oakland-based Josh Keye's has an amazing show,"Surface Tension" opening at Hang Art in San Francisco on October 4th.

Secret Headquarters is the hottest comic shop in LA. Looking more like antique book shop and being an art gallery make it one of the best places to shop on Sunset.

iStones by Brand Incubator for your ipod. They come in Wabi or Sabi. Either way, they rock. Pardon the pun(s).

I love the way this umbrella lamp glows. "Umbrella Lamp provides a spectrum of lighting possibilities, from soft, reflective illumination to a brightly focused reading lamp."

Hot Rod + Stroller = The Roddler by Kid Kustoms. Almost makes me want to have babies (or at least borrow one as an accessory)

this simply stunning collection of layered resin mixed media paintings and jewelry, from seattle artist faryn davis, possesses an extraordinary plaintive appeal.

Luis Eslava's "Bulb Shade". Let the bulb be the shade, or vice versa.

Absolut Vodka invited 12 brazilian artists to customize their bottle. Check the exposition!

Cute animated characters on the MOKO website. A different take on social networking. Forget web, its on your mobile!

Lovely collection of crocheted cacti, mushrooms and plants of the sea. Crochet Jardin.

Nice idea of origami for the new campaign of Whiskas.

New Wii Strap Clasps...

Carl "the voice" is now in motion ! by yann le coroller - also check out the great show reel.

This cardboard "boom box" from Suck UK even has fully-functional speakers. [Editor's Note : Suck UK seems to be listed at $0.00]

Reimagined bloomberg terminals ~ i love what HappyCorp has envisioned for the future (traditional on top, theirs on the bottom)

An interesting analysis of the colors used in the top grossing movies of all time, broken down by rating

Milagro Tequila has some exquisite hand blown bottles...

a collaboration between fox and clearchannel create that saw life sized chrome silver surfers bursting from golden square billboards!

The Cup Ring from Floyd, designed by Yusuke Fujinuma and Yoko Yamazaki. Nice concept, adorable when held.

U.K. firm Jade Integration has unveiled a computer so small, it fits into a wall socket and is powered via Ethernet.

minimalist, zen-style house. stunning. - 30 elm has some really interesting home design case studies.

Replate is an open-source food activism project (in which you may already be participating). Spread the word and join the movement.

I love the look of Sebastian Irarrazaval's Indigo Patagonia hotel and spa in Puerto Natales, Chile.

A squid named Cloud - adorable. And handmade in glass over at Rockettoro.

HZL rugs, by Hensel.

Soar as high as 5 feet with Flybar. It's a high-tech modern version of your old Pogo Stick and it delivers some serious bounce. [Editor's Note: these were in the Ok Go video!]

Planet Earth - the BBC Attenborough Version (i can't believe we got stuck with Sigorney Weaver in the US version) in Blue Ray and HD-DVD... the most gorgeous use of HDTV i've seen yet...

Bringing a stained glass aesthetic into visual arts, David Flores is one of the most prominent up and coming urban artists today.

Zebra Crossing Memorial.
Agency: Draft FCB Lisbon

DIALIVE is yet another alarm clock dock for your iPod, but I love the retro shape

Fly Guy Designs has recently released a Photoshop brush set that resembled those used in our favorite childhood books. Another set to help fuel the brush craze.

Samsung's latest bluetooth headset... designed by Bang and Olufsen (WEP 420)... freshly announced at CeBIT

Awesome clocks by Japanese Design firm DRAFT.

His Universe ~ Darren Watterson ~ i find it hard to believe how mesmerizing these large oil on wood pieces are...go see more! (you may recognize one piece from the silversun pickups album cover)

I just found out that Google Book Search now shows every place mentioned in a book on a map. Here's Around The World In 80 Days

rafael roldao 'riocasaantistress' sofa can seat one or many. he'll be presenting it at the salone satellite(part of milan design week 2007).

Interview with Eric Elms, the designer behind the aNYthing logo, Supreme Tees, Obey Tees, and many more street-wear/corporate related projects.

aneta grzeszykowska & jan smaga are a duo from warsaw who put together images of an apartment looking from above, somewhat in a "plan" format. awesome details.

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See more of Iceland's street art in this blog.

Rekognize and Furni are putting up 30 artist decorated clocks for a live online auction beginning Monday 12 February 2007 @ 8pm east coast time. proceeds to skate for cancer charity.

KuKula's Sunday Morning Wounds exhibition opens this Saturday at Copro-Nason

this dude made a poster of every book he's ever read. now you can too! i remember "summer reading" at the library. now im curious, i'm a pretty voracious reader. wonder how many walls i could cover...

Read an article (Reuters) about Liu Jian's fight against "chinglish." My life is better because of these (plentiful) examples.

"HOW TO EXTRACT DNA AT HOME" i cant stop laughing... its too cute... and love the technical drawings in ink on cut up shopping bags kind of look that is going on. By Franz of Vesolt

Metromint branches out - now you can get original Peppermint, subtle Spearmint, and new tangy Lemonmint and citrusy Orangemint.

jousting kitty armor!! now that's one battle i'd love to see. the work of Jeff de Boer's armor stylings.