These surreal animal/machine hybrids by Misako Inaoka are in a show called "Survival Game" at David Salow Gallery.

Gretchen Nash makes some really cool 3D graphs and charts by hand out of paper. Takes a normally boring subject and makes it interesting!

Peter Marigold makes these tables using scraps leftover leather from Fendi production.

Ozcollective are an exciting group of Paris based designers, who attract immediate attention through their masterful arrangement of umbrellas called Abri no 177.

Beautiful handmade furniture crafted from sustainable materials! Chad's work is simply amazing.

Awesome advertising move by BMW in Santa Monica.

Coffee Top Caddy by Josh Harris is designed to help the coffee runner with people’s orders. Coffee accessories now can be placed onto the tops of the coffee cups.

An interview with illustrator and painter Adam McCauley.

Nice portfolio by Pablo G. de la Peña. Art and creative director of Shackleton Madrid.

Life Magazine's new site is currently in beta but it's a great tool for browsing some of the most historic photographs of our time.

Loving the Kidrobot BFF mini series.. goes to show that opposites do attract ..

Gizmodo on the fetish of half underwater photos ~ makes be really want to go snorkelling/diving with some crazy waterproof housing with my wide angle lens...

Two of our current Parisian greats have paired up to create a nice little card case, who could resist?

Kaleidoscope mandala flash animation by artist Catherine Hubert. Please do enjoy!

Very funny online campaign for HEAD's new tennis racket called "Speed". Visit the site, watch the three "Speed Lessons" and learn to master the "most powerful racket ever created". YEAH!

amazing 32,000 sq foot house in kuala lumpur by patrick jouin + sanjit manku

Closeup with the Rosangel Tequila (SO SO yummy) ~ what's even more inspiring is looking up close at the pattern they use on everything... so many details pop out...

Strangely captivating text pieces by Dusseldorf-based artist Stefan Bruggemann

SYNTHe is an urban green roof in LA developed by SCI-arc professor Alexis Rochas and his students.

Psyop goes to hell for Electronic Arts ~ Dante's Inferno game trailer

A new exhibition by photographer Jenny Wicks on redheads called Root Ginger.

Stair porn at the Public Records Office in Liestal, Switzerland, by local architects EM2N.

Oooooh the Supreme spring/summer 09 collection has gold/silver skateboard decks...

Egoiste Platinum ~ great pic from Zoe Ghertner

Mike Russek's Art Gallery at Lucent L'amour had an amazing selection of pieces ~ see many of them here, including my favorite, John Park's Harlequin Ape ~ you've got to see it in high res!

Eyeclock is a pleasuring clock which give you more than time! Design by Mike Mak.

The first font from The Infamous Foundry, Bolda Display are available for purchase.

Swedish design group Muungano has design the Swedish Book Bus of the Year 2008. The awesome graphics was done by They Graphics. The bus visits more than 30 villages in northern Sweden. Each village gets a visit every 4th week.

Molly’s Cabin by AGATHOM Architects is located on a rocky archipelago, three and a half hours north of Toronto, Canada.

Swiss brand QWSTION presents the Black Collection. Bags for the modern traveler.

Swedish tea maker Friggs has launched Eco Chic, an eco-friendly line of premium teas. The packing was done by Nine.

Google has replaced their favicon again, we are mixed in opinion over here.

Frankie's Tiki Room in Las Vegas ~ an incredible tiki bar with lots of lore and history behind it ~ and filled with gorgeous tiki artworks, sculptures, and exclusive tiki mugs made by some of our favorite artists!

Ooooh space saving swivel sockets ~ 6 from your usual 2...

3 years and 1704 photos give you a glimpse into the life of a photographer and his circle of friends. Love the song.

Made By Mavis has a cute "large moss terrarium with pewter bull"

Oppenheimer is at it again ~ this time with Toy Monster ~ he takes on Mattel and the story of Barbie in this unauthorized biography ~ nice book cover, i'm strangely curious...

“Correspondence greeting cards with seasonal and fresh tastes” by designer Akihiro Kumagaya. Each season, you send seasonal fruits, peel the skins to see the what is inside the fruits.

New work from Raymond Pettibon at Regen Projects II in LA.

'Cane Tables' by Lee Walsh - the aesthetic of hand-woven cane recreated in the form of these laser cut, powder coated steel tables.

Spruce up holiday gifts with cards made from REAL Birch wood! A forest full of critters to choose from.

Wonderful video of a design studio made of kids' stuff. The idea was to encourage designers to create but going back to the basics...

The “ICE TREE” by Paprika for Domison - Montreal’s furniture store DOMISON has commissioned the design firm Paprika to create a magical Christmas window installation.

Over 300 bottles are hung at various heights to give the random shape of the tree. Each bottle is filled with a DOMISON logo. The end result is a floating enchanted winter creature.

Survival Straps ~ because you never know when you'll magically need 15'-20' of paracord that can come from your bracelet? Also comes in keyfobs, rifle slings, dog collars and more...

Eva Funderburgh makes cute and slightly sinister monsters out of clay

Turn your iPhone into a numeric keypad for your notebook - NumberKey, by Balmuda Design.