A nine - meter long, white, intricate Chandelier that can be purchased by meter, Inspired by London, handmade with recycled paper, launches at London Design Festival.

Portland Artist Sohaila Adela has a new print of one of her lovely originals online. "You scratch my back, I stab yours "

Blackbox is a book made by designers for designers and made of a box actually. Awesome idea, the different small books, and the different chapters.

A first look at the Bontrager x Alchemy's bag made entirely from recycled bicycle tubes and truck signs/ad billboards.

When science and art combine amazing things can happen: These "start out as Lissajous Curves, but velocity is allowed to vary randomly."
Absolutely beautiful.

Jerry Seinfeld's apartment 11 years later. Granite counter tops, flat screen TV and the same old superman statue.

UN Studio’s Ben van Berkel poses with the New Amsterdam Pavilion which opened in Battery Park, New York on September 9 and is expected to attract over six million visitors annually.

Last month, in August 9-16, Australia’s leading design studios transformed an inner-city Sydney laneway into an inspiring, outdoor exhibition with the theme of “Humanity/Equality”, as part of Sydney Design 09.

Amazing new pair of toys by Joe Ledbetter, with some articulation.

Japanese superstar artist Takashi Murakami now worked with Louis Vuitton on two rugs, both hand-produced in India.

New paintings on wood from Eliza Frye

From the 'Go Slow Cafe' in 'Pioneers of Change' on Governors Island, NYC in which elderly people prepare and serve food slowly. In the above plate, local food is served in bigger portions than imported food.

A tour of Steelcase WorkLab in Grand Rapids, MI, included locally sourced pottery and geometric prototype panels called Echo.

Sports shoes recycled back into a cow hyde at the Aqua Metropolis Osaka festival, Japan

A trash can can also double as a plant - with the trash as fertilizer - in this eco-brilliant concept for Braun by industrial designer Julien Bergignat.

Someone stole Frederick R. Weisman's commissioned set of Andy Warhol's "Athlete Series" portraits - NOT COOL, GUYS. Those two were buddies!

Brand new website for Netherlands based illustrative designer Zeptonn, featuring new work and colorful graphics!

S.F. artist Mary Syring is selling some of her older pieces at Funky Door Yoga! So decently priced I'm hoping I can buy something!

They Might Be Giants continue to amaze with their new line up of animated music videos. Added to the list, 'I'm Impressed' and 'I'm a Paleontologist'. Rob Shaw did a gorgeous job using paper robots in 'I'm Impressed' ...

The ending of 'The Beatles: Rock Band'. Wonderful animation.

Argentinian photographer, Catalina Bartolome, presents us with this lovely set of photos that features a series of woman who all similarly mask their faces with commonly found objects.

Behind the provocative name “My dead pony” hides a man from Belgium named Raphaël Vicenzi. He is a self-taught illustrator, and who needs to go to school when you can draw like this?

Graphic designer Maria Papadonikolakis of Brooklyn, NY, has designed this first-aid kit with the likeness of former World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali.

"The Collector" a new limited edition giclee print by Shannon Bonatakis.

Xavier Veilhan takes over the Chateau de Versailles

13 September - 13 December

Maison & Objet 2009 : ALESSI news products 2009

Benthem Crouwel’s Elicium building opens later this month and houses offices, conference rooms and the Netherlands’ largest ballroom.

An interview with illustrator Dan Santat.

Workstead Table - Composed of 100% reclaimed materials, the table is built from two steel stands formerly used to support the structure of a ship’s hull.

Graffiti artist Erik Inkala will be utterly abandoning his roots by leaving Minneapolis Minnesota, and we're gonna celebrate! It's an art show of epic proportions with street art, photography, painting, music, dancing and more.

Very cool promo for the VMAs. Raining Michael Jackson gloves in NYC.

Pravus Gallery hosed its third annual Skateboard Art Show: Deck III. It was a show featuring many different style of art that was truly inspirational

Beautiful campaign for Tame Ecuador Airlines!

Australian illustrator, Lucas Grogan, with somewhat of a fetish for black and white tribal-inspired drawings. His pieces are a marvel of detailed and integrated lines, forms a dizzying maze of alien-themed pictographic images.

Chicago's 826CHI non-profit tutoring center, founded by writer Dave Eggers, just released their online store "Not A Secret Agent Store." Not only an amazing website, but the gadgets available are for the true secret agent.

A runner-up in the Earth and Space category of the Royal Observatory’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.

Google Japan just released this short animated feature that shows how Google Maps’ Streetview function actually works.Perhaps to quell privacy concerns, perhaps not. Either way it’s clever and worth the watch.

Leave it to dell to tease us with a new Adamo laptop that will be a mere 9.99mm thick... announced on 9/9/9... that's like half the thickness of a macbook air.

Union Light & Power by Daniel Crossland.

Evan Hecox shares his latest travels in his new show ‘The Last Thousand Years’ at Joshua Liner Gallery. Muted tones red banners and cute carts for everyone!

FEATUREDGIVEAWAY! (and unbox/review) ~ trying out those soapstone Whisky Stones in some delicious Balvenie 21yr Portwood... chilled but not diluted...

The new 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Its "Gullwing" design pays homage to the legendary Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Features a 571 horsepower engine good for 0-60 mph sprints in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 197 mph.

Ping is a Portland restaurant with good service, fast healthy food, all presented with unassuming style. Pok Pok owner, Andy Ricker collaborated with John Jay, one of the leading strategists at the advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy.

The Harbinger Co's Honeycomb necklace... or array of 2D cubes depending on how you look at it...

Perhaps my favorite Hello Kitty figure yet - Hello Kitty x Caperino & Peperone Figure - as hello kitty mania runs rampant, love that cap and pep only appear when glowing in the dark!

No Mas teams collaborates with Dee & Ricky, letting them transform their collection of Starter Jackets into... Finisher Bags! We've seen a lot of things upcycled into bags, but this is a first!

Haute Couture meets fencing through the photography of Ruven Afanador.

Amanda Levete’s 10 Hills Place, just off London's Oxford Street, demonstrates the same experimental spirit shown by her former practice, Future Systems

Great new Audi A4 spot from german agency Kempertrautmann gmbh and Markenfilm.

Amazing new show from Luke Chueh 'Inferno' Featuring his trademark melancholy bears depicting Danté's Inferno. His best show to date.

Under a violent irruption of forms and structures, everything flows towards a constant evolution. “All that is solid” is a visual and poetic journey influenced by art, design, architecture and photography.

TAXI, The Ebeling Group, Pirate Radio, and XYZ are very proud to support One Laptop per Child with this animation called "A to Z". OLPC is dedicated to providing educational opportunities for the word's poorest children.

"Meet The Elements" is a killer new video introducing the periodic table. A single from They Might Be Giants' new DVD/CD "Here Comes Science", directed by Feel Good Anyway.

From “Love Hotel,” a series of photos in clandestine pay-by-the-hour hotels in Seoul by Grace Kim.

Rediscover New York City shot by a french light painter. Times Square, Crane Street.. enjoy the trip !

The next installment of the global typographic design initiative Some Type Of Wonderful has just been announced. Amazing lineup!

FEATUREDLogitech Squeezebox Radio! It's like a mini version of the Boom ~ wirelessly streaming all your networked and internet music! Only it can even run on batteries, so easier to move around the house or bring outside! (no remote though!)

The charity drinks ChariTea and LemonAid, soon be launched all over Europe get a kick start with innovative & iconic design from BVD.

A urban intervention in Bratislava by Vallo Sadovsky architects. BA_Lik is a pavilion for urban activities. Closed during winter, open in summer, it is a platform for different activities at a historical square in the city.

Design By Humans 10K contest Winner, 3rd place: the Journey to the City of No Horizon ...

Norwegian company, StatoilHydro, tows the world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine into place in the North Sea.

This font is made with inspiration from fabric that wraps itself around the letters as a dress does around your body in the summer wind. Love it!

Bram Hendriks creates incredibly beautiful wooden furniture that features natural details like live moss on bark and industrial decorative details like screws (which also serve a functional purpose) arranged in a studded fashion.

Videomapping Tower installation from Dominik Wieschermann.

Introducing our Creative Economy t-shirt series from Etcetera Media! Which are you? The Designer? The Maker? The Ideas Guy? Or the Business Man?

FEATUREDThe Beatles: Rock Band UNBOXED! The hardware and goodies thrown in were so pretty ~ definitely design details worth taking a peek at!

FEATURED2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic ~ limited to 250 pieces ~ definitely lustworthy... see the design details!

Let others know how much you appreciate them! Give this pin to your hero, sweetheart or wizzkid.

When it comes to Helvetica in everyday media it's time to mention Helvetwitter from Josef Richter

This is the TV commercial created by BBH, London for new Surf Twilight Sensations. Shot entirely in camera, using theatrical shadow puppetry. Production from Sonny, London, and directed by Guy Manwaring.

A pop-up shop for Punkalive, a furniture company based in Punkaharju, Finland. Their collection of chairs, tables and storage units are all crafted from wood collected within a hundred kilometers of their factory.

Biomodd has plants growing out of computer parts

An interview on candy, humpty dumpty, and other sweet fantasies with California artist Brandi Milne.

Format Presents: No Homer – Hip Hop Icons Simpsonized. The set features Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Flava Flav, Eazy E, Andre 3000, Eminem, and Fat Joe.

Truly magnificent monotone photographs of Africa's Big 5 and other African animals by Nick Brandt. View his portfolio called 'A Shadow Falls'

The new issue of Clark Magazine features the art of Takashi Murakami, in time for the artist's exhibition in Paris.

Bubblicious ~ fun bowl by D-Vision ~ depending on fruit/weight placement the bowl takes on a new position

Oooh helvetical now takes on Google Calendar ~

Lena Corwin does this months adorable wallpaper calendar's for design*sponge

MOMA's Paola Antonelli interview by Tom Bieling (Design Research Network) - relationship between 'making' and 'thinking', interesting new role for the designer between 'problemsolver' and 'sensemaker'. The Problem Maker!

VIDEOAmazingly beautiful music video for Ólafur Arnalds.

CONVERGENCE : A Collaborative Painting Series & Window Mural by Portland, Maine Artists Kate Cleaves & Matt W. Moore. Full Slideshow of the Artwork, Mural, Surfboards, Opening Party, and More.

The Fowler Brothers are twin brothers and graphic artists/illustrators--each with their own unique style.

Spiki "Game of Death" Edition by Nakanari - Limited Edition of 100 - Comes with the 2 Shurikens and Sword - Produced by Kuso Vinyl

I dream of vinyl with these turntable bed sheets from Diesel. Check out the black & white mixers, tape decks, control panels and cables...

Information is Beautiful! The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions... amazing infographic...

Aperitivo tree! eon ju park: aperitivo table - it's aperitivo time competition shortlisted revealed

FEATUREDCute pull over Built NY netbook cases!

This is a very captivating video of a lightning storm in Cali – Salvation mountain to be exact. Lucasberg used his Canon 5D MKII to capture the storm and its just amazing, watch in HD a must!

TAG Heuer Grand CARRERA Calibre 36 RS Chronograph-'GRAND PRIX D’HORLOGERIE DE GENEVE' Winner, has the distinction of being mounted in the dash of legendary designer Ken Okuyama's new K.O.7 sportscar.

Take a deep breath and dive in a mad tea undersea party!.......Alice in Waterland by Elena Kalis

Data Collection: identity document portraits by Toronto-based artist Dave Kemp.

The fisker karma is stunning - "Fisker announces fuel economy estimate for Karma - 67.2 mpg and CO2 emissions of just 83 g/km"

FEATUREDCrazy eyed bear wielding a spork? Beware! Check out the Rocket World T.A.D. Griz Lee Bear ~ so cute, so lost, so harmless? Or is he? Definitely adorably packaged though...

How awesome is this idea: XCIX_Y is a bracelet that lasts for 99 years, and expresses the age of its user. By Sara Ferrari

Slinkachu has been working hard in Grottaglie,Italy, he installed 5 different pieces in two days, this is one of them and he said it’s the biggest piece he has ever done…

London's tallest garden! An eight story high vertical garden by Patrick Blanc featuring over 260 plant species, 12,000 plants, has been unveiled on the Athenaeum Hotel in London’s Piccadilly neighborhood.

London based paint wizards Death Spray Custom are at it again with a new design to give people a 'Boner'

Video teaser for Gestalten’s upcoming book, "Papercraft: Design and Art with Paper." From playful and whimsical to downright painstaking, paper is resurging among young artists as an experimental material for design.

CD covers made from used packaging for "Songs About Packaging". Free live performance to be held at Fresh Kills landfill.