Cliques wooden peg dolls in such cute packaging! Each has three elements that are held together with tiny magnets to mix and match and come in house-shaped boxes that can be customized with beautiful backgrounds.

Toccata by Optical Arts (and the making of clips) is filled with completely mesmerizing slow motion destruction (and in reverse at times!) set to Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.

Sun Bum's Baby Bums! In addition to the adorable Sonny gorilla of Sun Bum branding - Baby Bum has a whole cast of characters - and turned them into stuffed toys and these bath/beach toys!

Pyrex x Star Wars decorated glass containers - The Child Snack and Yumm designs are pretty cute, but look at those deviled eggs!

VIDEOKids See Ghosts - The Kanye West/Kid Cudi collab goes animated with a new show directed by Murakami, with Kanye Bear (Kanye West) and Kid Fox (Kid Cudi) - Preview looks fun!

FEATUREDNOTkiddo Board Book favorites (so far and growing!) There are the books we want him to love, and the ones that he actually loves... this Amazon list contains the latter! Any recommendations?

Jeep Easter Eggs! Car and Driver "We Found Over 30 Easter Eggs on the Jeep Renegade" and they are adorable happy little treats tucked all over the car! [if you have ideas for more, they just launched a contest at - TheNextJeepEasterEgg.com]

Quut Quutopia Toys bath puzzles and building sets elevate classic foam bath "stickers" into 3 dimensional play sets!

“Hellos Without Handshakes” is a new public service campaign to discourage the practice of handshaking as businesses across the country begin to reopen. It includes a collection of free, downloadable posters. Created by High, Wide, & Handsome.

Rilla Alexander's IDEAS! (In red, yellow, or blue hats!) Wooden Idea toy based on Sozi's Her Idea book. Wood body and head with rope arms and legs. Made by hand in Prague in a traditional Czech style.

The Gogoro Eeyo 1s electric bike is beautifully minimal and weighs in at 26.4 lbs with full carbon frame and fork as well as carbon fiber seatpost, handle bars, and rims.

McKenzie Fisk - "Good Luck Don’t Die" show at Thinkspace! The preview looks stunning, love all of the cheeky kid and creature juxtapositions.

Porsche Taycan Collection Kids White / Red Wooden Toy Car

Halfway between art and design, OOO My Design Studio presents Nomino Post. It’s a peg board storage system, which allows different compositions on the board and countless configurations to organize an decorate your home with a flare of optical art.

Janod Spirit collection of animal racers made of wood, beautifully painted, and their springy necks let their heads bounce as you race around.

LIGNOLOC wooden nails - can be shot from a unique nail gun and sanded down easily! "Heat generated by friction when the nail is driven in cause the lignin of the wooden nail to weld with the surrounding wood to form a substance-to-substance bond."

Vanessa Gade Jewelry - "Modern minimal metal contemporary architectural jewelry" - Interesting use of delicate chain woven through the pieces!

Jonas Claesson for Reef (KIDS!) - 4 adorably illustrated surfer creature printed flip flops for big kids and tiny kids.

Lauren's All Purpose Salve in a limited edition ceramic vessel by Erin Louise Clancy, and even includes a tiny ceramic spatula.

Plastique Fantastique iSphere might be the most amusing DIY face shield/mask design yet.

InkMeThis Dual Point Seam Ripper with hand turned acrylic handle. Each seam ripper has two ends, one smaller and one larger, that pull out and store neatly inside the handle. Handmade to order and there are 19 acrylic choices.

Earlybird Claycup limited edition featuring the artwork of Nanami Cowdroy. Available in 8oz and 12 oz, Claycups are lovely textures ceramic reusable coffee cups!

Mattel 'Thank You Heroes' collections of superhero (doctors, nurses, delivery drivers, EMTs) and 'Community Champions' set of Little People (a doctor, a nurse, an emergency medical technician, a delivery driver and a grocery store worker)

Printmakers from MT, NM, OR & WA collaborated to make a set of pre-stamped postcards that celebrate the USPS. From Power and Light Press, Michael Buchino, BT Livermore and Julia McNamara.

Arthur and Friend's Karl Chair - adorable wooden cube chairs with two seat heights and can be flipped to be a table (or nightstand)

DSPTCH Face Covering and Face Covering Strap (that can be used with any mask with ear loops) - nice detail that it can be easily tightened and uses a magnetic buckle.

Bon Temps Tea - happy packaging illustrations for these non-toxic and plastic free teas. These tea bags are made out of non-GMO corn!

Safe Hand Fish! Those adorable little bento box soy sauce containers (usually with a red cap) are now used for hand sanitizer! The caps are blue as a symbol of cleanliness and the UN color.

Quentin Blake has lots of e-cards! And he's just added a series of rainbow ones for your friends that need a little happy boost. (Also check out the coloring pages.)

HOME! In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22), HOME is the world’s first stay-at-home environmental mural festival. Register as an artist, and/or check out the line up of virtual programming.

Barebones Living Edison String Lights come in 3's, in black, red, or copper. powered by USB portable charger (with on/off switch).

Ha - Samantha Geloso's "Brand From Brandtown, USA" spot nails every montage advert big brands are putting out regarding the state of the world and our lives right now.

MIIR "Alone Together" Camp Cup features such a fun octopus graphic by Kyler Martz!

WE LOVE LA is a growing collection of limited edition tshirts supporting LA partners by Family Industries

Lily & River Little Climber Pikler Triangle and Slide/Rock wall, for crawlers to 5 year olds. Impressed with the quality and details of this design (see vid at the bottom for a peek in their factory.) This has been a game changer for our NOToddler!

The House Industries Lettering Manual just launched - "House’s Chief Lettering Officer, Ken Barber, reveals the secrets for creating virtually any letter style in nearly every design scenario imaginable."

Factory Coffee in Kalamazoo is located in an old pattern shop that made wooden casting patterns and cast aluminum parts for folks like Gibson Guitar... and they had the grandson's factory make them adorable aluminum Monopoly Pieces of their BUILDING!

Tokujin Yoshioka's Easy-to-make FACE SHIELD - simply cut a clear plastic sheet and slip it on the arms of your glasses.

It's poppy season here in Southern California! And the CA Dept of Parks and Rec has put up the "Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve Live Stream" Stunning fields of glowing orange!

EVERYMASK by Roo Williams is a unique DIY mask design that uses a custom harness to tightly fit a sheet of filter material to a person's face. It follows NASA's ISRU principles, using common household tools/materials.

Lettera40 is a Sunday Büro limited print project filled with stunning illustrated letter/number prints to to raise money to help the Italian regions most affected by the Novel Coronavirus.

Designers Against Coronavirus - lovely collection of global posters/graphics curated by CaroselloLab

Pejac “It can’t rain all the time” - Magritte inspired, gas mask wearing, window paintings... a fantastic STAY ART HOME piece!

Nucleus Portland's store is filled with artistic temptations... here's their new TRANSPARENT Meyoco pin, Brendan Monroe tote, and Drink & Draw Society pin!

The WHALE CHALLENGE! From Two Thirds... here's one from their Creative Director (and a NOTCOT fave) Emil Kozak.

Paddywax's Spark Candle collection - a little dose of wishful thinking and lovely scents to help you at home (or for someone that needs a surprise pick-me-up?)

Design Observer: The Self-Reliance Project by Jessica Helfand is a daily essay column about what it means to be a maker during a pandemic. It's just the daily dose of calm, thought provoking inspiration I need these days.

'Gruffalo stayed in the cave': Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson's adorable coronavirus cartoons help teach kids (and adults) to stay safe!

SoraNews24 shows you how to make Rainbow Milk Gelatin Cake by twitter user @tsunekawa_

MIT Project Manus COVID-19 Face Shield is a single-piece design that comes flat and can be assembled into a 3-dimensional face shield. Ideally die cut (but could be laser cut on demand too.)

Foster + Partners prototype design for a Reusable Face Visor. All parts are laser cut - the 0.5mm optically clear PETG, an interlocking soft PP headband, and a surgical silicone rubber head strap. It is designed to be easily sterilized and reused.

The James Dyson Foundation CHALLENGE CARDS! 44 engineering and science challenges (for kids) from the engineers at Dyson - lots of familiar experiments with fun simple instructions, illustrations, and explanations/videos.

Zoe Keller Postcard Club! Stunning custom doodle illustrations sent to whoever you want (on her gorgeous postcards no less!) Amazing to see some of the ones she has made so far!

GIR (Get It Right - maker of our favorite silicone ladle) is making reusable silicone face masks with disposable filters. Silicone masks can be sterilized in a microwave, autoclave, dishwasher, oven, or boiled stovetop.

SergeLowrider "Sorry, we're home - Yes, we're safe" signs! (DM @sergelowrider for purchase info!)

Plum Play Phobos Metal Climbing Dome and Large Climbing Dome with a SLIDE!

National Geographic's April 2020 Earth Day issue features their first double cover - It's Nice That interview: "National Geographic’s creative director explains the Optimism vs Pessimism issue"

FEATUREDColoring Pages! They are popping up from many of our favorite artists these days to help destress adults or inspire/amuse kiddos. Here are some from Audrey Kawasaki, Pete Fowler, James Jean, Jacquelin de Leon, and perhaps more to come...

Dyson CoVent Ventilator being produced in coordination with The Technology Partnership (TTP). FastCo has a look at the design.

The Free Sewing Fu Face Mask Pattern is the cleanest design i've found aesthetically. (While there are many arguments on materials, styles, effectiveness, etc of DIY masks currently, I found this to be a noteworthy template to explore/tweak!)

Koll Guitars High Rise Pedal - The High-Rise was designed by Saul Koll and Portland effects maestro Jack Deville, with graphic design by Aaron Draplin. The knobs were custom designed by Saul and cast by Matt Haramis.

Blackmarket Bakery (a NOTCOT socal favorite!) is sharing their recipes as we're all stuck at home! First up are their Buttermilk Scones and Choc Oatmeal Cookies! [Also, locals can pick up cookie dough rolls to bake at home now!]

Guerilla Tacos in DTLA has an Emergency Taco Kit! (Complete with 30 eggs and toilet paper) As restaurants and business have to adapt to survive COVID-19 chaos, it's time to get creative.

Iconfinder has over 200 free vector icons for coronavirus awareness (and general hygiene!)

Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University - Stay safe, keep your distance, and help stop the spread!

IKEA x Pizza Hut Säva table - on surprising collaborations, IKEA Hong Kong has created a limited edition table that is a giant version of those tiny "pizza savers" that come in pizza boxes.

NUGGET! A modular set of foam cushions with washable covers that can transform from futon to fort and beyond and comes compressed in a bright orange box (like DTC mattresses.) It's been better than we expected and perfect for our NOTtoddler!

WashYourLyrics.com will "Generate hand washing infographics based on your favorite song lyrics" - Anything to get everyone washing their hands more/better?

Joe McKay's Zamboni Simulator (aka Ice Resurfacing Machine Simulator) is strangely calming as you doodle across the ice like an etch-a-sketch...

In aid of street dogs. Tote Bag collection in collaboration between Berlin Dog Accessories brand Cloud7 and various great European illustrators. All profits go to neuter program of Bulgarian NGO Everydaystray.

The iconic Campari Soda gets a redesign/upgrade... different, but still lovely and adorable.

Beautiful tattoo inspiration at Studio by Sol

TORNADO! Our hearts go out to Nashville (our other home) and those impacted throughout TN. The devastation in East Nashville especially has been extra hard to stomach, but now it's time to clean up, pull together, and rebuild!

"For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland’s Official Maps" on AIGA Eye on Design by Zoey Poll - amazing!

Obsessive About Octopuses - the latest book from Owen Davey looks fantastic! (Launches in March in the UK and April in the US) This joins Fanatical About Frogs, Bonkers About Beetles, Crazy About Cats, Smart About Sharks, and Mad About Monkeys.

muncha! Our friends just launched their addictively delicious, super thin beef jerky chips on kickstarter. Too good not to share. [Backed by NOTCOT!]

Strider 2-in-1 Rocking Bike/Balance Bike! Taking your kid from 6 months to 3-5 years as it transforms into a balance bike, complete with adjustable seat and handle bars to grow with them. (Also check out their race events!)

Rollis Toy Cars - adorable design with their drivers packed right in.

Sony SRS-LSR200 remote control - a fascinating mashup of remote control and portable speaker.

Teenage Engineering x IKEA's Frekvens collection of modular electronics is just arriving in stores... and they have celebrated the launch with a lot of 3D printable frekvens hacks!

The Story Planter designed by Afteroom for Design Within Reach is so lovely! Available in black and white, 5 and 9 piece and pairs so well with their iconic Story Bookcase stack!

PlanToys Motor Mechanic - a wooden set for the kids who want to wrench alongside you

Jiggy Puzzles - the packaging!

VIDEOSuper Bowl 2020 - the ads are rolling in, here are some favorites so far! (Porsche, Amazon Alexa, TurboTax, Michelob Ultra, Sodastream, Snickers, and Doritos Cool Ranch)

The GIR Silicone Ladle (in Ultimate or Skinny in a rainbow of colors) is our new favorite in the NOTCOT kitchen. It's flexible in the front half of the scoop to conform to any edge! And has measurement lines! And a no spill edge!

James Jean Year of the Rat pin set launches this Lunar New Year. Limited edition of 1000 sets of 3 pins. Stunning little floral rodents!

Australi-Aid has partnered with over 40 incredible artists to create a beautiful collection of postcards to support The Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors and Australian Red Cross.

Snuggled Puppies Puzzle by Yoni Alter. 11 different resin puppies. Limited edition of 30. Handmade in London.

Never Die P.P. - collaboration between Emu and Bridge Ship House. Fun art toys with swappable "plants" and "pots" as well as a collection of wearables and more.

The Royal Mail celebrates classic 80s/90s video games on it's upcoming series of stamps! Tomb Raider, Lemmings, Elite, Dizzy, Populous, Sensible Soccer, Wipeout, and Micro Machines.

Caña Magazine's "2019’S BEST CRAFT BEER ARTWORK" - As label art became the new record sleeve, craft beer aesthetics scaled new heights in 2019; for pop pickers with an eye for design, here's a countdown of the year in beer art.

New stickers (Synth and VCR) from Eric Nyffeler! (Also check out some of his incredible prints)

Thinkspace turns 15!!! And the collection of work in their "15 Years of Thinkspace" is looking pretty amazing! Show opens on January 11th, 2020.

1TB on a tiny USB key! SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Luxe USB Type-C Flash Drive (that also has USB Type-A!)

Thibaut Malet makes incredible little wooden houses/forests in glass domes.

Yeti & Squatch in the Winter Wonderland of Oregon! Beautifully illustrated picture book from Travel Oregon - read the whole thing online! (The mushroom buddies tucked throughout are too cute!) Designed by Wieden+Kennedy with illustrations by Psyop studios.

Mobi Zippee - a silicone fidget/baby toy for 6 months and up. So many textures and areas to teeth on, surfaces to grip, and ways to push and pull while developing and fine tuning motor skills.

The State of UX in 2020 - From designing for the post-truth era to the rise of micro-communities, design as a team sport, invisible design systems, and more...

The Tesla Cybertruck. There's a lot to unpack here, but it's undeniably interesting/intriguing/one of a kind?

Playforever Luft Collection - playful Porsche inspired minimal toy cars coming soon in popping new colors.

Nervous System Hive Trivets are back! A modular silicone rubber trivet featuring an organic embossed pattern inspired by cellular forms. Extra fun tiled together!

The Type Set Co Magnetic Letters ~ in a rainbow of colors, both serif and sans serif, and hard ABS plastic or soft foam.

Nervous System Spiral Puzzles... for those who love to start with the edges, these puzzles have maximum edge pieces! Inspired by intricate spiral shells made by cephalopods like the Nautilus.

Zip Top now has Baby Snack Containers - Pig, Bear, and Dog exclusive to Target, and Cat coming soon to their site. Super cute in person, we use the silicone dishes the most at NOTCOT for snacks.

Urchin is a ceramic lemon squeezer with a striking design and a unique way of juicing that makes each time using it a joy. Urchin will be handcrafted in The Netherlands.

BWArchitects sets the stage for Vanity Fair's New Establishment Summit in LA. The featured design element is the BMW Vision pavilion, showcasing the M NEXT electric car in style.

Pollutive Ends by Thijs Biersteker shows the impact of one single cigarette butt real time. Calculated by an algorithmic pumping system it shows more pollution based on the amount of visitors around.

Brent Walter's Volkspods are the cutest little bikes made from Volkswagen Bug parts!

BBC News International Edition is now available on the dark web at bbcnewsv2vjtpsuy.onion to provide access to those who have censored internet access...

Little Liberty Filled House of Gifts Christmas Stocking 2019 - three adorable stockings from Liberty London filled with a great curation of goodies!

Hey Robot is a new party game where two teams compete to get their smart speaker (i.e. Alexa or Google Home) to say a specific word. Created by Everybody House Games.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Baby List! For those who have asked what has worked for us. Pregnancy - 4 months with regular updates. [Made this list an Amazon affiliate storefront, because we've been using Amazon Prime a lot for the convenience during exhaustion!]

Most Modest Niko - FS (freestanding!) - The powder coated steel construction supports their white ash with knitted cable Niko power strip.

Do the F*cking Work: Lowbrow Advice for High-Level Creativity by Brian Buirge and Jason Bacher - from the folks behind Good F*cking Design Advice (with some of our favorite prints!) comes a BOOK!

Aesop - Written by Jennifer Down and Dennis Paphitis, Photographed by Yutaka Yamamoto, Edited by Dan Gunn. The preview from Rizzoli looks stunning - an inspiring look into everything from the history, branding, packaging, architecture and more...

Adam Catino remade the theme song to Succession in MarioPaint!

Bottle Brigade Diaper Notification Enamel Pin... they perfectly capture our current new parent mindset! Blue Line vs Yellow Line...

Parks Project X California State Parks Foundation collection have such great graphics celebrating our love for California!

Illustoria #9 is the first issue to be published by McSweeney’s. The periodical “for creative kids and their grownups” includes storytelling, crafts, comics, interviews, recipes and more with contributions by illustrators from around the world.

Odd-on Industries just launched Caat - a cute cat shaped silicone skin for your Google Home Mini.

Bookniture's Wisdom Tree is a way to display your current reads and the front loading design lets you quickly access the page where you left off.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, Four Point Puzzles released this 1000 piece circular puzzle of the Moon. Featuring an image from NASA, this puzzle shows all of the Moon's details in stunning clarity.

Playforever Velocita Collection of little Formula 1 cars are inspired by the 70's F1 era.

The DANCE is not your usual side table, it is designed to be different. Designed by Marc Th. van der Voorn for Ignore Amsterdam.

Fleurs d'Hiver (winter flowers) - are beautiful "soothing infusions blending herbal tea and honey" on popsicle sticks!

The Oriens Tarot Deck: 78 card animal themed tarot deck, that gives back to our rainforest! Designed by AmbiSun, Illustrator + Graphic Designer based in Melbourne Australia.

Danefae's adorable viking, Erik, in toy form! A big 20cm tall, and he comes in a great graphic box too! (Also, on super sale)

Sony's WALKMAN 40th Anniversary page has two fun videos - their Anniversary Movie as well as a Catalog of 83 iconic Walkman products from 1979-2019.

"Walkman in the Park" exhibition at Ginza Sony Park - The Verge has a great look at the gorgeous exhibition celebrating the Sony Walkman's 40th anniversary.

A fridge with built in ICE BALL maker... LG Smart wi-fi Enabled InstaView Door-in-Door Refrigerator with Craft Ice Maker.

Target : 20 Years of Design for All: How Target Revolutionized Accessible Design - THE BOOK! Along with the new capsule collection coming out to celebrate Target's 20 years of design collabs, there's a Rizzoli book!

Maledetto Design (Damned Design) by Alessandra Coppa - Domus has a peek into this new book which "examines design in an ironic and intelligent manner, from the point of view of its most important players."

Parks! The latest from Standards Manual is coming soon... filled with US National Parks ephemera collected and photographed by Brian Kelley.

OTOTO Design's Summer 2019 Collection just launched - lots of fun, playful designs for your home and kitchen. The Magic Mushroom funnel and Blade Rhino Knife Sharpener caught my eye.

Anne Linde now makes a Desk! Wall mounted bent metal desk that's great for small spaces.

The Piegatto Pipo Chair is conceived as a wooden surface that integrates armchairs and seat from the same material.

Besito - new marijuana vape. Fun hexagonal packaging and product design.

Euclid Round Dining Table from Unison Home. Crafted from sustainably sourced, FSC-certified solid white oak and also available in black.

The Dimpl Collection from Fat Brain Toys are perfect for babies (and as all ages fidget toys!) There's something so satisfying about pushing the silicone dimpl "buttons"... and the latest Dimpl Wobbl is mesmerizingly fun for babies.

FPM Milano Special Edition Suitcases hide some impressive setups... from a Workstation and Cookstation, to Bedstation and even a full on Pilates Station.

Oceánica Cerveza have stunning Uruguayan animal inspired branding and labels for their beer.

Kitty Toronto Tote Bags - easily packable, washable, and feature their bold, custom fabrics!

Christophe Guinet aka Mr. Plant's "Tree Hug" is made from molds of the arms of local residents. Installation for Exhibition in Annecy / FRANCE from July 6 to September 15, 2019 for Annecy Paysages and l'Arteppes.

"The case for and against the retail innovation lab" at Modern Retail is an interesting read on the world of Innovation Labs for bigger brands from Amazon and Walmart to Home Depot, Foot Locker, Target and more...