The Chromatone 312 synthesizer has 312 individual keys, arranged in a cryptic pattern that's supposed to make it easier to play than a traditional keyboard. Yeah, right, easier.

The Italian Rise CD player is made in a very limited edition and comes in three aluminum briefcases.

IMAN MALEKI is an Iranian painter. No doubt that he is a genius!

Brazilian native Doug Alves updates Nacionale with some fresh style.

A cool and incredibly thin fold able chair - Gebruder Thonet Vienna launched the ISIS Chair by Jake Phipps at the Milan Salone

Lego Cash Register

Adam Gault's Lantern Fish short film is breathtakingly creepy yet mesmerizing

Germany's Metaphrenie creates award-winning designs for Al Jazeera Sports ~ love the electric look of the fencing in the GentlemenSports.mov

Joe Ledbetter fans ~ "Joy Comes to Morning" is a great animated short!!!

Ah carlsberg and their love of the word "probably" ~ 5000 in 10 and 20 notes were dropped around London with a removable sticker - "Carlsberg don't do litter. But if they did it would probably be the best litter in the world"

Here's the Japanese pop culture-inspired cover art for Kanye West's new album, Graduation, being released on September 11th. [Editor's Note: Murakami!]

the 2007 luxury fabric collection from italy's rubelli is richly decadent!

Because one slice of toast is never enough. Or you have five friends. Radical Six Part Toaster Concept by Matt Gossington

CODE: REN
PROJECT: people's building Shanghai
TYPE: Hotel + Conference center

Erik Natzke is an interactive designer who is constantly trying to blur the lines between design and technology.

Create your own lampshade with LeKlint ! Just change the innershade and a new lamp is born.

FM radio shaped like a donut. Available in black, white and red.

Iran unveils huge rug intended for the floor of a new mosque in the UAE. This colossal carpet wieghs 38 tonnes, and contains over 2.2 billion knots!

Check out this set of six traditional Russian dolls specifically designed for computer geeks and IT nerds. Art Lebdev's Matryoshkus

innovative Easymap from german designer Dewa Bleisinger resists folding damage, is weatherproof and remains readable, even when worn as a scarf all day!

Bang & Olufsen's BeoLab 3 series speakers will blow your mind, your ears and probably your wallet too.

Love Luggage Joint collection has got a great skull graphic

Alexander Girard figurines from Paul Smith

Complex.com interviews the punk rock all-father of vinyl toy design and creator of the infamous smoking labbits: Frank Kozik. Read up on what he's done and more importantly, what's next.

use these pouf cushions from missoni to perk up your tired house decor... and your feet!

Space shuttle endeavor launches at 3:36 to day. watch it live on nasa tv

Design by Peppi ~ gorgeous illustrations by Niki Fisher

To celebrate child day in Argentina, the ad agency Icolic, created a treasure hunt that uses google's satelite pictures!

The animation on the new Chemical Brothers "The Salmon Dance" video is incredible ~ "With a cast of 320 hand-animated fish friends, the video is the latest collab between Dom & Nic and Framestore CFC."

My Dead Pony - Raphael is a very amazing artist from Belgium. one of the best guys around for some years now featured in a lot of magazines. check him out his style is off the walls

Check out this teaser trailer for a documentary on GHOST, one of the most prolific graffiti writers in NYC history. The normally reclusive bomber talks openly about painting trains back in the day.

Useless Tools from Arturan. The Useless Hammer's handle is handcrafted from old wood and its head is one piece of double forged steel. Each is slightly different, all are guaranteed useless. Price: $150.00

Really cool illusions created by using books or magazines. Some of these are pretty awesome.

Fluid City - This is the collaborative performance by OHP(OverHeadProjector) and liquid to express microbes which resemble the life floating in the natural law.

Annie Sessler, from the East End of Long Island, makes fish prints- impressions of sea life, mostly on vintage textiles, for which she uses fish themselves like rubber stamps or wood blocks.

ok, i almost fell over when i saw this one. a piss screen. control a video game with your pee...an attempt to encourage potential drunk drivers to get a cab.

Coolhunter found this little gem in Jingumae in Tokyo. the little live in studio, salon is gorgeous!

A quick post from Siggraph 2007, featuring RAYMOND, my absolute favorite short from the Electronic Theater. By BIF and THE MILL

this dazzlingly simple cocktail jigger from american designer josh owen was inspired by the japanese tradition of sipping sake from the corner of a box-shaped cup.

Nokia Prism Collection 7900 and 7500 - simple beauty ~ i like the blue one!

Wall Spankers - The One-Year Anniversary Issue. Over 350 free DIY stickers from 100 international artists.

Genius watch makers Nooka teem up with Paper Toy guru Shin Tanaka... get printing!

adorable needle-work critters - Little cat designs

San Francisco's video game-themed hotel, Hotel Tomo - VIDEO! It features an eye-catching Japanese Pop theme, beautiful murals, iPod docks, projection TVs, free wifi and Fatboys. [Editor's Note: My mom stayed here a few months back and loved it]