The design allows ole' Johnny here to take his playpen with him. Anytime he needs a breather or a moment to nap, the Dream Bag blossoms open to lotus-like proportions and can be configured multiple ways to suit its suitor.

POCKET GARDEN - for the lazy gardener... and easier to gift than potted plants... tear it open, add water, and poof! desktop garden.

Long exposure photos of '80's arcade games. Very pretty and weird.

OhMiBod music powered vibrator -- because the Nano didn't fit so good. [Editor's Note ~ i'm impressed, it vibrates to the beat!]

Art.Lebedev's "Tersumus" rubber.
It's the size of a palm of the hand and is shaped like the frequently used keyboard button.

this week's slideshow features argentine designers, among others. and this Pedro Reissig kangaroo desk organizer was too cute not to post.

This is a picture of the witch's broom nebula. The website Astronomy picture of the Day Archive is a NASA site and has the best pictures of outerspace.

Great idea for a usb pen that could be a soccer toy on your desk!!!

New Old Spice campaign featuring Bruce Campbell. Ahoy.

Susan Stockwell's work with maps ~ breathtaking... everything from dresses to inspiring countries made of anything you can think of.

knitta please (knit-graf) as featured on inhabitat. find out more about houston's knitted street-art.

CONE LIGHT by TOM DIXON.Small black aluminium Cone with acrylic front diffuser.

Although Shopsins eatery is no longer open, they maintain a very novel web presence.

berlin based potipoti has some adorable prints and cute pieces. =)

Some seriously beautiful and intricate beadwork by Natasha Michael.

Muji also has some great acrylic bangles and rings (black, clear, green, red)

Sid and Nancy making a comeback, be it one step down the evolutionary ladder. Punk's not dead!

Coolhunter features a the great design project of Tom Allnutt ~ swipe your credit card, get your magazine - MUCH faster than getting in line at the airport

Beautiful table. Great design

Kurt Gohde has an interesting vision of celebrity. His recent project, Head First Slide, features 36 homeless men & women or recovering drug addicts as baseball cards.

A nifty book called "Tales of Clones and Possessed Children". Lots of very bad suggestions, great comic art

Design*Sponge has great pics of the Deadly Squire Converter show at the Riviera (wish i was there!)

Watch is an MP3 Player, Voice Recorder, and USB Flash Drive in One! Whoa.

Ms. Pac-Man and Ghost rings by Tiny Armour. Adorable!

Frying Pan ~ scroll pan...

Good Combination Boards.... hehe.

Simple really. Adorn your Ikea lamp with blue post-it notes and "Hey Presto!"

Wooden USB memory sticks.

10,000 free fonts on the first user friendly font site i've seen. yes please.

I'm not sure why this tickles me but it does... [EDITOR'S NOTE: featured on .com in June (Level C Information Analyst)]

loveworn is full of incredible images. i had a tough time picking just one. pretty weird stuff, but such a great mix of detail and abstraction.

Hummer Happy Meals

"the ultimate on the go soda float device," my favorite part has to be step 4: squeeze the bottle and watch the minivolcano.

I bought a case because I love the buddha bottles, and I don't even like beer. Sadly, Lucky Beer is only available in Australia.

Post #523 opened my eyes to a whole new world... some awesome crazy fashion going on there. diggin' his shoes.

FOLLOW FUNCTION - (shouldn't form beat function by a smidge?) New design store on the scene!

yea, i know plantic is this awesome new biodegradable stuff, but eating it? looks way worse than monkey chow...

I need to go read this later. Interview with Liisa Puolakka - Head of Brand Visual and Sensorial Experiences

GIANT stick-it notes

Yale Press Retires Paul Rand-Designed Logo; Chris Rubino Brokers Compromise

Marks & Spencer launches new Beer & Cider range, designed by Brandhouse

milbec design took a typical used telephone booth, and transform it into a public chess table and benches. Displayed in the Off The Hook Exhibition: IDSWEST right now.

A new Canadian supercar has hit the market and it is called the HTT Plethore LC 750. The new Plethore will make its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show next week.

This font is made with inspiration from fabric that wraps itself around the letters as a dress does around your body in the summer wind. Love it!

A video about letterpress that feels nearly as tactile as a final printed piece. Visceral and nostalgic and all together lovely.

This concrete panels facade for an extension by Édouard François of the Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière in Paris, is based on a cast of an original Haussmann facade design.