Its quite sad that facebook doesn't know the difference between ducklings and chicks. I worry for their targeted advertising. Are you on Facebook? Join the official NOTCOT group yet?

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.

New work from Because We Can - LED Ripple Coffee Table

"allows adults to play in the rain"... there is a water gun attached to the umbrella...a constant flow of water...as long as the rain keeps coming down - by alex wooley

Photojournalist James Nachtwey talks about his decades as a war photographer.

Great Chupa Chup ad campaign... check out the lollipopped pufferfish as well

Toysrevil's Custom Black Ops Dunny is pretty cute

Here's an interesting twist on couch/bed convertibles. the Scoop contemporary bed from Saba Italia

Frank Gehry is being sued by MIT citing leaks in $300m Strata Center... leaking and mold, and it was built in 2004.

Since we have a fascination with reusable shopping bag options... here is the latest, and we even got you a sneak peek at the upcoming silver/carmel bags on black canvas ~ AMT + Charles & Marie

Sculptures of Japanese onomatopoeias
Also called giongo, these are what manga artist use to convey a sound to its readers.

UPDATE Oops, sorry i forgot Roger Federer as King Arthur in my Annie Leibovitz and Disney update... does his nose look kind of weird to anyone else?

cd packaging that unfolds to reveal a dollhouse complete with detailed interiors, a fold in roof, the cd as the feature shag carpet rug and popup characters of the band you can snap off and place inside.

The Macallan 55 Year Old Single Malt In Lalique Decanter

Interview with light artist Chris Levine, creator of this portrait of HM the Q

Fuctional design TOYS.
Design by Ignacio Pilotto

Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre - genius combinations of silhouettes on old painting visuals... they crack me up.

A house on San Juan Island in Washington State

Designed by architect George Suyama

Garbage Bag Art Work in Tokyo. Garbage Bag Art Work project started in Tokyo, aiming to transform Japan’s unsightly neighborhood garbage collection points into instant works of disposable art.

Lichtfaktor is another collective that’s definitely using the PikaPika type light painting and making something cool with it.

Glassbooth ~ here's a nice site to help you weigh out your voting priorities, and they will show you which candidates agree/disagree on each issue and are your closest fits currently

Just played with the upcoming Oakley Split Thump mp3 glasses and have a full hands on review, unboxing, and comparison with the previous model... fun packaging details, and cool removable earbuds

So You Want to Create a Font : The no nonsense look at what is involved in creating a font. Get an impression of what it takes to make those fonts we throw around. (Link to first half at top of article.)

Guthrie House by Felipe Assadi. Located in chilean countryside, the client wanted a house with an iconic facade. The architect´s response was a house without a facade, focusing on the landscape.

For the launch of Batman Begins on TV2, stickers were placed on footpath lights around central Auckland. At night when the lights were on, beams of light shone.

Screen print inspired by a fantastic 1930's advertising slogan. Ideal for any kitchen!

Great artwork created by combining similar album covers.

Beautiful, intricately painted porcelain soda cans by Lei Xue.

IMSCAR3d : Gallery 1988 (LA) show by Greg Simkins. His work is the pop surrealist look at classic cartoons characters. (Not an original idea though, remember Dali and Disney...)

smarties stool.....sit down on a candy!!!!
design by Francesco Castiglione Morelli

i was attracted to jordi canudas's site by the less lamp, but really love the dripping light too. fun stuff, worth checking out.

strange faces origami uses mixed images of faces to fold into some odd looking characters. disturbing...

Sony VAIO VGN-UX490N/C 4.5" Notebook PC (Intel Core 2 Solo Processor U2200, 1 GB RAM, 48 GB Flash Drive, Vista Business) ~ So cute, and rumors are flying that it even comes with a bluetooth GPS unit in the box.

WE ADD UP! Gorgeous set of icons for climate change awareness and the little things that add up to big changes.

Win a thousand dollar purse for the price of postcard postage. Imprint wants you to send an original handbag design on this template and then everyone can vote on their favorite.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own a(u)ctions. Up for sale on eBay is this 1966 Land Rover 88" Station Wagon, the official car of the 14th Dalai Lama.

ROCKWELL Font Lovers ~ this is the guitar pick for you... 100 limited edition picks made by Simon Whybray

UPDATED Disney and Annie Leibovitz share a few new images of actresses as classics. Rachel Weisz as Snow White, and Julie Andrews as the Blue Fairy with Abigail Breslin as a fairy-in-training.

For the film lovers on your list... salt and pepper shakers made from film canisters - Rita Botelho, 2006

Conduit is the collaborative channel of Marc Ziman and David Correia. The new 2007 Montage is online.

A Fuck counter by SKY TV. The movie is Big Lebowsky. It's really funny and smart.

Carga Bags, made of industrial felt, put together by hand in Buenos Aires. Extremely simple and beautiful.

Found before Jean : p

Oooh free 2008 calendar from Blue Ant Studio

Gorgeous little summer cabin in the woods of Asserbo in Denmark, by Christensen & Co.