The new CA Academy of Sciences will not only have a living roof ~ and penguins ~ but also recycled DENIM insulation!

Well-researched article on the best pens & pencils for the coming school (slash I'm an adult and just like pens & pencils) year.

REVL7's prefab t-shirt bar at Outside Lands blew my mind... then i got inside and saw all of their super comfy organic tees with awesome graphic design!

I love Shelley Spicuzza's ReGlow fixture which is made from a hamster ball with holes into which empty plastic bottles are screwed. It not only cuts down on waste, but it looks really good, too.

Very clever design from South Korean industrial designer Jin Woo Han. It is an all-in- one computer and projector, that allows people to easily enjoy movies wherever they want.

Designboom highlights Joel Escalona's new Tubo Chair Collection - each piece is made from a seemingly continuous piece of bent stainless steel.

You've seen Tanya Aguiniga's gorgeous furniture here before (posts 9141 and 8842) but if you haven't checked out her website recently, take a look - I love the combination of the product image and the macro-photography that changes with each project.

Mctega is the result of a collaboration between two scientists who use industrial chemistry mass production techniques on a much smaller scale to create one of a kind pieces of jewelry.

The Chubby Brothers dining table by Brian Lee takes the ubiquitous dining table and camouflages it by giving it the appearance of a solid object, until the chairs are removed.

Loving the wooden re-interpretations of plastic furniture by Maarten Baas.

ObsessionArt. A giclée printmaker from U.K. Specializing in nude, erotic and figurative fine art and canvas prints, originals and books.
Image Title: Victoria.

"___ THE PLANET" Save, protect, revere, clean... our planet. You decide. Either way, do it now. Do it. Do it. Do it. From the right brain terrain!

Brooklyn-based designer Kiel Mead brings us "Landline", a charm that was, not long ago, a true mainstay in our lives, and privacy meant dragging a 6-foot-long phone cord into the next room.

Color Changing Mood Light by Shiu Yuk Yuen is a lighting based concept for color therapy. The light can range from dim to bright, creating a pleasant color tonal effect.

The Puppy Vase by Jeff Koons is being re-released by Gagosian. Limited to 3000 pieces and priced at 7500 USD.

The Minneapolis based family company Tank Goodness makes cookies on order. They package it all very nicely in boxes designed by Spunk Design Machine.

Watch The Joker Fatality in "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe". Cool!

Kathe-Kruse's Rainbow Babies are a great addition to the new babies gift list ~ they come with a bees waxed beech wood ring that is perfect for grabbing/teething, and you can wash the doll easily!

Rain Jackets refashioned into Reusable Bags ~ by the City Bag Trade ~ see the NASA one i picked up at Outside Lands! And there are even patterns to make your own... lightweight, with functional POCKETS!

Byroglyphics is the Online gallery for UK Artist/Illustrator RUSS MILLS.

Great photo series by Wouter@par31 for AAN-UIT. Center of attention: TURN-oN lamp by Marc Th. van der Voorn.

Liqurious Happy Hour ~ a little late this week, but hey! its the weekend! Anyhow, check out some of the fun drinks people had this week

Erwin Bauer has redesigned Zulls graphic profile and some of their wine bottles. Playful design for something stiff and serious as Austrian wine.

Niagara Falls with beautiful lights! Amazing effect!

New online game from Puma to honor the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, winner of the 100, 200 and 4 x 100 meters in Beijing Olympic Games.

Maclaren has been making baby strollers (or pushchairs as they call them in the UK) for decades. But production of this special edition black leather and gold plated stroller is limited to ... 20

New TED video ~ with photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin - who knows the power of photography to connect us to our world.

Chase DeForest is an artist designer who lets her pastimes of gardening and the outdoors meld with her work, the result... Hoseware.

The Cans Festival: Part 2 - more of the new work! Artists include: Conor Harrington, Shok-1, Xenz, Word to Mother, Maus Maus, V-hils, Sickboy, Zeus, Waleska Nomura, Banksy, Copyright, The Krah, Pure Evil, Busk and more

Complete image gallery from the completely redone Cans Festival in the Leake St tunnel, London.

Santa Fe, Argentina: "La Colectiva", a yearly gathering of artists and photographers "intervened" the city of Rosario with stenciled images and pictures decorating the city streets.

« Voie Lactée », a baby grand piano designed by Andrée Putman for Pleyel. The designer imagined the piano as a traditional music box.

Goldbar NYC, amazing !

As a response to a fan video from Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, Tiger Woods and EA SPORTS demonstrate that the "glitch" found in the game, is not a glitch at all.

Blinkink and CHI & Partners from London in this cool illustrated this Carphone Warehouse spot.

Mark your calendars! September 19th 2008 is Park(ing) Day, a project aimed at redefining urban space and bringing awareness to the need for green in our cities.

Jeremy Kennedy's small-sized canvas paintings of vintage cameras in the 'Luvs' series . This one is of the Polaroid 180...

iHologram - This cool iPhone app concept uses the accelerometer to make an animation look like it's popping out of the screen into 3D space

First images of the upcoming Karl Lagerfeld x Steiff Teddy Bear. The old master is once again on top of things! Love it!

Unbelievable wallpaper by Danish company ferm LIVING.

A series of notebooks for Left-handed, Right-handed and Ambidextrous People

Furia created a giant Nike shoes/tobogan and placed it on the stairs of the Abasto shopping in Buenos Aires which is a meeting point of 'floggers'.

bathroom tiling designs inspired by pixelizing art

Great lighting collection, designed by Swedish graphic design Studio Dizel & Slate, produced by Bergo Belysning.