We saw the Mottainai Furoshiki post on Notcot.com and tried it out right away. It was so easy and fun we made a video of our Mottainai Furoshiki. We love this idea!

In honor of 420, here are some amazing smoking apparatuses, including the limited edition 18k gold plated narghile, bohemian crystal modern water pipes and elaborate bongs by artist Eric Doeringer.

Vaso's 2.0 Cork Pots!

Adorable pirate music video (for the Camphor song "Castaway") featuring a Playmobil cast of characters.

Audrey Kawasaki just finished 'She Who Dares' - oil and graphite and gesso on stained wood panel - i'm super excited to see her work going darker. Yay. See the behind the scenes pics too!

Nice ad from TBWA Mexico for pro natura. Really nice ad and definitely effective, I think the bear version is much more effective than the jaguar. Just because when I think of global warming I think of the polar ice caps melting.

This series of interstitials for MTV Tr3s is the latest from NYC-based PandaPanther. A bubblegum rollercoaster.

MethodIzaz is a new service where an anonymous photographer follows you going about your day and capture your authentic beauty. Or just you drinking a Starbucks... personal paparazzi!

Aquaovo ~ specializes in designing and distributing drinking water filtration and revitalization systems. The Ovopur is their water filter ~ and their whole system is gorgeous. Made in canada.

Wow. Here's a horrifying example of some crazy Mac/Steve Jobs fandom...

extraordinary wood embroidery on 1" solid ash wood by artist nosheen iqbal.

Picking up life's little messes is easy with the Robo Vacum™! This tiny desktop robot is a perfect for sucking up those kitchen crumbs and desktop debris.

I thought it was just a blank page at first, but after looking closely at it I noticed the subtle, but huge, coffee ring on the double paged ad from DDB, Stockholm - creative director Andreas Dahlqvist.

Disappearing car door. Watch the video.

conceal bookshelf by miron lior/umbra design group. seems perfect for the bedside.

This designer collaboration surprised me a bit... Vera Wang for Serta mattresses. The "sweetheart" model has a hearts motif quilted on top... hmm.

Bunny "the book of random" comic.... just loving the imagery on today's... is that an octopus in a top hat with scissors under the sea?

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)

Passport Card ~ applications start tomorrow, and are your new RFID tagged mini passports for LAND AND SEA travel only at land and sea ports-of-entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda

Cute lamp on Wisteria ~ we half wish it were made out of a more dramatic black glass... or perhaps black and clear mixed? (like a glowingly cool black bird?)

heating radiator design by Francesco Lucchese for Antrax it , italian design company

Readius from Phillips is a cellphone with a pull-out foldable screen. It's a shipping product.

Banksy contributes a defaced Damien Hirst painting to the (RED) auction/benefit for aids, which takes place on Valentine's day.

Portfolio website of photographer Eric Luc. Unique portraits and beautiful photos of buildings and trees at 65 mph. Also a link to his daily photo blog.

Konica Minolta lets us indulge our obsession with the Venus de Milo at their new Museum of Beauty - it's full of fantastic images of the sculpture made with a non-contact 3D digitizer.

Särö Gavlar is a nice three story twin house by OkiDoki Arkitekter and it has very interesting spaces and openings.

Polaroid film composite 'confetto' from Patrick Winfield. Happy new year!

Ann Demeulemeester shop by Mass Studies

Found it! The awesome HANDMADE intro sequence to Juno i was telling you about in #7894 by Shadowplay.

MORE prints from Coudal's Swap Meat that i'm craving for the wall space i don't have... a set of 4 ghosty prints that GLOW IN THE DARK! And portray some dark scenarios...

Sleepypod by Meowme is the ultimate environment for your pet. It is an everyday pet bed, a stylish carrier, and a secure car seat.

Sixhours Photography - a portfolio of conceptual art photography by Caroline Moore.

MAP is a new Miami-based culture magazine that fuses progressive design and intelligent content to reflect the relevance of Miami as a new frontier for the arts.

Pocky has a new flash-based interactive Pockyboard where you can move around Pocky sticks to create any image, write things, etc. etc.

Service 24 Austria is a Break-down Service that is there for its customers around the clock. To advertise this, a car with a mechanic working underneath it - represented by two plastic legs sticking out - drove around the city.

Diesel launched their flagship online store this week, with amazing underwater 360º video fashion shoot - This is the largest range of Diesel products in one place.

Shot in an Argentinian mountainside village, this Guinness ad features a game of dominoes which escalates to include suitcases, tyres, oil drums, fridges, wardrobes and cars.

A superb melding of functions; I may have to reconsider my stand on digital picture frames. Phillips latest Clock Radio

For the film lovers on your list... salt and pepper shakers made from film canisters - Rita Botelho, 2006

Moon Jars! (to go with your Sun Jars naturally) as well as a little announcement about the upcoming gift guide ~ and also an update for those of you looking for a good list of stores to help your holiday shopping.

Ferrari have released a new version of their FXX super car, called the FXX Evoluzione.

Margaret Kauffmann's Prayer Images have a quiet beauty. I wish there were more...

Sony Bravia new advert made for egyptian market called Pyramid. Live Colour Creation. Feel. like.no.other [Editor's Note: WOW. How did this not get as much press as the bunnies?]

Inspired by this Illy "Push Button House" Cafe ~ check out this post of more than 10 breathtaking designs utilizing shipping containers in the most incredible ways.

Pinhole camera in your mouth ~ its a crazy perspective... by Justin Quinnell

From Balenciaga's Fall/Winter 2007 collection. Perfect match with a brand new Bumblebee yellow Camaro.