Nature is a modern ceramic planter intended for growing a variety of herbs and flowers. Opening like a blossom, the form allows each pocket to collect water.

Blackbox is a book made by designers for designers and made of a box actually. Awesome idea, the different small books, and the different chapters.

Chicago designer, Garrett EB Smith, repurposes a faucet ball valve as a Dreidel for Delta® faucet's Designers of Tomorrow Contest.

beautiful, fetishistic vintage typewriter repair kit

One happy chair! (Made possible with the aid of stickers!)

Rainbow by Pantone- Basheer Graphic Book recreate rainbow by pantone chips. The arch is 8 meter in length and 4.5 meter in height, used more than 5000 different color chips to cover the arch.

These astonishing people pictures were made over 90 years ago as a morale boosting exercise for the soldiers back from WW1

The famous Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman unveiled the design of the future. It is expected that the bike will become an intrinsic part of our lives in the next 20 years.

The architects at Kavellaris Urban Design (KUD) have designed the Perforated House in Melbourne, Australia.

Economic office towers with great visual impact in São Paulo, Brazil.

Amazing collection of photos commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing... Courtesy of the Big Picture

Absolutely fantastic illustrations by russian Yaroslava Krutakova (JaRa).

My Flickr Photos from an awesome art exhibit in Austin called Bodies in Urban Space!

toyo ito recently transformed this facade in barcelona spain, inspired in la pedrera from gaudi that lies across the street

Put coins in posters to form the image of an endangered animal. Campaign created by DM9DDB (Brazil) for WWF-Brazil.

New "Spoonettes" in puff pastry for appetizer by Pigy Gourmet.

These handmade Star Wars Kokeshi dolls by Muluc are simply beautiful.

“Money” campaign by chilean art group “El Grifo” stamping in bills, “Warning: money can cause addiction”.

Gorgeous Reed Danziger paintings has an ethereal, fairy tale sci-fi look. It is very airy and feminime but strikingly-strong. Looks even more amazing in person.

An interesting house in Cyprus by Armon Choros Architects. A concrete volume enclosing a central space devoted to water. Cool pool!

Photography work by Melbourne based car designer/photographer/magazine editor Luke Ray about Downtown Detroit form a visitor's perspective.

Phil Frost at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery

New Dreamcards are free eCards at Dreamlets.com. You can draw in them and enter text. The recipient can do the same and send it back to you. Great original images to choose from, too.

No stranger to NOTCOT, Diem Chau has a show at Fifth Floor. Of course her wonderful carved crayons and pencils will be on display as well! She is showing with Wendy Given.

For taking notes, writing ideas, journal entries, or just plain fancy scribbling, premium leather brand, Valextra has these clean pergamena white notebooks.

The magazine La Cucina Italiana is celebrating its 80th anniversary with a brainy advertising campaign that reminds viewers that cuisine is culture in Italy.

Bubblewood is a new concept store in Paris

A controller concept for sony PlayStation.

These are the first images ever taken of the acropinna microstoma or “Barrel Eye” fish. It's head is transparent so it can look up see through it's "dome."

Spaladium Center in Split, Croatia. A handball arena for 12,000 spectators, which also includes a wellness center, a sky bar and an exclusive restaurant on the top floor overlooking the city.

new campaign for quorn. 70's quirky illustration brought up to date.

Fashion illustration from Peter Winnett with super beautiful women and sexy lines - did some work for DKNY Edie Rose line recently. [Editor's Note: i like his "most recent" and "highest viewed" sorting options]

Beautiful helmet from Les Ateliers Ruby, designed by Jérôme Coste

Gryphon Stationers - A cool site for letter pressed/ embossed custom stationary and invites.

The one line illustrations of Will Scobie.

Guy balances a 13 ft. ice cream down a crowded boardwalk

Fun guest post from the ladies of Design Glut over at Core77 ~ with the brutal truth and top finds of the NY Gift Fair 2009!

From January 21 to 25, the City of Angels welcomed the 14th annual Los Angeles Art Show. See some photos from the event.

Netdiver Best of the Year 2008 released! We aimed to list 100 and just could not. So how about 110 because we feel they all gave their 110% best? Reboot your inspiration!

Awesome sketch from Cuson

Instead of separating colors like Smarties, Annie Rossano's concept in my packaging class was to unite and mix them all.

Finally motorcycle companies are doing something right... hope this concept comes to fruition.
The CORE concept by Victory Motorcycles

Origami chairs designed by Enoc Armengol and Arnau Miquel. Great design, great concept for a great elegance.

Le Corbusier - Villa Savoye.
My first serious architectural LEGO model.

weirdly vivid yet dreary landscape photographs from patrick o'hare.

The Macbook Wheel - Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard. Hilarious video from The Onion New Network!