Nice and clean packing from danish The Coffee Collective (TCC). The profile that circles around a simple and nice triangular pattern was developed by Hatch & Bloom in close corporation with TCC.

nuzilla - a "new" New Zealand product design company have launched their sliceform kiwi's and moa's on endemicworld.com. I love laser-cut construction like this, my favourite is their life size Moa (large extinct bird)

Furryrobo is a lifestyle IT accessories maker is making a preview of their new sleepingbag mini,a laptop sleeve for the ultra portable laptops to snooze in.Running Their ad campaigns on a online shopping guide.

Unpublished Photography collaboration by Whatnot and SwankGlossy. Published at DoTheWhatNot.Com, Nice fashion spread Gimmicks.

IKEA 08 ~ in addition to the Trollsta (#9958) - this season they seem to be picking up quite a few trends - from vinyl stickers to floating tv walls...

Seven films that made a direct and lasting impact on the world of fashion.

THE END IS NEAR! Armed with money and some textual folding skills... Dan Tague uses bills to make politically provocative prints. There are more discussing oil, liars, american idol, god and more...

It is not often that an architecture master reinvents himself, but that is precisely what Pritzker Prize winning architect Frank Gehry has done. Gehry has revealed the first post post-modern architectural work, the New Gehry Residence.

What has the body of the iPhone, the glossy ui of the PSP, and the brain of a Blackberry? Apparently the Blackberry 9000 is quite the chimera.

Heli Hietala's Colours ~ Human figured crayons that just "melt" into your artwork as you draw ~ There are about 100 crayons and they are packed in 10 boxes in 10pcs each.

DIY Speakerdog Series 05 is here! And my fav of the DIY paper designs from this set is the Nice Bunny.

How to make an Edible Martini (video) ~ a gin/vermouth infused flash pickled cucumber... a scientific/culinary alternative to jello shots for your next party?

Ceramic delft blue dildo with cork. Designers: Guido Ooms & Davy Grosemans. The Milkmaid by Studio Oooms is not your typical Dutch Souvenir inspired by Johannes Vermeer’s innocent painting ‘Het Melkmeisje’

Does your basset hound have beat? Swedish Tele2's interactive beatbox.

Elizabeth Galton is an acclaimed British jewellery talent known for her luxury high fashion jewellery designs.

Audi R8 cut-away illustration. Amazing how detailed it is! By Kevin Hulsey.

Eugenio Sue Apartments by CC Arquitectos in México DF. Very clean housing. "Furniture comes and goes, interior space is what matters".

Lego Star Wars Steam Punk contest.

Do you really need to know more than that?

With stone floors to kill for Eddy Francois & Caroline de Wolfs has created a beautiful stone villa in the middle of forest. And oh, don't miss the pool in the basement!

Cockney Designs turns street signs into coffee tables ~ an interesting new twist on what you can recycle metal street signs into!

For the typographile, a chat with the designer of the google logo.

Beautiful new ad campaign for Miu Miu Spring 2008 with Kristen Dunst~ particularly smitten with the ominous surreal reds of the backgrounds in contrast with her very pale look... and some great bags and shoes!

So, they say a picture speaks 1,000 words. In Jan Socor's case, he's speaking whole essays.

Harry Allen's Books Book Shelf cast from actual books. Genius.

Think Tank designed by Renate Hattinger Keramik - Think Tank is part of the series Human Interior - Material: porcelain, gold plated, luster

Robotic water striders! Awesome video too... The CMU Water Strider by NanoRobotics Laboratory

Vincent Dixon is one of the best photographers in the advertising show. Check out this awesome ad made by TBWA\Paris.

On incredible things i could do with the vinyl cutter... this great roundup of map artwork on DesignBoom is giving me lots of ideas...

This 25th year ~ my perfect birthday present is my new Vinyl Cutter ~ and to test it out between ai files and doodles, we have even decorated the wiimotes! [this image is just the beginning]

In 1960, Zeha was the appointed supplier for the GDR Olympic team. After ceasing production in 1993, Zeha fell into oblivion until 2003, when two Berliners realised their dream of giving the sport shoes of their youth a new lease of life.

A fan combined with a walking stick. The handle slides down, reveals the fan and turns it on. two legs enable the stick to stand upright.

Elmo meets M.C. Escher. Set of bizarre photos of life-sized Elmo doing the town by Mark Sebastian.

UPDATED! I just found a video of Bryan demoing all of the tests in the Oakley O Lab! It really is even cooler to see it in video ... shooting balls at glasses on dummy heads at high velocities, playing with lasers, etc.

Inside Oakley's Rolling O Lab ~ it will bring out the hands on science geek in you ~ launching projectiles at glasses on dummies etc. Also its scared me off my regular glasses a bit!

The Fair Share Fountain is a beautiful way to have champagne flowing for your guests this holiday season!

The British Design Council has a great series of articles on Managing Design ~ including input from Alessi, BT, Starbucks, Microsoft, Lego, Sony, Virgin, Yahoo, Whirlpool, Xerox and more

UPDATE Oops, sorry i forgot Roger Federer as King Arthur in my Annie Leibovitz and Disney update... does his nose look kind of weird to anyone else?

Time is Money, moneybox clock to save time and money. By Atypyc.

Working Class Heroes! My Laptop Wallets arrived and i'm even more impressed with them in person than online... see some hands on pics of them.

IKEA has some great wooden pull toys (and push toys) for under 10$ we were craving.... and while there we also took many pictures of other playful oddities we encountered... including halloween masks

Finally a creative perfume brand! Etat Libre d'Orange wants to be anything but ordinary. With fragrances named 'Delicious Closet Queen' and 'Vraie Blonde' you can only be curious to find out what these smell like..

An amazing concrete house, cantilevering over a cliff in Portugal by Graça Correia and Roberto Ragazzi.

Re-Bag challenged 15 designers to come up with prints for their reusable bags, and have printed them in limited edition for the current show. Some edgy playful pieces worth checking out.

Nature and fashion inspired illustrations by Jillian Tanaka commissioned by fashion retailer Adele in Laguna Beach, CA.

UPDATE ~ added images of the packaging/displays for the Target Dominique Cohen Collection.

I have mixed feelings on the idea that airlines have me repackaging everything to travel.... but Muji having bottles perfectly sized certainly helps ease the annoyance.