The ‘Lotus’ room, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects is currently on view during the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale. Today some photos from THE REAL THING, by the photographer Luke Hayes are available for your eyes only!

Interesting new mash-up from the 16 year old who started his own environmental group. Allows kids in New York to adopt buildings and campaign to convert them to low energy lighting solutions.

Bobby Neel Adams, an american photographer, uses photography to explore the human body and the aging process.In this work, Family Tree, he explores also the semblance between parents and their children.

Colab Eyewear is an Australian company who collaborate with leading mixed-media artists on ultra-stylish and highly collectible shades.

Times bookstore – the first flagship store opens in Indonesa. 100,000 books can be found on shelves arranged in a meandering, maze-like pattern or chill out at the indoor garden!

Tokyoflash have just released the latest distinctive wrist watch in its ongoing quest to bring us some of the most novel digital watches out there

if you've ever had your lunch stolen, you know the the frustration it causes. Anti-Theft Lunch Bags are regular sandwich bags that have green splotches printed on both sides. After your sandwich is placed inside, no one will want to touch it.

New York visual design shop Trollbäck + Company has designed four series of limited edition campaign buttons supporting Barack Obama. They're giving them away for free... while they last. Which won't be long.

Some really precise leather and velvet sculptures by Peeta artist from Venice Italy exclusively for FiveTen Gallery in Oakland CA

Really cool screen prints by Spanish Artist Jorge Ortiz. He is also very good at documenting how he does it so be sure to check out the blog

Each spring and autumn fashion house Filippa K designs a mug for Swedish Rörstrand. The motif on the autumn 2008 season's new Filippa K mug recalls the girly punk bands of the early 1970s.

Interview with Tad Carpenter, awesome poster artist (with tons of mix & match monsters!!!).

From graphic subject to graphic object : the exhibition in Brussels shows contemporary practices of graphic design around a common theme, object.

Peel... the new spot for NikeLab... created by W+K Tokyo... produced by A52... inspired in Neill Blomkamp’s Evolution spot...

Damien Hirst is shattering expectations and boggling minds despite an imploding Wall St.

Pretty TV ad for Getty Los Angeles Gallerie. "Getty. It stays with you"

Whimsical and fun illustrations by Maia Valenzuela.

Just pick your pine, porcupine!
A playful toothpick holder, designed by Rafael Morgan and managed by Studio Mango.
Produced and sold by Suck Uk.

Light Cage is a hanging light designed by Jocelyn Deris for La Corbeille. This new lamp exists in 2 sizes : diam 30 – height : 50 cm price 190 € / diam 50 – height 80 cm – price 345 €.

A beautiful chair created by Bottega Veneta and produced by Poltrona Frau. Love it!

A series of nine photographs depicting a moment before a life changing decision.

North Korean Propaganda Posters by David Heather and Koen De Ceuster - an interesting book that displays a collection of North Korean propaganda posters.

Beautiful bottle design by BVD for Blossa. A new, limited edition bottle of glögg is released every year.

Love the cantilevered portion of the new addition to the Museum of Photography in Charleroi, Belgium, by l'Escaut.

Ekobo mixes ecology and design with their new line of bamboo tableware.

Amazing photographs of Hurricane Ike on Boston.com's The Big Picture.

Kind of silly, but worth mentioning anyway - Thwart Design's Tools for Dying, a tongue-in-cheek variation of DWR's Tools for Living products.

Hello there, pretty little PLAY Mouse. Designed by Hacoa.

Interesting Case Study section on Instil Productions new website that shows how an image comes together.

Stacey Lee Webber, a sculptor/metalsmith artist in Chicago, really knows how to make her money work!

Nacionale is the portfolio of freelance designer/illustrator Doug Alves. Born in Sou Paulo, Brazil.

Nice photographic coverage of the Australian Pavilion at the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale by Designboom.

More from Ontwerpduo (post 13903) - I love the detail of the wood joint in this aptly named project, Joints.

The WAW coat stand by Michael Bihain, made out of lacquered steel.

Herzog & de Meuron began construction of a 57-story residential luxury tower in New York. Another skyscraper for the Manhattan Skyline. It will also feature an Anish Kapoor sculpture on street level.

If things get a little quieter today ~ it's because toyota is finally opening their Calty Design Studio doors to press... and put me up at the breathtaking Montage Laguna Beach for tonight.

Some really good work from the brazilian Illustrator/Designer Danilo Rinaldini

How to fight a mountain lion and other funny signs to make sure you get along with nature.

Really beautiful. To promote Red Bull’s upcoming F1 race in Singapore, AixSponza Motion Design recreated part of the island nation’s pristine downtown area and staged a virtual high-speed test lap starring Mark Webber...

because you don’t have to be green… to be green…
a solution takes shape in the form of one color...
the green song... the new spot for MTV Switch... created by 180 Amsterdam...

Gotta love dutch architects with their radical proposals. This is the House Baetens, designed by JagerJanssen architecten.

Colorstrology (from PANTONE) formatted for the iPhone. You get a color to go with your horoscope! Kinda scary how accurate they are...

California architect Greg Lynn won a Golden Lion for best Installation Project at the Vienna Architecture Bienalle last weekend for his recycled toy furniture.

"Just a moment" clock by FLUKE. Hours, Minutes, and Seconds each have their own hand and their own space...