BROOKS SALZWEDEL - i know he receives plenty of love here & on .com, but his work continues to astound. opening reception for his new show "modern soil" at black maria gallery in LA happens june 28.

looks like a candle bulb, but it's not a bulb, it's a candle, which looks like...you know...

ESPN | Eyeballs > To attract more spectators, sports, the SAATCHI & SAATCHI of Singapore, has developed that direct mail to ESPN using balls making reference to the human eye.

MONOCLE Magazine and Artek Furniture teamed up together for the launch of a stool in celebration of the magazine's one year anniversary. Avaialble in an edition of 60, it comes with a seat made from Finnish moose leather. Beautiful.

Karl Lagarfeld posing with a yellow vest in this new campaign by Lowe Strateus agency.

The simplicity of this containter, does not reveal the scarcity of the blenheim apricot jam it contains which is made in extremely limited quantities. We Love Jam.

Really cool new feature was just added to Nike iD - Photo iD. Take a pictures with your phone, send it via MMS to Nike iD and use the colors from the photo on your customized Nike sneakers. Nice fusion of design and technology!

Creative teams from Kotoc and Cuatro created this campaign for UEFA Euro 2008 football consisting of small sequences in which extreme football, action and science fiction were merged.

IM Talkathon! You can help raise money for the charities of your choice by simply iming! I love the concept ~ a nice way to have what we're already doing help causes we care about. Check out the blog...

Amazing untonned of Niko Bellic by Pixeloo - [Editor's Note: Yay! GTA IV]

K Chocolatier's K HIBALLS ~ are filled with Blue Label or Ketel One ~ dark chocolate and crispy sugary layer with quite the burst of liquor - OMG. A variation of the choc recipe once exclusive to Emperor Franz Josef...

Domestic Construction's "Ted Lights" are made from recycled teacups -- you can get 'em in singles or clusters

From the design studios of Greetje van Tiem comes newspaper yarn. It can be woven into anything from curtains, to rugs, netting throws, or even upholstery.

"MAINTAIN THE SHINY PARTS" !!! funny technical sheet that i found with my new plasma tv... so silly i had to share it.

Help Firefox reach 1 million downloads in a single day! (I think their servers are already overloaded this morning)

This is an incredible 6000 x 2906 pixel image of the Carina Nebula. Molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust. 'Astronomy Picture of the Day' at 2008 may 28. Go to archive for more.

New ergonomic school furniture for primary schools. Patented design with flexible seat pan and unique desk shape encourage more beneficial posture throughout the school day. Its new, funky, and effective.

Stunning photography from a Dutch exhbition on porcelain that's no longer running, but still worth sharing.

Jones Soda has "Campaign Colas" ~ "where everyone can vote and buy their way to victory" ~ will there be a new breed of campaign cocktails too?

In "Dumped", awesome NYC-based photographer Meg Wachter captures the weirdness and joy of dumping various foods and liquids on her friends' heads.

Incase shows off 4 of its new 3g iPhone cases ~ we've been in love with their white hardshell slider case for the current iphone, can't wait to check out the new ones!

Great campaign for 44 Degrees North Vodka. Love the Pin-Up Snow Bunny feel to it!

Video created with all typographic characters, set to the instrumental sounds of Ratatat. Great message.

Voyages Longitude 131, at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia, is a resort featuring a cluster of 15 luxurious solar-powered tent cabins overlooking Uluru (Ayers Rock). What a setting!

And the children's characters are modified to the 21 st century | The 1980s Strawberry Shortcake has been updated to spend her time chatting on a cellphone instead of brushing her calico cat.

Ken Tomita, of Tomita Designs, draws inspiration from traditional Japanese forms and the multi-cultural context of his upbringing when designing his furniture.

Surfmonk ~ eco-friendly bamboo terry robes, coverups, and towels (with adorable straps)... a super cozy line that's calling out to my inner beach bum.

The Nokia Global Animation by Universal Everything

The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss, by Claire Nouvian ~ i just rediscovered this coffee table book i've been meaning to buy!

Loving this Surface Tension Master tee from Green Sustainabilitees - i was just sent one of their other tees and they are incredibly comfy, and have a cute little green tee printed in the bottom back corner

These are the rest of the "Crying Men" portraits by Sam Taylor-Wood that shows Hollywood actors crying. It was first posted in #11253.

An amazing combination of audio and visual display, Getty Images Moodstream™ presents something new and entertaining to suit your style.

Gorgeous Israeli stamps depicting environmental concerns from 1975 ~ here is Air Pollution one... check out Water and Noise Pollution as well...

See the little bouncing raccoon balloon on the bottom right corner? We're one of the stops in the upcoming "World's First Internet Balloon Race"! Read more about how it works...

First tower in Amsterdam. By Foster + Partners, it features several sustainable features that made it 10% more energy efficient than dutch building codes.

At Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store they created a 3.2 x 2.1 metre work of Astro Boy pixel art made from 138,000 recycled Tokyo Metro tickets.

Love the simplicity of the die-cut label packaging of Waitrose's mustard line designed by Lewis Moberly ~ also check out their other packaging work and innovative way of showcasing them.

Turbo Stirrers ~ a fun way to really mix up your drinks!

Korg's new nanoSeries includes the nanoKEY, the nanoPAD, and the nanoKONTROL and are designed for ultimate portability in music production.

These are the tourism brands and logos from countries from all over the world.

These high rise multi-level “Farmscrapers” offer a much more sustainable way to farm, and could ultimately ease the world’s food, water, and energy crises. Not to mention giving urbanites tasty fresh locally grown veggies.

Denmark isn't famous for cars, but that is about to change with the Sondergard kit car roadster. The brainchild of danish business man Ricky Søndergaard and designed by the BMW designer Jesper Hermann

It all starts with a lamp made of bread, and a candle made of butter... Dine on Design ~ see how this 8 course designer feast unfolds!

The Lilypad, by Vincent Callebaut, is a concept for a completely self-sufficient floating city intended to provide shelter for future climate change refugees.