Amazing drawings from illustrator Adam Haynes.

To celebrate the launch of their environmentally friendly range, i.c.green has released a great video. Inspired by children’s popup books and dioramas, it combines original illustrations, music and animation.

Designer Daniela Bianka has completed a renovation of the entrance, reception and exhibition areas at the French National Space Agency (CNES) in Paris. Pretty cool!

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald~ Jonathon McNicol has been beautifully typesetting a pdf version... he's up to chap 7... of 11, i had to jump ahead to the UVA version to finish.

Using gif animation trickery, Joshua Heineman has been adding an extra dimension to historic pictures from the New York Public Library.

New Hunter Douglas building in Chile by Mathias Klotz.

GuerilLA inspired by Improv Everywhere, organized “Crosswalk Countdown” : a mini New Year’s Eve style celebrations at intersections in Santa Monica.

The result of a brilliant DIY to transform a single umbrella in a firmament of stars.

Oooh Boy Genius Report got a sneak peek for us of the Blackberry Thunder!

Moonstream is the ultimate space lounge. It's designed to change the public's perception of NASA and make them more interested in future Moon missions.

King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture by Snøhetta

Hotel Boat that travels river Amazonas, starting from Iquitos, Peru. Luxurious rooms with a 180ª vision to the exterior. It even has a boutique on board...

Jonathan Adler's Squirrel Ring Boxes are adorable!!!

"Greenpeace WeAtheR": a online strategy-game based in classic War. Players can help save the world for climate change.

Play the Next Track has some new illustrations up for their latest chapter.

Adorably simple (and slightly deathstar looking) Birdball peanut birdfeeder from Green & Blue - Slipcast in clay. Stainless steel wire. (also in lime and blue)

Level Vodka invited Hussein Chalayan to design The Level Tunnel... a 15 meter long, 5 meter high, traveling installation that captures the essence of Level Vodka, that is currently in Mexico City.

Philadelphia seems to be getting a very impressive looking boutique hotel/condo combo, Chestnut Tower! Architect: Winka Dubbeldam

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.

Ian Francis - Incredible and large mixed-media canvas paintings.

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...

Nice, social housing, neighborhood in Ghent, Belgium. Designed by Neutelings Riedijk. Great photos by talanted photographer Dajo Revyn.

Great idea by designer, Jorre van Ast. Taking everyday jars and designing interchangeable tops for them. Oil & vinegar, chocolate sprinkler, spice cellar, sugar pot, general storage....

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

Manning the faux faux bag pop up that sells real bags outside of the Murakami launch party... Updated the post with pics of murakami and marc jacobs and more from NYTimes coverage!

Opel Agila's high-heel shoes do indeed exist. Designed by Luca Stappers, they were unveiled on April 2 during a special party at the SHOEBALOO shoe shop in Amsterdam.

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.

Muxtape, a new way to share, discover, and listen to hand-picked music online. Create yours by uploading 12 songs - then share it in a simple, elegant player as easily as giving out a link.

Motel 6 has unveiled theirPhoenix Prototype. Still affordable, it has been redesigned with rooms by Priestman Goode and Building design by Boka Powell. Construction begins later this year.

Fun illustrations by Michael James Lewis.

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

Part of Orcadesign's "GreenHouse Effect": the "Bottleneck Saver" helps you restrict the amount dispensed to reduce unnecessary wastage, in defiance of copious consumption. See the other designs too!

Obama - The ultimate branding machine? Great interview with Michael Bieruit at Newsweek's blog, stumper, looking at the branding, visual consistency, and comfort through brand association...

Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life?

Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition - comes with lots of goodies encased in a safe deposit box, with limited edition art book, soundtrack and more!

When you want to put flower in a usual vase, first you need to put water inside – here you have both possibilities in one – a faucet is a vase at the same time.

Julie Martin has started a new company called Martin House-To-Go with the goal of making an affordable tiny house that can easily be moved from place to place on a trailer.

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

Everything is shit except you, love. A fitting testament for Valentine's Day from Steve Powers aka ESPO.

New Puma v1.08 brilliant commercial created by Robert/Boisen & Like-Minded and The Mill.
Great high-tech and futuristic look directed by Nicolai Fuglsig.

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!

Nothing says i love you like a personalized sharpie? Really? So bizarre... anyhow, you can customize them with cheesy fonts and clip art apparently.

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

POVevolving is sponsoring the upcoming photography exhibition by Cyril Helnwein, "Myths & Fairytales". Cyril agreed to give a little peek before the show opens on February 2nd in Los Angeles.

If you add NOTCOT.com, NOTCOT,org, TasteSpotting, and NotCouture Web Clips to your iPhone home screen you'll see the special icons we made!

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