The new 'National Centre for Contemporary Art' by French architects Philippe Bona and Elisabeth Lemercier in Chatou, France.

Skylights: Dumbo is a sculptural pavilion that utilizes ambient lighting within Brooklyn Bridge Park to show star constellations on the ground via cast shadows, poetically addressing the side effects of light pollution in urban settings.

Brazilian artist Geraldo Zamproni's large-scale inflatable red pillows get squeezed under the most unexpected places. This week there's one in NYC as part of the Art in Odd Places festival.

Beautiful illustrations by Raymond Biesinger.

Ben the Illustrator has released The Fluid Animals Calendar for 2013, bringing together twelve of his most popular fluid animal artworks.

Tea Egg from Normann Copenhagen is a functional tea infuser made of silicone and designed by the Danish design company Made by Makers.

Glassblowing the Brooklyn Way with Alan Iwamura and David Ablon.

Multigrater by Jordi Milá

Gloam, a short film by David Elwell & Gareth Hughes about a solitary creature wandering in the dark forest as it encounters something unknown with only curiosity to lead the way.

Pixel State t-shirts! From the Pixelivery

Anagrama's lovely branding for El Montera, a restaurant in Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico.

Valentin Vodev's pictograms engraved on glassware are a fun new way of incorporating playful instructions

Press packs for Resident Evil 6 were screen printed in human blood by medical illustrator Emily Evans.

The Shearer's Quarters House by John Wardle Architects in North Bruny Island, Australia.

Emilio Garcia's Skull Brain (the brainy follow up to the Jumping Brain!) ~ see the making of in this flickr set.

Hair Barrels! Pairing the world's best surfers with some radical scalp swell on this single topic tumblr.

Lingua Digitalis Graphic Design: Dictionary for a Connected World. Mutabor’s practical guide to creating logos for digital platforms from Gestalten.

Limited artprints with rust from iconic objects, like the Mercedes 220S, printed on shirts. They come in a nice picture frame package. All prints are handmade in Stuttgart, Germany. (Ed. Note: see the videos of the process!)

Studio visit and interview with spray paint artist Casey Gray.

Beautiful slideshow capturing how form follows function in skulls from the NYtimes feature on the new book 'Skulls: An Exploration of Alan Dudley’s Curious Collection'.

in 1908 Dr Julius Neubronner patented a miniature pigeon camera activated by a timing mechanism. Amazing pictures found at The Public Domain Review.

Haptic Lab has map baby quilts ~ this is Brooklyn, there is also LA, Boston, NYC, Central Park, Chicago, London, New Orleans, Paris, Portland and more!

Subway tiles made of wood ~ some with etchings of simple graphic icons ~ at Handsome Coffee Roasters in LA by WoodSmithe

Princeton Artist Brush Co.'s Catalyst Silicone Blades - somewhere between a brush and a palette knife, perfect for painting and food crafting (they are made of FDA-approved silicone) - also see the wedges!

Human Powered Freerunning Machine with Jason Paul ~ like a larger than life rube goldberg machine!

What To Draw and How To Draw It from 1913 - flip through the full scan of the book on the Public Domain Review

Diptyque's Hourglass Diffuser - Sablier 34 boulevard saint germain - through a unique process of cold diffusion, based on the principles of gravity and capillarity, it helps preserve the authenticity and integrity of the fragrance.

Yellow Owl Pendants are adorably packaged in corked glass vials... this is the You + Me Venn Diagram

David de la Mano and Pablo S. Herrero have collaborated in Norway and created these profiles of people and trees on buildings.

'Panse' by Atelier Peekaboo.

Hoocap ~ lens cap that opens right into a lens hood

At Spirit of 77 sports bar in Portland, OR, a hand-built basketball arcade was made with the repurposed high school gymnasium flooring.

Transformative Chronotype is a collection of objects which explores the future of manipulating the human circadian rhythm.

Chew Beads ~ jewelry for mom's to wear that is safe for teething babies - made of 100% silicone, No BPA, PVC, Phthalates, Cadmium, or Lead

TEAGUE's 13:30 printable headphones are completely functional and simple enough to be built from 100% consumer sourceable parts. Designed by John Mabry.

Inside Insides by Andy Ellison is a collection of GIFs, high res images, and interactive visuals all of food and plants made on an MRI machine.

A self-portrait created by 800 hockey pucks hitting a garage door. The spot, created by Toronto-based Lowe Roche, features San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture.

I recently had the chance to chat with conceptual designer, Joe MacCarthy. It's rare that a concept designer delves into the world of footwear, but when someone with Joe's skill level and imagination does, chaos is sure to ensue.

'Glitch' desk by the South African designer Ryan Frank.

Brooklyn/New York-based tattoo-artist Amanda Wachob draws tattoos that look like blurs of colors or splattering paint.

Ding 300's pop-up postcard bouquet.

'LXV' housing concept by French architects Planda and Simon Bauchet.

The Waldorf project is an art performance by artist Sean Rogg, genre-defying, pan-cultural production – fusing theatrical performance, visual arts, contemporary choreography & staging with haute cuisine & finest rare wine.

Gorgeous branding and identity work by Pentagram for the World Chess Championships.