Michael Zavros' photorealistic paintings provide a critique of the upper class. "La Fontaine de Sang" shows the fountain at the Palace of Versailles filled with blood rather than water.

House in Majorca, Spain / Álvaro Siza

New Zealand beach house by herriot + melhuish architecture ltd

Max Dalton is an illustrator based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has a kind of mid-century style that looks super cool.

Here's a small space design we'd like to see make it's way Stateside, the Smeg LBL16RO Washing Machine with sink.

Big Splash: Coca-Cola transformed the world in an explosion of colors.

The Flight 815 lamp is designed by Cedric Ragot. The lamps clever design resembles that of a ‘light painting‘, and is named after the flight in Lost...

The Czech design firm ruckl has released a set of glassware with measurements and specs etched in at the factory.

Here are the first official shots of the Volvo S60 Concept which will debut at the next Detroit auto show and likely steal the spotlight from other sedans present.

A nifty solution is this carry-bag for coffees! (Author unknown).

"99 Denials" is the name of Belgrade artist Iva Musovic exhibition. On 99 photographs are 99 portraits pictured with long exposition. "I wanted to explore the denials of ordinary people", said Iva.

Flash mob rave in the center of the CofC campus Library for exam study break. video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw5kndDVF4g

Absolutely beautiful holiday-themed video for Stella Artois.

Method has launched a new line of body washes - always with pretty packaging!

Zero Gravity madness on the new National Geographic Channel Idents for Space Week, filmed in a G-Force Airplane used to train NASA astronauts.

Proposed redesign of London buses.

Xmas Cheat Sheets! The idea is that you print one out for your other half and get them to fill in the their vital stats, then go out shopping with confidence that you’ll buy the right size and they’ll fit come Christmas day.

The Book Design Review posts the covers of some of the best designed books of 2008.

Our friends at Design Glut are having a "Big Monday" contest... literally! Photo contest with their *free* tree topper!

amazing single solid marble piece bookshelf by marc newson

"The Sequence" street installation for the flemish parliament in Belgium designed by Arne Quinze.

Wireframe lamps designed by Ziglam & Brook for Deadgood.

Laser engraved skateboard art by Idar and others designer objects at liike6 Helsinki based ateljee/studio/shop/gallery

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, is definitely one of the best pop culture designer - see the Rubiks Cube Handbag - a little jewel for Fashonista girl

The HYmini is a handheld, universal charger/adapter device that harnesses renewable wind power and conventional wall plug power to recharge almost all your 5V digital gadgets - cell phones, MP3 players, iPods, PDAs, digital cameras...

hiranao tsuboi of 100% at design tide ~ awesome LED watch!

Awesome graphic of what the last 12 presidents did in their first 100 days in office.

The women´s health centre in Burkina Faso is much more than just a building, playing an active role on fighting the Female Genital Mutilation. This building by FARE studio was awarded at the World Architecture Festival in the Health category.

Sony has unveiled the glorious teaser trailer for next summer’s Angels & Demons!

GAD (global architecture development) firm recently completed the kuum hotel spa and residences in bodrum, turkey. the contemporary property was intended to create a relaxing atmosphere

need a last minute halloween costume? try dressing as your favorite fashion icon? photos from the lovely diego uchitel

Veerabhadran (Ram) Ramanathan, a professor at UCSD has come up with a concept solar project that would introduce clean-cooking technology in developing nations.

NOTCOT.org got 2nd place in the Home Rejuvenation 10 Most Influential Design Blogs competition ~ huge thanks to all of you who voted for us!

The "Kikkit" is an interactive art installation that combines architecture and sound synthesis. It consists in the transformation of the perceived sound and space of the sports court of Wriezener Park into an urban instrument.

kokkugia is an international design practice based in london and new york that operates through design, research, experimentation and teaching.

HemeroscopiumHouse, Las Rozas- Madrid - Spain / Antón García- Abril - Ensamble Studio

Artist Julia Kuo illustrates, paints, draws, and designs. She is very talented and her artwork is whimsical and beautiful. Her website holds her portfolio and it has a link to her blog which showcases her newest work.

Tomiko Konishi was a young girl the day the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima.

1968 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Berlinetta being auctioned in London on 10/29.

Designed by Gerard Moline and produced by Droog Design, the Nest House is built around a metal frame covered with branches and leaves.

Beautiful illustrations by Karen Petrasko.

comet dust, red fluorescing fish and fungal catapults are just a part of this week in science.

FAQ42
They don’t make things in order to create art, nor is it engineering or research in a classical way. They basically do things because they like doing them.

Simon Bent has a great portfolio of design work. This graphic is from his CD artwork for Beat Broker & Dj Perplex.

A collection of some of the most influential and important American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century. Searchable transcriptions and scans downloadable in PDF format!

Mauritian Sunset ~ by Sandy Smith ~ a gorgeous display of colors, check out the back to see all the cables/monitors as well!