Mimoco is announcing Core Series 2 ~ with nine new mimobots... and you can discover them through their scavenger hunt this week... and the first one is announced at NOTCOT! (click to learn how to win)

for those of you that were curious about the trailer before transformers...

TheSparetimer.org is a website that create a timeline of things to do in your sparetime.
All the users can write and draw an action to do. For the moment... in italian.

Some pics of Theatre in Niteroi, the last wonderful architecture designed by the 100 year old living legend Oscar Niemeyer! Photos taken by Marcela Grassi.

Binth makes one-of-a-kind and limited-edition prints, unique stationary, and swank baby art. Yum.

Issey Miyake's website has a great little animation, using rotoscoping.

Some wonderfully insane things are happening over at Encyclopedia Pictura.

MP3 Pebble Object

HUGA has some gorgeous prints from their Indicators show in Seattle a few months ago.

There's something strangely appealing (ok, it makes me laugh) about this chandelier silhouette shower curtain by Catherine David Designs

"rolling cube" radio,Rolling & Tumbling.

From the latest Hermes collection... i've always wanted a muff... but a muff thats a purse that can hold my pearl and gloss? Wow. Nice round up of the variations over at purseblog.

HAVIDOL. When more is not enough. The first and only treatment for dysphoric social attention consumption deficit anxiety disorder (DSACDAD). Brilliant project by Justine Cooper ~ must see the ads.

Triumvir Beer cozy? must admit - its pretty sweet, no? But is the schwag a good enough reason to go to magic?

While you're in Barcelona, grab an EstrellaDamm, designed by Custo

all these photoshoped iproducts - they are boring. i know.
but i like the iGod.

Figa Charm by CharmCo... "wards off the evil eye" and definitely sends a nice strong message...

Saks get quite the identity makeover for 2007 by pentagram. Nearly a googol of possibilities with this design...

B*SH -is it bush? bullshit? BSH? Either way you interpret it, this is the hot new place to COMPLAIN. Or indulge in the complaints of others.

meet mozzarella. the first of tokidoki's 'moofia'.

Mini Hummer Golf Carts - also a really cute flamed roadster golfcart ~ impressively adorable once you get over the fact that they are hummerlets.

Kitchen design as I have never seen. Created and designed by La Cucina Alessi.
Link from Trendir.com

Sensual bookcase showing off the wonderful curves of the female body created by David Choe [Editor's note - couldn't help pointing out... can we say pregnant with books?]

Oh Stark... "...That's why I continue to do it. I'm talentless, cynical, lazy and venal. Every object I've designed tells me how weak and lazy I am."

I really enjoy the playful design of these Kitchen Accessories from Alessi. These are salt & pepper shakers.

Prada purse - debating whether i want it

it's a pretty sweet shelf. and it says how i feel most days.

Striking glassware from Baxter Chang

The worlds smallest record player. [Editor's Note: also seen as #452]

Brilliant bassinet that transforms into a toy chest when your kid outgrows it. vis swissmiss --- or better yet - buy it now for toys - and when you accidentally have a kid, you're ready.

Sam Weber : Painter-Illustrator, current likes include Italian and Japanese comics and David Lynch movies...

New tech/design/etc blog from the kids who bring you Mojizu. you KNOW the character design community people.

SUNJAR - captures - SUN. I can't even begin to describe how much i love this concept/implementation... so go drool over it... i want one, or two, or some for every window.

Artwork/Imagery from studio twentysix2

fun pictures of some pretty sweet street art. =)

I didn't even know there was such a thing as Arabic Zoomorphic Calligraphy. Nice.

DONUT/Innertube picnic table over at unicahome

transparent toaster!

MACSABER - so when you swing your mac around - it makes lightsaber noises.

necklace by Tom Binns. he apparently loves the skulls for fall 2006. and he's made bomb and dagger earrings...

worth checking out.

UNDER PROBATION - email me your thoughts on design and content?

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The Luciano Carvari 'No White' ad campaign shows that you can get creative while selling shoes and handbags.

+ Kisa Kawakami designs the transforming Kisawings lamp for Yamagiwa (above), new D-Bros 2010 calendars and Ceramic Pendant Lamps by Hironori Inada

When the dollar depreciates, the negative dollar appreciates. Think Truck introduces its latest, newly minted work.