Mark your calendars! September 19th 2008 is Park(ing) Day, a project aimed at redefining urban space and bringing awareness to the need for green in our cities.

A series of notebooks for Left-handed, Right-handed and Ambidextrous People

Tamsin van Essen's Contamination cups are a little on the gruesome side - each appears to have been infected by a different bacteria type, bringing the microscopic to the macroscopic level.

Something about this cup and saucer combo from Bailey Doesn’t Bark just hits me right. The simplicity of the bird on the tree is gorgeous, but what I really love is the way the cup and saucer line up with one another to maintain the continuity of the artwork.

I couldn't wait any longer to post this.... Helvetica Brooches by Zoe Ikin.

Bring new meaning to the term "shotgun wedding" and get married literally ANYWHERE. All you need is some witnesses, a church official and your very own $50,000 inflatable church.

The Ming vase/bowls is something everyone should have in their home! Beautiful design from Ibride.

The worlds largest traveling camera. Its a light-tight box with a lens on one side.

NEW SHOW at CoproNason Gallery with artworks by Martin Wittfooth (above), Michael Page, Travis Louie, Kris Lewis and Chris Peters. Previews are up!

Eureka, the Sci-Fi show actually has a behind the scenes Tumblr blog of whats going on on set

The project is combined design of a dental clinic and a dentist’s residence, located in the suburbs of Nagano, Japan, in a beautiful farm village surrounded by rice fields and peach orchards.

Jamie Oliver has launched the first of his new chain restaurant, Jamie's Italian, aiming to bring high quality traditional cuisine at affordable everyday prices.

Apple's recycling program ~ one you purchase, you get an email with two codes you can use to send your old hardware via fedex to apple for recycling...

Multimedia Trailer by Tailgating Innovations - may cause one to live in their driveway.

Whipspider Rubberworks are interactive sculptures made in maine.... and they really take the tentacle fetishists to a whole new level...

And they say we cant become invisible... cool deep sea creatures. Courtesy of National Geographic.

Same Nike campaign as the feature before. But this illustration has better details. Do check out the illustrator's portfolio.

Awesome sand sculptures on display this weekend in England.

"Western Spaghetti" is the latest piece of stop-motion brilliance from film maker PES.

For this latest mission, the team Improve Everywhere filled a subway car with identical twins, creating a human mirror.

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry, snuck into John Lennon’s room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. Incredible animations by Alex Kurina.

Amazing design at a Sake bar in Melbourne. The interior, mostly 'bound' by ropes, demonstrates use of ordinary recyclable material -the rope idea originated from the classic design of sake bottles, traditionally secured with ropes.

Armed with just a stick and a ton of patience, artist, Jim Denevan, labors for hours and can walk 30 miles while creating one of his giant free-hand beach drawings. Beautiful, calming art work.

Rich Chocolate makes Animal Crackers! They look so cute ~ "thin, crisp chocolatey snack - dark chocolate with coriander and black sesame seeds, milk chocolate with praline wafer, and white chocolate with pistachio"

Wired finds out how the crazy stunts in Wanted were actually achieved.

Kevin Atkinson's Virtual Ball Pit Video ~ he's a "computer vision programmer and vfx junkie with an obsessive interest in novel applications of computer vision techniques for visual effects"

Sebastian Irarrázaval´s concrete house in Marbella. A weekend house with great views of its surroundings.

A dead horse hangs from the ceiling at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Part of the 16th Biennale of Sydney, with art from more than 180 contemporary artists from around the world.

This is an incredible 6000 x 2906 pixel image of the Carina Nebula. Molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust. 'Astronomy Picture of the Day' at 2008 may 28. Go to archive for more.

Martino D'Esposito Grow Bag - pillow shaped pot for plants made of PVC foam. Exclusively for hydroculture friendly plants.

Nike now projected the Chinese artists that they support in the Beijing Olympics onto the Rem Koolhaas CCTV Building in Beijing. Really impressive!

"The Fall of Steve Jobs" ~ the cover of Fortune's August 5, 1985 issue ~ found this while poking around the VT Cabin... the article and ads within certainly show how far we've come in the last 23 years...

The Faces of Oolong viral microsite was launched to promote Konami Mobile’s new “Yie Ar Kung Fu” game for mobile devices. Check out the hilarious old-style vidoes, customize them with your own headshot and send to a friend.

Give A Drop ~ gorgeous site and concept for this Virgin Unite and Jewel project to bring drinkable water to millions who don't have any...

laser engraved natural wood skateboard decks with twin tip graphics by Piotr Woronkowicz

The Brooklyn Bridge celebrates its 125th Anniversary on May 24, 2008.

Nice logo designed by "Cidade dos Logos" for a website called "1001 Cats of Schrödinger". The cool fact is that the symbol pattern really show hundreds of cats. If you don't get it at first, see more details.

Eva Mendez Vogue Italia photo shoot photos. Very artfully done. Classic!

Great new website and blog from Long Island, New York based graphic design studio onetwentysix. Excellent lettering, design, and photography.

Hijos de Villa Tequila Gun - taking a literal spin on the packing options for Tequila Shots...

LEATHERHEADS Movie Site! Fun site with a retro / nostalgic feel. Be Sure to check out the character highlights, as well as the "Leatherhead to Head" feature.

Stack is a floating drawer unit designed by Shay Alkalay and produced by Established & Sons. A colorful and new way to think about something as boring as storage.

Recycle that CAT-5 by making some really cool soldiers and weapons... impressive collection they've created here!

Yesterday the new opera house was opened in Oslo. The opera is designed by Norwegian Snøhetta. The exterior and location makes me think of the opera house in Sydney. But the interior of the opera in Oslo is much more stunning.

We are sending out mini accordion file folders. Take them with you and fill them up with your personal objects - receipts, ticket stubs, lists, Polaroids, or anything else that defines you and your life. They will be put in a gallery in Atlanta.

Animation showing ship traffic on San Francisco bay.