architect Emergent did a great change turning buildings inside-out and designed The Huaxi Urban Center for China. The Huaxi Urban Center externalizes all its “innards” in a morphology of shifting lights racing up and down its glacial-like hull.

Gap's new public service announcement that allows you to show the public what you're voting for.

Bond is back with 'Quantum of Solace' and iconic Italian designers B&B Italia feature heavily in the set design with a stunning range of furniture.

Every item from Zoe Murphy's collection is hand-crafted and unique. By re-working and upcycling mid 20th century furniture Zoe offers a new lease of life to these otherwise forgotten gems.

Once the tie-wraps are detached, there is nothing left from the package and a little service has been given to the user.

Interesting packaging for Askinosie Chocolate by Element Eleven.

Bruce Munro's Field of Light installation at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England.

In 2003 Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost $60 billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is over 10 times that figure…

The boutique hotel with only ONE room- The One Hotel Angkor.

Durham University in the UK - "interactive multi-touch desk" is a major part of the SynergyNet framework, an interactive classroom environment based on a gaming engine called jMonkey.

North Korean Propaganda Posters by David Heather and Koen De Ceuster - an interesting book that displays a collection of North Korean propaganda posters.

I'm not sure if this is going to move beyond the concept phase, but I love Studio Kudos' playful approach to the iconography of the different animals at the Bronx Zoo.

Do The Whirlwind is a mix of an old school platform and rhythm game. Collect points by grabbing the stars. Jump on beat to receive bonus. Do not fear falling. This game is not about dying.

Chateau Les Crayeres in the Champagne region of France ~ quite possibly the most surreal and exquisite hotel experience i've encountered! You have to see the grounds and room details...

10,000 sq. ft. art gallery at DNC. Lots of pics and videos (including Shepard talking about his arrest!)

Interesting maps by Worldmapper. This one redefines the world by mapping our CO2 levels in 2000.

Paul Insect’s (Juxtapoz cover #76) Poison hits London’s Lazarides Gallery in a major nine-day site-specific exhibition of new works by the artist in an out of gallery location – a former bath house in King’s Cross.

French 3eme Oeil Design Agency remake Bullit's pursuit scene, in Paris .

The Earthrace, Skippered by Pete Bethune and powered by 100% bio-fuel looks like it may be more at home cruising amongst the stars than amongst the waves.

First images of the all renovated Parisian concept store Colette, which opened its doors again today. Nothing short of incredible!

Norwegian architects 70ºN designed this prefab house, a mobile habitat for 2 people.

Behind the scene pictures of Nike Flywire Installation in Jakarta. Straight from the artist's blog. cool...!

The Terrorist Tea Pot by Jackie Piper is hilaious! A tea pot with evil eyes on it has a ski mask type cozy making it a menace on your table!

Best Coordinated LipDub Music Video since CollegeHumor made the of idea of lipsyncing songs popular.

The Sun Table ~ large outdoor table covered in solar panels... awesome idea, looks beautiful, but one question: won't it get REALLY hot to actually use?

Chair roundup! since today feels a bit slow ~ here are 25 chairs of .org!

Various Architects unveiled the new design for the worlds largest mobile performance venue, with an inflatable hexagonal skin.

Cina from Tokyo are digging new laser cutting technology. Placemats like this are a taste of what they are doing.

In case anyone was over black and white stencils, thought I'd share this with the notcot family. My favorite artist Flox a.k.a Hayley King keeps it real.

I bet you can´t tell it´s a fire station by looking at this picture. Located in Mexico, by BGP and AT103, both choosen by Wallpaper as the hottest young architecture practices.

A time lapse video and corresponding article of a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours.

National Geographic ~ amazing photo gallery and feature article on Marine Miniatures with photography by David Liittschwager

Brilliant self-promotion ads for an Egyptian art director/ copywriter team looking for a job.

The latest installment of The Coca-Cola Happiness Factory-The Movie. These beautiful animated commercials are the highest rated global spot The Coca-Cola Company has ever tested.

Voyages Longitude 131, at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia, is a resort featuring a cluster of 15 luxurious solar-powered tent cabins overlooking Uluru (Ayers Rock). What a setting!

Cul is Cool ~ check out this expanded polypropylene stool from Ramon Ubeda and Otto Canalda for ABR ~ as well as many other playful pics i have from the Conran Shop's ROJO Exhibit.

Good news, the Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami Monogramouflage pattern actually appears on product and comes to stores this week.

Giovani Scafuro makes fascinating artworks using primarily forks.

Tracing western civilization collapse with Jell-o Ads.

I just about hit the ceiling in excitement when I saw the new Marcel Wanders wallpapers from Graham & Brown.

The new Beijing Airport, currently the biggest one in the world. Designed by Foster + Partners, it opened just in time for the 2008 Olympics.

An innovative alternative to carrying coffee in an unwieldy tray

Mc Donald`s | Puzzle > Outdoor interactive to promote coffee (great) per 1 euro of Mc Donald `s. Created by DDB Stockholm, has the signature "sort your head" - Wake.

latest slobot created for Kaiju Invades NYC at Toy Tokyo

Swedish designer Monica Förster brings a bunch of new creations to Milan this year. Her furniture has a clean, modern Scandinavian style that reminds me a bit of Norways Says.

The brothers Stankey have finally completed their 'Rustic Reuse Cabin', built from 2 shipping containers and located on their family property in northern Minnesota. And it only cost 15 grand. Awesome.