A growling place is a really cute story about a girl's adventure with her teddy bear. Written and beautifully illustrated by Thomas Aquinas Maguire. Perfect gift for little ones and also for everyone who appreciates great illustration.

Great TV Ad campaign by the power supplier EDF Energy that uses "recycled" film clips including the Wombles, Thunderbirds and John F Kennedy.

clothing butler anno 08 - by cmyk sweden

Pork Knox is on of the cutest and innovative piggy banks ever. The snout is a combination lock and the only way to open this little piggy.

Rez HD is coming for XBOX live and will allow a whole new group of people enjoy this calming, trippy, beautiful game.

Metal work at Dressler, designed by Robert Ferraroni and Jeff Khan of Ferra Designs.

No more gum under the table with the gum drop!

Das Art has some amazing lighted sculptures hand-made using steatite and calcite

Rio Mora Aquarium by Promontorio Architecture. A project comissioned by the city council to promote eco tourism in Mora, Portugal. Photos by Sergio & Fernando Guerra.

With inspiration from nature Emogayu creates ceramics vases and pots. The series is called Volcano.

The Ice Hotel is made entirely of ice and snow - rebuilt every year at the beginning of winter at Jukkas by a team of snow builders, architects, designers and artists from all over the world.

Complete coverage of the New York Times skyscrapper in NYC by Renzo Piano.

The Multi Culti by Bas van der Veer allows you to plant four herbs or plants in one communal vase. Available in black or white.

Lee J Rowland created these Mint barstools for a club in Leeds. They look quite yummy.

Henning Kunow has designed the Lindo Hip Office which allows users to sit, stand, and walk while doing typical office activities.

I just got a big LEGO fix this morning, after discovering the Brothers Brick blog.

Uncyclopedia is an encyclopedia full of misinformation and utter lies. You might say it puts the "psych!" in "encyclopedia". Quite amusing, really.

The Bubble Trouble Glass puzzle vial ~ is as elegantly designed as its solution... a fun one to trump clients and friends when left on your desk.

UPDATE ~ i found japanese ads for Cup Noodle featuring our Governator! Too funny... ahh, the 80s. Also some other japanese 80's spots as well.

Nice glass bubble chain earrings from Jane D'Arensbourg at Refinery29.

A nice photoset of Hadids light sculptures whilst exhibited at the Design museum

In a Norwegian wood lies this beautiful house built for a local artist. Simple architectural design by Norwegian "Huus og Heim Arkitektur".

Diamonds in Glass (DIG) has come up with a new use for bling. They suspend real diamonds in the stems of glasses, keyrings, napkin rings, perfume bottles, ashtrays and of course, jewelry. They also have a video of the process on their site.

Skate Study House re-interprets design classics with skateboards - the outcome is fantastic. My favorites are the Vitra re-interpretations!

Design*Sponge highlights this incredible bathroom. I now need a matte black classic bathtub with that shiny white spilling out of it someday... only mine would have crazy claws/feet not wood blocks.

Mind-blowing nano-explosions. Fanny Beron's first-place image from the Science as Art competition.

A Mug of Marvelous Design- Stephen Reed's Radiator Mug. The perfect combination of porcelain and industrial design. [Editor's Note - this was seen on the gift guide!]

Philipp Plein has come out with some amazing "death head" (that's what he calls skulls) jewelry and accessories in sterling silver and 18k gold.

And to finish off my trilogy of late night posts on Nissin Cup Noodles, i have a new found respect for the brand and innovation behind this company... and see eco friendly reusable cup/refill packs with DIY inserts!

Continuing on Cup Noodles, we couldn't help ourselves and rounded up about 20 ads for you to watch... the caveman series has me laughing so hard tonight... also the No Border! and Freedom campaigns.

Did you know there is a Cup Noodle Factory and Museum in Osaka? And you can create your own custom flavored Cup Noodle! I am amazed by these videos of Cup Noodles made from scratch.

i can't get enough of ben lawson's fish illustrations!

its hard to believe that mark khaisman makes such incredible art from simple brown packing tape.

a great nytimes slideshow of notable oped art of the 07.

Incredibly inspiring illustration work of Koren Shadmi, just as breathtaking as the finished pieces are his walk throughs of the process...

Wickle ~ some pretty little designer fragrance packaging, that is simple, beautiful, and comes with cute necklaces to decorate them.

Awesome hall of fame of Mario Power Ups! And video...

In order to communicate the new absolut bottle Absolut Disco and under the motto “Dance anywhere, anyhow, anytime” the 70's disco feeling hit the streets of Lisbon.

Type inspired from trucks (lorrys) in India.

Red Monkey Designs ~ these leather craftsmen in West Hollywood make some beautiful guitar straps, camera straps, watches and more... with great packaging! Here's an unboxing and some pics of the store!

'The Shack at Hinkle Farm', an ultra-minimalist getaway cabin built from off-the-shelf materials. I want one just like it!

German illustrator, Heiko, makes some gorgeous drawings!

Type Designer Oded Ezer has come out with his Biotypography 2 project. The main idea of the 'Typosperma' project was to create some sort of new transgenic creatures, half (human) sperm, half letter.

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