Right inline with my obsession for clever cufflinks follows these sterling silver Wiimote Cufflinks from Ravi Ratan. Wiimote on one end and nunchuk on the other. Pretty darn cute.

From this years 2008 Design week in Milan comes a collaboration between Fritz Hansen and artist Tal R. 50 of the Egg chairs were covered with different fabrics, one for each of the years the Egg chair has existed.

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.

Anne Adams - "The ABC's of Invertebrates" - The artist who did these designs suffered from a form of dementia that heightens artistic ability; the designs have an interesting, very mathematical aesthetic.

Animation showing ship traffic on San Francisco bay.

Kissing with Ross - Is this the next rickroll? [Editor's Note: i hope not.] This is like that dog that cleans your screen with its... tongue.

Hobart Design Index is a visual A-Z of contemporary design culture in Hobart, Tasmania. 160 pg - 76 design practices currently working in Hobart today.

NY Times features 23 classic political, sports and pop culture MAD fold-ins with an interactive flash interface.

on a whim i cast a bronze boba fett pez dispenser...
i think it turned out pretty well.

The Abletonator! A concept fusing music creation, live interaction, and the nostalgia of video game coin ops. A Frankenstein machine made with MIDI controllers, Ableton Live and an old arcade machine cabinet!

LEGO Planter based off the Park Planter design (#5303 with the mini flashers, etc that cost a steep $150)

Spiral Chord x Keiichi Nitta - Really crazy rock video directed by Japanese Photographer Keiichi Nitta, formerly Terry Richardson's assistant. <Sort of NSFW>

SANAA's New Museum on Bowery reduced in size and turned into a table lamp.

EEP. Sorry to everyone who experienced our downtime late last night ~ had a stats error break the server... fixing it all up now... here's a nice site to check if a site is "down for everyone or just me"

Sia’s Breathe Me (2004) was produced/directed by Sydney-based studio Collider. Seeing how Polaroid announced that it will no longer be manufacturing their cult-favorite film, that makes this video all the more interesting.

Ring_Me by Project Sneeze - Engraving the phone number onto the inside of the ring to be given to someone who you wish to "ring" you

"Cargo is securely locked. Crew have no access to keys. The Far East's most desirable export since 1932." Tiger Beer - by CHI & Partners out of London and creative directors Ed Edwards and Dave Masterman.

HoneyShed - insane home shopping network like constantly running video/site.... i guess its only appropriate i'm watching it at 3am... it is like a crazy variety show/informercial... wow.

Plug Lamp! At La Corbeille Paris. Brilliant little lamp that plugs right into your european power strip!

Awsome music video for "The Holograms" by Mathematic Studio in France. The style is Anime, but heavily influenced by the 80's

LINC is a sustainable phone concept that reclaims and recycles hazardous e-waste without sacrificing style or functionality.

A marble track in a table. I've created this new type of functional woodcarving, that invites you to play with it... photo: Rene van der Hulst

Anneke van Bommel - i discovered her adorably cheeky 'Canadian' pieces at the freshly launched Souvenir Store in the painful "Come Up To My Room" event at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto

Papercraft Howl's Moving Castle. + various links to other sites to helping to stretch your papercraft bone.

possibly the coolest toy ever? KOTA the triceratops is animatronic and roars...makes me wish i was 5 and lived in america...

Corolla the X - 10th edition... that's some crest... for the Toyota Corolla campaign. Microsite looks like its for a silly reality tv show... They even have a society of Blue Bloods... the car doesn't seem to fit in well?

Gehry's Santa Monica Place is getting a remodel! I grew up wandering this one for the last quarter century, and i can't wait for the new more inviting, open, high end space in the works.

Manfrotto's Modosteady ~ a nice hand held steadicam of sorts that is a simply designed, ergonomic system for lightweight camcorders. Check out the video

Here's a pretty - painful to navigate/read ~ infographic from Wired on the "Life Cycle of a Blog Post, From Servers to Spiders to Suits - to You"

Adorable cartoon on romanticism and bad boys ~ sweet nothings by ~Bob-Rz

Music video for the song, "What's a Girl to do" by Bat For Lashes was chosen by Directors File as one of their top ten videos of 2007.

Miss KZ! The new QEE designed by Calliope Studios for high end store Kirna Zabete!

"What has not been done by using rapid prototyping technique? My answer is making sounds." - Noisy by Jun Murakoshi - via Gizmodo.

Series of wooden elephants, just like the horses made of driftwood. The elephants showed the way to the zoo of Antwerp.

NotCouture #1381, Cucumber posted this great silver color pencil shaving necklace by Victoria Mason

Final review on Pleo after he hung out here for the last two weeks ~

Strong and effective words for this WWF campaign. Creativity by Ogilvy & Mather, Bangalore, India.

Gift Guide Day 4 is ready for your playful side ~ Stocking Stuffers and desktop toys that can go back to work with the giftees for further amusement.

Grace & Go has an adorable graphic hippo made of animal silhouettes on a onesie ~ and only 11 pounds

LERY: pop-up gallery/retail collaboration by odg/boosted in nyc, featuring the work of madsteez, mint & serf and mainframe. it's open until the end of the month!

Amazing photography and retouching. Made by Grey Paris.

NYTimes has a cute article on the efficiency of UPS' right hand turn only rule...

The Eiffel Tower on your desk, only for Paris lovers !

Erase away the post-Thanksgiving weight gain with this Pencil Bench from Boex

NOTCOT Gift Guide Day 30 - Thanksgiving, in addition to food, that means dealing with family, food comas, + heinous traveling... so here are gifts to help with relaxing, amusing, and surviving!