Combining architecture and technology, the Burst*008 prefab was computer-designed and its pieces milled to fit together like a 3-D puzzle.

Designboom has construction photos of Reiser+Umemoto's 0-14 tower in Dubai.

Mirror's Edge ~ which came first... the in game bag or the limited edition Timbuk2 bag collector's edition that matches?

hilarious video from Slate ~ what if viral/guerrilla marketing got to the point of...... your boyfriend dating/breaking up with you as a viral campaign... for a movie?

Mixwit is a well-designed playlist-making website that publishes your mixes as cassette tape images that you can post on other websites!

Gorgeous new print work on Atelier Aquarium's website.

Love this multi tasking trench coater ~ from Nick Walker at the Nuart Festival

Morisawa Fontpark 2.0. Just spent way too much time playing...

I saw this house being built at 4th and Popular Philadelphia, yesterday... It looks really cool. by QB3
Their webpage is cool too...

What every fashionable woman or drag queen should have: Well the ones that live in Florida or hurricane areas.

Let's bring back the joy that comes with owning a classic VW. And, the performance that comes with it when you only use genuine parts. Yee-ha!

a reflection on addiction by Camille Cortet. gesture, materials,... i want a ring!

The Mayans and Egyptians constructed incredible feats of architecture able to weather the test of time, but they had no idea their pyramids would inspire the shape of the latest carbon-neutral super-structure to hit Dubai.

Furia created a giant Nike shoes/tobogan and placed it on the stairs of the Abasto shopping in Buenos Aires which is a meeting point of 'floggers'.

Awesome portfolio of music gig posters by Sarah Blacksher.

Adorable unentionable cards ~ high color glossy cards with grumbly monsters saying what you might wish you could... "please do not procreate" or "thanks for being no help whatsoever" and more!

Artist James Jarvis gives NikeTown London a new look. Love it!

Ooooh ~ turn that iphone 3G matte black! New slider cases from incase just dropped ~ there's also gloss white, and more colorways coming in the future

The BMW Blog has an amazing look behind the scenes of the design of the BMW 7 Series

Matthias Lange's CMYK "converts failures and adversities that happen in everyday life into a poetic moment" by surprising its user with a colorful layer hidden beneath the white glaze.

fashion in the mirror: self-reflection in fashion photography at the photographers’ gallery, london
july 18 to september 14, 2008

Liking the Prism50 OmniMount tv stand by Karim Rashid

Some of the coolest photos of chickens I've ever seen. Ruth lives on a 5-acre farm in Michigan that gives her most of the inspiration for her body of work.

The first Mr. Coo game by Spanish artist Nacho Tururu is a comic-style adventure showing brilliant pieces of imagination.

When you can't find a way to propose to your girlfriend, make a full length animation. A story you must read after watching this cute video. This was featured in the TLC television show "A Perfect Proposal."

If you can't stand the heat... get out of the kitchen ~ new print from the "keep calm, and carry on" guys ~ now, if only the finger came pointing in either direction to accommodate all kitchens!

Badda Boom, Badda Bing -- Renaissance Style. A Sopranos actor turns Tony & Carmela into the Duke and Duchess of Montefeltro. And the painting sets a price record for Sopranos memorabilia.

REBIRTH is a unique futuristic and provoking wooden sculpture by Belgian designer and artist, Arne Quinze commissioned for the well-known and distinguished five-star Paris hotel Le Royal Monceau on Avenue Hoche.

Friend of NOTCOT, Michael Salter, just taught a class called the "the dollar-store hack" at univ. of oregon ~ check out what his students hacked out of their finds!

Microsoft Arc Mouse, a collapsible wireless mouse ~ launching Holiday 08

Gorgeous, limited edition, leather wallets from Makr.

"Powers of Ten" - the classic science film by Charles and Ray Eames - that exponentially explores the outer and inner universes.

Duncan Riley at The Inquisitr (australian) has a video of his unboxing of a white iPhone... i'm loving the animals on his bag!

Church of Santa Monica in Madrid, Spain. Designed by Vicens + Ramos #10023

China's new great wall - article from Time on the Greenpix - Zero Energy Media display.

Next up in the Ultimate Accessories ~ the new Jawbone ~ full unboxing, and closeups of all the details....

While on GPS units ~ here's the video of the Knight Rider Mio in action ~ you can even choose the start up names that Kit addresses!

Got a little Spore happy trying out various creatures with challenges like "make it cute" - "make it with as few vertebrae as possible" - etc. Here are some pics and vids...

McDonalds Outdoor : Mirror Advertising.

Electric Artists celebrates their 10th anniversary, and sends us this awesome quote/inspiration book ~ bound simply with a rubberband which is surprisingly effective!

You know you're a designer when you get excited about receiving paper samples. I just got these from French Paper Co and they are truly delish.

Stina Perrson says her illustration style is basically about “finding the right balance between the edgy and the elegant the raw and the beautiful.”

This clever green vehicle concept from the Technical University of Berlin is cleverly named CLEVER. Running on compressed natural gas this beauty gets 100 mpg and has less than half the emissions of a Prius.

"Kiss Your Little Girlfriends Golden Lunchroom Face Raise Your Middle Finger High Special Afterschool Embrace", Ivan Witenstein at Dere Keller Gallery.

"Time Patrol" is a dark, tense short film from director Jasmin Jodry, with soundtrack from Kode9 & the Spaceape.

Tautra Monastery in Norway. Great lighting inside. By JSA.