The XVI Architecture Biennale pavilion by Felipe Assadi features a skin mad eout of reusable materials.

Sweet new sponges by 5.5 designers, released in celebration of Scotch-Brite's 50th anniversary. The sponges come in a sponge house. Buyable soon!

Happy to have Obama for President ? Get your free Obama icon here !

Beck released his new video for "Gamma Ray" featuring indie darling Chloe Sevigny. The video is a pop art piece with a circus theme.

The 108 LED’s look magical and even if the Holiday Season approaches, you can keep this stunning Brindilles ceiling light by François Azambourg for Ligne Roset all year long.

I was in Chicago with Volkswagen and saw the 2009 CC - the experience included a 20-course dinner at molecular gastronomy restaurant Moto, and a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio!

“A Dream To Have In Heaven” (Tengoku De Miru Yume - 天国でみる夢) by Maki Sasaki is a surreal non-narrative one-shot manga published in November 1967.

New hoodies from Headhoods (see post 5698).

12 visuals have been selected for the SHIFT 2009 CALENDAR!

Moving forest.
By NL architets ... trees for everyone

Pirsc has an incredible filigree porcelain skull!

Cool Hunting has a great Sneak Peek of Safe by Rebecca Turbow Spring 09 ~ gorgeously playful, retro styled photography

Sebastian Bergne's very beautiful Corker corkscrew.

Beautiful photography by Christopher Herwig - makes me realize how much of the world I have yet to see.

Fantastic Bill Hyde typographic illustrations over on So Much Pileup.

Luxury Brand Louis Vuitton already made a case for the Ipod, Now its the new Iphone with his brand new pattern the ” Damier Graphite “. Pretty clean and classy, Price : $250

Fun and unexpected papabubble candied experiments that change the way you view lollipops

Interview with the fabulously hip property development / interior design duo, Cortney and Robert Novogratz, aka SIXX Design........

Simple Koin Wood Banks.

Bmw Motorbikes invites everyone to make GPS-drawings. Go ahead...

House in 'La Cañada Polo Club', Buenos Aires - Argentina / MENEGHETTI arquitectos

Metamorphosis is programmed entirely in Processing. Music is by Boards of Canada.

I don't love the look of this watch so much as the idea - a diamond digital watch by collaborators Gourmet and Christian Tse. I like how the digital display appears through the white diamonds.

Great on-street bike parking continuing to grow in Portland, Oregon.

North Korean Propaganda Posters by David Heather and Koen De Ceuster - an interesting book that displays a collection of North Korean propaganda posters.

Hold Up ~ street art seen in lisbon

Nestle = Bird House

Super gorgeous photos of Iceland by Tim Gasperak. The landscape of Iceland looks so unique and lunar...these photos make me want to hop on a plane and lie in a spring somewhere...

Laetitia Casta starring in Paris, for Louis Vuitton fall 2008-2009

The Shaw House by Patkau Architects, Vancouver, BC.

Interesting table from Peter Marigold of Okay Studio. The Ellipse table goes from being a round table to an elongated ellipse form.

"A Pantheon of Media Gods" is a hilarious and smart series of prints by Jessie Rauch (part of her 2008 Graduate Thesis at RISD). The series "transforms media celebrities into Greek Gods"...

Behind James Jean's "Fables Covers: The Art of James Jean Vol. 1" Cover

Studio Mumbai's Palmyra House, constructed from louvers made from locally harvested Palmyra trees, allowing the facade to be both open and airy or closed for more privacy and protection.

New TED video ~ with photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin - who knows the power of photography to connect us to our world.

Lensed by photographer Craig McDean these superheroines are not just about spandex, they're all about haute couture style.

Super cute minimalist bar that could be right in your living room and no one would ever notice - Mini Bar Side Table - Leonhard Pfeifer, 2007

Sorry for the delay in posts this morning ~ just got back from a Lucky Magazine photoshoot at A+R! Here are some behind the scenes shots...

Jean Nouvel has curated an exhibition of the work of French artist César at the Foundation Cartier in Paris. It is running running until October 26, 2008.

Mike Perry’s new book Over & Over: A Catalog of Hand-Drawn Patterns is now available. Its a great resource and serves as a directory for some incredible talents.

Gonzalo Mardone's arch studio features a good light work on the interiors, with a minimalistic look. I wonder where the usual mess is that you see at an architect's office.

An intense photo story by Steven Meisel as a tribute to the late YSL in the August 2008 issue of Vogue Italia. Amazing work.

"Objectified is a documentary about industrial design; it’s about the manufactured objects we surround ourselves with, and the people who make them." Directed by Gary Hustwit of Helvetica fame.

JEEP has an awesome ven diagram like ad campaign where the overlap of camel and husky is a jeep... also see the bushman and eskimo.

Got 10.8 million burning a hole in your pockets. Check out this stunning home for sale in Toronto's Bridle Path.

A wind tunnel by Renzo Piano, assembly lines by Jean Nouvel, and a restaurant by MDN (Marco Visconti & Partners) - Ferrari has invested more than €200,000,000 since 1997 for the renovation of their facilities in Maranello, Italy.