Awesome hall of fame of Mario Power Ups! And video...

Handcrafted wooden bicycle fenders for you. ~ fast boy bicycle fenders!

And to be thorough, i couldn't leave you without your annual dose of TasteSpotting as well. 100 of the most delicious posts of 2007!

incredible custom ambigrams by artist tiffany harvey. this is definitely tagged for next year's gift list.

Logo Lounge has a great roundup of Logo Trends of 2007 ~ like dna, crests, flora, eco, bursts, bands, shrinking dots...

Adidas' founder Adi Dassler had his parents in mind when designing these cool cookie cutters ~ they wanted him to be a baker.

These cube and bunny cord organizers are two unique ways to keep your cables and cords looking neat and tidy.

Day 29 of the gift guide is all about some of the most eco-friendly, let luxurious feeling wallets (with great packaging, so they look great as gifts) by db clay... there are even 500 one of a kind wallets!

i teamed up with my spray paint and stencil and started getting some snail mail ready to go... so calming to take a screen break and get dirty doing something *real*

The fuel cell Honda FCX is out! You can lease it if you live in Santa Monica, Irvine, or Torrance. They are working on a home fueling station, too, so soon we all can drive this cool car!

On reusable shopping bag options ~ liking the button pouch on these limited edition Amos Tote Bag NY produced to celebrate the release of VMATGSOW in Japan

Canoe ~ a great store in Portland (and online) for some great design gifting

perhaps the most amazing ring ive ever seen! Flutter Bye by Helpless Romantic

A new shirt over at Design by Humans called "Circular Reasoning." As they put it "Beautiful design designed beautifully!

On great new tote/reusable bag options, Silly Thing's upcoming Chapel of Dawn-line of Canvas Tote Bags featuring a hilarious James Jarvis-creation

Max and the Wild Thing costume on Etsy. This is the cutest thing I've ever seen.

Nike's Amp+ Sport Remote Control just made its first appearance on Nike's online store. Stylish

Vinyluse - Wall Decals

You've seen the Staples EASY Button... but how about the Yahoo INSTA-YODEL and the Boton Facil? I even made a video so you can hear them all.

Meet the next Karim Rashid + Dirt Devil Collaboration. The Kurv! [Editor's Note: this is reminding me of the hookah in #6092]

Hex Robotic Bugs ~ react to sound and can automatically avoid obstacles by changing direction when you clap in their vicinity.

A levitating wirelessly powered lightbulb

Wire-less power

Visiting Nebesa, a Slovenian mountain resort on the edge of "heaven".

Howtoons are great cartoons showing how to make cool stuff, from a zoetrope to a waterbottle submarine. Think MAKE:Comics

Field Notes ~ new notebook brand by Coudal Partners and Draplin Design Co.

This is an example of something that is NOT quite NotCouture material (but totally org-able)... swiss miss is right, these viking baby beanies are hilarious - although the horns could be improved upon.

For ICON magazines 50th issue - they have 50 manifestos from 50 of the most influential architects and designers of our time.

Live forever tiny polaroid necklace! turn any picture into a polaroid accessory at the online shop www.helplessromantic.co.uk !

Gallo is a manufacturer of socks in Italy and has come out with these colorful vending machines selling their striped socks. Open 24 hours and they give change!

Only thing cooler than the product line for Puma's Urban Mobility collection? The site! If you thought i gushed about the products, you HAVE to see the screenshots and icons from the site.

Designer Ross Lovegrove created this amazing system of "X"-shaped interconnecting fluorescent lights for Yamagiwa.

The new addition to the Akron Museum of Art by Vienna-based Coop Himmelb(l)au.

Interesting interview with artist Geoff McFetridge before his upcoming solo show in the Netherlands!

Mystery solved ~ Generation Praktikum exhibition makes you rethink tees and pop up shops at the Frankfurt "The Design Annual" show.

FWA Hall of Fame to celebrate the FWA's 7th birthday

By way of NotCouture - Phaidon's Sample: 100 Designers, 010 Curators, Cuttings from Contemporary Fashion

For that special designer in your life. Absolutely beautiful. Georg Jensen's Centenary Ring designed by Kim Buck.

Potentially the only phone that has had people dribbling as much as the iPhone becomes available for pre order from this Friday May 17 - the Opus from Zenum.

Because your wii zelda experience is not complete without a *real* sword and shield...

the sushi bench from Gabor Jutasi, was inspired by the Japanese gardens of Shunmyo Masuno

What's your roller carryon of choice? And have you checked out the Rimowa "Every Case Tells A Story" ad spot?

t*mix: t-shirt remix project hosted by design collective giraffentoast. exhibition in berlin in june!

Vancouver based fashion photographer, Trevor Brady has an incredible portfolio.

thrink's "O's and X's Ashtray" for Thorsten Van Elten, 2003. Play tic tac toe with your ashes!!! (Not that I'm encouraging smoking......)

The surface of this little table becomes tridimensional and split up into modules that can be used as multifunctional plates for sushi, breakfast or finger food.

Dropped by I Am 8-Bit tonight at Gallery 1988 on Melrose ~ pics and more on .com