Therme Vals Spa in Switzerland-one of the finest building by 2009 Pritzker Prize winner, Peter Zumthor back in 1996 while he was still unknown to the architectural public.

Recent LOHA residential projects are bringing people back from the L.A. suburbs, into urban areas with great design and rich common spaces. Habitat 825 in West Hollywood is a colorful example.

The recession's effect on art. Here is a running roundup of layoffs, budget reductions, exhibition cancellations, deaccessions, admission increases, and closings caused by the economic downturn.

W.O.W website is under construction, while waiting lets play some graffiti.

The Hedgehog building appearance change dramatically as viewer move around. Design by Moxon architects, the building features an array of aluminium fins oriented in the same direction.

The thoughtful book cover designs of Jenny Grigg.

Chicago’s Millenium Park new pavillions by UNStudio & Zaha Hadid Architects. Open to public this 19th June till 31st Oct 2009.

Archipelago Tables by Viable London. The idea of furniture as islands within the room. Strongly graphic it its design, archipelago extrapolates an irregular 2D form into 3D.

Great design and editorial illustration work by Brooklyn-based Tyler Lang.

In just few days, Rouge G, the new creation of Guerlain will be available. The formula is said to include ruby powder but what really sets the new lipstick apart is its metal case designed by jeweler Lorenz Baümer.

We present the collection H&M Home.

Twitter is everywhere.

StrangeCo is giving away some limited editions of their King Ken!

Quite contrary to the food-storage options that Tupperware is so famous for, the collection pail and outdoor compost bin offers an easy option for those who believe in recycling garbage.

Five leading architectural firms make houses out of Lego bricks, as part of Scottish Design Week.

Untitled (Stories), by Gareth Long. A series of nine lenticular prints based on the four paperback novels of J.D. Salinger that use and manipulate the iconic but anonymous cover designs. Read the interview with Long!

Awesome art from Mark Weaver Design. Be sure to check out his "Make Something Cool Everyday" set.

2009 NOTCOT Survey! Please please please help me get to know you with this survey! And i'm doing a drawing from the surveys to giveaway my latest obsession: the Logitech Squeezebox Boom too! THANK YOU! (Ends Sun, 3/29/09)

Japanese designer Nosigner has completed his own office interior, which is veiled by a feather-like curtain inspired by a traditional hagoromo (”feather robe”) kimono.

Cute sparrow hook set at Fred Flare

Trippy pixel graphics in the portfolio of Sophie Baillot

openhouse by xten architecture in hollywood hills

Photographer August Bradley is a beautiful storyteller.

Check out Willoughby Sharp's pioneering work on art and technology at Rhizome.org

Beautiful men's fashion story, Before Night Falls. Shot by photographer Anna Wolf for fashionable man blog, Dudes in Suits.

Brooklyn artist Alex Holden reimagines the ubiquitous Heimlich poster.

Acquamiki Suspension Lamp by Michele de Lucchi in GOLD!

If you have problems learning the multiplication tables, this monkey will be a great help. You have to place the back legs on the numbers below, and it will indicate with the forwards the multiplied number.

So tempted to upgrade to Kindle 2.0

Cherri Wood's set of paintings for Gallery 1988's Some Kind Of Wonderful show opening in SF tonight is beautiful ~ you must see them all, and if you're in SF, go check them out tonight!

Today (Feb. 6th) Sweden celebrates the little know Semicolon Day. The semicolon was invented in 1494 by the Italian printer Aldus Manutius the Elder. Happy Semicolon Day everyone!

This little fabric purse by Mingus, featuring a big pil o' rabbits doing what rabbits do, cracks me up.

Another new super fun font from my favorite fontographer, Alejandro Paul ~ Kewl Font!

Very awesome set of vintage Steelcase ads!

Andreas Wannerstedt’s latest gem is called Infected an Amazing (as always from this dude) Flash Animation.

“Forever is a large videowall installation of endless animations responding to an ever changing soundtrack... will spawn unique audio-visual films every day, forever.” Incredible!

Piet Klaarhamer high chair, by Houtbedrijf Veldzicht, the Netherlands, later production of a 1918 design.

A trip into 4500 still photographs, urban landscapes meet pastoral scenes, creating a whirlpool around the theme of the video: the subjectivity and urban life in stop motion.

Swedish Jenny Marchi lets you turn your Swedish social security number into visual shapes that are printed as posters.

St Luke's the London advertising agency has created a website which allows you to throw snowballs with customised messages at your friends... don't spread the christmas cheer, throw it about!

Love Hatch's holiday promotional card - Jumping JAQK marionettes.

Interesting public sea bath for the Copenhagen waterfront, by JDS + Klar. Good multi-use of the waterway.

This is where we live - Fantastic stop motion created entirely of books.

Loving the new Greenfuz Toy from artist Will Sweeney.

Australian architect Richard Cole designed the Bluff Farm House, which is located in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia.

These prints by Portland artist Kendra Binney are the perfect mixture of melancholy and darn right adorable.