Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America and the Railway, 1830-1960 at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City

Gorgeous minimal packaging for Southern Alps lets the dried fruit sell itself.

The new Canon EOS 5D shoots 1080p VIDEO ~ here are links to video samples from their korean site.

Damien Hirst is shattering expectations and boggling minds despite an imploding Wall St.

A series of nine photographs depicting a moment before a life changing decision.

Western Digital Passports now come in 500 GB!

arbores leatare or happy trees, is an installation in a park; three of them rotate!! amazing

Echoing the structures of Buckminster Fuller’s Geodesic Domes, Danish Architect Kári Thomsen and Engineer Ole Vanggaard have created Easy Domes, a series of quick assembly, low-energy homes!

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

Jake Loniak’s exoskeleton motorcycle concept Deus Ex Machina. I want one !!!!

Tokidoki co-founder and Creative Director Simone Legno— in an informative interview going behind the scenes of the Tokidoki brand, recent collaborations, design process, and upcoming projects.

Russian spece shuttle and his last travel ... it " FLY " in the Rhine River in Germany ... destination Germany museum.

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.

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

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.

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...

Typography inspiration by Craig Ward

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…”

Pentagon Design has a great "Touching" Exhibition concept for presenting paint textures for Tikkurila Paints. Life sized farm animals - in high gloss, magnetic, and more... much better than paint chips!