Forget up, down, and sideways. Florian Kräutli's Magnetic Curtain forms a plethora of abstract shapes depending on what kind of light you want to let through.

From nytimes' vday guide... N.V. Perricone's Synergy. According to Sephora's site, it's a "neuropeptide, antiaging, aromatic pheromone." Anybody wanna try it and tell us if it really works? Cool bottle..

These are condoms, on illuminated rods... 30 of these greet you at the entrance of the Museum of Sex's 'Sex in Design/Design in Sex' exhibition designed by Pentagram... all our favorite toys are there!

Sterling silver ring with built-in microphone that works! From AnalogueAesthetics.

The perfect somethin' somethin' for your valentine. Hybrid-Home Limited Edition Print Anatomical Green by Dora Drimalas!

Great Photography by Tony Notarberardino. The collection looks back at movies like, The Graduate and Chinatown.

the final installment in David Attenborough's "Life" series is here! Life In Cold Blood ~ incredible BBC series all about reptiles! It looks amazing, planet earth fans be ready to drool!

Three works by architect/teacher Sami Rintala: Boxhome, Hotel Kirkenes and Floating Sauna (shown).

Oh, Murakami. He's stolen his own billboard off of Melrose and had it sent back to japan, b/c he loved the street art from Auger/Revok once he saw it on the internet.

Romanywg's white BEAThovens... a bit silly to put ipod/headphones on a deaf musician... unless you could dock yours and music would come out! (Which it doesnt)

Volkswagen Tiguan commercial that redefines modular design... and is a very cool evolution of the cityscape right before your eyes.

It's like notcot on the nytimes! And you could be too! The Polling Place Photo Project is fantastic. and gives those of you with undocumented polling places an extra push out the door!

The eagerly anticipated Ab Ovo Dining Chair by William Emmerson completes the acclaimed Ab Ovo Collection in a signed and limited edition of 500, available to order exclusively at Emmerson Troop, Los Angeles.

A Flikr user by the name of "hello naomi" has a wonderful collection of cupcakes.

Beautiful new street art from Cena7 in São Paulo Brasil

To those in Super Tuesday States ~ go vote! And to every voter... take pictures!!! And contribute to the Polling Place Photo Project - by Design Observer, AIGA, and the NY Times.

“Ku-So Muji” is Muji’s sister site, where you can send in your product design idea and vote for your favorites.

Nicely designed bottles for Norwegian rapeseed oil. The brand is called Odelia and the design is by Panoramadesign.

arnaud de vicq et al's scratch my back cheese grater is too cute! part of the dining in 2015 competition over at designboom.

Artist Ariana Page Russell suffers from Dermatographia, where you develop red swollen ridges on the skin. Not one to pass up a artistic opportunity, she uses this condition to create patterns.

from web zen - A lego guitar... but it actually works!

Haus 9x9, designed by Titus Bernhard Architekten and located in Bavaria, is a fascinating stone house built using gabions (rubble-filled wire baskets).

Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe's tik tak clock reminds me of old school keys.

We've all the seen the gallery of creative business cards and were awed. Now prepare to pick your jaw up off the ground and check out the first animated business card! I don't think I could afford to give these out to people!

Great ad showing henna painted hands with tourist destinations in Hawaii written all over them. Done for Travel Corporation India by agency Grey Worldwide India.

In the spirit of the week, vote for the winner in LVHRD's Architects Duel. Two firms from NYC built models of an Alaskan Research Center live on stage. Watch a recap video of the duel, then vote.

Unfortunately this top hat is not a magical item... Although, it will make your trash disappear! By the way, "Cartola" means top hat in Portuguese...

Levi's Back Pocket Art! Levi's teams up with LUCY and curates a gallery show with ~100 international and belgian artists.

Hannes Broecker created an interesting interactive show in Dresden. Each piece is filled with a colorful, drinkable cocktail, and visitors were encouraged to grab a glass and indulge!

New Honda Commercial for the FCX Clarity, made by Wieden + Kennedy, aka the agency behind the Cog commercial. [Editor's Note: So much cooler than superbowl ads!]

Casa Mar Azul by Argentinian BAK Arquitectos is like a bunker mixed with the stylish lines of a modern prefab house. Love the raw concrete and no fuzz furniture.

Obama-inspired design and art is popping up all over the place.

Seen on the lapels of picketing WGA members throughout Hollywood, the pencil ribbon support pin provides an icon of solidarity for the WGA. The pin comes courtesy of BringBackTheDialogue.com.

Verana, a fabulous resort located in a remote area on the Mexican Pacific coast, recently completed their V Houses, inspired by Jo Scheer’s Treehouse ‘Hooches’. I want me a hooch!

For the skull obsessed... I Want Your Skull #4. A book featuring some of today's best artists interpreting the age-old subject- the skull.

10 inappropriate rocket powered items.

CURRENT STATE: A conceptual mobile application to monitor and control energy usage in your home.

Finalists from The New Yorker's contest to redesign the magazines "presiding dandy", Eustace Tilley.

Ceci n'est pas une lampe by Sander Mulder is a lamp (even if the name says otherwise) made up by hand blown glass. Lamp becomes shade, shade becomes lamp.

The next time a kid asks "Where do lego bricks come from?" ~ show them this great slideshow from Business Week!

You have a few more hours left to submit your designs to the annual Stereohype button competition! Tuesday night, 5th February, 2008 (11.59pm/23:59, GMT)

On beautiful tees for a cause... Rosa Loves ~ buy custom designed tees to help those in need, loving this red bull on grey for "The Sharkar Family"

Superbowl XLII is over ~ but you can still see all the ads! Here are my favorites from today's game.

"Love Is In The Air" ~ Carlos Aires cut vinyl record silhouettes.

Peruvian anti-riot police uses a futuristic armour that looks dark and cool.

British street artist Banksy has been in LA recently and took it upon himself to decorate. The question still remains to whether these will fall victim to the buff or the capitalists?