Swedish Jarl Fernaeus has designed a table, stool and lamp and made the final 17 of the Prix Emile Hermes competition. The elegant and tidy looking furniture group in the hallway takes care of chargers for mobile phones, iPods and cameras.
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The Super Ampersand Pillow - Made by hand with some crazy fabric. Now you can have your favorite typographic symbol right next to you on your couch!
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Tony Davidson of Wieden+Kennedy London has made a new book called One Track Mind. Here is a look at Tony the lovable madman and his one track mind.
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Sigur Rós put out a delux edition of their fifth and latest album, Meó suó í eyrum vió spilum endalaust. The book is full of fun goodies, including 200 pages of artsy photos, a DVD shot in Super 8 of the band on the road and, of course, the CD of the album itself.
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Veidekke Bostad is one of the larger real estate companies in Scandinavia. The idea of the First Day Survival Kit was to take of some weight from the new apartment owner's shoulders.
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An exhibition of work by designers BIG-GAME is on show at museum Grand-Hornu Images near Brussels, Belgium.
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Each transformers is packaged in a nike shoe box. Inside the box the toy looks like a typical nike running shoe, however once you start playing around you realize that the shoe is actually a transformers toy.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #25: The fourth giveway from our sponsor, Seagate! Here is the FreeAgent Desk for Mac (yes, that means FireWire 800!!!) in a massive 1 terabyte of space!
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Scanners: R-Echos issue 2. A recent collection of articles on the topic of re-presentation/publication along with tools and devices to do so.
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Domestic Aesthetic makes eco-conscious goods. My favorite is the Spice Block which is made from reclaimed mahogany scraps that were being thrown away by a neighboring window manufacturer.
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FEATUREDOoooh my Alex & Chloe order came, and couldn't resist showing you closeups of some of my favorites as well as the awesome black on black packaging! Also take a peek at their latest t-shirt collection!
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Donald Weber has an amazing photographic series entitled "White Nights: Russia after the Gulag".
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Renders from Design agency Seymour Powell, using Liquavista's electrowetting technology to produce a mobile handset concept covered in flexible full colour video e-paper..
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Photos of the Parra x Toykyo collaboration. Belgium based Toykyo produced one of Parra's most unique characters to a 1:1 statue...
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Laura Lobdell's Free Bird necklace - randomly inspired by a "free-spirit who plays with matches, knows Rome and eats candy". Available in sterling silver and in gold.
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Grace Jones in chocolate - how the album cover artwork was made
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Ashley G's new miniature porcelain artwork - already sold out since debuting yesterday!
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Awesome bath-time building blocks by Cocoon Branding for Hair Do Zoo. Can be used as containers for soap and shampoo, as well as a play toy for kids.
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White Fruit Radio - Made of wood and controlled by running your fingers along the surface we love this new concept!
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Novatel MiFi, a very pretty 3G to WiFi converter box. Lets you share it's cellular data service with multiple laptops with no wires.
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FEATUREDCopernicus Toys' Compact Curiosities ~ the perfect stocking stuffers that are not only fun and amusing, but educational and awesomely packaged too! From Owl Pellets to Giant Balloons to Solar Engines to Vortexes!
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Tiptoe Collective have transformed ad agency AMV BBDO's reception into a Christmas Wonderland. Using the glass frontage for their canvas, nostalgia from Christmas past is brought to life.
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This off brand chinese cell phone has a detachable spy camera. This should be standard. Although I might lose it.
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SomeEcards ~ brilliant integrated advertising move with Puma, Daily Candy, and Cuervo ~ where there are special sponsored ecards, just as hilarious as the usual!
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Today the Nobel prizes are handed out in Stockholm and Oslo. Take a closer look on the medals designed by Erik Lindberg, Gustav Vigeland and Gunvor Svensson Lundkvist.
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Park, Set and Match by Jorge Mañes. -- I love this type of mischief, taking over the parking lot in the name of tennis
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Absolutely beautiful holiday-themed video for Stella Artois.
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My Moet ~ this holiday season you can get custom swarovski crystalized Moet bottles with the message of your choice
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beautiful new installation at the Dior Homme store in Paris by young Italian artist Andrea Mastrovito. great photo gallery at Wallpaper!
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Stunning digital collages by Joseba Elorza.
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Pile of dirt? Nope, five spice powder. A balancing act to find the perfect harmony between the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.
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The Ballandean House by Arkhefield not only shows a strong contrast with the plain surroundings through the different planes, but features several sustainable techniques.
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Arcangelo Sassolino uses the language of energy. Yet not energy referred to in a new age kind of way, but real physical and mechanical energy.
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A real unique and creative interpretation of the classic straight razor - the Damascus Birdwing by knife maker, Frank J. Warner. For the discerning gentleman.
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The new Granada Science Park by spanish architects Ferrater + Jimenez Brasa features amazing interior spaces, flooded with natural light. The exterior is a complex topography that blends with the surrounding mountains.
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Swedisk Smånsk has redesign the magazine Vagabonds travel bookstore in central Stockholm. A map of the local area provides the basis for the floor pattern, which continues up the walls in the form of a shelving system.
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Francis Ford Coppola's new Blancaneaux Blood Red Hot Sauce. Available in 3 degrees of Heat.
Mellow, Moderate and Fierce Burning.
Visit the MANGIA! section of the online store to find.
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Weehouse is a St. Paul firm offering a range of minimalist prefab houses starting at $65,000. All the models are based on pre-insulated modules, which can be combined in various unexpected ways.
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A giant, firebreathing robot dog roams the streets of London! Courtesy of our steam-punk friends Mutoid Waste Company.
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Wieden and Kennedy London have created a Christmas Card Making Machine in their front window. It works by taking a picture of your face and placing it randomly onto one of the 12 Christmas characters which is then uploaded immediately on to the site. Find your face online and email your very own personalised christmas card to your loved ones for free!
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I like this inverse pot called Terra, by Umamy.
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These massive falling Tetris block sculptures might be found somewhere on the streets of Australia.
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Beautiful, eco-conscious wood furniture from A Single Tree.
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The Imaginary Foundation just released their new line of skateboard decks. I want to hang the whole line on my wall...
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The “ICE TREE” by Paprika for Domison - Montreal’s furniture store DOMISON has commissioned the design firm Paprika to create a magical Christmas window installation.
Over 300 bottles are hung at various heights to give the random shape of the tree. Each bottle is filled with a DOMISON logo. The end result is a floating enchanted winter creature.
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Love this amazing print by Tugboat Printshop.
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A wine case that turns into a lamp that turns into recyclable waste.
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Jorine Oosterhoff's playful Mad Hatter tableware. Love the oversized lids.
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FEATUREDGift Guide ~ NOTCOT Wishlist ~ aka a rant on gift guides this season and a collage of many random products that i've been craving that haven't made it on my other guides so far!
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Giveaway #24 ~ Makr is giving away one of their handcrafted leather wallets ~ the Black Tonal Plaid Vertical Pocket to be exact!
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four new prints by freshlyblended press, 2 prints are two color letterpressed at 8x10" and 2 are two color gocco prints at 6x8". All the prints are printed on eco-friendly papers with lots of tender loving care!
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Yuichi Higashionna's fluorescent light sculptures.
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A review of 'A Day at El Bulli' by Ferran Adria, published by Phaidon.
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Neumeister designed these mini milk packets for Arla - they are way cooler than your typical diner half and half!
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VIDEOlarytta - souvenir de chine - video directed by körner union ~ so bizarre, so fascinating, like a giant kaleidoscope, only with huge mirrors and live mice and various birds running around terribly confused.
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Arnaud Kermarrec-Tortorici and Fabrice Pellé are the duo behind l'Illustre Fabrique ~ incredibly beautiful posters and illustrations!
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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.
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Nooka Zon -- One function displays the time in big digital numbers while the other way shows time in squares.
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Nobu has recently opened a new restaurant, this time in Dubai, with an interior designed by the Rockwell Group.
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This is where we live - Fantastic stop motion created entirely of books.
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Knight's Decanters ~ apparently back in the day they were made so they could sip horseback without spillage... love Josef Flek’s modern interpretation!
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Method has launched a new line of body washes - always with pretty packaging!
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Wine bottle plant nannies ~ the age old concept of letting the plants absorb only the water they need, as they need it through the terracotta ~ only this time it's also a fun way to reuse your fav wine bottles!
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VIDEOZero Gravity madness on the new National Geographic Channel Idents for Space Week, filmed in a G-Force Airplane used to train NASA astronauts.
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Lea Turto from Finland has made Plastic Garden. Here is the iCty-fFower installation of plastic spoons.
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"Fermer les yeux pour voir" proposes a new tactile and graphic language which takes everybody’s needs into account : blind people, partially sighted people and sighted people.
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Muju has an awesome felty entry in the United Nations of Cupco exhibition ~ where over 100 artist customized the dolls...
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Survival Straps ~ because you never know when you'll magically need 15'-20' of paracord that can come from your bracelet? Also comes in keyfobs, rifle slings, dog collars and more...
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Super-Secret Spy Lens: In short, you can shoot left, right, up, or down (it swivels 360 degrees), all while appearing to shoot straight ahead!
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The textural experience of Danish designer, Ditte Fischer's work is almost as important as its visual appeal. The outside is soft-sanded dyed china while the inside is finished in beautifully colored glossy glaze.
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Taxi series, shot recently in Tokyo,New York, Shanghai,Hong Kong- all presented 'as shot' with no post production or cropping. Shot on Hasselblad medium format film & digital capture, all handheld.
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Fragile and elegant paper cut out art by Lala Gallardo. Check out her etsy on littleghosts.etsy.com.
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Victoriana Iron Coat Hook - 5-prong, 15-hook coat rack ~ love how versatile it is, from accommodating 15, to 3...
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Some beautiful shots of Iceland by American, Peter Baker.
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achariah Johnsen, is a young artist who specializes in watercolor, pen & ink, and mixed media works on paper.
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The Wyld Stallyons combine 2-D and 3-D animation in their new music video for an Irish indie band "The Blizzards".
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'Trace a face' is a collaboration between konst & teknik and jonathan puckey. 13 fellow artist and designers were asked to trace a face using the 'delauney raster', a custom-written image vectorization tool for adobe illustrator by puckey.
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Amber fossils from the future created by the Glue Society for last week's Pulse Contemporary Art Show in Miami.
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The new toilets at Aurland, Norway by Todd Saunders & Tommie Wilhelmsen, have one of the most spectacular views a toilet will ever have.
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Los Angeles artist James Jean's new book of illustrated covers from the famous series "Fables" is out and about and soon to be on my book shelf.
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The book "Women of Design:Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers" from UnderConsideration founders Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit is finally available (published by HOW Books).
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Maison Biscuit by Pierre Minassia, AUM. The house is located in a small village in the area of Lyon on a very steep slope and facing an open landscape.
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Holiday season on Main Street is not complete without humble animals and bales of hay, the l.a.Eyeworks stores on Beverly Boulevard and Melrose Avenue turns up the volume on a stable of seasonal sentiments.
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Antoinette J. Citizen Did an art installation of an interactive Super Mario Brothers Level 1-1 Room with working question mark boxes and bricks that would make sounds from the game.
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DDDDOWNLOAD is an interesting small utility that allows you to download any FFFFOUND! collection straight to your hard drive.
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Justine Smith cuts international currency. And I don’t mean budget cuts, either. Check out the rest of her portfolio for some lovely sculptural paper work!
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Amazing expandable (and collapsible) bookcase by Dutch designer Reiner de Jong. This would make moving so much easier...
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Emoticons + caroling = Emoticarolers. Rewrite the lyrics of classic holiday songs, then send the Emoticarolers off to the digital doorsteps of your friends and family.
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2009 Studio On Fire Calendar. Hair&Fur theme, editioned, 4-color letterpress, tree-free100% cotton stock. Featuring the work of artists Adam Garcia, Brian Gunderson, Rinzen, Justin Blyth, Clarimus.
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An impressive building for the new headquarters of the savings bank Caja Vital Kutxa in Madrid, Spain. The exterior steel structure allows for large interior spans. By spanish architects Mozas Aguirre Arquitectos.
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Robert Williams' Appetite For Destruction was on display at Scope Miami. Most may know this as the original cover art and title for the Guns N' Roses album
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Called the Hexa and made of carbon fiber, this desk by Can Yalman is the most beautiful desk we've seen lately.
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For the first time in wall-mounted form, comes this handy 18" x 24" chart tracking the hierarchy of the many types of beard that currently adorn the face of Man. From the Wondermark collection Beards of our Forefathers, just $12.
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FEATUREDBack to back giveaways today! NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #23 ~ Reform School is giving away one black viewmaster with a set of Vladmasters of your choice! Vladmaster = artistic handmade viewmaster reels!
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #22: Fleet Street Scandal is giving way a full set of their 4 amazing Yuki-7 Posters! Retro espionage style with an adorable super heroine!
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Just got my Stendig for 2009. I love having a calendar larger than my desk that I can use for wrapping paper all year long!
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