A pavillion by Canadian Saucier + Perrotte architectes uses simple materials to integrate through transparency with the surroundings at the First Nations Garden in Montreal.

WuJi Entire (RSWJ) is a China based company specialize in alcohol drink packaging and branding. RSWJ does not just focus on the label design, but the overall look of the bottle.

Beautiful Tree of Keys made of metal on a bed of rocks... found at Lucent L'amour

So tempted to upgrade to Kindle 2.0

Eneloop Solar Light from Sanyo is fully charged by the sun and outputs lights in both arranged LEDs for rooms/emergencies and as a beam for flashlight use. On top of that, the USB port charges your phone/gadgets, all using clean solar energy!

HHF Architects and chinese artist Ai WeiWei designed Artfarm, a gallery for a professional art collection. Amazing use of prefab steel buildings used commonly for agricultural purposes.

RITI Coffee Printer Uses Your Coffee Grounds for Eco Ink!

The New Yorker's 2009 Eustace Tilley Contest ~ the best picks of the cover contests with their mascot are a nice look back on 2008 ~ iphones, banksy, watchmen and more...

Definitely Golden - The Illustration Portfolio and Blog of Goldene.

Chessboard by Alastair Mackie. A logical evolution from his previous set of dices, each chess piece features a single suspended insect; the "white" pieces represented by flying insects and the "black" side by ground based insects. eces.

X-Ray Lamp by Sture Pallarp, the designer take one step further by turning the x-ray films into a beautiful lamp. Have any of your own x-rays laying around the house? Send them to Sture Pallarp and see what he can make for you!!

eBoy has an incredible backlit exhibition of pixel wonderlands in Barcelona at ROJO@artspace

Maria J. Miranda - young talent from Portugal

“Forever is a large videowall installation of endless animations responding to an ever changing soundtrack... will spawn unique audio-visual films every day, forever.” Incredible!

For the launch of the Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse collection this week, LV has produced this limited edition skateboard deck. It comes with the box. Amazing!

fashionary -- a fashion sketchbook is set to launch in early 2009. And let's leave some feedback to help its development and improvement

Wired's roundup - "Our 12 (Or So) Favorite Techy Cartoons of 2008"

Video Game Vending Machines Spotted!

Darling little comic about "finding myths and dreams in unlikely places." Especially love the hand screen printed cover.

On unexpected design... Bukket ~ a gravity driven pocket-sized bong that even comes in a wooden version ~ see the walk through to make sense of the design

Malaysia Airlines amazing ads.

Interesting ship-like interiors at the Berge Guesthouse by Nils Holger Moormann. Backpackers can stay in "‘sleep cells" - essentially rooms designed just for that, with a communal space that includes a library, kitchen and gathering area with a fireplace.

This "LEED Platinum" Gingerbread house by HOK is seriously sweet.

This website shows all of the different recreated illustrations of Alice & Wonderland. Very inspiring.

Australian architect Richard Cole designed the Bluff Farm House, which is located in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia.

Grab your waders, Venice is flooding! Great series of images from The Big Picture.

Bumble and Bumble's Holiday goodies for 2008 are here ~ and i am completely obsessing over the Bandball ~ 100 hair elastics on a Bb branded core perfectly sized not to stretch your hair things out, grooved to hold them in... cool gift boxes too!

Marc Jacobs and Bugaboo produce a stroller together. Unfortunately there are only 15 of these made.

Love the bright legs of the Lotta Kids Chair by Leif.designpark.

RainMan is a decanter by Swedish designer Matilda Sundén Ringnér and it plays with the traditional way of transporting water/wine from container to drinking glass.

Interesting expandable table by Nueva Linea.

Li Xiaofeng designs clothing out of porcelain. Breathtakingly beautiful.

Money Skateboard Deck, by Micah Spear. I want one!
Kick Push/Bling Bling

This video uses a mathematical formula based upon an image Escher did (The Print Gallery), known as the "Droste Effect".

i don't know what it is about octopi but i'm liking this octopus cuff from modcloth.

The "Lean-On" self-standing closet rod, designed by Peter Van de Water for Cascando ~ gorgeously simple ~ also take a look as cascando's other minimalist hanging racks

Body Navigation is an impressive reactive floor projection designed for a dance performance. Collaboration between Ole Kristensen, Jonas Jongejan, choreographer Tina Tarpgaard, and the Recoil Performance Group.

Nomi Chi's Dr. Octopus ~ also check out some of her other amazing sketches

The diverse work of Evgeny Kiselev oscillates between the rigors of symmetry and prolific excess.

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!