Ceramic candleholder.

Several rocks, like the one pictured above, were set out in popular San Francisco locations. The hope was to reward people's curiosity by bringing a little joy to their day and a smile to their face.

Could these Sony HT-IS100 Bravia Theatre Micro speakers be much smaller???

'paravent' by mona hatoum at art basel 2008 - a space divider for those who really love their cheese graters... or grating other larger things...

Cool lamp from Spanish Merry, Kawamura & Ganjavian. The lamp, Plug On, comes in different formats such as a column or a table top, onto which the electrical accessories can be attached. And don't miss their solar powered laptop charger...

A proposed design for an opera house and cultural centre on an island off the Khor Dubai. Developed by Zaha Hadid Architects

Giovani Scafuro makes fascinating artworks using primarily forks.

Jan Vormann does incredible work filling in the cracks in your walls with LEGOS!

Beautifully designed French website for Alfa Romeo called experience 159.

Made from 100% post-consumer plastic utensils (yes, that means dirty plastic knives collected from waste-bins), this 'Waste Not' lamp from BVD Collective highlights just how elegant and inspired recycled design can be.

I think it's bubbles. I love the perfection and simplicity of this image. By Spencer Higgins.

Tr8Tool.com is a colorful database with Reuters, Bloomberg, ISIN codes and direct links to Financial Calendars of all major stocks. Simple and useful for those who need it, nice to see for those who don't.

Nice brick work on this house, located in Parque Leoloir near Buenos Aires, Argentina. By Becker Ferrari arquitectos.

My homage to Helvetica.
Happy Birthday Helvetica! Sorry if I'm a bit late!

Got up close with the Veuve Clicquot Karim Rashid Globalight tonight at its LA launch party at the W in Westwood... crazy scene, check out the pics.

This has got to be one of the best looking, if not a little bit morbid, bird houses I have ever seen. Designed by Portland based Esque Studios, this hand blown bird house is just a wonder to look at with its little noose perch.

New Mini figures by Kathie Olivas due to be released on June 20th.

Kacper Hamilton’s theatrically sinful 7 Deadly Glasses - are glassy manifestations of all your favorite sins ~ above you see Sloth...

Turn your iPod Touch into a Mac Mini-Me with RockRidgeSound's iClooly.

Reebee Garofalo's Genealogy of Pop/Rock Music print.

A beautifully designed turntable by Avid that carries a hefty $24,000 price tag.

Music video for the British glam pop band Morton Valence's latest single 'Chandelier'.

Les must de Cartier ~ Cartier sent over a gorgeous book that just opened my eyes to the decadent and playful times of Cartier Lifestyle in the 70s and 80s... wow.

Norways is the country that has most the Sámi. They also have the coolest looking Sámi Parliament. Designed by Stein Halvorsen and Christian Sundby, the building looks like a mix between a traditional Sámi goahti and a concrete fortress.

Bone furniture by Joris Laarman. Taking an aesthetic note from the biological generative process of bones, these chairs mimic skeletal qualities while serving as a functional piece of furniture.

Casa Camino Los Palquis, by Francisco Carrió Arquitecto, is a lovely wood, glass and stone house perched way up in the Andean foothills outside of Santiago, Chile.

Last night in Rome, Italy, over 150 statue and monuments have been "dressed" with anti-pollution masks by the environmentalist group Terra. Obviously, they have been immediately removed by police.

Wonderful mixed media illustrations by Russ Mills, aka byroglyphics. I just love his style and his pieces are so expressive.

A new house in Seattle, Washington. Designed by Pb Elemental Architecture.

Father's Day is coming~ the One and Only Man Can is hilarious, yet useful, if you really have no clue at all what to get him... 15% off orders of $30 or more at Delight, with code: NOTCOTrox (exp 6/20/08)

The cutting-edge green home Orchid House, one of the key homes on a project to turn a disused gravel pit into a beautiful 450-acre nature reserve, has sold for a record-breaking £7.2million.

Adfunture has teamed up with quite the lineup: DITA Eyewear, Staple Design, Suitman, Revelator, Black Cross, GUE and Puma, to create this YOKA SC Edition to benefit the China Red Cross.

gorgeous wallpaper and imagery from emery & cie - and the paint colors and chair are theirs too!

Hairwash is a quirky Internet project that shows before & after hairwash pictures. Anyone can submit and be part of it.

'buch mit amphitheatralischer einrichtung' (book with amphitheatrical furnishings) - 2001 work by the german artist hubertus gojowczyk. Designboom has great coverage of Art Basel 2008

Moonstream is the ultimate space lounge. It's designed to change the public's perception of NASA and make them more interested in future Moon missions.

Speak-er is a playful speaker design by Sherwood Forlee that puts the SPEAK back into Speakers.

Since i've been a bit behind while traveling, here's a super roundup of some of the most popular 100 from NOTCOT, TasteSpotting, and NotCouture from the last few weeks...

Martino D'Esposito Grow Bag - pillow shaped pot for plants made of PVC foam. Exclusively for hydroculture friendly plants.

Mount Baker Residense by Elemental Architecture is a house perched on a hill on Seattle

paper doll... the new ad for rexona skin care... created by vegaolmosponce buenos aires...

Concept Kite-Driver water craft

Cool stop-frame animation by London-based
Marcelo Pena Costa and John Evans.

The New HTC Touch pro Announced!