Cornelius Bass is an illustrator/graphic designer from Sweden who currently is busy creating an advent calendar, with one typographic poster containing the current date every day. Nice!

OMG busted open the monkey balls a few days ago... see the close up pics... and see how its exploded over the last few days!!!

Openhouse by XTEN Architecture, in Hollywood Hills. Amazing views through a very transparent facade. Good interiors.

Brazilian architects TAMABI turned the unused rooftop of a 50´s building into a sustainable apartment.

The Light Modulator by Studio Lazerian - not sure I'm ultimately convinced by the final bat-inspired shape of the shade, but I do love the modular components that make up the fixtures, and the delicate connections between each piece.

The numbers geek in me desperately wants this Numbers Notepad from Mateo Ilasco ~ i want my many random lists on this! Sorted by prime, odd, even, and composite numbers!

New Volkswagen Golf 6. "Nouveaux standards, nouveaux tests", with a great car crash test.

Video for Stay the Same from French group Autokratz. "Stay The Same" available on the mini album "DOWN & OUT IN PARIS & LONDON" and KITSUNE MAISON 6 COMPILATION.

Street art in Sao Paolo - the 6emeia project uses mostly storm drains for their creations in transforming the daily life in the city.

By using fragments of found typography to take apart and put back together language, Padberg creates visual improvisations. the end product, wow.

"The Nikon S60. Detects up to 12 faces."

Jonathan Ball's Power Up Mushrooms poster is adorable!

When the client asked Arteks to incorporate the surrounding golf course as the garden of his new house, the architects response was not a house, but a terrace with a house.

Sorapot now comes in a mirrored finish! (don't forget - 15% with code 'NOTPOT')

an old one, but nonetheless. pingmag on fencing. awesome.

Awesome new Andy Smith poster ~ "Relax and move to the country" ~ if i can hook up some super fast internet, i'm so there!

slices... brilliant campaign for scrabble...

Ecommr ~ a collection of e-commerce interface and design elements ~ looked like a resource worth bookmarking

Lanvin just unveiled the new serie of Miss Lanvin Doll. Beautiful porcelain Doll in Limited Edition of course

Audria Brumberg's chaotically beautiful fashion illustrations.

NOTCOT Giveaway #6: Perpetual Kid will hook a lucky reader up with 1 porcelain I Am Not A Paper Cup and 1 Ceramic Cup O Noodle Cup!!!

beautiful ceramic works by matthew chambers

Gift Guide ~ Gorgeous Gifts For Anyone ~ kind of like hostess gifts? but more fun? Really the kind of pretty gifts that make great backups when you're not sure what to give to.... significant other's parents? etc?

First NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway bundle ~ this one is a bunch of the latest from BAGGU, including their adorable holiday penguin in canvas!

Maison de la Lumiere is a new house in Bologna, Italy designed by architect Duilio Damilano.

Shadows is the DIY video from Russian students about our dreams. It happens so often: you try to reach something, try to achieve something or just do something that you want to do right now, but...

A series of Papertoys Troop made to celebrate the 10th personal custom of Lemi the Space Wanderer, and to mark the first 100.000 visitors of Thunderpanda.com . The toys released one by one each day, starting today.

Casa P3, Barcelona / ARCHIKUBIK

CNN's Jessica Yellin goes holographic to chat with Wolf Blitzer in New York, from Chicago.

Klaus Staudt is an internationally received artist who creates geometric abstractions with the focus on creating a sense of geometrical systematic thinking, within the constructivist movement.

Ania Wagner's Barnacle Chair is made from sustainably harvested ash and lined with reclaimed industrial felt. It has two faces and two functions - the felt chair side, and the ash side that can be used to lean back on.

In a small seaside village of Argentina, the wildest machines are part of the landscape. Discover the Claromachines, live from Claromeco.

Squishy Shot Glass Set! made of food-grade silicone

Yohji Yamamoto’s flagship is the latest store to hit Paris’ notorious Rue Cambon. Designed by Sophie Hicks, an architect and former stylist for Alaia, it carries both women’s and men’s collections.

b720 architects unveiled the design for the future World Trade Center at Igualada, Spain.

Ricochet Studio cast these 'Best Before' Milk Cartons in vitrified porcelain, using the original containers as a mold.

Very funny, spot-on parody of financial services-type advertising. [Editor's Note: this makes me want ribs...]

Fun work of Layko

Zaha Hadid and Patrick Schumacher are headliners for the Seoul Design Olympiad 2008 which runs through Oct. 30th. See pics of the Total Fluidity exhibit and exhibition catalog...

Some photos from the Jak & Jil Blog of them Shoe Gazing (see full review) during New York Fashion Week. They say you are what you wear, andi could agree with that more in reference to one’s shoes. So they have gone forward and profiled...

ORIANA is a chaise lounge in wood - very wide and comfortable, ORIANA is made by a veil of wood where it's the design that creates relaxation (literally!)

Fashion illustration. These renderings by french Artist Cedric Rivrian are absolutely beautiful. The flow of his work is flawless; accents and detail where necessary and loose line work use to express the aesthetic ...

Rebecca Rothfus draws utility landscapes. The quietness of the line drawings and the muted colors are very nice!

Residence Schnitzer-Bruch, Mühlgraben - Austria / maaars architektur

On the Kensie Girl collections page is girly-cute flash. Click to see the girls roller skate. Strangely addicting.

Scanned nails! looks like wax.