Nike Pro Athlete series of vinyl created by master toy designer Michael Lau. The figures stand 20" tall and are wearing authentic 'Pro' fabrics. They will not be for sale though, instead the toys are being auctioned off for charity in Hong Kong.

Cheap affordable accommodation in Germany for a limited time only. Realised by Gunda Wiesner and Andreas Strauss.

Oliviero Toscani, former Benetton ad guru, has convinced the Italian porta-potty company Sebach to hold an international "dream toilet" competition.

Art. Lebedev Studios announces their latest concept - the Folderix flash drive. Finally a flash drive i'd buy!

Truly the coolest smoke detector yet. This clip on Chick-a-dee bird is by Mooi Uit De Brand

See book 1 of Guerra De La Paz's work... and you will never view your GI Joes or Prince Charmings the same again

Another solar race car, less adorable, but tinier - 33 x 22 x 14 mm.

Adorable solar race car - 57 x 42 x 17 mm.

Sannah Kvist photographs people and not people.

Vandalized Vintage by Trixie Delicious : Re-imagined vintage plates and bowls with just the right antisocial sentiment hand-drawn with heat fused ceramic paint. Check out the sold section too!

Love this Kaight logo for their store in NYC

Neat little chopsticks that I discovered while shopping at Ikea. They have little nodules at the end that make eating with them a breeze. 12 pairs for $2

Lindsay Walt creates beautiful calligraphic abstractions

StudioAKA, in London creates some of the most whimsical animations your likely to see. The Pica Towers shorts are a must see.

Lamp + Blimp = World View by Afroditi Krassa.

This contemporary jewelery for men from Franz Schnaas fuses industrial and mechanical components for a decidedly male take on body adornment.

Los Angeles based Hello/Bye (Sun An) is pretty much unstoppable in the areas of art direction, design, typography, illustration, animation and videos. Take a look at the latest - excerpts from an interview and artist profile in Arkitip #30

Logitech announces their latest foray into laptop stands... the Alto Express and Connect.

these drop speakers look like something that space aliens listen to their ipods on - from spain's scandyna speaker company

Another one for the magnum boys of club land... Marc Newson designed ice bucket... very svelte indeed, and exclusive. Designed for Dom Perignon (LVMH)

"Oh My God" Video ~ lily allen gets all jessica rabbit [Editor's Note: Awwwww sony pulled it off youtube]

Absurdly cute vandalism by Gouzou

Erica Weiner's site got a makeover and you MUST check it out. Just perfectly dark and mysterious enough... to go with pieces like bronze hummingbird skulls

Face Your Pockets ~ user contributed scanner/pocket emptying/portrait art

Design: Mattia Cimadoro. Elegant wall clock available in plexiglas, wood and aluminum. Battery quartz movement. Made in Italy. $295.00

hero design studio designs and silkscreens some pretty amazing gig posters and art prints. check them out!

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!!?

Freshly 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!

I'm impressed with the Obama 008 schwag.