Four students at Ravensbourne College of Design have come up with a unique way to raise funds for their graduation show which sees leading designers customsing random objects which will be auctioned off in April.

The Sugar Skull for the “Día de los Muertos” was the inspiration for Camille Forget’s cane sugar packaging in Sylvain Allard’s design workshop at UQAM.

The old walls of a barn in the middle of the Latvian countryside serve as a shelter to a new contemporary house, creating a new comfy interior in the middle of the openness. One of my favorite houses so far.

Really fun video some friends of mine made. Kids by MGMT for the soundtrack

The new Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland has one of the most astonishing interiors, a fest of natural light entering through the wooden skin.

House in Majorca, Spain / Álvaro Siza

New Zealand beach house by herriot + melhuish architecture ltd

The commercial illustrations of Gabriel Diaz

Located in Mutxamel, Spain, this gorgeous green home designed by Eneseis Arquitectura is half buried into the ground in part to take advantage of passive solar design techniques.

Design Superstar, Jaime Hayon revealed his Crystal Candy Series for Baccarat at MAISON et OBJET this week

The Pfaffenholz Sports Complex, one of the first renowned work by Herzog and De Meuron, is quite hard to find while crossing the Switzerland-France border in Basel.

Awesome self-promotion posters created by H-57 Advertising and Design studio.

The Consorcio Building in Santiago is one of the most sustainable office buildings, with up to 48% less energy usage thanks to its green wall, which turns red in autumn.

A new BOMB!'s funny works.

A photovoltaic plant implemented on a metaphysical huge canopy in Barcelona Forum 2004.

For those times when it’s difficult to make your way up to the mountains, or the weather just isn’t cooperating, practice your skiing on a SKIGYM home ski simulator

Crafty In Motion, environmental films and animation with recycled paper...

Limited edition print of 60 noses drawn from arrest photos by former NY forensic artist Shawn Feeney.

Manifest Hope!!! Huge art show Jan 17-19 in DC, and NOTCOT will be there covering it! Help by submitting your hope filled works now for a chance to be a part of the festivities! Quite the judging panel too...

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.

Travis Bedel has some nice designs available on skateboards on Zazzle

Very awesome SHELBY SLOT CAR RACETRACK, better then the ones you had as a kid.

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

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

Ingenious Pinxo = pinca + ganxo... clip/hook by Ferran Lajara!

A review of 'A Day at El Bulli' by Ferran Adria, published by Phaidon.

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

‘In Vestimentis Ursum‘ is a collection of stuffed animals that sing, dance, light up, or talk back. Matt Kirkland disassembled them to show the robot inside the toys.

Located in Scottsdale, Arizona is the Bradley Residence designed by Michael P. Johnson.

Nixon is shortly releasing an awesome set of headphones, in both ear bud and classic over the ear style.

No stranger to NOTCOT - (#9132 & #12017) - Liz Wolfe has two limited editions available just in time for the holidays... just released today...this is 'Bunnies in Blood"

Beautiful poster for The Shins & Vampire Weekend concert by Kevin Tong

Islands is a series of sculptures showing miniature snapshots of life. Isolated pieces of land, that look like they were wrenched from the earth by some force of nature, are floating through nowhere.

Typography can be a multi function tool. Or the other way round.

Amazing "Cardboard Friends" by Niels Popkema

Geneva Soundsystem's Home Theater all in one tv stand, super speaker, ipod dock, etc that we previewed at CES/icff is finally here! $4000

The Yamake Art Project features customized Yamake vinyl toys by over 60 different artists around the globe.

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

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

Super cute silly Koala Mug ~ i can't imagine someone not cracking up while you're having a serious conversation and sip your tea in their direction... (there's also a panda one)

‘liquid space’ by ross lovegrove at design miami in the Swarovski Crystal Palace

Take your iPhone or iPod Touch back to 1989 with iGameboy!

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

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.

Tim Berg's Installation, Hope Springs Eternal, 2007 ~ has incredibly cool penguins