The artist Lucas Kuys is selling his tiny floating retreat, made from driftwood and the roof a grocery van, for £60,000 (ouch!), but I found plans to build a very similar one, for a lot less money.

The Dew... just an amazing pic !

An Australian government funded initiative, the VEIL. By adding solar cells to the canopies installed outside the school to protect the kids from the heat of the sun, they can get at the same time shade and energy!

For the hungry fencers in your life - BBQ Sword - the perfect saber for roasting anything from marshmallows to hotdogs - or skewering your foe.

Elegant skin creates patterns of shadow on interior spaces. Design by Thom Faulders Architects.

Amazing Gocco prints by Wing-Ip Ngan of Ink Design.

I go back and forth with how I look at the Innermost shades…elegant and sophisticated or mysterious and sea creature-esque?

My obsession of the moment is this Teuco Sorgente Bath Tub ~ that is flushed with your floor, overflows with water, has 8 super silent jets... and it can be covered in slate, teak, and more!

Loving as usual the latest Comme des Garcons fragrance series - Energy Citrus. They come in three flavors: lemon, lime and orange. Perfect for the summer!

amazing chairs created by Johannes Gille and Jos Kranen from The Netherlands, the aluminium back of the chair, for instance can be any decoration, whether its Tirol or New York City…

On Monday morning distractions - the Hedonist's Guide to LIFE - "Who knew only 75 short essays could usher one into a whole new lifestyle? From drag queens and poker, cannabis and gambling, these saucy segments of the fun-loving life are as honest as you can get."

Fastskin LZR Racer. With Nasa material, this new Speedo swimsuit helped stabilishing 17 world records in less then two months. From outter space to the swimpool!

stylish website of extremely low resolution celebrity photographs.

Rob Sheridan's new print depicts a melancholy reunion of old cereal mascots in a scene oozing with '70's nostalgia.

This.is.so. COOL! Print your own tattoos.

IGN announced a Zelda film yesterday, with no record of it ever being filmed. Nice April Fool's IGN! Great trailer!

"Lisn to Finland" exhibition at the Axis Gallery. Traditional Japanese incense meets Finnish design. Lisn incense is produced by Shoyeido Incense Co.

008 Movement and Upper Playground strike again with their latest artist collab posters in support of Obama, this time from Munk One and Sam Flores! Also, special NOTCOT giveaway...

New issue of MAP Magazine online! FEATURING: The Raveonettes, CocoRosie, Irvine Welsh, The Postmarks, WMC, Del the Funky Homosapien, Luis Gispert and China's Booming Art Scene.

Designed by mary judge, these little organically shaped dishes transform the way you serve condiments, salt and sauces on the table.

Michael Ferris.
At first, I thought...candy, but no. The sculptures are so visually tactile, they make my eyes itch.. in a good way.

Waffle Tetris ~ you will never see waffles the same way again.

Tryciflip ~ fun, simple design on this three wheeled kids contraption to run around on! From Imaginarium.

I wish I had seen this for Valentine's Day, an email story, great artwork, but it looks like it's just available - facebook says there is an LA launch party this week!

Us Design Studio's I Do Not Exist Workshop ~ to give kids a basic introduction to design and its importance. "My name is fridge. I do not exist. I was never designed."

Great belgian architect and interior designer, 'in between' design & architecture, with nice pics from Wideshot.

Form Us With Love has designed the "Shogun" ~ a terry robe for the men; to help them feel part playboy, part samurai, part sunday lounge ready... all in a chic black.

Superbowl XLII is over ~ but you can still see all the ads! Here are my favorites from today's game.

Finally, a good reason to play with your food! The Tic Tac Toast stamper combines the fun of tic-tac-toe with the tastiness of toast.

Limited edition print from Jason Snyder called Trucks and Vans!

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

The Anthony Family takes on a yearlong moleskine quest to get the family thinking creatively. Notice the Eames lounge limerick post also on the site, cleverly crafted from a catalog.

Ice Cube ~ a project out of hamburg asking you to all join in and add some ice...

canadian artist gordon halloran creates large scale abstract installations using ice as his medium. his largest installation to date will be coming to chicago's millennium park in february!

More animal sculptures crafted from unusual materials; artist John Kearney creates sculptures using chrome bumpers.

Watchmaker Breguet have released these cufflinks which contain an oscillating weight similar to that which Breguet use for their automatic watches.

Faces on the Moon stress balls by Makiko Yoshida now in grey!

Finally ~ unboxing of Pleo ~ my latest house guest for the next few weeks... now you can see the packaging the ended up with, his encounter with the roboraptor, and more to come for sure...

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

Interesting concept and illustration style for the last campaign for BMW in Germany, made by MAB Berlin.

casa TDA by Eduardo Cadaval & Clara Solà-Morales

Toucan artwork from A.viary.com 's upcoming ad campaign for their online color swatch tool.

The new way to use your city Billboards!! Incredible work by Alexandre Farto

A beautiful retreat in Costa Rica for a writer with a massive collection of 16,000 books. I want one!

Masafuni Arita is a textile designer who uses Japanese and Scandinavian folklore in his compositions.

Trick or treat? I am floored by this little matchbook of fortunes from Rosebud Design Studio. I'd take this over candy any day!