PUMA store is remodeling ~ and their signage is the most inspiring thing i've seen all day... CREATE OPENINGS. AIM HIGH. DON'T GIVE UP. ~ you MUST see this... it makes me smile every time.

PingMag has a GREAT list of must read/own for designers - incredible list of books i need to start amazoning especially in the typography realm.

A jaguar covered in post-it notes. It sort of takes the Jaguar into the realm of kiddie toys, what with all the bright colours...

nytimes slideshow of fedoras. now i love a good hat, but this slideshow made me collapse into a fit of the giggles. is it just me?

CRAVE is the best gadget blog - they found this set of Wii StrapOns! But seriously guys, what about the bowling?

as a squash junkie, i was sooooo excited to spot lasersquash on designboom. "the sporty lasergame", you actually hit the beams. =)

this new Voga Quattro wine bottle looks an awful lot like VOSS water. I tried it out of curiosity, and it tastes pretty OK.

LG's new concept laptop using edge to edge OLED displays for both the keyboard and display, and blue methanol liquid fuel in a transparent cylindrical hinge.

Badgemaker Deluxe are hand made vintage looking chrome emblems, for your custom hotrod or scooter

O Plus D is a line of cards i'm currently obsessed with - here is one of the mildest of my favorites - but you MUST go see the others.

I'm curious about Elegant Establishment architectural and pollution absorbing tile. And I love the organic shapes.

Newform has some really "futuristic" looking faucets and fixtures. Check out the new Morpho; a multi angle faucet attached to 4 pliable metal tubes.

Interflight Studio makes functional art from airplane parts. This desk is made from the rear elevator of a B-25 bomber.

The production version of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione makes its debut in a couple of weeks at the Paris auto show... gorgeous - definitely counts as designer eye-candy

BodyWall - the crazy new spiderman fitness workout - also great for stretching apparently...

The orgasmatron was part of the Room X Exhibition at Habitat that ran for a week as part of the London Design Festival - the most design oriented bordello you've laid eyes on.

Sweet suicidal shirt graphic

Pantone matching set on Flickr

Yamaha's Elecrtic Motorcycle

more new stuff on wooster, wild animals projected from your car, so they run alongside. kinda sweet?

For the anti traditional polo shirt - this one represents the real dangers of polo playing...

I like the mathematical / organic feel of these ceramic sculptures by swedish artist EVA HILD

profuse apologies to new readers. im not usually this crass, but this site was just too good. get your fill of rude food.

how cute is this chaise? and so moveable! wonder if its comfy...
[Editor's Note: also obsessed about as #188!]

FreePeople has RSS feeds of their new products - i love this concept - i like seeing actual sites for blogs - but RSS'ing to keep up on shopping is pretty nice.

check out these ADAGIO Display Teas - pretty, no?

if i actually carried a wallet, itd have to be as cute as this one.

I'm liking the FIRE&ICE feel... found in the french alps.

one of the freakiest looking creatures ive come across in a long time. the russian desman (Desmana moschata).

While it is far too early to be perusing the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book ~ the front and back cover art by paper master, Yulia Brodskaya, is awesome.

The apple iOffer unboxing! Love this peek into the apple offer packet...

love love love Momocreatura's wearable miniatures.

The E-Wolf e1 electric sports car is being unveiled this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It began as an engineering exercise between E-Wolf, top design firms and the Technical University of Dresden. Amazingly 991 pounds!

How do you create a 'portrait' of an architecture firm? That's what the new 'Portraits + Architecture' exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra tries to do.

A nine - meter long, white, intricate Chandelier that can be purchased by meter, Inspired by London, handmade with recycled paper, launches at London Design Festival.

A tour of Steelcase WorkLab in Grand Rapids, MI, included locally sourced pottery and geometric prototype panels called Echo.

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab are rebellious scent makers who have fragrance collections influenced by lawn gnomes, vampires and Hellboy - bring it on!

Bombay Sapphire Swarovski - splendid and refined job of arabesques in crystals

Amazing BMW project:
The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept

Isotrope Design's beautiful tables are influenced by landscape and topography.

Modernism is for the birds with the Birdbottle as their new home. Available at Blend Design.

Creative Grab Bag is a book about exploring your creativity with contributions from 101 artists world wide. Created by author Ethan Bodnar, a second year graphic design student.

LED staircase handrail by Zoran Sunjic guides people through dark spaces both physically and visually.

Vintage suitcase are transformed by “Vintage Renaissance” into a wonderful beds for those jet-setting animals in our life. The pillows are custom-made as well as the legs that are chosen with style.

A look at the paintings of Nouar, a Los Angeles-based artist and illustrator who takes inspiration from classic animation, Americana, and vintage advertising.

Ever wondered if your food would taste better if you did not see it? Pique your senses with the SENSE tableware.