Coolest. Envelopes. Ever. D!REKTRECYCLING - they transform old maps into the sweetest recycled envelopes i've ever laid eyes on... and you get to learn about the randomest places when you open your mail!

Great and simple cabin from Eggleston Farkas Architects. The roof is designed to match the slope of the surrounding hills while the shape of it allows the snow to easily slide off.

Check out Sandbox, new snowboard video opening for the Time Well Wasted film.

This Chanel No.5 is part of a set of screenprints from Andy Warhol's "ADS 1985" suite that are being auctioned.

Photos from Björklund & Wingqvist. They have a new stockroom and is one of Stockholm's oldest and best stocked wallpaper shops.

Mona Lisa waves at you? The Alive Gallery in Seoul, South Korea breathes new life into old paintings using modern technology.

tekkonkinkreet movie is one of the finest manga of all times, the musica was composed by PLAID, check out all the backgrounds they are unveliebable, i just love how they jump all the time

Im a sucker for new fonts, and this one with animals looks so good - by robert samuel hanson

Something inside me broke and now I can't stop drawing Wolverine. Wolverine Daily blog.

Bring some color and design to your drab living space with Nama Rococo Wallpaper Studio...

Colorful renovation of a kitchen in West London, by Surface Architects. Great to see someone having the guts to use strong colors in a kitchen!

National Cryptologic Museum, an institution devoted to two contradictory human impulses: keeping secrets and telling stories, funded by the National Security Agency!

Magpul prototype FMG-9 submachine gun. Disguised as a flashlight, a touch of a button lets you pull a Megatron and flip out a fully-functional submachine gun. Designers - use your powers for good not evil!

"Piñata" - hilarious new spot for Chocolate Mix Skittles. Following in the morbid footsteps of last year's brilliant "Touch" and created again by TBWA/Chiat/Day.

[via NotCouture #1680] Greetje van Helmond's home cultivated sugar jewellery. As a response to disposable fashion consumables Greetje designs unsustainable accessories made with banal materials.

Semiramis hotel in Athens by Karim Rashid

New animated short by Simon Tofield and your hungry (and hilarious) cat.

Introducing the 3form bracelet made from 100% ecoresin™. Every purchase will give the environment a hand — 10% of this sale is directed to the Rock Mountain Institute.

Very cool idea from Creative Danes, Inc. Globe hangs from the ceiling or the wall on a powerful magnet.

Gmail Soap

Bugatti have released a special edition Veyron designed in collaboration with Hermes.

We love the Monster Factory critters ~ remember that incredible Guster Music Video they made? Check out our visit to their "factory" in Toronto!

Great alternative to boring curtains, these stick ons make me you feel like you're looking into (or out of) a lacy garden. D Garden Collection.

Custom made Spray Paint Lamps.

Beautiful and wearable cloths from Danish fashion house Won Hundreds spring/summer line. The photos aren't half bad either...

"Kids do try this at home" great ad from Ogilvy & Mather for Hot Wheels.

Holiday House in the Alps, Scheidegg, Switzerland. Designed by Andreas Fuhrimann and Gabrielle Hächler, this house has incredible panoramic views!

It's not JUST a stepper ~ but when hooked up, if you slow down or stop stepping your mouse and keyboard will stop functioning... so there's your motivation. Gamercize ~ also for video games, etc.

One of the standouts from the Tinlark anniversary show... getting to see Diem Chau's insanely cool carved crayons in person!

These animal electrical outlet covers are pretty cute ~ liking the sheep and elephant best. Best comment idea ~ someone should make skull and crossbones!

Can you imagine if this Vans iPhone Finger Fracture game got made? You could pull some pretty crazy skateboarding tricks with two fingers and your multitouch iphone!

This Punisher Ozzel is SO CUTE, and on top of being hand cast in resinplaster, hand finished, and hand painted... he even comes with 2 cute handmade pins.

Awdio beta ~ streams you live music from trendy hot spots across the globe ~ stores/clubs/etc... here's an invite code to try it now... kinda fun to listen to while working.

Eton's booth at CES was one of my favorites ~ playful orange stools at their product bar, and illuminated multifaceted cloud like structures kept the space inviting and spacious feeling!

As far as campaigns go ~ obama sure has quite the group of designers (or designer supporters with free time?) ~ apparently he has a DIFFERENT logo for every "type"... and every state as well...

No more gum under the table with the gum drop!

A Mug of Marvelous Design- Stephen Reed's Radiator Mug. The perfect combination of porcelain and industrial design. [Editor's Note - this was seen on the gift guide!]

a very interACTIVE xmas idea by gluelondon.com ~ encourage the live bike riders on as they try to make it to lapland!

Scrolling down the site We Bleed Design is absolute graphic design pleasure ~ i just keep doing it over and over. Beautiful.

A BASE Jump helmet design process step by step.
From sketch to final product.

Floppy disk CD-Rs!

Gift Guide Day 28 - For Creatives - aka my collaged page of goodies that i either own or crave that are both amusing and useful?

Sensual and amazing work from Ellen Stagg

SentrySafe has a fire and waterproof maxtor harddrive 160GB

Funny way for advertise a snowboard brand in Switzerland. Made by Advico Young & Rubicam, Zurich.

Montecito Residence, O.S.K.A. Architects - "Built in a fire-prone landscape, this house aims to harvest the climatic conditions which make the site so dangerous- the sun and the wind." Gorgeous, too.