The French-Brazilian architecture firm Triptyque based in São Paulo, Brazil, have designed the Columbia Street building for an advertising agency called Loducca.

Francesca Berrini deconstructs and reconstitutes found maps through collage. Contrary to the reassuring sense of place maps provide, you soon discovers that any effort of place recognition is futile. [also seen a few months ago, as #3020]

The simplicity of water can also be synonymous with the exclusiveness of Champagne - Laurent Corio

Puerto Bolivar Pavillion, by Gualano Arquitectos from Uruguay. It´s a civic center for a small community of 100 people, that got financied by venezuelan president Chavez because of the town´s name.

New website for Saatchi & Saatchi agency in Poland. Lovelly flash and music.

Amazing ' Birdie ’ chandelier by Ingo Maurer. Adjustable aluminum with wings made of real goose feathers.

Australian : Studio Latitude - Plant a drought resistant Eucalyptus tree this holiday season. Seed sets with packaging made from uncoated paper and printed with soy-based inks.

This is my laugh for today. This site is full of various Mario related "what if" images and comics from different people. Unfortunately its in Japanese, so i couldn't read a lick of it, but the pictures speak for themselves.

Daedalus & Icarus reinterpreted as lighting by Tord Boontje by Artecnica

Francis Ford Coppola invented the Shellphone as the communication system in the rooms at his Central American resorts. The leaders of Shellular Technology.

Josh Owen ~ For those of you who feel like you are constantly counting the hours go by, here is his "Doing Time" Clock. (on the flash site - projects - 19)

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.

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)

Stumbled upon Subversive Jewelery & can't stop playing with their cutesy-creative site. The collection is quite amazing as well.

Michio Fujiwara - ceramic tea cup - heated to cone 10 temperature in 6 seconds by a nuclear blast in Heroshima, Japan, 1945. No other like it exist.

experimental european art collective fabrica has created "you are here," an intereactive gallery/shop already seen in paris, rotterdam and london. who among us in the us or canada has a space to welcome them next?

Nice idea of origami for the new campaign of Whiskas.

The Hau Hauz products and fabrics are designed by the Finnish designer Satu Makkonen. Scandinavian contemporary design in the finest 100% quality linen fabrics combined with handscreen printed prints bringing you a cool breeze of air from Finland.

True Fruits - loving the packaging and the graphic design on the site of this German Smoothie line

Beautiful Graffiti Jewellery by LauraUno a.k.a. Laura Bezant

Valeri Belin's Mannequin-style photos of people are amazing. Hard to believe they aren't actual mannequins! Black and White and color, check them out...

Graeme Attey of Fremantle designed the concept which uses a modular wind turbine that is small enough to sit on a the roof of house.

Nintendo has introduced Wii Fit, a game which will work like Dance Dance Revolution and store measurements of your body and plot your fitness levels over time. Isn't the board chic?

Although I shouldn't be 'encouraging' smoking, I do think this invention is long overdue. Finally, you can have your nicotine and keep your hands warm!
From Tobias Wong (of course) & Suck UK.

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

Sick and tired of having the same t-shirt everyone else has? Check out Usman Haques Configurable T-shirt. The shirt lets you create your very own design by simply turning off pixels with a permanent market.

Who killed Bambi is a new blog about art and violence. They act in the dark, exploring the most sinister places, in search for the bloody heart of talent and creativity. Their favourite victims are banality, conformism, lack of humor and good will at any cost.

Customize your glasses by stitching it. Seungyoub Oh's Stitch design won the 2006 Opus Design Award.

Pantone has been making lots of cool things other than their color matching systems. Check out these stools, available now in limited supply..

Brilliant and oh so true article by Bierut on the Sopranos and Design ~ tribute to the show that just ended last night after an 8 year run.

The Obelisk is a 5 pieces outdoor furniture set composed of four chairs and one table. When assembled, as a puzzle, it has the form that names it.

Sotheby's is having the Important 20th Century Design auction on June 19th. Congrats to Chris Ferebee's on being included with - Ron Arad, Zaha Hadid, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Marcel Wanders, Jasper Morrison, Frank Gehry, Ingo Maurer, and more

The Bitter Girls, beautiful pics made with the "tilt shift fake"

Reeves Design Louis Four Poster Bed - i've been lusting for this contemporary baroque mash up since ICFF

The Issey Miyake OVO designer minimalist wrist watch. Does watch design get any better than this? We are in love.

"Theeeeey're baaaaack!" Rayman Raving Rabbids 2!

Nick Tretiak's Cork Lounge Chair was one of my favorite pieces from ICFF - check out the ottoman!

Threadless Tshirt designer 'Glennz' is now releasing limited edition screen prints of his designs.

On my bird theme, nice black and white birdy graphics on the packaging for Benefit's new creaseless cream shadow/liners

Figs and Ginger - adorable fawn necklace

Upload a video of what's in your pocket and get a chance to win one of NOKIA's new N95 phone. (I want one...)

Tiny $100 media player is just about the size of a matchbox.

Helio's answer to the iPhone hype: the Ocean. a feature packed, slim little thing that costs less and does (arguably) more.

Jacobs by Marc Jacobs for Marc by Marc Jacobs in Collaboration with Marc Jacobs for Marc of Marc Jacobs. *phew*... now say it 10 times fast... backwards.

Found these on Sci Fi tech - There are handle bars, and then there are handle bars... can't you see two guys fighting antler to antler on these? By Jenny Nordberg, "King of the Road".