Fernando Akasaka has created the Cowboy Junkie concept stool... Stirrups and all...

Burp-trapping bovine backpack? The methane collecting tanks were utilized by Argentina’s National Institute for Agricultural Technology as part of a a study to determine the atmospheric impact of methane released by cows.

The UK Design Council has launched “The Good Design Plan”, a new three-year national strategy for design. Defining good design as ‘sustainable design’, it highlights five objectives for the council.

Kid Gaucho es un proyecto que surgió en Buenos Aires en el año 2002. Compuesto por Lucas Lasnier y Andrés Bonavera, ambos diseñadores gráficos e ilustradores.

Produced by Trick 3D in Atlanta for Moxie - for the new Batman film - the virtual Fight for Gotham City website - a great look into Gotham, and lets you choose whether you're Batman or Joker.

Art Politic is a group of artists who have come together in order to bring to light social and political issues that they have deemed important. Current issues with amazingly talented contributers!

The Leaf chapel by Klein Dytham sits within the grounds of the Risonare hotel resort in Kobuchizawa, a refreshingly green setting with beautiful views to the southern Japanese Alps, Yatsugatuke peaks and Mt.Fuji.

Brazil-based filmmaker CISMA has finally released his short film "Handmade" online. And it's a masterpiece...

Cute Ampersand Tees from House Industries

Absolutely amazing lighting and parchment samples from the Precious Pieces collection.

Nastro Azurro presents their UnBEERlievable Collection 2008 filled with winning designs inspired by the beer

Jeremy Cowart's beautiful eye for photographic composition proves that his photography is art.

adidas just had their largest Brand Center open in Beijing. The building, made for the 3 stripe brand brings together a totally new experience. Sport Performance, adidas Originals and Y-3 under one roof.

Shibam, a town in Hadramawt, Yemen, is considered to have the world’s oldest skyscrapers.

The beautiful photo diaries of Lina Scheynius are well worth a look.

Livescribe pen records your writing and relates it to the audio it recorded as you were writing. Audio quality doesn't seem great, but its a cool commercialization of an idea I first saw at CHI a few years ago.

Zaha Hadid: Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion

By attaching a camera to the passenger side window of his car, photographer Andrew Bush took photos of his subjects whilst driving beside them in and around LA.

This cool Map Bowl from Liz Grotyohann is made from discarded used paper shopping bags and lined with a map of the Bay Area.

The Ojon Tawaka "BALL" ~ is basically like a baseball sized dark chocolate ball that you roll all over your body as a body exfoliating treatment ~ see how they package this - as well as how they make it!

The Arrebol Patagonia Hotel by Harald Opitz in deep chilean south features some nice wood work. Watch for its brise soleil made out of sticks.

Great campaign for 44 Degrees North Vodka. Love the Pin-Up Snow Bunny feel to it!

Granollers School in Spain, by Jordi Badia Arquitectos.

A small spa at Las Palmas in Leyda, Chile. It has a wood skin that allows it to integrate with its surroundings while maintaining certain privacy. By Land Arquitectos.

As a part of ANA Crowne Plaza hotel’s “Good Night Sleep” campaign, the hotel hung a bed suspended on the side of a tall building in the Ginza district of Tokyo.

Vienna's Museum of Modern Art has an exhibit called Bad Painting-Good Art devoted to bad art. They'll show paintings in various strategies of bad, ugly or malicious painting...that contain elements of irony, protest,trash, kitsch and shock".

The Lumeneo Smera is a two seat, four wheel electric vehicle that is narrow enough to maneuver as a motorcycle and taking thin to a new transportation extreme.

In response to post #10871, this project was not an 'idealized' fake world draw. The project was a hoax , a big difference.

Whitecapri is a new label for bags and accessories from Berlin. The first collection Matchpoint is an hommage to the great movie "Match Point".

"Pergola", created by Montréal urban designer Claude Cormier, is a tribute to Claude Monet - made up of 90,000 plastic balls strung into the trees outside of Le Havre City Hall.

The Midas Project: Guerilla Street Artist turning things into gold in Barcelona

The view from #10756 was even cooler as it got darker out...

Using untreated larch wood and black fibre cement panels to optimise solar energy gain this house blends with its surrounding. By Peter Kuczia

That's one of the new "I love NY" logos announced by Governor Paterson. The plan is to increase tourism from 155 million visitors in 2006 to 200 million by 2020.

MOTLEY BIRD is a boutique version of an energy elixir. The drink was developed by creative nomads to boost the influence of the imagination of our society. Set 'em free...

A street sign in what I think is Estonian or Finish. This was uploaded to "The Big Picture Project", a living mosaic of "what life looks like this second" , See it at
showmethebigpicture.com

Umbrella Bows to You
Polite Umbrella is a shrinkable umbrella that enables users to morph its shape in order to reduce occupied space and to increase user maneuverability.

imagine what'd you'd rather be doing during gridlock... new renault sandero ad... inflatables...

I-O Data Corporation Japan developed this amazing water proof and crash proof 1 inch 8GB and 12 GB HDD! Is Christmas near?

I went hunting for some rain so that i could slip on some Swims over my suede flats, and give them a proper review!

An essay on artists who paint people looking at paintings. Over 50 paintings on the subject by contemporary artists that represent different takes on the subject.

As far as Trophies go - i want one of these awesome waves! Trophies for Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi and Cottesloe by Dinosaur Designs, out of resin!

Brevity - freshly launched new site and Stainless Steel line of gorgeous jewelry!

Vinyls Pulse has a sneak peek at Tokyo Plastic's Koguma from mphlabs Prototype!

New site designed by SUPERB illustrator Pietari Posti. new exhibition "giants" too.

TED has awesomely put up their videos. This is Jakob Trollback working on a video for Brian Eno and David Byrne. Check it!