Interesting multi-faceted Table Cube by Ricardo Garza Marcos.

Curator Daniel R. Smith has gone half way around the world to unite the graphic design communities of Seattle and Tehran. Co-curated with Tehran designer Iman Raad.

Beautiful illustrations by Jillian Tamaki.

Beautiful photos of a Parisian apartment, converted into a discreet venue by Chanel for the press unveiling of their new perfume - ‘Eau première’ - by Jean-Marc Gady

On silly NOTCOT firsts... TWITTERVIEW! With the Self Actuated Residential Automated Habitat (SARAH) ~ from Eureka. We might even get some sneak peeks of the architecture... (mon 5ish pst)

Whimsical and fun illustrations by Maia Valenzuela.

Nice photographic coverage of the Australian Pavilion at the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale by Designboom.

Some really good work from the brazilian Illustrator/Designer Danilo Rinaldini

Karma from Fisker Automotive is a hybrid car with a Q Drive engine by Quantum Technologies. The hybrid engine gives you 80 km of zero emission driving, if you want to go longer it is a hybrid or you can get a solar cell roof for the car.

With back to school and fashion week in full force ~ Target's Pop Up Bodega's are genius!

Japan's answer to the Lomo is the Blackbird, Fly - a split-frame camera from Superheadz that shoots square images on 35mm film. They are priced at $100 and will be available some time this month.

The Veuve Clicquot 1960's Bentley S3 has GPS! And some of the most incredible details i couldn't get over... and it's quite a trip to drive around Reims in it...

Collapsible Surfboard by Nick Notara

Lethal Injection Attack Droid

Voice Stick is a portable text scanning device for the visually impaired.

In the past the Alchemists searched for "Prima Materia", similarly the artist Atla searches for an aesthetical revival of The Fine Arts and for a supreme autonomy of the artist.

Image Metrics create incredible realism. With a new technology it's possible to make photo-realistic characters like the one above. Check the video

Four Korean university students designed the Muwi - an innovative lawn mower that makes mowing the grass fun. As the grass gets cut, the Muwi compresses the cuttings into either a ball or a cylindrical block. Perfect to play with or use to decorate your lawn.

The Woollyhoodwinks (#1073) have a delightful storybook coming out this month! Beautiful textured fabric illustrations and a sweet bedtime story.

The Burj Dubai tower, the tallest skyscraper in the world, is about to be completed. David Hobcote has taken a series of amazing high resolution pictures from the air.

Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf have miniaturised their entire collection down to doll size .
This outfit comes complete with soundsystem & lighting rig - not suitable for size zeros.

Fun Volcom Travel Collection ~ like that this roller duffle comes with toiletry kit, travel wallet, and sleeping mask - nice all in one gift

Talking Towers, Interactive Video-Installation. Participants modulate particles with a light stick, which are projected on the Kranhaus Süd in Cologne. August 16-25 at "New Talents" Design Biennale.

Backed by a hydrogen fuel injection system, the eco-friendly Scorpion boasts a top speed of over 200 mph

Studio Klink's Villa Peet. What strikes me as unusual about the house is the blank facade, with almost no windows facing the street at all. Images of the interior spaces show it to be super light and transparent, with views to the garden from everywhere in the house.

HEINEKEN = Watering + Ice Bucket

In this shoot for V Magazine, titled "The Empire Strikes Back" and lensed by Mario Sorrenti, Naomi Campbell takes on New York, all dressed up to the nines.

The Game Libratory ~ we got an exclusive sneak peek at this new library meets laboratory of all things Gaming from past to present that is quickly growing at CRCA at UCSD...

Barcode Plantage transforms a simple product bar code into a unique tree in the garden of globalization.

Reporting live from San Diego Comic-con 2008! Ok, well not quite, but i did run through to see the toys and online comic guys - so here's a roundup of designs that grabbed me!

Convention Center in Tenerife, referring huge geometric rocks that house the programme functions. By AMP Arquitectos

Wood House design by Jonas Retamal in Chiloe, South Chile

Savannah Rocker or 'S' Chair is a comfortable reclined rocker on which to savor and reclaim time. It's flowing surfaces lead the eye on an easy journey to a slower era

NotCouture Roundup ~ 15 picks themed around the summertime blues, and the awesomest $4,000 silver crab bracelet for kicks...

Spain won big at the Euro 2008, but the real gossip is the huge upset Nike pulled over Adidas in their sponsorship. Adidas sponsored Spain's team but Nike sponsored the players. Interesting read...

jmenomeno's photostream contains a lovely lego Wall-E he built that is jointed and motorized.

The Blogadilla Swedish Furniture Name Generator - turns any name into an inexpensive Swedish furniture name.

The Ring Stadium in Maribor, Slovenia. Very impressive, i like it better than the World Cup/Olympics stadiums for its simplicity. By OFIS arhitekti & Multiplan arhitekti.

My next dinner party will be geographically educational ~ how fun would it be to use these city maps placemats that come in a tablet of 50?

dotdotdot for citroen c-design during the Milan design week 2008 at 31st floor of "Pirellone", 3d projection

Parmi Les Vivants! is a short film about 3 young bohemian thieves in early sixties Paris presented as a trailer for a fictitious french new wave film.

Concert, plywood and a few colored walls make up the Mon Lou Lou hair salon in Asagaya, Japan. Very clean and nice interior, and I love the front door. The interior was designed by Assistant.

Artist Erik Nordenankar had DHL send a GPS-tracked package 70,000 miles on a careful route to create the world's largest drawing.

House V in Zagreb, Croatia, by 3HLD. Awesome interiors.

Production company Action Figure made a music video for Ocelot's remix of Robyn's "Be Mine" by filming their employees being punched in the face at 1000 frames per second.

Amazing photography for a hungarian hat designer: Marianne Bara. Beautiful naked model with beautiful hats. Pure and simple.