Where do pins that come to NOTCOT go? Well for the last year or so they have gone here... and become their own piece of inspiration for me...

An old electric power plant has become a museum of ancient art in Rome - Centrale Montemartini Museum

great nytimes article on couch surfing and i just love that image.

For all those times those pesky aliens abduct you and drop you off on the wrong planet! dog tag with various stellar maps back to earth!

Killers Kill, Dead Men Die: The 2007 Hollywood and other fresh sets by Annie Leibovitz

Taking the “Dis” Out of Disabled , UNIVERSAL TOILET By Changduk Kim and Youngki Hong

For all of you privileged enough to have DUAL MONITORS. Fabulous dual monitor wallpapers by mandolux.

The italian designer Odoardo Fioravanti has designed the coolest carpet beater i have ever seen.

You shake to open? This is one creepy door Hand-le by Naomi Thellier de Poncheville

For art lovers on the go...Italy's porta potty giant, Sebach, unveils these pretty portals in Milan.

"because we can" have a cool flat pack sofa with storage drawers large enough to hold vinyl records. loads of other storage as well

Evo Noche serves up stylish, hand-printed home goods in Oakland. Yes, Oakland.

This may look like one of those "concept" products, but Nike's curved Triax Vapor LCD watch is anything but vaporware.

Far too fun to procrastinate by making simpsons characters.... too bad mii's weren't this fun.

Car sign with an attitude. One for each gender, a big shot is on board!

amazingly interactive portfolio of a romanian advertising and design company - Etcetera

Cool! Great designer, Roger Arquer

Super cute kung fu incense holder! Kinda modern, kinda old-school, totally stylish!

How many locks before your bike is secure? Fun image of bike lock art by random dude.

Broker's Gin - its the gin with the bowler hat! (how very Magritte?)

An extremely affordable way to own/diy some krurt halsey works... $3 will get you this sublime stitching iron on ~ as spotted by the fabulist

The TT Movement, a collective of Australian artists formed to celebrate the Audi TT, prepare to unleash their exhibition on the Museum of Contemporary Art in April. [Previously seen as 3377, but here's the full site]

Lovely "dreaming tree" necklace by Mighty Flirt...

Review of GRAIN - incredibly gorgeous collection of royalty free high res wood grains in a beautiful print book (with cd naturally)

'You are a douche.' It is amazing how powerful the right words with enough white space - in print - can be. only 5$ for 25.

100$ One Laptop per Child ~ actually got a hands on with one at CES, it's amazing. Will definitely help change computing in 3rd world countries.

Design student 1, metal stool 0. Clearly we have a winner against sore buns. CritBuns

Fabulist has some great pics of the Square Foot Show over at Thinkspace. Oh, Audrey Kawasaki, why do your pieces never cease to mesmerize me?

Neiman Marcus has quite the gift guide as always ~ these Scanty Owl Panties had a great graphic...

ghost bandit via modish

Buff Humpty is a lamp by J Schatz.

Very pretty animations constructed from US flight pattern information then manipulated using Adobe After Effects and/or Maya. [Reader says that it is actually made with Processing]

dude, i miss a lot of stuff out here! stupid work...this "spank the monkey" show looks pretty sweet.

Skip Hop - they call it a line of Home and Nursery Essentials for the Modern Parent... i beg to differ. (see .com review) Incredible designs by Scott Henderson.

i keep forgetting to post these. check out these sweet decks from mekanism. space invaders/rubiks cube decks. =)

Versace gets its hands on a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 ~ looking very mod with the black and white.

Are they? Are you? What does it even mean? I know what it means to me. hehe.

cool digital building in beijing

Nice subtle skull shirt from Swedish Squidhunter

MAGNETIC WALLPAPER!

Jeff Roots Woolyhoodwinks - new at elsewares

3D CROP CIRCLES!

dont deny it, this guy is awesomely cute. and if you think this is good, wait till you see the piglet squid!

Gama-Go will release the long-rumored 6.5" Tigerlily vinyl at their SDCC booth (#4838). Tigerlily is dressed to kill in a flocked Tiger suit with a revolver accessory.

ive been worrying about wasps recently...and wish they could be these cute bees instead!

Got a tip about the Turkish Street Design Week - some incredible stuff!