Swedish Stina Wirsén is a talanted illustrator most know for her editorial work for newspaper Dagens Nyheter. I think her portrait work is most special, my favorite is her illustration of Woody Allen.

Devanthéry and Lamunière Architectes converted a classic alpine barn-stable into a summer cabin. Located in Val d’Hérens, Evolène, Switzerland, and you just know that view is stunning...

A video of the newest 3G iPhone accessory from Apple, iHammer (actually it's a parody video made by designer, David Ngo)

Artist Dorophy Tang created a furniture and art collection for the opening of the new Adidas Beijing store.

Designed by Melbourne-based Phooey Architects, Skinners Playground puts four discarded shipping containers to use as the primary spaces for childhood adventures.

Absolutely fascinating images and video of nudibranches by David Doubilet for National Geographic... where he shot them like supermodels, bringing the studio to THEM!

The “Really Cool” Waterproof Keyboard is a water-resistant and contaminant-proof keyboard with tactile feedback keys.

China debuts new 10-yuan Olympic notes

Really nice digital abstract work from designer/artist Pete Harrison. Based out of London this exceptional designer has worked with the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, Fall Out Boy and BMW just to name a few.

"Western Spaghetti" is the latest piece of stop-motion brilliance from film maker PES.

The IM Talkathon is only half way through ~ but that means on a few more weeks to help support causes we love like the National MS Society, Sierra Club, and the Red Cross ~ so make your IMs and emails count! =)

Wood House design by Jonas Retamal in Chiloe, South Chile

Ratzinger vs King Kong, a public photomontage installation in Rome, by 1nd3x (edoardo de falchi)

For this latest mission, the team Improve Everywhere filled a subway car with identical twins, creating a human mirror.

Lost civilization by Priya Khatri - India

The Nahamer T450 toaster concept by Rob Penny allows your finished slices to glide gently down on your plate as opposed to popping up. Simple and genius!

James May (one of the hosts of the Top Gear) was fired from AutoCar magazine in 1992 for hiding a secret message in the first letters of each article. Here is a picture of all of those articles put together.

17 Cool Speakers Designs that Look Better than They Sound

F3 Design (fun, form, function) from New Zealand have launched their new guywire men's and women's jewelry range. Fresh industrial styles...

A robot builds a smaller robot building a smaller robot ad infinitum in this lovely little Processing piece.

Church of Santa Monica in Madrid, Spain. Designed by Vicens + Ramos #10023

Refurbishment of an old colonial house in chilean countryside, by Benjamín Murua and Constanza Infante. I´d love to spend the summertime in that house looking at the landscape.

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Lacoste has commissioned 11 Berlin artists to create artworks inspired by the brand's iconic 12.12 polo and crocodile logo. Its now being showcased and auctioned in Berlin.

To celebrate the launch of their environmentally friendly range, i.c.green has released a great video. Inspired by children’s popup books and dioramas, it combines original illustrations, music and animation.

New Matchbox ads bring a new level of depth and humor to the brand.

Yves Béhar's fuseproject takes a different angle to design a perfume bottle.

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry, snuck into John Lennon’s room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. Incredible animations by Alex Kurina.

Savannah Rocker or 'S' Chair is a comfortable reclined rocker on which to savor and reclaim time. It's flowing surfaces lead the eye on an easy journey to a slower era

A few weeks I was given some Earl Grey flavored chocolate from Dolfin Chocolat. I was hooked from bite one. Good chocolate and nice classic packing, lethal combo...

The Avenging Narwhal ~ Have you ever wanted to impale a cute animal with a narwhal? now you can, kind of...

The first prize at the Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award 2008 goes to Roland Cernat - “Oriens”, a sustainable and energy-saving cradle to cradle motor glider.

"Your dog needs to relax. Send them to Timmie Spa." By DDB Canada.

Club house for a suburban community in Beijing, by MAD.

Cocktail Kingdom has an incredible collection of authentic reproductions of vintage cocktail books... the covers are awesome!

Beautiful shots of London’s abandoned swimming pools.

This print and outdoor campaign via DDB New Zealand highlights the Rubik's cube toy 25 years.

contemporary design by mexican architect alejandro herrasti

Conan O'Brien returned to Harvard in 2000 to give the Greatest Commencement Speech Ever.

We keep talking about starting events/dinners/get togethers in LA... so i've started the NOTCOT in LA group on Facebook for any like-minded folks interested in sharing local events, etc.

ChargerFrame transforms your electronic landscape into wall art. This active interplay between cables, gadgets and indicator lights is neatly framed and finished off by an energy-efficient master green switch.

Jeremy Cowart's beautiful eye for photographic composition proves that his photography is art.

Collection of things that look like Pac-Man.

Nokia's fresh new spots feature uber cool headphones, wish they would sell those.

Seen a cool typeface but don't know which one it is? Scan it and find out at whatthefont.com... and guess what: IT WORKS!

Liqurious ~ have you heard about the latest project from NOTCOT? I'm still working out the details, but wanted to give you a sneak peek!

China's new great wall - article from Time on the Greenpix - Zero Energy Media display.

Next up in the Ultimate Accessories ~ the new Jawbone ~ full unboxing, and closeups of all the details....

I'm such a sucker for tiny usb keys ~ this Pico USB key is 8 gigs, and 31.3mm x 12.4mm x 3.4mm, AND shock and water resistant

Prius ~ to add solar panels on the roof to power the A/C? If that comes true, i might need one... now if only they work in a way to gorgeously camouflage it under black gloss?

The Illustrated Ape, Photographers of the Urban Apocalypse preview. James & Joe were invited to design this special one off photography issue.