So Chic new special bottles of wine. Fashion in a bottle.

A steel skinned house in La Reserva, a chilean gated community previously featured on #10808. Its crossed volumes offer a 360º view of the landscape. By Sebastian Irarrazaval.

Jeans + Helium + Duct Tape... the latest in the genius Levi's viral vids ~ and i've also linked Guys Backflipping in Jeans, and the Monkey doing Hollywood to catch you up.

"This was a difficult project for me," says artist Alan Witschonke, "because I challenged myself to develop a new style specifically for this book, based on the art of the Mughal Empire."

"Hyper" is a gravity-defying new series from Paris-based photographer Denis Darzacq.

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

Earth house projects from Erdhaus, swiss architect and team. Looks like a modern version of hobbit holes. I love it.

Kevin Atkinson's Virtual Ball Pit Video ~ he's a "computer vision programmer and vfx junkie with an obsessive interest in novel applications of computer vision techniques for visual effects"

Tokyo based design collective CINA has released their first collection, from home products, to stationary and USB flash drives. They are also currently looking for more stockists.

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) He strikes again ~ this time with many dancing with him in over 42 countries!

Gucci new special collection, "8-8-2008 Limited Edition”. From bikes, to bags, to shoes, to mahjong sets...

Football Heroes See Red! is the ultimate football stickers collectors' album. 38 illustrators pay homage to the best teams and players in football with a series of stunning portraits.

The official time-lapse recap of Londons Cans Festival, organized earlier this year by Banksy!

Watch water spiral down the drain with this Ammonite sink from HighTech. Washing your face has never been more mesmerizing.

Eureka! The Sci-Fi channel original series with the best designer concept gadgets is back on July 29!

Furniture that has something in common with a Star Wars vehicle. AT-AT by T.N.A. Design Studio (for Röthlisberger Kollektion) made from pear trees, shares name and clean shape with the All Terrain Armored Transport.

A new trend coming from Japan - coloring books for adults!

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!

Eric Tan and Pixar teamed up again for the WALL-E posters. I'm liking the fake ad spin.

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.

Cool looking learning centre (Aleksandria) in central Helsinki designed by Davidsson Architects. New part completed in 2003, old part from 1907 and originally designed by Gunnar Stenius of Lindgren & Stenius.

Sometimes what we all need to get some perspective is.... a drive up the coast, and a birthday party at the tip of Point Dume?

Trevor Paglen has done some amazing work/art "exploring and documenting hidden military landscapes". The "Black World" of the military and secret agencies; from the 'Rendition flights' (above), to secret bases around the world.

X-RAY, the amazing photography of Nick Veasy

The latest installment of The Coca-Cola Happiness Factory-The Movie. These beautiful animated commercials are the highest rated global spot The Coca-Cola Company has ever tested.

Alvaro Siza designed the new building for the Fundacion Ibere Camargo in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It opened a few weeks ago. A rectangular white concrete structure with circulations going out of its facade.

Brett Casper's photography has a haunting sense of the unreal as he finds something new in the every day.

I love the beauty and simplicity of these hand turned wooden tops by Sleeping Forest Studios. Available at fawnandforest.com

Its a scorcher of a day throughout Cali today ~ so we've rounded up some perfect options to look great while beating the heat for guys and girls ~ feel free to contribute more ideas!

Kirk Bray is an artist in Jersey City. His recent show, Elevated, at 58 Gallery depicts his city's haphazard building and development philosophies.

Recently Chaiten Volcano, southern Chile, erupted during storms in the middle of the night, creating this rare and colossal effect. The Chaiten Volcano has triggered earth tremors and spewed ash two miles into the air.

New spot from Nike Take to the Next Level campaign celebrating italian player Andrea Pirlo and his cursed free kick.

The weekend is here. A great video of a lot of beer tricks. Impressive...Coor's Light goes viral with their "Perfect Pour" from their wide mouth cans

new eco design housing building in mexico city by Taller 13

CutUp Collective did it again! Yesterday they installed their "cut up" billboards throughout London. Impressive work....

The Blogadilla Swedish Furniture Name Generator - turns any name into an inexpensive Swedish furniture name.

Vila by the ocean is exactly what i would imagine of a ¨vila by the ocean¨. By JVA in Stavanger, Norway.

The blog of St. Louis artist/graphic novelist Tim Lane is up and running, and already loaded with content from his editorial work and more.

1/6th scale atomic pistols by ixtee production are so awesome ~ no clue what i would ever do with them, but how adorable/funny are they? See them in the hands of toys as well!

My mind is blown by this 400$ lego death star...

the zoom chandelier is exactly what it sounds like. the piece zooms in and out to fit the space and lighting needs of the room. the piece glows from the inside out. gorgeous!

Inspired by the japanese light-painting crew PIKAPIKA. Music and performance by: Sleeping Beauty

In a gas station today, my Mounds bar doesn’t scan, so the cashier holds up the bar and, in a thick accent, calls to the other employee: “Spunow is same price as Snickers?”

3 print versions of the new campaign for Mir Black by TBWA Paris.

Quirks ~ the 80's board game that looks like a predecessor to Spore?

Stina Perrson says her illustration style is basically about “finding the right balance between the edgy and the elegant the raw and the beautiful.”

Created by Anne Kitzmiller in collaboration with Kohler kitchen, this sink controls rinsing functions and garbage disposal synchronization.

Sebastian Irarrázaval´s concrete house in Marbella. A weekend house with great views of its surroundings.

Impressive live performance of typographic body painting. Watch the video !

A dead horse hangs from the ceiling at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Part of the 16th Biennale of Sydney, with art from more than 180 contemporary artists from around the world.

Big Lebowski Urban Achiever 8-Inch Figures Series 2 Set

3D Girls & Guns
Featuring three-dimensional works by Jason Snell, employing methods ranging from early stereograms, View-Masters, two-colour anaglyphs, to linear polarization.

Marc Jacobs released a new tote bag with the cover of the latest Interview magazine on it. The cover shows the designer in the Warhol look, commemorating the 80th birthday of the artist.

Fascinating that Burger King in the UK is launching the $200 "World's Most Expensive Hamburger" with all proceeds going to charity

The Apple Store in Sydney opens, and the city goes crazy.

A new terminal at Shenzen Bao’an International Airport in China positioned as a gateway to China. Designed by architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, the terminal will have an incredible double skin canopy intended to let patterned natural light into the space.

Glenburn House, in Victoria, Australia. Chosen as one of the 2008 Record Houses by Arch Record, is located on the top of a hill and blends with the surroundin landscape. By Sean Godsell.

The new D&G headquarters in Milan contains the showrooms for the collections, offices, a restaurant and a series of image spaces. By Studio Piuarch.

Hailing from Finland Saksi specializes in illustrations, photo manipulations, and graphically design art pieces.

Using gif animation trickery, Joshua Heineman has been adding an extra dimension to historic pictures from the New York Public Library.

Amid veritable fields of wind turbine options the Broadstar AeroCam stands out with an innovative design that packs a powerful turbine into a compact form factor.

------ Control a real submarine over the internet! ------

Guerrilla advert to promote K-SWISS shoes in Paris

Great personal and réusable bottle designed by Eastman Tritan and RKS Design for KOR.

UC Berkeley scientists/artists reveal secret lives of invisible magnetic fields as chaotic ever-changing geometries .

Inspired by the fairytale Rapunzel and designed by Eley Kishimoto, the Hairywood Periscope is a 6 metre-high tower with a chic viewing room at the top

Dynomighty's NEW redesigned Mighty Wallets™ on Vinyled.com. 100% Recyclable, Expandable, Strong, Lightweight and Thin! Made from a one single sheet of Tyvek (like FedEx envelopes).

Incase gives us a sneak peek at their new Summer themed ipod touch slider cases ~ amazingly thin yet durable plastic, with my favorite soft-touch rubberized coating! Amazing packaging experience as always...

The classic Italian Yacht maker, Riva, is the latest design collaborator with Veuve Clicquot ~ not only do i have a peek at the new products, but the sketches of vintage boat designs are so sweet!

Leif.designpark, Marina Bautier and Studio Hausen have designed some great, solid furniture for Atlantico. My personal favorite is the the bench/sofa with a built in pot (seen above this text). The rest of the 2008 collection after the jump.

A somewhat nostalgic ad for Easy, from Argentina. It is almost impossible not to smile watching it....

Heineken: Concert. A very cool execution by JWT Italy agency.

Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt), an old man who physically ages backward. At 50, he falls in love with a 30-year-old woman. And then must come to terms with the relationship as they literally grow in opposite directions.

This clever green vehicle concept from the Technical University of Berlin is cleverly named CLEVER. Running on compressed natural gas this beauty gets 100 mpg and has less than half the emissions of a Prius.

Little but nice, Azúcar Hotel in Veracruz México. It captures definitly the "mexican" flavor.

After exploding onto British highstreets two years ago with their H&M capsule collection, Dutch duo Viktor & Rolf are once again gracing us with their conceptualised work at their first UK exhibition, starting tomorrow at the Barbican.

"Unlock the Cure" is Renaissance Chick and Interior Design Goddess Kahi Lee's creation for orange22's "Blank Canvas Project." Kahi Lee's designs for this project benefit the Cancer Research Institute.

cool piece packaging of biodegradable organic milk.
I love the idea of an alternative to the carton.

BROOKS SALZWEDEL - i know he receives plenty of love here & on .com, but his work continues to astound. opening reception for his new show "modern soil" at black maria gallery in LA happens june 28.

looks like a candle bulb, but it's not a bulb, it's a candle, which looks like...you know...

ESPN | Eyeballs > To attract more spectators, sports, the SAATCHI & SAATCHI of Singapore, has developed that direct mail to ESPN using balls making reference to the human eye.

MONOCLE Magazine and Artek Furniture teamed up together for the launch of a stool in celebration of the magazine's one year anniversary. Avaialble in an edition of 60, it comes with a seat made from Finnish moose leather. Beautiful.

Karl Lagarfeld posing with a yellow vest in this new campaign by Lowe Strateus agency.

The simplicity of this containter, does not reveal the scarcity of the blenheim apricot jam it contains which is made in extremely limited quantities. We Love Jam.

Really cool new feature was just added to Nike iD - Photo iD. Take a pictures with your phone, send it via MMS to Nike iD and use the colors from the photo on your customized Nike sneakers. Nice fusion of design and technology!

Creative teams from Kotoc and Cuatro created this campaign for UEFA Euro 2008 football consisting of small sequences in which extreme football, action and science fiction were merged.

IM Talkathon! You can help raise money for the charities of your choice by simply iming! I love the concept ~ a nice way to have what we're already doing help causes we care about. Check out the blog...

Amazing untonned of Niko Bellic by Pixeloo - [Editor's Note: Yay! GTA IV]

K Chocolatier's K HIBALLS ~ are filled with Blue Label or Ketel One ~ dark chocolate and crispy sugary layer with quite the burst of liquor - OMG. A variation of the choc recipe once exclusive to Emperor Franz Josef...

Domestic Construction's "Ted Lights" are made from recycled teacups -- you can get 'em in singles or clusters

From the design studios of Greetje van Tiem comes newspaper yarn. It can be woven into anything from curtains, to rugs, netting throws, or even upholstery.

"MAINTAIN THE SHINY PARTS" !!! funny technical sheet that i found with my new plasma tv... so silly i had to share it.

Help Firefox reach 1 million downloads in a single day! (I think their servers are already overloaded this morning)

This is an incredible 6000 x 2906 pixel image of the Carina Nebula. Molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust. 'Astronomy Picture of the Day' at 2008 may 28. Go to archive for more.

New ergonomic school furniture for primary schools. Patented design with flexible seat pan and unique desk shape encourage more beneficial posture throughout the school day. Its new, funky, and effective.

Stunning photography from a Dutch exhbition on porcelain that's no longer running, but still worth sharing.

Jones Soda has "Campaign Colas" ~ "where everyone can vote and buy their way to victory" ~ will there be a new breed of campaign cocktails too?

In "Dumped", awesome NYC-based photographer Meg Wachter captures the weirdness and joy of dumping various foods and liquids on her friends' heads.

Incase shows off 4 of its new 3g iPhone cases ~ we've been in love with their white hardshell slider case for the current iphone, can't wait to check out the new ones!

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