Roger Hiorns’ installation Seizure is just amazing: 90,000 litres of copper sulphate solution, filling a flat from floor to ceiling, creating millions of blue cobalt crystals… check the effect!

Netflix origami!

Apple launches its newest yearly series of iPods today and their advertisement has gotten more ingenius. Checkout this ad on CNN.com today where PC literally pulls a headline. Genius.

3 Mobile is looking for a designer to create a poster about mobile broadband, and there's a prize of £500 ($900), plus the winner will be exhibited at the Truman Brewery.

Illuminated Time Capsule - Skip Hop's new Baby Log ~ helps new parents tell the time/date and see what's going on while tracking feedings, changings, doctors appointments and more!

Jeremy Kennedy's small-sized canvas paintings of vintage cameras in the 'Luvs' series . This one is of the Polaroid 180...

Along the lines of post 13070, Designboom has a nice round up of some designer yachts. Above is Mael Oberkampf's Raven

An amazing ephemeral pavillion made by nArchitects in Lacoste, France. A fabulous work on top of the Marquis de Sade’s castle.

Crinoline Flowers - pictures of the Canadian fashion photographer Daryl Banks.

Planar house is a very detailed project done by Steven Holl in the middle of Paradise Valley.

Fab new 5 x 7 inches show with silent auction at Distinction Gallery. Wonderful artwork up with proceeds going to charity.

Lushpad ~ a fun new spot to buy & sell for modern collectors.... some drool worthy pieces here! And gorgeous site

Have you ever seen French people singing the American anthem? Or Americans singing the Mexican? A very moving Pangea Day production perfect to share today with the Olympics games kicking off...

Happy 08.08.08 ~ Today begins the Beijing Olympics ~ and more marriages and c-sections than any other day...

"Bodies in Urban Spaces" is a photography project by art director Willi Dorner and photographer Lisa Rastl, attempting to create human sculptures in urban voids. The result is both humorous and ridiculous!

Leatherman celebrates their 25th with a special luxury Leatherman Argentum Collection ~ 7 pieces with handmade handles ranging from $240 all the way to $40,000. Yes, a 40k leatherman. wow.

The My Little Pony Project ~ also celebrating its 25th anniversary... from Catalina Estrada to Junko Mizuno and Toki Doki ~ artists are decorating 18" My Little Ponies for the My Little Pony Project.

Bape stores are always pretty lavish affairs this years Harajuku addition is designed as a ‘town within a building’ and has a 50's diner theme.....

Preview of the upcoming Alexis Mackenzie exhibition in Los Angeles. Super detailed collages made from drawings and illustrations out of old books.

coffeedream café in belgrade, designed by young serbian architect milos mirosavic, has the atmosphere to die for.

rendezvous... T.A.G. and Anonymous Content's Joe Kosinski lift the veil on Xbox's Gears of War 2 with this trailer created for the E3 videogame conference...

Solar Tree, hi-tech-eco-friendly street light. A very nice mix of art and technology by Ross Lovegrove.

West Elm's convertible sofa ~ a fun solution for small spaces

Uhuru, like the Shakers, believe “beauty rests on utility.” Their work aims towards sustainability, lasting appeal, and quality. The Bilge Lounge is a chair constructed from reclaimed bourbon barrels and the spring suspension leafs from used trucks.

contemporary poster design by FL-based designer Ian Latchmansingh. Check out the motion graphics too...

A great rustic-modern aesthetic hotel designed by Heinz Legler in Mexico with amazing views to the ocean

Whaleless ~ fun new show opening in london July 11th, showcasing pieces from a selection of international artists with a portion of sales going to Greenpeace to keep us from going Whaleless!

Cool looking learning centre (Aleksandria) in central Helsinki designed by Davidsson Architects. New part completed in 2003, old part from 1907 and originally designed by Gunnar Stenius of Lindgren & Stenius.

The White House Project brings photography, architecture and design into a distinctive fusion of analytical socio-geographical mapping of the city, focusing on details and aesthetics of the image making - setting the trend of the city.

"Stork" - beautiful spot for Monster from BBDO New York. Created by Daniel Kleinman, Rattling Stick, and Framestore.

time machine... a simple and cool ad for hershey's payday...

Last night in Rome, Italy, over 150 statue and monuments have been "dressed" with anti-pollution masks by the environmentalist group Terra. Obviously, they have been immediately removed by police.

The cutting-edge green home Orchid House, one of the key homes on a project to turn a disused gravel pit into a beautiful 450-acre nature reserve, has sold for a record-breaking £7.2million.

Harold Ross took beautiful, long-exposure-and-LED-flashlight pictures of working, pulley-driven machinery at the Hagley Museum in Delaware.

beautiful chandelier from hudson furniture

Sheep Poo Paper - “These delightful eco-friendly air fresheners are made from the finest and freshest sheep poop from the rolling green mountains of Wales…”

The Dew... just an amazing pic !

Windwheel stool concept by Choi Seoghwan. A multi-functional furniture that consist a stool, table and book container. Calling it the “Pinwheel Whirling In The Wind” because its resemble a shape of windwheel.

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

Grenade Estuche (Jewelry case) by Los Carpinteros

Japanese American graffiti artist, Gajin Fujita’s paintings are elaborate fusions of contemporary urban street life and traditional Japanese iconography.

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.

"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..

These are the works of the Ukrainian Psyho studio made for "Madagascar" travel agency. "Madagascar - a piece of the world."

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!