"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.

Pixar unveiled the teaser trailer for Up and its unusual 78 year-old hero at the Comi-Con 2008. It is very intruiging to see what's up with Up.

World's first grass flip flops designed by doughnut maker Krispy Kreme to relax city workers by giving them their own mini-park to walk around in [see the news section]

Robot found in Christchurch...

Awesome comics at The Rut!

The latest video from R.E.M. - "Man Sized Wreath" - created by Toronto-based design house Crush Inc.

Beautiful collection of furniture inspired by a cat hunting a bird. So poetic ! by Nel.

Karin Widnäs's studio designed by Finnish architect Tuomo Siitonen. The house is on a hill in Fiskars, overlooking the Degersjö lake. The massive beams are made from spruce that fell in storms...

Weird and creepy Nike commercial narrated in Italian where soccer stars such as Ronaldo, Kluivert and Maldini among others, do battle in the Roman Coliseum against the forces of evil. The ad, albeit creepy, is very entertaining.

A video with the founder of Hammerpress, Brady Vest. It's a nice look at a letterpress artist at work.

F3 Design (fun, form, function) from New Zealand have launched their new guywire men's and women's jewelry range. Fresh industrial styles...

A few weeks I was given some Earl Grey flavored chocolate from Dolfin Chocolat. I was hooked from bite one. Good chocolate and nice classic packing, lethal combo...

YAMoPo 2008: Following MoPo 2008, a ranking of the most popular architecture blogs, here comes Yet Another MoPo, that integrates architecture related sites such as NotCot.

Transforming accessories by Bernadette Deddens.

Vandal City: Designer toys meets North American urban wasteland.

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) He strikes again ~ this time with many dancing with him in over 42 countries!

I love the beauty and simplicity of these hand turned wooden tops by Sleeping Forest Studios. Available at fawnandforest.com

Your Wall House: custom kits to build your own Wall House, the award winning house by FAR frohn&rojas.

Nice record covers with clean typography and colors from Swedish Rollerboys Recordings. Designed by Filip Kleremark.

10 Optical illusions in 2 minutes - viral video promoting the Samsung Soul mobile

New release for PEECOL Series designed by EBOY for Kidrobot. Bulgr is a ski goggle wearing bandit with virtually no respect for the law.

A new medium called adbins for Quit, the stop smoking charity, shows a set of lungs, transparent in the middle so you can see all the discarded cigarette ends inside the bin. Advert from Saatchi & Saatchi, London, United Kingdom.

ICFF previews ~ Kundalini's Atomium and Abyss lamps will be on display at the Water & Air exhibition in NY next week! These lamps are breathtaking in context... see the pics!

cantina bird feeder by flo viererbl - made of fine porcelain with steel accents and a 34" cord

Marks when they are powerful, even changing some aspects, they still there in our minds. These tables bring some modifications that leave our head in a confused moment ...

Only in Rome would a wall from the 4th century BC run smack-dab into a modernist train station

Hanyoung Lee's "virtual wall" traffic light concept.

Amazon, Brazil. The Towers Hotel, has a complex 4Km network of aerial bridges, with 20meters high! Perfect for all Indiana Jones lovers!

Kissaki is a rare flower that will stand softly on your desk waiting to strike your coworkers at a moments notice. Guess what her name means in English. Only at the NYCC

Short on time or just curious what the top posts across the NOTCOT Network were this week? Here are the top 25 from NOTCOT.org, TasteSpotting, and NotCouture!

Nike's 2008 Olympics footwear line... there is far more than that equestrian boot (#9878) that amazed me... see them all... and see Kobe jump over the Aston Martin in Hyperdunks too!

Superfad's two ads for how Sprint have really helped in times of emergency have gorgeous animations, fun infographics, and stuck in your head music. Awesome stuff.

noisy fish? great nytimes interactive on bioacoustics in fishes!

The exceptional photographer, Dennis Stock took these photographs in 1967 on the set of the Planet of the Apes in Los Angeles.

"Anyone who abuses drugs and alcohol is unrecognizable." Another alternative media campaign against drugs from Publicis to university Mackenzie, a mirror that distorts the reflection of the person.

The art of the late Marvin Franklin will be on display through March 30th at the NY Transit Museum.

Little Red Samurai!!! And other adorable woody Pop Ink Decor-a-Boards!

toronto artist james fowler creates intricate and colorful aerial views of imagined cities with acrylics. this is san francisco!

Vinyl toys reach a new level... now they truly are "adult toys" thanks to Jeremy Fish's Barry the Beaver: vibrating vinyl friend ~ in collab with Superfishal + Upper Playground, produced by Ningyoushi.

Ooooooh BLACK VIEWMASTER in the new Arkitip issue (No. 0044) ~ in collaboration with Wood Wood! Viewmaster + Art: how can anyone resist?

Elvis license plate now available to Tennessee drivers. Almost 3 years in the making and supports the Elvis Presley memorial Trauma Center. Rare signed artist proof of this license on eBay.

Since we can't get enough of Ben Lawson (#7943) ~ with valentine's day around the corner, we had to feature his incredible tentacled octopus hearts!

Glacia ISBOKS : premium, super-tasty, pH perfect water in a tote-able, 5L biodegradable BOX! Inner bladder, handle and spigot are recyclable. One-way valve eliminates contamination and extends shelf life.

Take two minutes and watch this. And then take a month off and watch TCM. Fresh new paint from Fresh Paint.

Baga Design's "Stop global warming: save the polar bear" bag has an adorable design that manages to incorporate the handles into it quite playfully.

Problem: how to reduce the wild fires that ravage Table Mountain every summer. Solution: install wooden fire extinguishers that are completely useless. It’s not as dumb as it sounds…