The Dutch artist Stani explains how he used free and open source software to design his award winning 5 Euro coin. Dedicated to "Netherlands and Architecture", the queen's portrait is made up of the names of prominent Dutch architects.

Gorgeous 1927 edition of a Studio Handbook by Samuel Welo - all hand lettered!

Poster designs for the UK release of Oliver Stone's W., by Scott Woolston.

prague designblok 08: cohn studio ~ designboom has great coverage of their gorgeous glass

A colorful refurbishment of a '70s building made by Murtinho y Asociados in Santiago, Chile.

Wagon-wheel HUMMER H3 as part of ZOO Art Fair in London

San Francisco artist Gene Guynn's gorgeous new live sketch video on the amazing website Sketch Theatre!

A truck of Guinness became a fridge magnet.

ABC3D by designer, Marion Bataille is a typographic pop-up book. There's a video showing all the pop-up action. My coffee table needs this book.

Etienne Meneau's latest project - a wine glass called Little Heart, in a very limited edition of 12 pieces.

stak chair, designed by ricardo garza marcos is a floor wooden rocking shair made out of molded plywood

Designboom previews Patricia Urquiola new Purely Porcelain show at London's Design Museum.

The Singapore Grand Prix: the first ever night Formula One race. Beautiful pictures, including a few fun ones taken with tilt-shift lenses.

defense mechanism... the new spot for honda fit... created by RPA Santa Monica and produced by Digital Domain...

PIE studio: AKA Project Import Export, Inc created an amazing installation at Bridge gallery as part of the New York Design Week 2008. The best trash installation I have seen up to date.

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

Genevieve Gaukler ~ limited edition of 50, screen printed BOOK!

Ack! Too cute! The Lampe Girafe.

Interesting design portfolio from Matt Burvill.

The first designer gas station in Spain. A curved canopy made out of corten steel plates, captures the movement flow of the nearby highway.

Leonie Janssen's 2006 thesis project I'Mperfect ~ takes a fascinating look at body shapes, and all the different shapes and sizes people come in, also transferring those to safety pins and clothes pins.

Interesting woody chandeliers

The unique work of Russian illustrator and photographer, Dmitry Maksimov, is filled with imaginary characters placed into real-life settings. The feel of his work is reminiscent of Hayao Miyazaki...

60 fashion designers have dressed the Nabaztag for fashion week.

Amazing marquee text and light installations from UK artist Nathan Coley.

Kevin Cyr paints incredibly detailed portraits of delivery vehicles and reminds us to look for beauty in the most mundane places.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has commissioned the New York firm Asymptote Architects to design and implement a new Guggenheim Museum in cyberspace

Hourglass salt and pepper shakers by Vitamin.

The Guilty yacht was designed by superstar artist Jeff Koons.

Muji's Wall-Mounted CD Player is finally available for purchase in the US...

Ban’s beautifully crafted work features elephants and human figures floating against Japanese washi paper backgrounds or in front of candy-colored stripes. “These things are like talismans. Elephants make me feel safe. They have saved me many times."

Amazing how Graham & Brown can make birdcages look so good on your walls.

Amazing drawings and built work by architects Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis.

Created in a span of 8 months, this die-hard nintendo fan gave a the 2D world of Super Mario Bros a new perspective. Look at the incredible detail.

Mark your calendars - "While Tides Guide You Back Home" Edwin Ushiro's first solo exhibition! Opening july 12th 7-10p at the Porject:Gallery

Spain's soccer superstars - Iniesta, Fabregas, Puyol, Ramos and Torres - take some notes to remember why they want to win Euro 2008 in this nice look Nike ad.

Another new “collection” tee by Chop Shop. This time the theme is VEHICLES. Can you figure out all 55?

"Unlock the Cure" is Renaissance Chick and Interior Design Goddess Kahi Lee's creation for orange22's "Blank Canvas Project." Kahi Lee's designs for this project benefit the Cancer Research Institute.

At the University of Washington... "Underwater communication: Robofish are the ultimate in ocean robots, keeping in touch without scientists' help"

Mount Baker Residense by Elemental Architecture is a house perched on a hill on Seattle

19 skydivers spelled out the word Honda in three minutes and 20 seconds for UK’s first live tv promo, inspired by the car manufacturer’s new advertising strapline: “Difficult is worth doing”

Beautifully crazy illustrations by New York based artist Jinyoung Shin. Obviously her work has been influenced by japanese manga, but she has definitly seperated herself from that style with her long limbed figures.

Video of famous failures from Abraham Lincoln to The Beatles-- "if you've never failed, you've never lived."

Decadence Heroes | illustrations of the Italian cartunista Donald Soffritti, where he portrays some of the most famous super heroes of the comics in old age.

In a stunning example of biomimicry, Scottish architecture firm ZM Architecture have come up with a brilliant scheme to provide more solar power to the city of Glasgow - Solar Lily Pads!

War tech phones? No, it's just the new Sony Personal Field Speakers. Sound loud and around! You can even feel the bass in your brains!