Laura Galbraith. Interesting pop-ish illustrations portraying strong female figures, eating exotic foods, and obsessions over pets.

The Ride Journal does what it says on the tin, a 148 page journal comprising of captivating writing, art and photography all on the topic of biking.

A high-resolution Photoshop brush set suitable for print. Complex circle borders inspired by quilt patterns. Great for scrapbooking.

T-shirt that actually serves purpose other than covering your upper torso. This t-shirt detects wifi. Perfect for airport or coffee shop. Can't get any geekier than this.

Chueh Lee of Samsung China designed the Touch Sight - the first digital camera for the visually impaired. Features include 3 seconds of recorded sound as an image reference, and a flexible Braille display sheet that displays a 3D image.

MINI reinvents a traditional Beijing transport for the Olympics.

The Romeo and Juliet sidetables were inspired by Anna James' visits to the infamous Juliet's house in Verona where the walls are covered with romantic graffiti.

Cave Tagoo offers a contemporary twist on the traditional gorgeous, luxury Greek vacation.

Now you can own an action figure of Brussels artist Wim Delvoye, the guy known for tattooing live pigs and the Cloaca machine. Limited edition.

"Donna", the last Julian Wolkenstein's work. The result of a recent trip in London where Julian commissioned a model maker to create the ' kebab" sculpture.

Eco-friendly lamp from French/Israeli Arik Levy for French SAAZS. The lamp is made mainly by glass and uses a none toxic gas and is supposedly recyable by 90%.

Created by Flavio Sant Anna, "Vulgar Picture" is a website that displays the discography of The Smiths & Morrissey in an innovative way: All images are high-quality, so people around the world can see what the rare editions of their albums look like.

Ryan Frank's Isabella stool, launching this September at the London Design Festival. Isabella is made out of Strawboard, a sustainable formaldehyde-free material made entirely from compressed straw.

The Ming vase/bowls is something everyone should have in their home! Beautiful design from Ibride.

A gorgeous example of site-specific architecture, designLAB's IFAW headquarters cleaned up a polluted brownfield site to revitalize the area's native greenery.

Sascha Akkermann's Procontra shelving system - love the topographical nature of the shelves.

A slight modification to an "ordinary everyday" shovel turns it into an elegant coat-stand. The "Stiller Gefährte" by David olschewski.

Yeah, he did it again. The Picasso of LA Paul McCarthy created a holy mess in Bern, Switzerland.

Crystal Earphones | Swarovski crystal embellishment.

Macrame necklaces by Small Town.

Brittnybadger has a flickr set dedicated to disassembled appliances.

The worlds largest traveling camera. Its a light-tight box with a lens on one side.

An amazing ephemeral pavillion made by nArchitects in Lacoste, France. A fabulous work on top of the Marquis de Sade’s castle.

The Michael Hoppen Gallery in Brompton, London, is exhibiting Joseph Szabo’s Jones Beach photographs.

Great animation work for National Geographic by Amauta Lab, and check out their other work too! It brings me back to the good ol' days of Sesame Street.

Work by Pradyumna Kumar, the first Indian artist ever to win the Grand Prize at the 15th NOMA Concours for Picture Book Illustration, for his work ‘ How The Firefly Got its Light’ a series inspired by Mithila Painting of India.

Bulb 2.0
Great energy saving lamp concept by German designer Felix Stark

The Logitech DiNovo Edge ~ FINALLY for Mac ~ i loved this thing so much, but held out in hope that this would some day happen.

Rebus Bottle Caps ~ from Lucky Lager and other beers of the past

Caesar goes online! A cool website at Macquarie University lets you follow the life of Julius Caesar by studying ancient coins that attest to his achievements. I love it when antiquity meets modernity in such a successful way.

Dress up your bare lightbulbs in colourful 'Bulbcaps'. Buy dozens and change them according to the mood.

"CRICAaccessories is a creation of a Portuguese artist, Cristina Hora. Squirrels, Penguins and Herons are the three themes that characterize this line..."

Hessian coffee sacks perfectly upcycled once again by Ataahua

Excellent idea of ambient marketing for Wonderbra, by Publicis Frankfurt.

Nurseryworks' Empire Rocker by lawson-fenning ~ one of the 5 new products that just launched ~ looks comfy and is available in a range of colors/materials

MacGPS Pro ~ hooking up your gps to your mac is getting even easier

The LVMH movie 2008. All of the glamour brands. By Ogilvy

Crinoline Flowers - pictures of the Canadian fashion photographer Daryl Banks.

This new hotel in Brisbane, Australia is more high-end than crocodile dundee.

A bit early for winter design... But, the Orgel lamp by Swedish WIS Design is a modern take on a classic window lamp design that can be seen in more or less every window during the dark Swedish winter.

Breathtakingly beautiful new ad by AB5TRAX for teh Toyota Prius, "Think Isaac Asimov meets George Jetson" ~ the car in a briefcase is here!

Victory dances are innate? Throw your arms up, thrust your chest out, and raise your head high?

Quirky, homely and achingly cool, La Minervetta is a chic 1950's hideaway in Sorrento which is laden with design, fashion and architecture books, modern art and much more general design goodness.....

Guerlain Meteorites Illuminating Pressed Powder ~ beautiful packaging and power pressing