Love the unconventional use of knitting in the Ray light by llot llov. Not only is the shade knitted, but the cable has a knitted cover, too.

Haus K27 and Haus K37 are two small houses by Austrian architects Planhaus. I especially like the retractable facade of the smaller K27.

I wouldn't normally show a product from behind, but I love how Heckler Design's OneLessDesk keeps your desktop clean by hiding all of your cables. [prev seen as #8123]

mike klay poster art (& interview). love the skull.

Belgium-based Draw Me a Sheep upholstered their Nature v2.01 chair in real tree bark.

Beautiful illustrations by Jillian Tamaki.

Interview with Blek le Rat who is pretty much the first person to do life-size stencils - about twenty years before Banksy even saw a brick wall.

Thout's Spool Lamp and Scribble Lamp - they look like they belong together...

I recently got a chance to tour the completed CA Academy of Sciences! The stunning structure features over 38,000 live animals and is in the running for LEED platinum.

Fabio Cuttica photographed the annual Miss Prisoner pageant at the Good Shepherd Prison in Bogota, Colombia, a beauty pageant held in honor of the Virgin of Mercedes, the patron saint of prisoners.

It is a bottle and it is also a box and it contains 1.5 litre of superb wine! Plus it is also 100% recyclable.

The Immaculate Threads ~ by Dominic Wilcox... his visual interpretation of Steve Jobs ~ the uniform perfectly laid out in iPod-esque boxes! [Special piece commissioned for Esquire]

Interesting new concert hall by Future Systems on the outskirts of Prague. Inspired and named after the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.

The new eggholder from Ole Jensen. It’s a small hand-held and sculptural plateau with three small dents; one for the egg, one for the shells and one for salt.

Goodbye Yankee Stadium...

Beautiful photos of a Parisian apartment, converted into a discreet venue by Chanel for the press unveiling of their new perfume - ‘Eau première’ - by Jean-Marc Gady

Miss miza is a french illustrator based in Barcelona. She has a really beautiful portfolio and a really beautiful creative world!

The Mebius house was recently completed by Atelier Tekuto. It was named after the Möbius loop because of the looping hallway that runs through the house.

Gorgeous retro packaging from Hyperakt for Miss Jessie's cosmetics.

I couldn't help taking apart the limited edition E-Ink Esquire 75th Anniversary Cover ~ see video and pics and scans of all the guts and the screen in action!

Martin Nicolausson's Seesaw Bench ~ supposed to facilitate conversation..... or launch strangers?

Memorex SingStand - speakers, microphone, stand, and your mp3 player plugs right in!

Sigrid Jelambi, a designer from Caracas, has a great portfolio of vinyl wall interiors and other decorative designs for spaces such as cafés, restaurants, beauty shops...

The new Neil Barrett store designed by Zaha Hadid has opened in Tokyo's Minami Aoyama district.

Fashion meets Fine Art by two young artists, Johanna Reed and Emma Garr. Garments made of unexpected materials, bookpage skirt pictured and definitely check out the knotted bedsheet dress.

The interior of the AVA Bar in Bulgaria by JBDesign

beautiful trailer for the 2008 Cartoon Forum in Ludwigsburg... created by students of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany, one of the most important animation school in Europe...

Taylor James - Incredible array of creative retouching and CGI, Check out the case studies to be truly blown away.

Ultra minimalist portfolio from photographer MOKO.

A concrete house on the chileab beach side. The planes of the house frame the landscape with amazing views.

See what happens when you take a 550 sq/ft Manhattan apartment and turn it into a restaurant for an evening.

The Kulturfabrik Kofmehl is a venue for the youth in Switzerland. Aimed to host counterculture events, the building serves as a no-place at the same time.

Tick Tock Toys Archives and Galleries feature scans and photos of vintage packaging and advertisements. The photo above is from Food Packaging>Candy Archive.

On silly NOTCOT firsts... TWITTERVIEW! With the Self Actuated Residential Automated Habitat (SARAH) ~ from Eureka. We might even get some sneak peeks of the architecture... (mon 5ish pst)

IMEGADITO FLAT BOX (G.B.+Z.M.), a folded box made out of felt carpet.

So much more than just a writing implement, these exquisite graphite objects are decorative sculptures. Meticulously crafted in the studio of San Francisco artist Agelio Batle.

Fresh Art from Finnish artist - Sakke Soini

Playful salt and pepper mills by Norway Says for Muuto. The salt and pepper mills bring a good looking plus to your cooking.

Crazy Kids building a rocket!

Joseph Warren is an artist who was inspired by the discovery that the textural effects typical of cartography bear an uncanny resemblance to the detailed patterns visible on highly magnified butterfly wings.

You already see the Typolade #14009 or Wall Typography #12431 now jump over to Trees Typography project by why not associates. A great project of interesting trees typography.

Nice peek into the car grad show projects by Kimberly Wu, i'm smitten with her illustration/paintings (as well as design!)

"Simulakrum" is name of Belgrade designer Snežana Veljković medal collection. She was awared at Prague Quadriennale for this exibition. All medals are made from paper + added materials (metal, glass...)

Graphic Concrete of Helsinki adds images, patterns, photos, colors and textures to both interior and exterior concrete walls and flooring, making an otherwise bring grey slab really interesting.

Lean by Gam Plus Fratesi for AddInterior. A modern design applied to a traditional craftmanship. An upholstered shell in a basic and minimalistic shape is leaning on an essential structure in solid oak stained or natural.

hilarious video from Slate ~ what if viral/guerrilla marketing got to the point of...... your boyfriend dating/breaking up with you as a viral campaign... for a movie?