The very talented Pixar artist/production designer Don Shank opened his originals store to the public today.

Oey's Mutsumi Hashi chopsticks are linked by delicate Japanese paper twine made from water, glue and silk (Mizuhiki). The chopsticks are handmade by artisans in Ehime.

'Summer Nests' by Emiliana Design Studio for the Santa Monica Center of the Arts in Barcelona.

groovy new artwork from illustrator, adam ziskie.

VIDEODuring Electric Windows 2010 in Beacon, NY - Artist Peat Wollaeger decided to Stencil some Balloons to put up during the event...See how it's done!!!!

Road Flare is the latest print from Snowblinded, aka Anthony Cozzi. Road Flare will be featured at this years ARTCRANK Denver. Sept. 4th at the Lisa Kowalski Gallery, 1pm-11pm.

Cory Barkman creates lamps entirely from scrap and gives them an old-world look. A blend of the old and the new, each lamp is unique with functional valves, gauges and clocks.

The Visitor, designed by Belgian artist Guido Deleu is produced by hand in Brazil by Cores de Terra, well known for educating and developing local artisans in one of the poorest parts of the country.

This is another beautiful deck, lovingly created by over 30 artists of the Black Rock Collective. Is it a pack of playing cards of 52 exclusive pieces of art?

'motte' is a handle for milk carton from minna, by two Japanese artists.

Rich Brilliant Willing has developed a new glass lighting product for the prestigious LA-brand Artecnica - to debut at the New York International Gift Fair! Bright Side Lights!

Time Lapse Video. Artist Karl Addison paints in an old Beer Factory in Berlin.

a 3D illusion mural by French artist Paper Donut

Hypercomics: The shape of comics to come, an exhibition on the future of comics at the Pump House Gallery in Battersea Park.

Meet Mr. Weekend. A 15-foot tall robotic sock puppet by Seattle artist Mike Simi. Be sure to check out both videos.

Fine artist / photographer Ben Innes presents "Separations," a collection of exploded objects on strings photographed in front of solid colors.

Impressive imagery of man vs. giant waves at Australia's Bondi Beach.

Cashvertise by Art Marcovici - Advertisements on USD notes could bring as much as 14 billion/year. Its time to make use of bills and start advertising.

The illustrated guide to a Ph.D. by Matt Might.

The most lovely of spring birds is the Chickadee, rendered in stoneware by Andersen Studio of Maine, and handcrafted by American artisans from the raw materials of American earth. Classic American ceramic nature art.

'Lotus' low-chair + chair by Rene Holten for Artifort. Made with super smooth, inert and 100% recyclable Cristalplant material.

Drill Baby is a lifelike newborn covered with tattoos that tells the tragic story of the BP Oil Spill by artist Jason Clay Lewis.

Danish artist Jacob Dahlstrup recently launched a fleet of Banana Boats across the north sea to conquer the exhibition space at the Shoreditch Town Hall in London.

Amsterdam-based artists Lernert & Sander teamed up with a bunch of other artists to create a 9 episode film with creative heads who explain their works to their parents.

Kitty Beeswax Candles fall somewhere between adorable and creepy.

Wax Off is an art show exhibiting pieces from artists who have helped create some of the biggest brands within the surf industry. This years show is called Novveau Surf and is on at the Greenwood Gallery in South Melbourne.

Images from artist Roa's busy summer around Europe

Collaboration between Mexican beer brand Dos Equis and NY artist Kaws.

Artist David Choong Lee is opening an installation based exhibition of over 500+ paintings in Culver City this week. See it to believe it.

A beautiful way to hold your documents from German Manufactum

New Zealand based artist John Pusateri's study of birds, is intricate and stunning. As a skilled lithographer, he is able to create a sense of absolute realism.

Not too much, not too little, Coco Flip's Coco Pendant lights are influenced by a balanced design philosophy.

The world's largest artwork was created this year on the frozen surface of the world's largest lake!

These wonderful shapes are caused by hitting a nail against a piece of clear acrylic while being charged with electricity, the result is a charge being stuck inside of it for a good amount of time.

A new deck of playing cards that feature the artwork of two Pixar Studios artists, 54 Intercontinental Cuties has fun animated pin up girls representing places all over the world. Here's a look at the artwork from roughs to finals.

Toronto based graphic artist 'We Kill You' creates adorable art and toys.

German studio Entwurf-Direkt takes discarded drawers and reassembles them together to make beautiful new, artistic dressers.

Sandi Calistro was born in New Britain, Connecticut. She is currently a tattoo artist at Kaze Gallery in Denver, CO.

X-chopper is a project i worked on with Boaz Mendel and Arthur Bruter. Tthe controls of a toy helicopter are tied to the hand of the "pilot", moving the hand from side to side moves the helicopter left and right.

Beautifully simple futuristic city skylines by Brooklyn-based artist/architect Olalekan Jeyifous.

Indonesian artist Fhung Lie makes mixed media "box installations". This one is made with a red KOLO box, hand-built porcelain, silk and copper wire.

Amazing paintings by artist Victor Rodriguez.

Alternative Dark City movie poster for sale, 2 color screen print. Limited to just 50 copies and each signed by the artist Raid71. Print by the amazing Mat Daly.

Engineers Turn Giant Robot Arm Into An Awesome F1 Simulator.

Check this amazing billboard made of 100,000 Post-it sticky notes. A very creative student work @ Grand Central Terminal, NYC.

Hunt the walking dead with Virgin Trains new "Dont go zombie" game. Roam the streets and rescue zombies by zapping them with ticket machines and issuing them rides on Virgin trains.

What the -- Kesennnuma frozen aquarium in Japan. So weird!

Superheadz have designed a digital video camera that shoots “Super 8 like” videos – the Digital Harinezumi 2. And now you can also have this limited edition artist versions by Ed Templeton and Mark Borthwick.

Beautifully and quirky artisan luggage by Sarah Williams.

Domestic's 'Narcisse' collection of laser-cut mirrors include works from cool artists/designers like Catalina Estrada and Matali Crasset.

Glenn Arthur's Amazing Girl Paintings

Massimo Mariani architects designed a museum in Castelfiorentino, Italy to show the work of the Italian Renaissance artist Benozzo Gozzoli. The building is clad with cotto referring to materials of the neighbouring churches.

Nice graphic overhaul by Brand New School for Cartoon Network. Inspired by CN's checkerboard 'graphic DNA'.

A first look at fashion designer Cynthia Rowley's tool kits, featuring signature prints from her clothing collections.

Beautiful pictures in combination with smooth beats is always enjoyable. And the short film “Intimate Strangers” about a solo exhibition from Japanese artist Yoskay Yamamoto from earlier this year is one proof for that.

160+ Photos from Electric Windows 2010 Art Event featuring 30 amazing urban artists.

Spencer Tunic’s latest project: 5000 nudes at the Sydney Opera House

Texas architect Jim Poteet helped Stacey Hill, who lives in a San Antonio artists’ community, wrangle an empty steel shipping container into a playhouse, a garden retreat and a guesthouse for visiting artists.

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The amazing art of Spanish artist Manuel Rebollo.

Check out the artist collective, "The Burnt Asphalt Family" that uses hot glass to cook food and serve it to the audience during their performances.

These witty avian abodes are a collaborative effort by San Francisco artists Luke Bartels & Jeff Canham.

Claesson Koivisto Rune created this series of shelves called Hillside. Going up and down in bright colours these furnitures are really artful pieces for room decoration.

chilean-born new york-based artist sebastian errazuriz seeks to create works which
provoke people to think about their lives and question their daily routines. he

The website for Bottega Veneta has a great page called " Hand of the Artisan". Really interesting to see all of the hard work that goes into their products.

NOTCOT on Amex Open Forum ~ my latest experiment ~ "5 Things I Learned Cutting Off IM, Twitter, Email & Facebook"

Another perfect campaign for Panasonic's Viera by LOBO. I just love it.

Look out for a fleet of Penhaligon’s scented taxis which hit the streets of London this week. Each one will smell of a different fragrance inside and the drivers have all been trained to talk about the various products.

By creatively putting together old discarded clothes into stunning, artistic sculpture, Guerra De La Paz doesn’t see trash, in this sense, but an opportunity for artistic beauty and expression.

Fine art prints by San Francisco artist Charmaine Olivia.

A31 Architecture have designed a workshop for an artist in Boeotia, Greece.

String Theory: 14.2 miles of string. 2,500 eyelets. 18 Portland artists, writers, designers and art directors create the typography installation OVER IT.

Sea Shepherd ~ Sea No Evil Art Show this saturday! Amazing line up of artists ~ crystal method, shepard fairey, michelle rodriguez, and more are djing...

Dark, menacing yet always terrifyingly beautiful the work of German artists Mark Landwehr and Sven Waschk is always breathtakingly unique. Catch their latest exhibition in Chicago until August 8th.

The Tardigotchi is an artwork that features two pets: a tiny living organism and a virtual representation of that organism that behaves analogously, known as an artificial-life avatar.

Dino Gavina. Lampi di Design, an exhibition on the enlightened producer at MAMbo – Museo d’Arte Moderna – of Bologna.

Swallow Magazine! Hardcover artistic culinary goodness ~ Eater has an interview with Editor and Creative Director James Casey.

“Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System" is a new exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington that features this photograph of Jupiter’s moon Io, with an 86-mile-high volcanic plume exploding above its horizon.

Artshop 10: a temporary designboutique by ZMIK. Plywood crates and lashings get combined to a smart and impressive display sculpture.

University of the Arts LCC BA Design for Interaction and Moving Image took over Shop 14 at Free Range Art for their exhibition entitled Play It. Featuring Rich Harvey’s Floating Forecaster and Note Drop.

Tom Beddard's generative sculptures resemble both organic and machine-like ecosystems.

A collaboration between Nathan Love and NBC Artworks, this short animation explores the origins of the NBC logo.

The work of "ciclostile architettura" for École del Rusco '09, a cultural and artistic manifestation offering new and creative solutions for environmental protection and resource recovery through the combination of waste and art.

Beautiful new work by ceramic artist/photographer Sarah Hauser, influenced by the role of animals and nature in everyday life.

Paper Art and 3D fans, here's the perfect commercial. Vellas & Laga created this crazy animation for the newspaper Metro. I love it.

With an exhibition by one of our favourite artists Joana Vasconcelos now open at the Haunch of Venison in London, we have taken a look at some recent art and design that embrace the vintage art of Macramé, crafts and folk art.

Amazing new print from Rafa Jenn. Nowhere Men is an 18x18" screenprint and has an edition of 30.

The Mad Artists Tea Party Cake Britain tour offers children the unique opportunity to pick cakes directly off the 'cupcake tree' in a creative sampling stunt for Tate & Lyle

Artefacture Goodesign + DWSTW Coffee Mug Set - "I will pay for good design" and "Design will save the world"

For his european communication, Burn has created three shorts following extreme urban artists and riders. Yes, they met with burning skaters.

Artist Karl Addison's new installation in Berlin. Over 300 Longears wheatpasted one by one... Part of his Urban Zoo! Creatures Of Curiosity art project.

Japanese brand MUCU produces artisan made, hand-finished notebooks using mainly untreated materials including- canvas, tarpaulin, and newspaper-grade stock.

Manuel Albarran is a concept artist who uses metal and various materials to create his art.

The Seattle-based artist John Grade creates spellbinding sculptures from stuff like cellulose, seeds and rice noodles.

1notion artist representation just launched a brand new website with an amazing lineup of photographers.

A Sydney Artist tied disposable cameras to trees or fences at locations such as beaches, festivals and parks and random, rude, ridiculous images were captured. A return to point and shoot days

The Klaas Kuikens’s bottles from the Artez Institute represent an extensive investigation that presents mundane everyday objects in a new light.

Annamika is Interactive Art for the iPad - Meditative and visually stunning, Catherine Hubert’s artwork in the Annamika application stimulates both the eyes and the intellect.

Anneli Olander is an artist and illustrator from Storfors, Sweden. Her artwork has been featured in several books and publications including Pink Attitude Book, Audi Magasin, and Computer Arts Magazine.

“We hold these truths to be self evident; tea, cake and the pursuit of craft...” - The Papered Parlour, Clapham Common

The thorn manicure by Topolino (1965), recreated by NYLON Magazine for July!

In celebration of its 65th Anniversary, fashion house Brioni produced this commemorative Moleskin notebook, illustrated by artist Carlo Stanga.

Trapped behind a fence of boredom and routine, temptation lures you into the danger and appeal of the unknown. This describes the artwork created by Jeff Finley for the Parachute Journalists' new single "Ten Lives."

We’re not sure who the artist is behind this amazing Superman wheatpaste outside of the Lorimer stop in Williamsburg, but we’d definitely agree that the oft-delayed L train could use some superhuman help most mornings.

The world's slowest (and biggest) SMS billboard.

When music and art meet bottles of beer, you get a fabulous video full of beautiful sounds and lights. Mix by DJ Cheeba. Perfect.

Jason de Caires Taylorcreated the first underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies. He created an artificial reef for marine life to populate, including planktons and corals.

London artist Akane Takayama has turned school children into installation artists through her DOG Sculpture project. Over 700 dogs gather at parks throughout the city this summer.

Submit2gravity offer artists a unique opportunity of exhibiting in the vaults under Victorian railway arches in November. The gallery space is tucked away behind a small black door in London Bridge.

Phantom Eye: Boeing's new unmanned hydrogen-powered spy plane.

A woodsy take on the Buckingham Palace Guards' iconic bearskin hat by designer Ritta Ikonen, one of the contributors to "Hat-itecture," a exhibition that combines architecture and hats.

The wonderful artist Camilla D'Errico releases a trio of gorgeous Limited Edition pillows and canvases.

VIDEOBeautiful video clip from Melbourne-based indie artist Kimbra.

A peek into our philosophies on work/life and the "corporate culture" emerging within NOTCOT...

Jump-Studio installation commissioned by Bloomberg for their Finsbury Square headquarters. Functional and accessible artspace.

VIDEOThis particular Vinyl Cube was created by Chairman Ting. Vinyl Cube is a simple but versatile design object that allows artists to paint and or draw on it's smooth vinyl surface to create their own custom Vinyl Cube.

VIDEOartist ABOVE kicks off his 4-month tour by hanging movie star arrow mobiles in Hollywood.

Pat Perry Work is a fresh look on our world.

'PixCell Prismoid' by Kohei Nawa is part of iida's collaboration with the Japanese artist.

Pixel artist FoldsFive created animated gifs with a shortened 78 x 129 pixel version of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Oh, and he did the entire Indiana Jone's trilogy too!

FEATUREDAbsolut explores the Art of Sharing with these new limited edition artists pitchers!

All new artist designed Washbags and Eyemasks for Summer 2010 - featuring designs from Nathan Jurevicius, Nanami Cowdroy and Joe Ledbetter (pictured) amongst others.

Apostrophy’s created a unique pavilion at the ASA2010 in Bangkok, Thailand, for publisher Art4d consisting on five different zones: (R)ead, (R)esting, D(R)ink, T(R)ade and Pleasu(R)e.

'Lloyd Table' by Christoph Seyferth are sold by the Lloyd hotel in Amsterdam.

Irrelevant is an exhibition of Asian American Artists at the Arario Gallery in Chelsea, NYC, NY

VIDEOROJO NOVA is a live, collaborative art event taking place in São Paulo, Brazil. 6 weeks, over 50 artists. The first week is done and they put together this brilliant movie to show how it started.

Loving this INCREDIBLE new installation sculpture from Los Angeles artist Gene Guynn, as part of the Distinction Gallery's show opening tonight, "The Spice Cabinet"!

Crude Awakening - some very strong photography from Jane Fulton Alt, an artist directly affected by the oil spill

FEATUREDArtek goes Glossy Black with the latest collection ~ just as noteworthy? Check out the intriguingly scenic product pics!

Portland based artists Anna Gray and Ryan Paulsen take classic works of literature and draw out each instance of color into brilliant visual indexes.

The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has launched interactive murals to inspire Americans to book a Canadian vacation. These murals have taken over the streets of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.

Denis Zilber, illustrator and design artist from Tel Aviv, Israel. Zilber’s art mainly comes from commercial contracts like the UK Jewish Film Festival. His work is satirical while maintaining a serious level of purity and dignity.

Gerard Caris's Pentagonism series - a nice mix of Geometry and art. Nice visual inspiration.

An attempt to transfer the literary qualities and meanings to an object, Małgorzata Mozolewska's work is a Tribute to Bohumil Hrabal.

Stay is a new hotel in Copenhagen that was previously a bustling artistic hub called the A House.

BLANKS is a series of post-apocalyptic robot sculptures that artist Tyler Jackson creates from reclaimed wood and other found objects.

Article 22's Peace Bomb Bracelets are made of the scrap metal from bombs dropped on Laos during the Vietnam War. Beautiful and safe to wear, these pieces tell a story of war and peace. Available to purchase via SMS thru Subports.

SNAP! A delicious gingersnappy spirit! From the Art In The Age of Mechanical Reproduction guys that brought us ROOT! Here's a recipe for Ginger Rye!

Even power plants are stylish in The Netherlands. The tiles used on this building have energy related designs, aimed to educate the citizens on power consumption. Designed by Cie.

Check this new commercial for Mazda2 by CHE Melbourne. A real pleasure for the scrapbooking fans !

Awesome 'National Liberation Movement' piece by Cuban artists Los Carpinteros.

VIDEOAnimated short-film by Home de Caramel inspired by the jazz song Alone Together. Composed by Arthur Schwarzs and performed by Chet Baker. Direction and Animation by Marc Esteban, Jordi Matosas & Oriol Rello.

Hoping Sebastian Herkner's lamps 'Chalice' and 'Lian' become available for purchase soon.

Currently at the Hayward Gallery in London. 'Cama' by Cuban artists Los Carpinteros is part of THE NEW DÉCOR exhibition until September 2010.

Pens Are My Friends is the new monograph of British artist Jon Burgerman. It collects together his commercial, personal and collaborative works in print for the first time. It includes a giant bean bag bunny and an airplane sick bag.