Roundup Time!!! And a quickie update on things... but ultimately a good chance to see whats been going on the last week on org, tastespotting, and notcouture all at once!

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.

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!

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.

In honor of Easter, check out Janet Galore's fabulous Jesus of Peeps, made with 494 marshmallow peeps and measures 4.5 ft tall x 3.5 ft wide. Now that's one sweet portrait.

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.

Fun illustrations by Michael James Lewis.

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!

recyclable dollhouses from swedish company "our children's gorilla" - budding earth-conscious interior designers can decorate rooms to their heart's content!

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.

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!

Crazy one use credit card sized microscopes... available in 5 packs of x500 and x1000

I bet you didn't realize that the Squeezebox Duet Remote has an SD slot, headphone jack, speaker, IR transmitter, accelerometer , flickr browsing, clock.... in addition to being able to stream your music (even sirius) via wifi

I love that the CES HP post helped me discover that the Normann Copenhagen designers have a really fun little blog!

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

A manicurist in Beijing pays tribute to the upcoming Olympics by creating a mosaic out of 28,000 acrylic fingernails.

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

This beautiful imagery caught my eye on Church Street yesterday. I went to the Skaggs site listed on the window and found a post explaining the art!

Terrazo: Views of Mexico City photography exhibition by Pablo Lopez at the Sasha Wolf Gallery - beautiful photography that helps you step back and get a little perspective

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.

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 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!

Adiri Natural Nurser - “Your breast doesn’t feel like plastic. Why should your baby’s bottle?” - Interesting new design and business story

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?

A giant post on everything from this genius direct mailer Triop Kit from National Geographic Kids... to praying mantis, butterfly, frog, venus fly trap, sea monkeys, etc kits.

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.

I only hope my dumpster diving ventures can one day be this successful. Women finds $1 million masterpiece in trash, no really!

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

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.