We've seen rain gutters mounted on the sides of buildings for planting... now as indoor desk mounted cable management!

From Sthlm ~ nice site that features products from a new independent swedish designer each month!

What if IKEA designed computers? As interpreted by the gamers of Destructoid ~ too silly and idea to imagine? or totally possible? someday... soon?

A sinuous light structure at the Civic Center in Phoenix provides shade during the hot summers.

"Vizio to launch the most Internet-connected HDTVs later this year" says crunchgear ~ i love that the remote woudl have a slide out keyboard

A large-scale visualization installation that aims to reveal the connections of international air traffic, by Whitevoid & Lufthansa.

Vintage Moneybag throw pillows

On late night silliness ~ i've come to realize a netbook is better than an ipod for my elliptical time! Balances perfectly, big (yet small) screen size perfect for tv show/movie watching! (And i can im when needed!)

FEATUREDHorizon Fire posters are just lovely ~ retro, minimalist, and mesmerizingly captivating.

AkzoNobel Car Refinishes creates art with Lewis Hamilton's Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 car.

Wonderful images from Stonehenge during the Summer Solstice.

I dont think anyone would mind gliding around the riviera in Frauscher's new St. Tropez 757 boat. It may just be the most clean cut and luxurious thing around.

Vitis is a bio-mimetic module. A flexible screen. An art. Designed by Fabio Scotto, Vitis has different connecting joints which make the module grows in all directions creating an interesting visual screen.

Curated art wallpapers from some of the world's premier emerging and underground artists - all free from SF's START Mobile!

The SMELLIT concept is like a "smell printer," emitting odors that coincide with what's happening on your TV. Imagine how hard it would be to watch the Food Network with this baby!

The Olympus releases their first PEN model in 1959, now 50 years later they have released their first digital PEN, the E-P1. Small as compact camera but with the advantages of a SLR. The E-P1 can also shoot HD-video!

World Wide Challenge : Illustrations from the newly online web-portfolio of Matt Thomas.

Karim Rashid teamed up with Kenzo to create these fragrance "pebbles" that weigh just over .5 oz and fit in the palm of your hand.

Filter Samples is a 20x200 edition from Canadian photographer Jessica Eaton. It's a limited edition print available in a variety of sizes, and it's affordable! Prices range from $20 for an 8x10 up to $1000 for a 24x30.

Beautiful campaign for Digits School, about math & science. "Figure this. Image that"

Herman Miller's new Setu chair has a "kinematic spine"--inspired by the human backbone--that supports the sitter’s weight and gently forces the body into proper position.

British Designer Pete Dungey did a 2009 survey to find out who the most famous Alan (or Allen) is.

Due to be completed in 2010, the Hoover Dam Bypass bridge has slowly been taking shape. Here, with some amazing photographs is a record of this incredible bridge as it nears completion.

Dave Fobes is a furniture builder/painter/teacher who works with color theory and perspective. This series is entirely out of duct tape. Impressive!!! He has a show at the Cannon Gallery, Carlsbad CA.

Designed to be the first *lickable" iPhone app, "Flick-A-Pop" was originally called "Lick-A-Pop". Apple rejected it saying it "encouraged behavior that could damage the iPhone". Adding "F" to the name appeased the Apple gods...

The package here takes position and reminds us that tissues come from trees and therefore it suggest a respect for the material.

Augmented Reality with Transformers. WE (you) ARE AUTOBOTS !!

Save Your Logo is a wonderful organization that promotes biodiversity by encouraging brands to save the animal or plant in their logo! Lacoste is their first major partner.

Wood goes flexible in the hands of Swiss manufacturer Rothlisberger

New artwork from S.3

New Dell spot inspired on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, created by Mother and The Mill.

For those of you not lucky enough to live on one of the ocean coasts of fantabulous summertime Italy, here's a new set of photographs of waterfront signage from design-conscious pic clicker Luca Paolassini!

FEATUREDLatest from our friend Michael Salter ~ a life sized F1 race car made from recycled styrofoam!!!!!! Totally amazing, see it in person if you're in Portland!

If you like to rearrange your furniture as much as we do, these Six Mix modular cubes are the perfect solution. Best of all, they are made from recycled zBoards...

Sharp’s new LED bulbs comes with a remote control that features a dimming function as well as the ability to select seven different shades of white… so your guests can never complain that they don’t like the ambiance.

We present the first pictures of Collection 2010 of IKEA...

Skyline Design’s Greenplay furnishings for children’s environments include tables, seating, shelving, and play spaces.

Love the infinite nature of Erica Weiner's Infinity Ring ~ so minimalist, so infinitely looping

You know what's not gonna work forever? Moore's Law. The chips! They can't stand it. However, books will. They don't even need laws. Here's a project to prove it, complete with tweezers and a magnifying glass.

Conversation International has an awesome slideshow of Discovering Species in Nangaritza, Ecuador

When BMW tests a prototype in public, the company uses very interesting (anti-)camouflage.

A new exhibition by Adam Parker Smith, opening this Tuesday in NYC, featuring the word CELEBRATE, built in 3D with plywood and burnt to a crisp.

Pulp, a collaboration between photographer Neil Krug and super model Joni Harbeck. The project started out as a Flickr page that got so much attention Krug decided to expand upon it and publish a book due out in August

Taets Art and Conference Centre in North Holland - a stunning interior by Liong Lie

Hilarious images of chipmunks interacting with Star Wars figures. A hobby for Canadian illustrator Chris McVeigh.

Andrew Bell takes his Never Look Back art into the third dimension with these fantastic sad sushi vinyl toys. [Editor's Note: OMG SO AMAZING - blue one is cute too and will be at sdcc!]

A porcelain vase inspired by medieval glass bottles with handmade seals. These ceramic seals tell a story about the things that could be found around the kitchen table in the Middle Ages.

Göteborg want their citizen to ride their bikes and has therefore been offering free bike service and is currently running a cute ad on TV. The ad was produced by Kristofer Ström and Varelsen.

Single Speed Design villa for the ORDOS 100 project. For me, this is the best villa so far, with a very clear separation between activities during the day. Also, looks like a contemporary castle on the outside.

FEATUREDRed Stripe and Fader magazine team up for some exclusive Jamaican Tracks ~ and they are downloadable, but also showed up in the cutest Red Stripe USB Key ~ beer for my computers! See the awesome graphics as well!

Created by Sylvain Willenz for Established & Sons, the Landmark series of lights is inspired by outdoor functional devices such as road sign & re-interpreted into indoor lighting elements.

By superposition of transparent silhouettes, it is possible to see the morphological changes which took place during the history of an object and its development.

An awesome animation short film called Red Rabbit. We live our life, hiding secrets from others not knowing that everybody has a secret.

Mossy goodness in sculpture form by Annalisa Vobis

Clouds made out of cardboard created by architectural firm, Fantastic Norway.

200,000 used Coke cans recreate a classic poster for the brand, all in aid of Recycle Week

If you want to practice your climbing skills, you are going to love PekiPeki, an indoor bouldering studio in Shibuya, Tokyo.

VIDEOAmerican street artist ABOVE just released his latest video from his current European tour. The new video from Madrid, Spain showcases more site specific installations and word-plays. The music is also wonderful.

Campaign for Tibits has these giant forks attached to trees around Zurich which create an artful sight gag.

Photographs from the Jell-O Mold Competition held in Brooklyn

The epitome of Open Concept living by Wallflower Architechture + Design. Stunning private residence in Singapore

This lovely living lawn chaise by Deger Cengiz was recently unveiled at NYC's Best Seats on Broadway exhibit

Artist Hiroshi Sunairi is sharing Hibaku seeds -- literally, "A-bombed trees" that survived Hiroshima -- with people around the world. His show documenting their growth will be exhibited at the Horticultural Society of New York this winter.

The Making of the 4 Vase Cabinet by the Latvian furniture manufacturer Katz.

Traveling with your pets? Pet Airways starts up this July.

Diego Grandi designed for Lea these cool ceramic tiles inspired by a street plan.

Croatian manufacturer Element presented ‘FKY’ shelf by Austrian designers of For Use in Milan. The irregular structure, horizontal sticks parallel while the vertical ones are slightly inclined, gives stability to the simple construction.

Austrian artist Willi Dorner squeezes human bodies into nooks and crannies for his Bodies in Urban Spaces project.

Brilliant never seen before photographs of Pablo Picasso's 'Flashlight Centaur'. Picasso’s light drawings—were made with a small flashlight in a dark room, the images vanished almost as soon as they were created.

Tim Burton's re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, starring Johnny Depp as the mad hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the red queen, and more... including Mia Wasikowska as Alice

Architecture photographer Iwan Baan documents the recently opened Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York.

The incredible work of Australian artist Laura Adel Johnson, who creates amazing portraits with fairy lights.

Harvey Nichols Mortal Combat styled Summer Sale print ad campaign by DDB London.

APAK has a solo show "Rainbow Garden" at Tinlark Gallery on June 27th!

International Design Workers Federation - love the logo!

Microwave Illustration - cannibalism.

We love the installation by LePlanB during the Designer's Days 2009 in Off... interesting spontaneous seating!

FEATURED"Not all haystacks contain needles" ~ an important thing to remember! Fun pieces from Damien Correll at the Faesthetic curated “This must be the place” show at the Scion Space

Central Saint Martins degree show 09 in Central London.

FEATUREDDan Funderburgh at the Faesthetic curated “This must be the place” show at the Scion Space in Culver City ~ incredible new wallpaper covered one wall ~ with his intricately layered laser cut/burned images hanging... and a giant coffin

The sight of a dam - some of the largest and most complex constructions that humanity has ever created - can be quite breath-taking.

FEATUREDMatthew Curry's mural and pieces in the the Faesthetic curated “This must be the place” show at the Scion Space is stunning! Check out the details up close!

Cue made of a software-hardware combo turns your laptop into a complete VJ system. The Main features are a 15,4″ Touchscreen and a linear moving Knob-fader.

Gary Taxali and his illustration work have gained the international attention of magazines, newspapers, galleries and museums.

Very cute and new videoclip for Lily Allen "Fuck You". Produced by Arnaud et Clement.

Alice, Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood... Katogi Mari finds her inspiration in european classic tales and gives them new perspective with a candid acrylic&gouache style.

VIDEOGorgeous animations from Gobelins animation school for this year's Annecy. All of them (except Jelly Sunday) in one video.

"From the ordinary", Guillaume Ninove builds architectural illustration like bas-relief to express some "realistic and poor ordinary beauty".

iartist of London sells DIY kits that allow you to make your own version of famous contemporary art like Damien Hirst's Skull, Banksy's Stencils, Marc Quinn's Self, Tracy Emin's Tent and more.

Designed by Henning Larsen Architects, The Wave is not just another new residential project. It is an ambitious project, a sculpture and a metaphor for the city of Vejle, Denmark.

To promote their car, the Netherlands based Burton Car Company used a cupboard made from the back doors from a Citroën 2CV Camionette, the low budget transporter made on the base of a regular 2CV.

Stickers around Shibuya & Harajuku, Japan!

Interesting sculptures from artist David Wagner dealing with form and how it's perceived.

Customized Mez-Itz for Comic-Con and wearing a Guy Fawkes mask - by Billy Chasen

A sweet look at a vintage box of Spring Green "Kolorpins" nails purchased at the bargain price of 50 cents USD.

Loving the art work of Leontine Greenberg ~ especially her birds!

Love that over at Stamen design they not only had the idea, but bought a bunch of adorable boxes, and use them when they get take out (or as doggie bags!)

Some great paintings by Phil Ashcroft.

Granular synthesis comes to the iPhone. Curtis, a new application from the Strange agency takes it's name from granular synthesis pioneer Curtis Roads. See Curtis in action in this video from the Dust Breeding blog.

In an age where people are defined by their ability to shop, one individual has stepped forward as a representative of our newfound sameness—’the consumer’.

Light up puppets from L.A. puppet company Swazzle. Created for their new show Water Color, covered with hundreds of feet of hand stitched Electroluminescent Wire. See before and after pics on the puppet101 blog at swazzle.com!

Variations on Normal - Super deluxe British train accessory found - Sunglass holder!

The Little Interview with Andy Smith

Los Angeles, California based designer Earl Parson has created the HEV Sectional Chair.

FEATUREDBamboo E-Racer ~ awesome toy car for kids that's eco-friendly and pretty cute too - some weird packaging though... see the closeups!

New LightLane website with video and photos of it in action.

ridiculously cute limited edition posters from "friends with you" available at kidrobot.

Directing duo Terri Timely created "Synesthesia": an incredible new video that visualizes the neurological phenomenon of the same name, where one of our physical senses is experienced through the psychological means of another.

Untitled Painting (2009) - Thomas Traum. Partly inspired by Gerhard Richter’s series of overpainted photographs. Music by Tim Hecker, “Azure Azure” from his album Radio Amor.

VIDEOMonkeyhead is very proud to present “Monkey Island,” an original animated short created specifically to introduce the company’s Summer 2009 Reel.

David Mascha is a Vienna based artist and designer. Since 2005, he has been working for several design studios in Vienna and developing projects for international clients, fashion and design labels, print magazines and books.

"GrandPapier", a base camp for daily comics and drawings, with more than 160 artists contributing. What a daily dose of doodling !

Watch out. Photographer Chris Craymer's book, titled Romance, will make you fall in love with love!

Artist Collective O.H.W.O.W. has launched the Greasy Spoon pop-up gallery and store in Athens. The space was designed by Architects At Large.

Stinger borders were originally developed as a countermeasure against card cheating. Historically reserved only for the world's finest casinos, the Bee® Stinger playing cards are now available on the finest Aristocrat stock.

From Lucas's movie THX1138, here's a video that shows great ideas without big budget and high-end technology. Enjoy!

IKEA (Holland) is building the largest virtual showroom on the planet... Now revealing: 'bedroom secrets'. Live webcams offer a glimpse into the bedrooms...

A selection of amazing pictures of beach shipwrecks from around the world.

Ramino Caminada ~ adorable use of pixelated graphics for the jam packaging

Awesome video of the making of Boxis "to die for" seen on the streets of athen

before & after: heike’s outdoor hideaway at design*sponge ~ absolutely adorable little outdoor space in sweden

New artwork from Famous When Dead

Beautiful illustrations & art-direction for the last campaign of Honda GPS

SANAA's Kazuyo Sejima designs "her most complex shape so far"--a curvy concrete apartment building with nooks and crannies for semiprivate gardens.

A mind-blowing collection of detailed depictions of micro molds and fungi that grow on plants.

five of the most famous moustaches in history - shaved!

There are a number of new train stations being built in China today. And MaP3 is doing the structural engineering and detailing for four of them. Incredible long-span constructions. Gare de Wuhan.

Great HD spot fron Monovich and The Brigade for Porsche, that shows the car design evolution.

shoes made from colored pencils

Planters indoor/ outdoor: aluminum, several configurations. Very light, economic to ship, very happy POD's by PAD Outdoor.

Piotr Woronkowicz has created a new set of utopian architectural designs laser engraved onto bamboo skate decks with a matching grind box coffee table. Better suited as wall coverings (trucks and wheels not included)

Designer Casimir was inspired by the ladder’s original form and function – a movable stairway – and an immovable shelving unit have now been merged one, by extending the ladder’s rungs into shelves and cases of different sizes.

My First Fairy Tales (Board book) by Tomie dePaola should be another fun option for the little ones ~ curious to see how he tells 4 stories in 24 pages...

We love the Adrien Gardère's Installation for SAAZS during the Designer's Days 2009...

'Inside the Jaws of the Venus Flytrap', a remarkable collection of photographs.

Another way to see airports designed by Foster + Partners

Ecotronic Toys ~ yes! eco friendly, no batteries, and people powered!

Futuristic Bath fromPeter Van der Jagt, Erik-Jan Kwakkel and Arnout Visser.

Headquarter building in Milan, Italy.
Design by Park Associated and Zucchi & Partners.

Loving this new vodka brand by Moscow based designer Arthur Schreiber.

FEATUREDNOTCOT-TWEET-A-WAY!!! Win Gary Grenade who is "Exploding For Good" ~ by tweeting @NOTCOT with your best pick up line ~ bonus points for creativity of course. Winner will be D messaged tonight so make sure you're following @NOTCOT. [ENDED!]

Original-Fake brings more hotness with the upcoming release of the mini Chum keychains by KAWS. Following the very successful Companion keychains, this series will come in 5 colors.

New, limited edition poster from graphic designer Neville Brody for the Design Museum, London as part of his Freedom Space Project.

Very beautiful and humorous photographies from Jan Steinhilber !