"The SNAIL SHELL SYSTEM is a low cost system that enables persons to move around, change their whereabouts and live in various environments."

For anyone that missed it ~ possibly the coolest business card i've ever seen. Functional lock picks.

"Little Joseph" candle holder by Maxim Velcovsky.

Tom (myspace) and Craig (craigslist) make it into Vogue Italia? What is this world coming to?

True or false? Design Charts ~ the new weekly Top 40 of gorgeous design... or so they say.

Never forget another anniversary with a Hot Spot ring. It heats up to a temperature of 120º F on pre-determined date.

The Pictograms for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

peter callesen is the real 'edward scissorhands' [Editor's Note: also seen as #588]

More Patterns : Imagine, it's 1968 and you go to the local wallpaper store for something to match that Harvest Yellow refrigerator you just purchased...

i love the packaging, but now i'm really interested in the perfumes as well.

threadless has gone all Wonka on us... find the golden "tag" and win a free tee

I'm all about feedback... USERS ARE PEOPLE TOO -and i hate to admit i AM a sucker for when big boys like urbn know they broke, and apologize. I was sad yesterday when shopping their sale and the site died.

the eyes have it

flexible cutting boards

The Splitterbot is a cute little faux-bot that shares music from an mp3 player between two earphones.

Print your own Vandercook Proof Press... Papercraft letterpress for everyone!

Courtesy of Baltimore Print Studios.

Founded by artist Ryder Ripps, Internet Archaeology is a project that “seeks to explore, recover, archive and showcase the graphic artifacts found within earlier Internet Culture. Classic, worth a look!

Dynamic duo Daft Punk will have 11 exclusive mixes in the forthcoming DJ Hero video game.

A project by Tuur Van Balen, 'London Biotopes' exploring relationships between a neighborhood and tap water quality. The water in Notting Hill, for instance, is of a higher quality due to the high density of organic shops...

The new issue of Clark Magazine features the art of Takashi Murakami, in time for the artist's exhibition in Paris.

Wallpaper - from the 18th century to the 1970s. Images from a new exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester

Noble M600's twin-turbo Volvo engine (producing 650bhp) allows this ride to reach top speeds of 225mph, 0-60 time of three seconds, and with the Stig behind the wheel, faster lap times than both the Audi R8 and Ferrari F430.

Photographer Lou Mora travels to the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs for a photo-shoot. Here are a few samples from his blog. Enjoy.

Another new project from tunertricks - a miniature backyard pool set in a skateboard deck complete with working pool light, diving board, drain, etc. For an art show in Atlanta this weekend.

Letterpress Printing a Poster with Mike Burton.

Selected large scale sculptural installations using various fabrics by artist Craig Fisher.

Novitec Rosso, the well-known tuning house, has just unveiled an all-new supercar to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The TuLesto as its called, has a 4.4-liter V8 engine with twin superchargers with an output of 777 hp.

Emily Valentine's otherworldly feathered dogs. The artist uses the feathers of the Indian Mynah bird, a registered pest, to create these amazing animals.

Very cool Vancouver artist Atomos does mini art.

Unfriendly Skies: an inventory of the skies from different disaster films. Done by C-Lab, the Columbia Laboratory for Architectural Broadcasting. Check out the other links at C-Lab too.

Postopolis! LA, a 5 day blogathon organized by architecture blogs at the stylish rooftop of The Standard Hotel in downtown LA, free and open to the public.

Extraordinary nuclear energy campaign by Forum Nucleaire.

Who would guess that bear warnings could be so pretty? They could sell these at Target as dorm-room posters.

Another preview of the new Droog store in Soho. Opens today.

MUMUTH by UNstudio amazing interiors!

Kenzo by Ron Arad.

Using small-yet-powerful 6L6GC vacuum tubes, the TU-879s Amp from Elekit produces vibrant sound. Above all, because it’s a DIY kit you get the chance to see exactly how the equipment works and make modifications as you choose.

Cardboard Shoe Show!!! In March ~ "Don't Stop Object Shopping: The Cardboard Shoe Show" by Mike Leavitt

Rafa Jenn reinterprets Da Vinci's Mona.

N House by Tokyo Architect Jun Aoki. Located in the small commuter town of Kohoku, Japan, it neither clashes nor completely blends in with the surrounding scenery.

Colbert Report Clip: Shepard Fairey talks with Stephen Colbert about how his political Obama works became the official imagery for the President elect in this video.

Help bush pack now that he's leaving the White House!!

Build a Squid!

2008, in outfits I wore to work.

Mantis project is recycling cigarette filters into textile fibers, which are used to knit cool garments. The new fabric,10% recycled filters and 90% natural fibers.

Wow Kevin Stonge turned the old texas instruments' Speak & Spell from when we were kids into a flash game! Too bad he didn't use a real picture for the main image...