Michael Hansmeyer Computational Architecture

Electrolux vacuum cleaner ad by Y&R agency from Denmark.

“Overheating” photo series by Romain Laurent for Amusement Magazine issue 6.

A series of folded planes gave birth to the Huanacu industrial warehouse. Love the interior hanging black box for the offices, almost like a command center inside a space station.

The new CIA calendar is here! That's right, the 2010 'ACE' calendar is back, better & brighter than ever.

Leading Portuguese retailer Pingo Doce reveals this month the first products designed by London agency Wren & Rowe ~ love the world sauces labels, especially the chubby english guards

Plastic Solar Cells which when rolled up turn into lamps! By Frederik Krebs ~ not the most powerful, but extremely cheap production costs.

Viper Smart Start ~ you can literally start your car via iPhone!

A graphics designer's take on Epson's Artisan 810 printer.

South African architect Peter Rich is the second winner of the World Building of the Year award, for a building on the site of an ancient civilisation

‘The Meeting Place’ by ASPECT Studios is a playful architectural installation in Sydney, Australia. The idea of the installation is to encourage the social interaction, while heightening the movement of people.

Birds of a Feather Blog - A daily dose of inspirational imagery for you to enjoy and share one day at a time from photographers Lou Mora & Sarah Yates.

Presale! First look at a new set of hand screened prints by Above ~ "Shape Shifting Arrows"

There are 4 balconies protruded from the facade towards the street, serving as poetic elements with the words, it creates a dialogue between architecture and art. Designed by Bottega Studio Architetti & Giocosa Palitto Architetti.

The Vivienne Westwood for Cole & Son wallpapers are all based on signature designs from her fashion collections

Wall of Sound by Swedish brand Brothers' is the most massive iPod speaker system with 28 elements and measuring 3ft by 4ft.

Amazing Gift Set from Swift Industries - Pannier, Boneshaker subscription & artwork by Karl Addison.

Eric Jourdan's Hampton's Chair evokes the utilitarian aspects of Enzo Mari as well as the sleek stylings of aviation.

Manuel Jouvin has made this packaging for cooked snail out of snail excrement's. In fact, in order to give it the right colour, snails are encouraged to eat coloured paper witch again will give a coloured poop!

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Magic Castle mansion, video of Jim Bentely performing Houdini's famous straitjacket escape.

In Seoul, South Korea, a Living Light structure offers an escape from the blinding light up displays and neon-overload of the city.

Solar Roadways concept makes our roads harness energy. Enough clean energy to power up the entire world!

Tronic directed and animated this spot on the loss of nature in our increasingly man-made landscape. I AM shows a bleak future, where animals, now a recent memory, are constructed from detritus. This is their plea to us.

Born In Sweden Watering Can ~ designed by Pascal Charmolu. A simple stainless steel cylinder with a rubber hose and magnet...

The light installation and just overall look of the new Undercover flagship store in Kanazawa is simply amazing!

This is really a rocking book with rocking kids names!!!

Pool of photos from Day of the Dead at British Museum last Sunday.

These amazingly fine works were created by experienced sculptors who usually produce traditional Buddha statues.

The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles hosted Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years, curated by Eric Nakamura.

This translucent polycarbonate box serves as entrance hall in this warehouse converted into a public events venue along the Bordeaux riverside.

Grodan restaurant in Sweden has this little red frog on everything... from menus to napkins... to the bottom of their glasses! Really fun idea for a simple way to subtly brand your drinking experience easily...

Absolut Art Collection ~ a few pieces took over a suite at the Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm, and while the pieces are fun, the way they are installed and interacting with the room are fascinating! (quick vid too!)

Refreshing paper lamp designed by Sam Johnson, made using misprints from billboard posters and a cutter plotter.

Arabic hospitality at Queen Alia International Airport by Foster + Partners.

Rubika is the latest kitchen design made by Lodovico Bernardi worked with eusebi furniture. Its kitchen has a minimalist design suitable for small housing conditions and a small apartment.

Dyson launches their "Blueprint" edition vacuums for a limited time in honor of inventors and inventions. the special DC24 and DC25 are ball vacuums in all white versions.

A one-page-preview for the much awaited book: Graphic Design Referenced, by Byrony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit.

Susan Jamison's egg tempera paintings combine influences ranging from Renaissance portraiture to fairy tales to scientific illustration to Persian miniatures. They are both feminine and strange.

20 + Years of French Paper Promotions by Charles S. Anderson Design Company

Just recently we saw Shepard Fairey team up with Levi's, here comes another artist collaboration by the denim giant, this time with Craig Costello aka KR.

Large scale flower skull by danish artist Jacob Dahlstrup. 100 hours fine detailed pencil drawing.

The Timbur Rattle fuses hi-tech manufacturing with traditional woodcraft. Made of sustainable materials and non-toxic finishes. Via fawn&forest.

Luke Butler’s series of Star Trek Enterprise paintings

To celebrate their centenary, Morgan put the wheels in motion with their new-model Aero SuperSports; a typically lightweight and "luxuriously flamboyant" sports car

These 20 antique wood stoves are a part of American history so its only right that we remember them.

A big fat giant collection of Super 8MM film reel boxes under the category "lowbrow" - aka mayhem, madness, and monsters galore.