Fantastic illustration by the French artist Amose.

Want a nice Easter Egg Idea?! Check out these cute tissue paper decorated eggs from martha stewart

Maya Barkai, founder of Walking Men Worldwide, invites amateur and professional photographers alike to join a collaborative community of artists by taking a photo of traffic-light Walking Men around the world.

Palm Springs-inspired (my interpretation, not the artist's description) paintings by Paul Davies showing at Tim Olsen gallery in Sydney.

I am not an Artist is an artistic project of incredible animated gifs by student of art in Barcelona/Spain. Send your gif too to complete the page.

Mister President, BEHOLD! The shield of Captain America! And many other superhero and super human accessories from science fiction ever known to man! By comic artist Dean Trippe for the greater good of humanity.

Creative studio Thank You presents four motion pieces for Swatch new collection called Art Collection, starring Grems, Billy the Artist, Ted Scapa and Mathew Langille.

Amazing work of french artist Carine Brancowitz; she is a real master in Bic Pen art!

Amazing Interview with Sculptor Kate MacDowell

The Chinese Box: an exhibition by Map Office, a multidisciplinary platform established in 1996 by French architects/artists Laurent Gutierrez and Valerie Portefaix.

Amazing shots of sleeping bugs covered in water droplets by Miroslaw Swietek.

Glass artist Shayna Leib creates amazing paneled works with glass cane that she pulls herself.

Incredible lampwork beads by Canadian artist Sherry Bellamy

Fun Wired article - Tom Shannon, the multimedia artist generates these complex forms with a simple machine, a pendulum of his own design that swings over the canvas, releasing pigment from six radio-controlled paint guns.

Artist Diem Chau's latest crayon carvings are those of the 12 Chinese Zodiacs and can be seen in her latest gallery show which also features her amazing porcelains.

Alexey Malina's, an internationally acclaimed artist from Moscow.

Kirsten Dunst in a wonderful Takashi Murakami's video Akihabara Majokko Princess. A pop fairy tale in which Kirsten Dunst sings the Vapors' hit "Turning Japanese", part of the Tate Modern's exhibition "Pop Life: Art in a Material World"

8-Bit artist Superbrothers teams up with musician Jim Guthrie to bring you the coolest iPhone game ever: Sword & Sworcery

The Art of Money Booklet. A design analysis of typography, iconography, color and technologies used on major paper currency of the world. Written and designed by Yordan Silvera.

Headspace: On Scent as Design, a one-day symposium from Parsons, MoMA, IFF, Seed, and Coty on the conception, impact, and applications of scent with leading thinkers, designers, scientists, artists, perfumers. March 26th.

Notebook company, Moleskine, recently released their newest designs called the Folio. The new collection takes the company in a new direction, drifting away from their usual artist targeted audience.

Julien Berthierinstalled an artificial entrance to an existing frontage in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. The facade, using the local architectural codes, occupying 10 cm of public space. 4 years later, the address still exists

Artist Filipe Soares has created a stunning series of miniature pieces titled 'Floating Dreams;' combining incredibly detail into the smallest of creations.

FEATUREDWe've had a week full of artwork, animals and architecture here on NOTCOT.ORG. Here just a few of the posts that have caught our eye.

Berlin-based artist Hans Hemmert (famous for his work with balloons) threw a party where guests wore shoe-extenders to make them all 2m tall. "Level" (1997) was part of the Personal Absurdities show at the Galerie Gebauer Berlin.

The Bufa Chair from MOWOstudio is inspired by attire and tailoring detail: puff and pleat. It is an attempt to find furniture pattern and a search of the new solution to replace the traditional upholstery.

Print magazine's April 2010 'The New Visual Artists' issue is filled with emerging young talent. This year's top '20 under 30' includes Always With Honor, Mikey Burton, Frank Chimero, Jean Jullien, Janine Rewell, Nikolay Saveliev...

grassland turns real dried grass into an fascinating element of interior. The innovative natural material sets a visual and sensual accent and is unique on the market.

Artist Marek Ruthkowski has created a series of visually stunning posters themed around the essential elements of classic boardgames.

Beautiful installation from designer Kiki van Eijk concerning a table setting as a "Gesammtkunstwerk" (art project).

The French artistic duo known as Zim & Zou have created this whimsical version of Nintendo's iconic system Gameboy entirely out of paper!

The Kinetic Sculpture made from 714 metal spheres, hanging from thin steel wires attached to individually-controlled stepper motors at the BMW Museum in Munich.

Curious how this ancient Chinese table game became such a smash among American Jews that it evolved into a Jewish game. “Project Mah Jongg,” opens at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on May 4 and continuing through December.

PILLOW FIGHT!!! Artists Joe Ledbetter, Nathan Jurevicius, JAW Cooper, HiddenMoves, Chuck U, Vault49 & Zutto enter the fray as ClickforArt launch their Spring line-up of limited edition pillows.

An old Villa in Potsdam, Berlin has been styled into a modern loft with a lot of stylish white. By Berlin Rodeo.

Great illustration for Wired Magazine's cover story:The Future of Money. By Aegir Hallmundur over at The Ministry of Type.

The project is a residence for two artists. Inspired by geometric arrangements of interlocking polygons, the new residence takes the form of a heptagonal figure. Design by Michael Maltzan Architecture.

Bristol’s Stokes Croft is becoming a hotbed of local creativity, churning out some incredibly talented artists with its high density of art spaces and studios. Check out Victoria Topping, an illustrator with a passion for all things disco.

AirSpace Tokyo is a zone where artificial blends with nature. Created by Faulders Studio,the screen façade comprises 4 different overlapping organic patterns that inspired by the abundant greenery that previously occupied the site.

Artist Frank Gonzales updated his website with some great new pieces.

Victor Churchill Butcher in Sydney isn't your standard butcher shop. Fascinating approach captured by The Cool Hunter.

Heru Suryoko’s newest pictures are being praised everywhere. Heru’s imagination has people admiring his work for the comical and artistic effects. The new pictures include everything from the business world back to prehistoric times.

Renowned Sydney tattoo artist Kian Forreal created this amazing eye-catching Asian inspired dragon tattoo for WICKED Energy Drink. What a good match for an energy drink!

Behind the scenes at Parisian atelier 180g, a creative studio/shop that will hand paint virtually any article of clothing in your color choice. You may recall seeing 180g's collaboration with Nike last Fall right here on NotCot.

Original pencil drawings on ceramics by artist Laura Zindel. Tarantulas to blue birds.

Alpines Heroes is a new furniture idea from design-duo undpartner(punkt)at from Austria. It reminds of the good old times in the alpine region

The Mexican artist Damián Ortega hung steel parts from the ceiling to create the illusion of an actual truck.

San Francisco artist Klari Reis combines science and art with her amazing petri dish paintings. More paintings can be found at klariart.com

Tropicana creates an enormous artificial sun to brighten the mornings of those living in the northernmost town in Canada, where they live without sunrise for a few weeks each year.

New Tea Set and electric water kettle named Pomperipossa by Jonas Wagell for Muuto. Jonas Wagell took his inspirations from fairytales. Available in Spring 2010.

Kardis K6. Futuristic semi-rigid boat designed by KEYFRAMEstudio.

Artist / designer HELMO creates this "ongoing" screenprint poster by the title "XlXXlXNlXWl" - so far it's 6 layers deep, including a thick, reflective foil!

Graphic design? Nay. Artist, Masahana Kato takes an X-acto knife to paper and serves up wonderfully unique and stylish images.

Comic artist Tom Gauld has produced some rather lovely work for a new series of cans for Diet Coke, the limited edition cans are designed to raise awareness of The Heart Truth.

Under the Influence - Artwork inspired by Masters of the Universe at Gallery 1988.

New clock by Art Lebedev. Segmentus is digital display of numbers with clock hands, simply amazing!

Artistic collective The Pick of the Crab has created an amazing Tetris-esque paper toy series dubbed the 'Ensemble Project'

interesting article in the NYtimes about keeping and eating rabbits. are rabbits the new chickens in our backyards?

An interesting way to deal with (and celebrate baldness), Phil Levine and body artist, Kat Kraft, paints his head each week with new designs.

A one color NYC subway map by triboro design. 300 limited edition prints are available.

With the bookshelf named Chaos Theorie designed by Manuel Welsky your normal chaos is going to be a perfect design principle.

graphic artist Alex Varanese's use of shapes, letters & palette of red results in a contemporary take on retro images - as seen here in "Poison"

Copenhagen’s Kunsthal Charlottenborg was recently taken over by the Danish artist, Malene Landgreen, where she indulged her fondness for colour, delivering an inspired, six room installation...

Redecorating bus shelters, turning bike-handlebars and fire hydrants into flower vases ... Mark Reigelman is a cool designer.

i'm in love with the artwork of JAW Cooper tonight ~ and on amazing posts (although giveaway is over) ~ her chinchilla chewed up one of her paintings, making it even MORE awesome, and she gave it away.

A new infographic charts the spread of fast food chains across America.

New artwork just released from UK artist FAMOUS WHEN DEAD.

Bond Harrington, Vancouver has created a seductive custom wallpaper for Joseph Richard Nightclub.

FEATUREDManifest Equality is here! And here's a first peek into the hundreds of stunning artworks... and a video (with Jason Lee inadvertently narrating) of this stunning water/music/reflecting installation...

Luxury brand FB Collection sources sustainable wood for ultimate beach bat and ball

The Arta Tabla three-piece ceramic bowl set features contrasting glossy and matte glazes, which inspire a sculptural look and feel.

Curiouser & Curiouser at the Gallery Nucleus opened yesterday. The show exhibits artworks by various contemporary artists inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland.

The beautfiul new bowl set from Stelton has been designed by Hiromichi Konno. When stacking the small bowls they look a bit like a flower in full
bloom - elegant serving at the table.

Maison Sauvages is the new label form Nicole Mueller. Her first ceramic collection A-Z is extraordinary.

Absolut Wallpaper is a very nice initiative launched by Absolut Vodka in Italy, which invites artists and designers to transform urban spaces into real wallpapers for the cities.

Graphic artist Tavis Coburn has given five of 2009’s best films the 70s poster treatment, complete with Ben-Day dots and pop compositions.

The MAK Center for Art & Architecture commissioned 21 artists to make their marks on decommissioned billboards all over West Hollywood.

The traditional 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' banner is given a fresh new spin by Brooklyn-based artist and designer, Angela Deane. Elegant kitsch at 10 bucks a pop!

Upper Playground has produced in collaboration with artist Sam Flores a new figure. The outcome is fantastic.

The Matchbook Registry ~ Awesome archive of matchbooks Artist/Designer Dan Blackman has received over the years.

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy illustrated by John Martz + Fifteen other illustrators create new artwork for favorite texts

FEATUREDJames Jarvis does England adorably in this Nike Sportswear Six Collaboration ~ see the other 5 artists for USA, Netherlands, France, South Africa, and Brazil as well!

portland ceramic artist heidi sowa creates ethereal pieces for every-day use.

DARTZ SUV – the most Ultra-luxury and expensive Russian SUV. One can have it for $1.5M

Almost 2000 flour sacks from all over the world at the Flour Art Museum in Ahrensburg, Germany.

Interview with San Jose-based artist Kyle Pellet. His gouache paintings are spectacular!

Beautiful layered sculptures by Andrea Myers.

A dilated bottle cork like element transformed into a centrepiece fitting one, ten or hundreds of bottles. Design by Carlo Trevisani.

Using entirely reclaimed corrugated boxes from his trash and neighborhood, artist Mark Langan transforms the everyday material into something other than its original intended purpose ... aesthetically beautiful 3-dimensional art.

Sometimes the simplest things can be so ingenious. Paper is an inexpensive resource that can be transformed into amazing concepts once touched by a skilled paper artist.

The Unicorn Diaries is magical, poetic and cozy...slip into this UK-based artists dreamlike world.

PartyGlass prevents spilling of the drink while dancing, walking through a crowded room, gesturing in a heated discussion or hugging an old friend. From Enter living.

Iittala’s new range of Vitriini boxes offers an excellent solution for storing little things – and showcasing them as well. The range has been created by glass designer Anu Penttinen

Artist Margot B. Myers has just launched a new website showcasing her prints, using Intaglio plates printed through silk gauze, and more.

Adolfo Farsari was one of the few foreign photographers allowed to set up shop in 1880s Japan. He left behind a marvellous record that shaped ideas about the country - even of the Japanese themselves.

Staple art by French artist Baptiste Debombourg.

The Guggenheim commissioned 200 artists, architects and designers to propose ideas for the Museum's central void. JDS' proposal consists of a giant trampoline net spiral down the rotunda space. Wish they built this!

Ben Tour is an artist/painter from Toronto, Canada. Tour obtained his degree in illustration from Sheridan College Oakville, Ontario, Canada. He currently resides and works in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. These are some of his excellent watercolor paintings, I really like his style.

Smythson is one of the leading companies when it comes to high quality notebooks. They recently colloborated with Parisian artist André and French retailer colette to create a hard-bound black book. On the front youll notice an illustration by the artist with the word “METAPHYSIQUE”. The back youll find Andre’s signature logo as well as the rest of the parties involved. Available now at colette.

Kidrobot Munnys customized by Marcus Tremonto. Cool light display available at Kidrobot NY on Friday.

A single tile is a vase, a hanger, a little lamp or a container… and at the same time it is a 15×15 unit allowing for assembling compositions on any wall. From Johanna Opalska

Beautiful Collection from new label "Content and Container" with a mix of jewellery, fashion and table top inspired by the wabi-sabi philosophy of Japan.

Anthony Yankovic has designed limited edition, collectible bottles for Dentyne Gum. Yankovic has created artwork for Alien Workshop, Foundation Skateboards, Tokion Magazine any many others.

UK artist Ian Cook commissioned by car brand Chevrolet to paint the new Spark ... using radio controlled cars

Ateliers Ciudad de las Artes, Córdoba, Argentina / Lucio Morini + GGMPU Arquitectos

Inventor Jem Stansfield uses vacuum-cleaners he bought as Tesco to crawl up a wall, Spider-Man-style. He adapted the household appliances' motors into giant sucker pads, then used them to crawl up a 30ft wall.

Printemps Paris invites nine artists to reinterpret fashion dress from Alice and the Mad Hatter costume.
Exposure to discover in the windows of the Boulevard Haussmann in Paris

Exclusive look of the making-of 'Rouge Coco" campaign from Chanel, starring Vanessa Paradis and directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino , soon on our screens !

Koi is the new table architecture collection from Ritzenhoff. We love it´s beautiful asian inspired shape.

URBAN GARDEN from Authentics: Plant Sac made of coated polyester fabric can be planted with foliage plants, flowers or kitchen herbs. Without additional coaster, it can be placed on floors, on tables and windowsills or in niches.

Shag - Shriner initial “Gallery Prototype Edition” (ltd ed of 100 pcs) available at the opening of Shag’s Red Star, Black Eye exhibition at the Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago.

Alex Cornell's interview from ISO50 Blog: Cures for creative block from 25 artists.

Directory of contemporary Romanian visual artists.
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Cut & paste combines the functions of a wooden cutting board with the functions of a small porcelain container - creating a charmingly spoonlike object.

Nice interview with Miami-based artist Jose Mertz

Graphic artist Brittany Harriman has created a series of "Pet Peeve Tags" that attempt to solve modern social foibles in as stylish a manner as possible.

One of the most unique fashion accessories in recent memory: The Bike Belt. By artist and cycling fan, Julien Jaborska (aka Recyclist).

Tristan Eaton teamed up with 5 other artists to design packaging for each of Lipton Brisk's new iced tea flavors. Here Tristan shows "the taste of absolute satisfaction" for Sweet Tea.

Artist Benjamin Anderson's 'Just Add Water' paintings.

Great Interview with Artist Jeremy Geddes

Consisting of two different decks, one based on mathematical functions, the other on geometric shapes, these beautiful playing cards designed by US artist, Tauba Auerbach, are set to be a serious collectors item.....

After noticing her bizarre resemblance to George Washington, artist Craig Gleason created a series of 'Gaga Dollars' that combine the wacky fashion choices of Lady Gaga with our first president's image on the dollar bill.

During this year’s Transmediale, the annual festival for art and digital culture in Berlin, the Austrian artist Gebhard Sengmüller presented his impressive interactive installation ‘A Parallel Image’.

Wolong National Nature Reserve, south west China–
In these amazing images, 16 tiny pandas are shown their new home for the first time after being separated from their mothers.

Artist David Foox paints anatomically correct hearts atop his own chest x-rays and then mounts them on backlit boxes for a very unique Valentine gift. Limited to 8, each costs $3000.00

Artist Kelly Vivanco has some amazing new paintings on display in Seattle.

The ROBERT restaurant has opened atop the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.

Salt and pepper have to be on the table; together. The salt and pepper mills Doublefacette complement one another both in a functional and in a formal way. By Postfossil

interesting nytimes article and slideshow on shoemaking.

Homeware, clothing and handmade toys are just some of the terribly cool bits and bobs on display alongside retro furniture, artworks, accessories and textiles at London's beautiful 'Smug' boutique.…

Kevan Murray - A great Halifax/Gravenhurst based artist with some incredible illustrations.

In WWI, Artist and Naval Officer Norman Wilkinson invented Dazzle Camouflage to confuse the enemy. Using bright, loud colours and contrasting diagonal stripes, ships became works of art

"Digg Hacked or Clever Advertisement?" ~ interesting "nod by Electronic Arts to the ASCII art geeks at Digg." in their source code... love the playful integration

Weird and elegant art by the Florentine artist Francesco D'Isa. It's a sensual pleasure to enter his creative world and to meet his female figures.

these tanzanian spray toads are incredible and barely hanging on in captivity. great nytimes article on the struggle to keep them alive.

These lovely illustrations/paintings are some of the artwork by an artist from Hong Kong that goes by the name of Cellar-Fcp. I really like the oil painting feeling he gives his illustrations. (Note: Some images are NSFW)

Tripla from 5.5 Designers. They created Tripla to highlight the importance of not wasting energy. A lamp pyramid which proposes 3 variations of lights

Fun online Valentine's Day collaboration for Elbow Artisanal Chocolates in Kansas City. Woo and wow with a Love Letter, win chocolate.

Mr Irony resin figure from French artist Remed, Limited to 9.

Color blind artist receives £225K grant from EPSRC to design an architectural space that will resonate and sing with the wind.

The ghost of Walter Benjamin walks the streets of Philadelphia! Interview with Steve Grasse of Philly's Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.

a 365 day custom photographic collaboration project for 2010 by Boulder, CO artist Shane Rich.

Fun look at the new collab between Sean John and Brooklyn artist Aakash Nihalani.

A great article by the NYTimes on how China is become the world’s leader in making clean energy.