Kazimir Malevich's "Suprematist Composition" (1916), sold for $60,002,500 at Sotheby's last night. Check out other works from the auction that brought in a total of $223,812,500 and included Edvard Munch’s "Vampire."

Wisdom by Andrew Zuckerman (yes, who did Creature). Short Movie & Book: Influential people leaving words of wisdom for us all.

Frank Gehry designed the visitors bench for the World Company building in Tokyo.

I was in Chicago with Volkswagen and saw the 2009 CC - the experience included a 20-course dinner at molecular gastronomy restaurant Moto, and a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio!

Ming Tang’s beautiful origami-inspired Folded Bamboo Houses are intended to be used as temporary shelters in the aftermath of an earthquake.

Typography and design experiments by brazilian art director Tiago Marcondes.

It's oyster eating season! Raw, fried, or smoked it all adds up to delicious. This Wellfleet Oyster Print honors this tasty time of year.

In this video taken at MOMA, perfumer Christophe Laudamiel talks about the "Design for the Invisible."

THE ANIMALS - use your FOUND leash to help raise public awareness for animal adoption. (Stunning FOUND collars arriving November '08!)

The Italian coffee company, Lavazza, asked Annie Leibovitz to shoot their 2009 calendar which artfully re-imagines iconic Italian images (and it's shot in a studio)

Jonathan Adler Baxter Sofa ~ so tempting! "You'll love it because: Tufting, tufting, tufting! A beautiful silhouette, modern lines mixed with traditional tufting."

The Jumeira Gardens is a mega development in the heart of Dubai, including several towers. One consists of 6 towers facing each other with a vaulted green canopy that creates a micro climate between them.

Beatrix Potter's The Tale Of Peter Rabbit in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.

A packaging project that informs beauty product users about the hidden dangers of their current products, as well as a kit to help them make their own.

The Design Entrepreneur - Awesome book review over at Core77!

Ouwenz.com is an online portfolio of finnish graphic designer and illustrator Olli-Pekka Jauhiainen.

A contemporary design for a pool house from Austria.

Best Science Images of 2008 have been Announced.

The loss of legendary actor, devoted husband, philanthropist and race car driver Paul Newman will affect the entire world. Here are images, links to movies,his charities and a video tribute to the beautiful blue-eyed sex symbol.

Benedict Radcliffe uses a wire frame technique to draw cars, life size in scale, in three dimensions and spray it artic white. His new project is the Lamborghini!

Colab Eyewear is an Australian company who collaborate with leading mixed-media artists on ultra-stylish and highly collectible shades.

Interesting Case Study section on Instil Productions new website that shows how an image comes together.

Human,Youth, People & Elderly - Wall animation in Québec City by Léo & Alexis.

Sony released the newest gadget in their Odo line of green products - the Twirl n’ Take camera - a digital camera that is powered by kinetic energy! Roll the head for 15 seconds in order to generate enough energy to take a picture.

CAKE makes the best octopi tea mug, tooth brush holder, or pencil holder. I can't imagine octopi any other way.

New spot for Lexus ES from Team One featuring the sculptural exhibition in individually hanging the vehicle’s thousands of pieces.

Watchhouse Brinta located in a field in the dutch country side, is the latest project by Rianne Makkink and Jurgen Bey. The small house is made from wood and straw.

Italian architect Diego Granese designed the Onda lounge chair for the Spanish furniture manufacturer Frajumar.

Caroline Linder's 2x4 project (reminiscent of post 12760), which won DWR's Get Lit, competition. LEDS reveal patterns that fade in and out of the 2x4.

Did you ever wonder what DID Home Improvements "Wilson" really look like? Check out this tribute to the late Earl Hindman aka "Wilson" with an video from the shows Final episode along with comentary about Earl Hindman (1942 - 2003)

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

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

Oxo Candela Flare lights ~ these little rechargable candle replacements are incredible ~ perfect for parties on the patio on late summer nights... see a full unboxing and review!

Whoever said that album design in the mid 90's was horrible, must've looked in the wrong genre. These Jazz album covers are beautifully executed.

WINE CAN: a new way of drinking wine. Cool.

"What if there were no STOP signs...,
and a major corporation was charged with inventing one?". A parody, maybe, but so true! Any designer has suffered this at some point in their career...

Heroes living life and getting things done. A strange collection of “heros” by Danny Zabbal on flickr.

How do Bee-Boys and Bee-Girls celebrate when they've found a stash of sweet nectar? They take it to the dance floor. Video for Haagen Das' HelpTheHoneyBees.com

A humourous campaign featuring Sumo wrestlers in a water fight at a car wash kicked off the launch campaign for the 2009 Subaru Forester campaign.

The Indian Elephant Tower is one of Pepsi's latest ads. It is one of the most beautiful and most entertaining Pepsi ads I have ever seen. That elephant tower scene is amazing.

Beautiful wallpaper designs and illustration work by the artist Laura Williams.

Fascinating look back at the fashion of the ivy-s back in the day - "Take Ivy was the product of Japanese photographer T. Hashiyada, who traveled to America to photograph the fashion of ivy league schools."

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.