Checkout Cool Under Pressure. The last, wonderful Nike spot by Wieden + Kennedy London, featuring Cesc Fàbregas, star of Arsenal F.C.

This years summer installation at PS1 in NY was designed by Work AC. A green structure made with sustainable materials and solar panels turns into an urban beach.

Over 20 contemporary artists' versions (not parodies) of The Last Supper from Damien Hirst and David La Chapelle to Warhol and Dali. Tons of images and links and some history about the original as well.

Swedish designer Olof Hansson has produced a series of carbon-neutral writing paper - WhiteLines - that puts white lines against a grey background, instead dark lines against a white background.

A city specific/chef specific restaurant guide comparing the cost of dining at a celebrity chef's flagship restaurant versus his/her more reasonably priced offering.

Shade, Sketched pieces of furniture, hand drawn by Front Design of Stockholm become 3d pieces like materialized illustrations. Great pieces, presently exhibited at SPAZIO ROSSANA ORLANDI.

"100 cast iron figures which face out to sea, spread over a 3.2 km stretch of the beach... As the tides ebb and flow, the figures are revealed and submerged by the sea." I would love to see this in person..

Clue ~ the premier edition... with actual 3D ROOMS! "Wood-paneled game box encloses nine sunken rooms, each rendered in precise detail, right down to the furnishings"

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.

the left-right project... 1 pair of adidas superstar... 2 artists... surface2air paris and upper playground customizing these super huge superstar kicks...

MSV satellite phones designed by Altitude, Inc. were recently shown at CTIA 2008, in Las Vegas.

Vaso's 2.0 Cork Pots!

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

In Olivier Gondry's "Behind" he compresses a 7-day roadtrip from LA to NYC into a 4-minute short film.

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!

Wooden Knuckles ~ not quite as heavy, and more likely to get through airport security...

Pottok Prints - New wallpaper company by artist/designer Geoff McFetridge.

Set of free fonts is based on hair gel, toothpaste, and tomato ketchup.

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.

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

A new sports car from Germany to lust after - Yes! Roadster by Funke & Will AG. Only 50 coming to the US in 2008.

Trying something a little new ~ Roundup Maddness over at NOTCOT.com ~ with 5 of my favs from each of the sites, as well as the top 24 from each site this week. A nice little way to catch up on any you've missed?

Death of Polaroid film now official. Start stocking up!

Amazing Japan series of tiltshift images added to CITYshrinker by Ben Thomas. Limited edition prints and other cool stuff up for grabs on store - this is something else.

It's not too often that you find nice looking sports centers. This sport center is located on Iceland and was drawn by Arkitektur.is. I really like the white polished walls and the stone pile resting on one of the sides.

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?)

Twin artists Guy and Pete show their stuff on this video / graphics show-reel site... talented chaps of Peephole Productions

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.

The tourist promotion group of Oita City (Japan) came up with this clever advertising campaign in the airport using this conveyor sushi idea to promote their fresh and yummy sushi.

Nice reverse-design move! These fabulous one-liter glass bottles by Seletti were inspired by plastic water bottles.

On bizarre upcoming ad campaigns... victoria beckham... for marc jacobs... in the ultimate packaging campaign? she comes out of bags and boxes?

An intricate mask for construction site fencing, Camouflage by Iikka Airas and Markus Wikas is an artificial foliage to beautify scaffolding.

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

Ann Demeulemeester shop by Mass Studies

A grandmother made 99 octopi ornaments ~ the only part more amazing to me right now is that she has nearly 99 grandkids?!?!

Griffin's new Evolve Speakers are wireless rechargable speakers ~ and you can even buy multiple sets to pair with the same base for use throughout the house.

For those of us that still enjoy having a tangible copy of their albums and enjoying them in their entirety--the Lunacalente CD player by Metaphys is probably the best looking way to listen.

Gift Guide Day 23! I bet you haven't seen this many awesome mimobots on one page before! This was too fun to make! And those new star wars series two ones are so cute.

Sigg tumblers are probably the most stylish of their kind, and all without losing an ounce of functionality. However, of all the Siggs, the Metro is hands-down the stand-out of the crowd.

Kids with Cameras is a non-profit organization that teaches the art of photography to marginalized children around the world. A direct result of the amazing documentary Born into Brothels.

KeyOvation Ergonomic Keyboard and Mouse - will this really fix/save my wrists?

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?]

Elemente Magazine ~ Canada's Alternative Design Magazine on Architecture + Design + Lifestyle + International... i even have a few blurbs i wrote in the latest issue!