XBOX 360 spring updates - controller gets an add on that looks very sidekick ~ background downloads, etc ~ fascinating to watch the merging of tv/console/pc/communication device...

I'm Not a Pessimist, I'm Doomed - work of Benjamin S Jones.

York Mints (the peppermint patties in a mini bite sized ball) ~ has limited edition tins by designers like Nicole Miller...

Air filters from Blueair that look more Anthropologie than allergen-fighter. Hot!

Another Gelaskin post, just because I knowAudrey Kawasaki is a NOTCOT fav...

I'm so glad i dont have to wear a fucking tie to work anymore... typography at its finest on this More T Vicar tee.

Conceptually intriguing - Coolhunting has sponsors for their css color changing of links...

I know I'm not fast like Ninja, but to pick up on the theme, here's a ninja themed restaurent in New York. I really want the ninja waiters to disappear in a cloud of smoke after serving me.

the top 100 fonts
sorry, it's in german. but at least, you can read the names of the fonts :)

Brilliant article on PingMag about the "UK's brightest young designer." Thomas Heatherwick is looking for a sponsor... for his temple.

SEABLOOMS & CORAL - ocean inspired perhaps, these OROMONO wool pillow covers are cozy and tactile.

Book made from an egg carton and brown grocery bags.

at the cooper-hewitt: "design life now demonstrates how design permeates every aspect of contemporary life and showcases the best in experimental design and emerging ideas at the center of American culture from 2003 to 2006."

Artisan's Coffee Movement - Drinks that reflect an obsession with each detail of the journey from farm to cup and an almost cultish pride in the results.

rene gagnon's "top dollar trash" is awesome. a great example of LEGAL street art. tagging trash with posh logos. brilliant!

with everyone on vacation, these b.d. covers seemed appropriate. comic covers for something pretty unfunny...leaving your poor pets at home.

Just in case you missed the really fun pee&poo ad on NOTCOT.com last week ~ this is a fun cheeky/adorable swedish line of toys and clothes

Online Museum of Old Family Photographs

More skulls: Alexandre Orion creates art using soot.
Via Wooster Collective

Pitotubes review ~ "it's rocket science for your packing" ~ (the tagline makes me laugh) ~ airless travel containers

Poor Urban Treeson is a victim of urban pollution! and turns black... there's also a new one that ate a firefly which glows in its belly. Click to check out the stories behind the toys.

More Greig ~ Representations - is it 2D? is it 3D? Does it hurt your head? Objects painted white, outlined, & photographed.

instead of bottled water, how about water bottles? re-useable, eco-friendly, and--these ones from SIGG--totally stylin'.

i love the bold icons on this troika business card holder.

i love puzzles and games! here's the maharam memory game using gorgeous patterns.

a bracelet made from chopsticks. kinda weird?

Dan Funderburgh : Honestly, I just love patterns, and Dan's patterns are a fav! More awesome scissors!

made from 323 rubiks cubes...wow

fine. here. this is Mojizu.

More Christine J. Brandt. The photography on her site is pretty slick too!

Generator.x is a conference and exhibition examining the current role of software and generative strategies in art and design.

Digital Tallinn - the capital of Estonia - has this insane virtual tour - that is like a dated video game...

what a juicer. Mr. & Mrs. Jones Citrus Juicers
Polly George, 2003

baby suit. wow.

How to make functional copies of your vinyl records. In german!

sweet!

if anything were to steal a gnome - this is it.

random pics in folder

mr man jr

love love love Momocreatura's wearable miniatures.

Luke Jerram has created beautiful glass models of diseases such as swine flu, E.Coli, and smallpox to contrast with traditional medical renderings - these bacteria are actually transparent in nature.

Prangsta is an amazing boutique costume hire shop where all the costumes are styled

A real katana made of laminated carbon fiber and titanium+carbide blade. Light and deadly.

A field of solar sunflowers recently sprouted up in the city of Austin.

My friend A. Pants at nerdsquared, is starting a series of pictures that involves dolls, err, I meant, "action figures" in everyday grownup's situations.

Fifth Floor becomes an "urban plannng pop-up store" as urban planner, James Rojas, unveils one of his interactive city models of LA's Chinatown.