How NOT To Display Your Artwork On The Web. Great (if overly sarcastic) post on these impossible to navigate online portfolios.

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.

Oh the things you can do with bricks... Brick: the exhibition in rotterdam

Very fun Toy Characters come to life and follow an average guy on an average day in this video. Audio by Nylon. Directed by Jonathan Baker. [Editor's Note: adorable!]

Wii got hands on with the Wii Strap Ons... the Sports Pack and the Combat Pack, you won't believe how funny these are ~ from materials to logo to design details.

The Puzzle Table by Hsien Chang.

It's not a ninja camouflage trick: that's Rosalie Monod de Froideville's Hideaway Cozy!

we cant resist a good wheel. check out wheels o' wisdom. the offerings include choose your religion, dial an excuse and probably dying. get spinning.

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

Awesome site design combined with a practical idea. The Encylopedia of Life.

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

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.

would it be better to have Venice managed by Disneyland Corporation?

Fantastic pillows from UpperPlayground. I especially like the skulls and rabbits pillow.

the vase was made by 40,000 bees over the course of one week! this bee-made vessel by Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny.

Alberto clotheslines. Even better once the birds settle on that beautiful plastic tree.

"All i can see" - the color pencil works of yuka yamaguchi are disturbingly anatomically confusing yet strangely sweet and surreal. [yes yes, also seen as #2959]

Visualizations of Hierarchical Edge Bundles ~ Danny Holten, PhD candidate in the Visualization Group of professor Jack van Wijk at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.

Another great idea form Big Chief - mini trains to do grafitti on!

We seem to share a lot of obsessions with Boing Boing ~ how great is British designer Nick Foster's portrait of them

Reporters Without Frontiers map of the world countries where internet usage is controlled by the government.

Technicolour Waistcoat - by Karan Singh. A brand new tee from People Like Us, such amazing colours & awesome details!

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

i really love some of rachel domm's illustrations.

Sometimes it really isn't about WHAT you say, so much as HOW you say it... TypeTalk fonts - thesis project is a fascinating look at how context can change everything... "typography as visual pronunciation."

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

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

Reluct highlights the new Dutch stamps designed by Staat - highlighting great dutch design classics

It's not just a bag... It's a fish! And not just your kid sister's fish at that. By Reef and Reed, 10% of profits to environmental causes.

Online Museum of Old Family Photographs

Impressive illustrations on silk ties by Cyberoptix. Mind blowing.

Target just keeps unveiling more and more Tord Boontje goodness ~ here are links to Tord TV spots, and the translucent giftcard!

Mr Clement exhibition: PlayLounge, London ~ Dec 3rd + new book "Yeah Kou PHOBIA" and matching toys

A whole Village in Southern France for 257,525 Euros including fees. No joke. Go to site and search on Ref No: 52700. Amazing.

Mommy's Chair by Lucy Merchant. Based on Lucy's drawings when she was a child. Must have been a nightmare to produce.

Close ups of how nice the Vaja Packaging is... and why my treo is never without its new molded Argentinean leather case.

Doug Boehm's collection of classic monster inspired illustrations are perfect for the upcoming Halloween holiday...and just about any other day!

Blik for your car ~ it's about time! Not loving any in particular for my car, and not sure how others don't work for the car... but still interesting interface... (not liking their 4 car options to demo on)

Sony unveiled the new limited edition Sony Casino Royale Spy Gear, integrating a Sony VAIO VGNTX007C notebook and a Cyber-shot 7.2 mgp digicam. - All in a 007 atache case. wtf?

1st class rug by Mixko. Cat not included

Love the diamond in the V. Created by MEHEM an anonymous Japanese designer and sold via Colette. Also worthy is his gun and knife rings.

cute drawings by kid pirate on stuff at the pixelgirl shop.

The art of Ray Ceasar. (via Why Not?)

The Oneliners collection is a research in the possibilities of furniture design with computer controlled, "directly from file" manufacturing, using the Internet as a communication medium.

fine. here. this is Mojizu.