Amazing picture by Bruce Yates named Cheshire Cat Grin.

Trendsetters of the Bearded Northwest - An illustrated history of bearded Cascadia by Thomas Cobb that includes Sasquatch, Sam Beam, Bill Walton and Rip Van Winkle amongst others.

NY Times 2008 The Year In Pictures

A program that randomly combines images in photoshop with great results

The Louis Vuitton caviar set...

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

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.

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

breeze... the new spot for Sony Vaio HD technology... created by 180, Los Angeles and produced by Motion Theory...

Jason Thielke + Josh Keyes + Gregory Euclide represented by David B. Smith Gallery at AquaArt Miami Wynwood Art Fair Dec. 3-7 Booth No. 2

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

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

slices... brilliant campaign for scrabble...

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

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!!!

"Our Oil-less Turkey Fryer delivers healthier, flavorful turkey in less time, with less fat and cholesterol. Infrared cooking technology penetrates meat evenly and seal in juices, resulting in a moist inside and crispy outside"

The Boss Virtual Pedal Board - now i know what stomp box i will use

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?

Silly webcomic by Philippa Rice about a cardboard man.

Interesting project, 'Touching Strangers', by Richard Renaldi, where he photographs (you guessed it) strangers touching. Some are awkward, some aren't.

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

By modifying the tip into what they call a 3-way “beetle tip” the pen allows you to make 3 distinctive marks just by tilting your hand. So simple yet so genius.

In a very rare interview, Japanese streetwear king Nigo, the founder of A Bathing Ape, talks about ripping off Nike, and his girlfriend for the first time ever.

Opening in early 2009 are the Alila Villas Uluwatu in Bali, Indonesia. Designed by the Singapore based WOHA Architects.

In 2001, prostitution was legalized in Germany. And photographer Patric Fouad launched a book with images of the interior of eleven rooms of brothels

Loving the Jonathan Adler Christmas ornaments.

The Leaf Swing by Alberto Sánchez.

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.

Love these Newman's Own mint tins by Moxie Sozo - inspired by retro Italian candy packaging and fruit crate labels.

2009 Desktop CALENDAR from Night Owl Paper Goods Modern yet Folksy * Eco-friendly mixture of Sustainably Harvested Birch, Walnut & Douglas Fir wood.

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

Titanium Goggles by Mike Brown.

Paul Smith's Union Square store's furry-inspired window display gives a twist on the usually blank mannequin

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

New Synthesis reports on Visual Culture; design fashion art lifestyle interiors architecture technology innovation science ~ lots of links since

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!)

beautiful depth of field website.

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 ...

Some fun typography! Poster designed by Michael Ciancio

"Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll", neon sign in farsi. Artist Eric R. Parnes at Berliner Liste Oct 30th-Nov 2nd.

As a part of the "X days project", the "334" bench is made of three parallel bars of metal and 334 old newspapers folded and stacked next to each other.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights ~ a gorgeous textual animation by Seth Brau we should all pay attention to...

A house in Kamakura, the ancient capital of Japan, nicely blends with the historic atmosphere.

Incredibly large (and regularly updated) gallery of vintage sardine and squid packaging!

The Ladurée Bar : the french House of macaroons deals with ancestral and futurist design for that new trendy place.