Apex is a rucksack concept designed to improve posture during cariage, by allowing the users hips and shoulders to move as they should do ~ by irish, brightside design

Converse has launched lots of mini websites with fun content. It goes from how a Chuck Taylor reacts to soda or celebrating the Celtics victory.

First tower in Amsterdam. By Foster + Partners, it features several sustainable features that made it 10% more energy efficient than dutch building codes.

A unique tandem bicycle, Bi-Cycle - Since both riders can steer and pedal at the same time, riding this bike demands a trust bond between the riders.

Designer Yves Behar is already working in a top-to-bottom redesign for the of the XO laptop (also known as the $100 laptop). Here some pictures of what they are planning for the early 2010.

Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic will take place on Governors Island (Sat 31 May) and can you believe that this will be the first time Polo will be played in NYC for over 70 years... open to the public!

Japanese photographer Yone recently exhibited in LA at the House Of Cassette store. Loving his radical style!

Great ice cream packing from Danish, family run, Hansens Flødeis. The profile, somewhat based on PR-material from 1922, was created by Hansens Flødeis together with Danish designer Mads Berg.

The New Organic is a design collection that celebrates the handmade aspect in modern design. To be launched by Stanley Ruiz at the Designboom Mart, ICFF New York, May 2008.

Re-vision cuts vintage lenses and transforms them into cuffs, whoever wear's this gets on my A-list.

Artist Sean Christopher unveils some of his new artwork from his upcoming "Vanity Bonfire" exhibit at the Corey Hellford Gallery.

a glowing neon tribute adorns the wall within michelangelo’s 21st apartment...

Nice graphics on this new La Fraise "Naturactivity" tee by Cib

In photgrapher Brian Ulrich's on-going project "Copia" he takes a look at the affect of "patriotic consumerism"

Fashinating photos of Tokyo taken by night.

Gregory Barsamian bases his work on persistence of vision, instead of making flip books though, he makes flip sculptures!

After shooting 150,000 photographs, New York photographer Ryan McGinley selected 50 for his amazing new exhibit "I Know Where the Summer Goes".

Jellies as art ~ even framed in ornate gold frames as they floated around in the tanks... incredible exhibition at Monterey Bay Aquarium ~ see some of the inspiration we found on my day off yesterday.

Tiger - Spy in the Jungle... elephants are the new steady cams - as spy cams go into the jungles of india to document the lives of 4 tiger cubs in this upcoming BBC series! Incredible video footage.

Thompson’s innovative and beautifully stylish Symbio serves as a standard and DECT VoiP phone, an internet radio and even picks up RSS feeds.

Scottie's Fine Art Caves , because your primal pup prefers a cave to a cage. Only 30 made each year. Get yours today!

Diesel Sweeties ~ Free comic archives in pdf form! Grab the torrents, share the love... first up is eBook #1 (of 10) featuring comics 1-200 of diesel sweeties...

To the uninitiated eye this image looks like “computer art”. I would like to stress that this “photo” is documentation of a real city, in real time, and real light. -Alan Grinberg

The new version of La Blogotheque/The Take Away Shows is now online !

Bloxes - new company that produces of cardboard building bloxes as construction material ~ founded by Aza Raskin (son of mac legend jef raskin) - wouldn't this be fun inside a shigeru ban space?

Muji's Reused Yarn Elephant is just adorable, between the rainbow hues and the crazy tusks... and tiny beady eyes, how can you resist?

Karen Reimer uses embroidery to bring attention to the details in the most mundane paper objects.

The "Discovery 925" by Plantronics are the latest in luxury Bluetooth earpieces.

Elizabeth Garvey illustrations! So cute and colorful and quirky!

From nytimes' vday guide... N.V. Perricone's Synergy. According to Sephora's site, it's a "neuropeptide, antiaging, aromatic pheromone." Anybody wanna try it and tell us if it really works? Cool bottle..

Matter Box Unboxed! There is some seriously fun branding going on in these free boxes~ so for anyone who didn't get the box in #8403, see the pics, video, and break down of whats inside!

Photographer Masaru Tatsuki spent ten years with the truckers and their decotora (short for decorated trucks) of Japan’s highways.

A very cool black out curtain called Better View gives the illusion of a city scape outside your window . Designed by Elina Aalto for SAUMA. Available in black or grey and from 2 different images.

Ryan Heshka - Radio Science Funnies, Inc. ~ great flickr set of his works!

Composer is a public sculpture in Vancouver, Canada. Designed by Swiss artist Heinz Aeschlimann.

Samsung’s new SC9540 Silencio vacuum cleaner boasts nano technology and a distinctly Haloesque inspired design. Not so much a dust buster as a dust fragger.

Skate Study House, modern design classics remastered with skateboards - incredible collection

Reading books the way they should be read, nicely kicked back, is always a good thing. Stanislav Katz, designer in Latvia has some nice and playful designs and ideas, this being one of them.

Another variation for reusable bags ~ go felt with Illu Stration

Despair.com re-launches Bittersweets - The Valentine's Candy for the Rest of Us. Featuring sayings like, "SUB PRIME", "BOOTY INFL8N", "NO FIX 4 DUMB", "U LEFT SEATUP" and "CELIB8 THX2U".

Design is from the Fables and Fairy tales limited edition collection by Orange Willow, aka Wendy Allegree.

There's something about this simple, retro Flip Down Desk Clock's airport feel that really appeals to me.

The three story loft event space in Venice that is the Smart House until January... is part showroom, part gallery, part event space... and we even cooked paella on the patio with Rockenwagner.

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

I <3 ARTREBELS the multi-creative Danish collective has everything from Music/Fashion/Visuals/Design and more.

Buzzworks is all about buttons and design. Dutch heroes like Delta, Parra, Zedz and many more!