I couldn't wait any longer to post this.... Helvetica Brooches by Zoe Ikin.

Motorhead Jim Moyer put together the smalled 1964 Corvette engine the world has ever seen. Equipped with a crank, cam and even a spark ignition. Awesome!

inspired by mountains, birds, and the spine...

Some stunning motion and work by the creative director Heebok Lee.

The Telemegaphone automatically answers incoming phone calls and broadcasts them across a fjord in idyllic Western Norway down to the remote town of Dale. The project addresses preconceptions of what makes a ‘remote’ location remote.

man made machines... an indian spot for Himani (Fast relief for aches and pains)... created by Publicis Ambience, Mumbai...

Curious how to make a 3d video? Hulger walks you through their process!

David Maisel's beautiful and haunting photos from his Library of Dust project (the book is coming out in a few months). Each corroding canister holds the cremated remains of patients from an American psychiatric hospital. BLDGBLOG has a great article on the project.

A great animation short by directed by Julien Bocabeille

Best Coordinated LipDub Music Video since CollegeHumor made the of idea of lipsyncing songs popular.

The Willard Suitcase Exhibit of the contents left behind from the Willard Asylum/Willard Psychiatric Center from 1869 - 1996. Intriguing.

Growth Series is made of ceramics combined with natural twigs. To be launched by Stanley Ruiz at A+: The Young Designer's Platform at Accent on Design, NYIGF - August 17-21, 2008.

"Meridian" is an ethereal new short film from Brian Levi Bowman and Rod Lamborn.

Bring new meaning to the term "shotgun wedding" and get married literally ANYWHERE. All you need is some witnesses, a church official and your very own $50,000 inflatable church.

An art house extension with an amazing skin made in braided steel stripes. By ssm Architekten

Practice your math skills with Etcetera Media's new reversible felt PlaceMath Coasters and Placemats.

Amazing how Graham & Brown can make birdcages look so good on your walls.

For the Elevator Girls series, identically clothed female models pose within surrealistic architecture where anonymity and interchangeability echo their own psychic predicament.

Hulger if giving a special 20% discount on all products (through Sept 14th) ~ we all need some fun retro phones to link up via bluetooth and usb to our many high tech devices! (Just click through this link)

Denny Camino's installation of 500 water-filled dog bowls has raised $4,500 for the Provincetown, MA dog park . Passersby toss money into the bowls, whose shapes shift nightly.

Studio Klink's Villa Peet. What strikes me as unusual about the house is the blank facade, with almost no windows facing the street at all. Images of the interior spaces show it to be super light and transparent, with views to the garden from everywhere in the house.

David Gardener's Paper Pulp Lamp - a lamp that is made entirely from the packaging used to transport the electronic components.

Sorry for the delay in posts this morning ~ just got back from a Lucky Magazine photoshoot at A+R! Here are some behind the scenes shots...

The Brave Space Designs Planar dresser is composed of many layers with faces that hide the shallow accessory drawers among the deeper clothing storage.

Here's another piece of artwork being featured at the Manifest Hope Gallery during the DNC. The image was done by Jude Buffum and it will hang above a boombox playing a custom track by Computer Jay.

Nice packing for Nudo by Madeleine Rogers. Nudo is an olive grove. Adopt one of the olive trees and get the oil it produces!

Kent Rogowski's turns ordinary stuffed bears inside out and re-stuffs them. The result is a collection of quirky little monsters.

Custom painted mustachioed skate decks by artist Lawrence Melilli. Never has a board been so handsome.

How would YOU illustrate a brand named "Monkey Shoulder"??

Winnipeg had their second annual Steamroller Print Festival, where local artists create large linoleum carvings which are then inked and printed on large canvases with the aid of a steamroller.

Melissa of Brazil's latest collaborations including those with Zaha Hadid, Disney & The Little Prince as well as other special editions and the 2009 collection completely redefine stylish, ecological and plastic shoes.

After Levente Szabó's 2007 win this year there are two Hungarians among the 9 finalists of Electrolux Design Lab 2008.

San Base is a Russian-born Canadian artist who makes really fantastic computer-generated digital generative art. Dynamic, non-static art where the picture is constantly changing and evolving.

The Portuguese cork industry has begun an ad campaign designed to argue for the greenness of corks versus screwcaps. Screwcaps are plastic, industry, CO2 emissions, etc.. Cork is natural!
Save the Forest!! Join this cause.

Did you ever wonder what DID Home Improvements "Wilson" really look like? Check out this tribute to the late Earl Hindman aka "Wilson" with an video from the shows Final episode along with comentary about Earl Hindman (1942 - 2003)

Laura Galbraith. Interesting pop-ish illustrations portraying strong female figures, eating exotic foods, and obsessions over pets.

The Ride Journal does what it says on the tin, a 148 page journal comprising of captivating writing, art and photography all on the topic of biking.

A high-resolution Photoshop brush set suitable for print. Complex circle borders inspired by quilt patterns. Great for scrapbooking.

T-shirt that actually serves purpose other than covering your upper torso. This t-shirt detects wifi. Perfect for airport or coffee shop. Can't get any geekier than this.

Chueh Lee of Samsung China designed the Touch Sight - the first digital camera for the visually impaired. Features include 3 seconds of recorded sound as an image reference, and a flexible Braille display sheet that displays a 3D image.

MINI reinvents a traditional Beijing transport for the Olympics.

The Romeo and Juliet sidetables were inspired by Anna James' visits to the infamous Juliet's house in Verona where the walls are covered with romantic graffiti.

Cave Tagoo offers a contemporary twist on the traditional gorgeous, luxury Greek vacation.

Now you can own an action figure of Brussels artist Wim Delvoye, the guy known for tattooing live pigs and the Cloaca machine. Limited edition.

"Donna", the last Julian Wolkenstein's work. The result of a recent trip in London where Julian commissioned a model maker to create the ' kebab" sculpture.

Eco-friendly lamp from French/Israeli Arik Levy for French SAAZS. The lamp is made mainly by glass and uses a none toxic gas and is supposedly recyable by 90%.

Created by Flavio Sant Anna, "Vulgar Picture" is a website that displays the discography of The Smiths & Morrissey in an innovative way: All images are high-quality, so people around the world can see what the rare editions of their albums look like.

Ryan Frank's Isabella stool, launching this September at the London Design Festival. Isabella is made out of Strawboard, a sustainable formaldehyde-free material made entirely from compressed straw.

The Ming vase/bowls is something everyone should have in their home! Beautiful design from Ibride.

A gorgeous example of site-specific architecture, designLAB's IFAW headquarters cleaned up a polluted brownfield site to revitalize the area's native greenery.