Philip-Lorca diCorcia: I discovered his photography several years ago, during college, and fell in love with the focus of subject to surrounding. His use of light to create psuedo-drama for his subjects enticing.

i have a thing for mobiles. and this "black sheep" mobile was just too cute.

i find myself liking these bowls despite myself...

In this 2 minute AmEx Ad By Wes Anderson, there is more Style and Dramatic Content than most films coming out of hollywood. *I think it was filmed on set of his new film "The Darjeeling Limited" starring Jason Schwartzman.*

Urban Gnomes or Gno's. Bloody great design.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: also featured on .com in july (bone china gnomes)]

Water water all around ~ and even MORE gorgeous design water roundups

Sexy artsy doodly sheet sets over at True Love Always

Sensual bookcase showing off the wonderful curves of the female body created by David Choe [Editor's note - couldn't help pointing out... can we say pregnant with books?]

Yes I know it's another one of these "generators" but even CD's have nothing over the old C90 tapes from yesteryear

Each image is built out of 2700 tennistable balls in 6 greytones. Who needs HD?

Shinybinary is Nik Ainley a 24 year old Designer from Oxford, England who has mastered the art of digital manipulation. AMAZING! Check out his Deviantart profile for even more work...

Micropack - new from Xtrememac ~ sweet idea - its a dock AND extra battery all in one - perfect for flying, holds it at the video watching angle, and keeps your charge going.

fonts by Eduardo Recife at misprintedtype.com are inspired. and free.

kali spike cuff bracelet by John Hardy. yeah, let's do bracelets--rings are so earlier this afternoon. . .

"dress up or dress down" cuff bracelet by beth sutton jewelry. i'd dress it with lace and leather.

i love the bold icons on this troika business card holder.

True or false? Design Charts ~ the new weekly Top 40 of gorgeous design... or so they say.

OK, enough rings already... This one is from Susanne Kleem, seen on CarrotBox, the ultimate blog of rings.

Another ring from Daniel Chiquet. I like his work on tension, reminds me of the puzzles we saw earlier on notcot

More rings. These are created by Daniel Chiquet, who must have been an architect in a past life

Atypyk strikes again with Rock'n Roll

i've fallen quite in love with the paintings of jenny wheatley, who lives and teaches in Cornwall and has a current show running at the Bourne Gallery in Reigate.

new chesire cats coming soon to vinyl pulse.

kind of like "i am spartacus"...except for banksy.

im a big fan of hanna werning's designs, but on a backpack? hm...

remember glow worms? mood beams are the modernized version. =)

Latest in fitness innovation - chute makes it harder to run - when you release it you get a burst of speed/adrenaline...

Rediscovered these great french match blocks as well as the starter log with built in match and kindling on NOTCOT.com

I have a Chikuno cube in my fridge now...

Digging through old NOTCOT features, rediscovered this ultimate reverse setting ring that i love ~ while people have been on a ring posting kick here lately, it seemed worth a mention

Oh Stark... "...That's why I continue to do it. I'm talentless, cynical, lazy and venal. Every object I've designed tells me how weak and lazy I am."

Tord Boontje for Moroso ... Nest and Closer

simple windowbox/balconybox (?) alternative for apt dwellers

Blue Ether bag, designed by Robert Foster of Fink Design. I love the combination of water-formed (?) aluminium and blue rubber

Lace packing tape, in black or white.

I've seen this one before but it's great design too.

What a great design for moving the air around

"The large and cheery Push Pin is a light and corkboard in one, you just push it in to turn it on and push again to turn it off."

each graphic is available as a t-shirt. ahoy, knitting ahead! arrrrrrrrrrr. . .

ANOTHER BLOODY WATER. another designer water brand...but one thats aware of its ridiculousness.

this "jack in the box" coffee table is sick.

Simple really. Adorn your Ikea lamp with blue post-it notes and "Hey Presto!"

it's a belt buckle. :D

"these clever refillable hand grenade oil lamps are made from actual US army surplus grenades and gilded in either gold or silver, or left with their natural finish. "