from pac-man to a full 3d arena!

Speedgoat is just a little bike shop in PA, but with the help of custom painters and artists they've raised almost $35,000 to fight breast cancer. The custom-painted pink frame and fork on this year's high-end bike is amazing. Raffle tickets are just $10.

Interesting interview with artist Geoff McFetridge before his upcoming solo show in the Netherlands!

FEATUREDI'm impressed with the Obama 008 schwag.

Chanel goes for a carbon fiber tennis racket... complete with gorgeous roses

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.