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)

I too want a scarf made of "trillions of tiny carbon nanotubes, arranged in a pseudo-random lattice to provide softness and heat retention similar to angora, but with a strength and density similar to kevlar" grown on space bunnies the size of lions.

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

Fred Flare's rain parade mini umbrellas are adorable

Susy Oliveira's photo sculptures.

The Sonic Vox iPhone app from Smule is a brand new audio engine that allows you to do real-time audio processing on the Apple cell phone.

Camilla Diedrich's Nature Ray Charles Wallpaper series is a luminescent wallpaper. I wish it was clearer as to what the light source is - maybe fiber optics? Regardless, it's beautiful!

23 types of toothpaste in a bowl.

The UK-based, Freshwest, showed this table at Tent London. Pool Table is made from 50mm acrylic with miniature diving board, reflected and refracted light in such a way that it resembled the depth and hue of an actual swimming pool.

Could it be? Actual art for McCain? From the artist - "-- POLITICAL -- I am registered independent and don't really endorse neither candidate. But you can read below as to why I decided to create this tribute to both McCain and Fairey."

some cute pieces over at eden and eden.

New York Cheat Sheets in the NYTimes!

Ljburg House by Marc Koehler - I like the use of protruding blocks to create visual interest in the facade.

Melissa Haslam. Beautiful artwork by emerging Australian artist.

Nissan unveiled the bumblebee-inspired BR23C Biomimetic Robot Car.

Light Art Performance.

Interesting use of materials by Atelier Hitoshi Abe for the Kanno Museum, a private art museum.

street art by roadsworth ...

Love Alex MacLean's photographic series 'Going', especially this photo titled 'Houndstooth Pattern in Parking Lot at Disney World'.

If you live in the LA area and haven't checked out the John Lautner Exhibit at the Hammer Museum, go now.

Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day ~ now you can even have your google language of choice be... PIRATE!

Ward van Gemert deconstructs an old chandelier and reconstructs it into a more modern form, resulting in the Exploded Chandeliers series. Debuting at Mint Gallery in London today, 09/18.

because you don’t have to be green… to be green…
a solution takes shape in the form of one color...
the green song... the new spot for MTV Switch... created by 180 Amsterdam...

Loving the products made for the Colette x Gap store in New York. The latest one is this Safety Jacket. Who would have guessed that these could come in style.

Window to a fantastic garden: Moss Quartz ring in silver.

Stunning processing synced to Radioheads "Weird Fishes from In Rainbows"

An interesting renovation of a building in Cádiz, Spain by MGM Arquitectos. Love the contrasting plywood shutters and white walls. The use of plywood is interesting, as it is the material typically used to board up buildings while construction is in progress.

New Lydia Fong - AKA Barry McGee - solo exhibition "A Moment for Reflection" at Ratio 3 in San Francisco, until October 18.

Puritama Hot Springs is a delicate work over a unique landscape in the Atacama Desert.

Artist Tyler Stout has an impressive body of illustration work with hand-drawn lines and intricate detail.

Lisa Fyfe designed a really interesting jacket for Paul Auster's new book "Man in the Dark." In person you can see the subtle printing effects which adds to the beautiful package.

Rebus Bottle Caps ~ from Lucky Lager and other beers of the past

Victor and Rolf's giant doll house at the Barbican is amazing, if you happen to be in Lonon defiantly worth a look!

Philippe Starck’s “A” Destroyer - Apparently super yacht “A”, named after billionaire owner Andrey Melnichenko’s wife Alexandra.

Freedom Stick ~ what you really need when you go to china to bypass all the net censorship... although getting caught with this on you can't possibly help.

Lab81's -Minus&+Plus ~ adorable positive and wickedly negative toys!

Stereolithography was used to painstakingly make a prototype of the Beijing "Water Cube" aquatics centre.

250 letterpress biz cards for under $100. Cool thinking from Mandate Press. (and apart from this, their custom work is pretty sexy too.)

Murasaki-bot ~ she's a bot with an mp3 player tucked inside, and she tells you "The Tale of Genji" ~ which is considered one of the oldest books... and she even makes subtle movements to go with the tale!

A very long interview with the artist Shepard Fairey (including podcast).

Nice, affordable, pattern based products from Danish Kragh Rosenberg. I especially like the bags.

Bottles of Beck’s beer will be adorned with the work of four emerging artists – thanks to a new scheme called Beck’s Canvas, a collaboration between the German brewery and London’s Royal College of Art. Via CR Blog.

Bread & Wine ~ one of our fav bag designers, Rebecca Minkoff joined in the "reusable shopping bag" trend ~ How can you not grab a bottle and a loaf with this one on your arm?

NOTCOT Reader, Jessica, wrote in with something she's spotted that's going down in Potters Field - check out the men in black...

Love this new Got Milk site! (yes, i found it from my own ads!) ~ they have adorable animated papercraft creatures that have you solve puzzles, and you can even make them!

DELO - all packaging ~ plastic screw caps filled with vitamins, etc, that you simply screw onto your bottled water, and shake! See some of the insane videos they made...