Brooklyn based José Parlá is set to open his highly anticipated first solo show at the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms (his representing gallery in the UK) on the 10th October.

New fil for Mastercard's "Priceless" campaign.
From McCann NY

Alessi - zucch sugar castor by lisa vincitorio for alessi

wow...amazing, crazy balloon sculptures by Jason Hackenwerth depicting organisms, sea creatures and imaginary monsters.

Thursday saw the doors of Black Rat Press open up for the private view of the new D*Face show entitled “aPOPcalypse Now”

Celine Wright's Lampe O's look like suspended paper bags.

Ivo Vos celebrate the mundane and our neuroses with their Brunch series of consumer products - a bread slicer that allows precision slicing, a toaster that allows you to set the angle for a precise toast catapult to your plate...and more!

Ooooh RayD8 my favorite little glow in the dark mimobot is back in a special colorway for halloween, and limited to 200 8gig pieces!

Emma Smart's D&AD ASDA Lunchboxes - I like the use of the interior of the box to create the sense of a more proper meal.

Max Kerning ~ i actually found this through our own ads, but couldn't stop laughing at how serious this "Max Kerning" is about his type, rambling on about how "clean type is godly type"... hehe

Google Labs adds "mail goggles" to GMail to ask you simple math problems at night and on weekends to prevent you from sending email while intoxicated.

Every item from Zoe Murphy's collection is hand-crafted and unique. By re-working and upcycling mid 20th century furniture Zoe offers a new lease of life to these otherwise forgotten gems.

Veuve Clicquot's Champagne Labels, one of every variation since the 1800's lives in a little book in the VCP Maison de Patrimoine (incredible historical archives) ~ see images of the labels and the space!

Muji is opening MUJI to GO at JFK airport on 10/22 - the first in the USA. The store will offer over 300 household items and 80 apparel items.

Michael Bierut designed a poster for the Democrats’ Artists for Obama initiative. The 40 × 26 inch poster features a new name for each of the fifty states, each set in a bright color in the candidate’s now familiar Gotham typeface.

In celebration of its 20th anniversary in October, Martin Margiela is part of a new exhibition showing this month in Antwerp. The exhibit focuses on the subversive design aesthetic which sets Margiela in a class by itself.

Grenade Art have invited US graffiti artist Revok for a show at their Kensington home from October 16 - November 20. After the jump check out a few examples of what this talented chap is capable of.

Tokyo-based architect Keiichi Irie does with a color in mind.

Appealing (and very complex) information graphic designed by Pablo Thomas, a former student of the design program I'm currently attending in Seattle.

Interesting graphic work by Lo Siento Studio. Their portfolio is worth a look.

James Gulliver Hancock's Super series - a set of sculptures exploring altered perception and extension.

Allyson Mellberg has a new show, "Do Little", opening at Cinders Gallery on 10/10 in Brooklyn. "Do Little" references the doctor of the same name and is a "jab at our general public's apathy towards increasingly important environmental issues."

Incredible forum thread of images of disassembled Canon lenses

B&B Italia's Terminal 1 Daybed - Designed by Jean Marie Massaud (2008) ~ is gorgeous, although definitely need to try it to see about comfort

ornithology and art from the new york times. excerpts from "Birds: The Art of Ornithology" by Johnathan Elphick and "Egg and Nest" by Rosamond Purcell, Linnea S. Hall and René Corado

Love today's Penny Arcade ~ i totally need a beta whisperer!

Fonzies Be Original contest 2008 ~ vote for your favorite package design!

The interior of the new Inamo restaurant in London by Blacksheep Design.

Oooh the Asus Eee PC is getting an aesthetic update? Sleeker AND light as a feather? Tempting stuff... Here's a leaked image of the upcoming S101!

comet dust, red fluorescing fish and fungal catapults are just a part of this week in science.

Louis XIII Cognac and Christophe Pilet ~ the latest luxury design collaboration: a crystal glass, a silver illuminated serving platter, a crystal candleholder and a display case.

Curious about the mini-underwater studios David Doubilet used for those nudibranch photos in NatGeo? My dad runs into one on a dive trip in Manado... see close ups and underwater pics!

FAQ42
They don’t make things in order to create art, nor is it engineering or research in a classical way. They basically do things because they like doing them.

30 classic rockers that burnt brightest from 1972-82 featured on one tee. Test your knowledge of the 70’s music scene. Can you guess them all?

Great 50's and 60's photography from Elliott Erwitt.

In Japan the Nintendo DSi was announced. The DS Lite was already a beauty, but this is even nicer. Comes in black and white and features two cameras, one on the inside, one on the outside.

b-boys - paintings of old school breakdancers on cardboard, linoleum, and other types of flooring by Ward Jenkins

Melody Wolf is a metalsmith in Northside, a community in Cincinnati, and owner and operator of Olive Branch metals. The piece includes sterling silver and peacock feathers arranged in a dramatic runway necklace

Charlie Kratzer of Kentucky covered every square inch of wall space in his basement with his own sharpie art.

The Soap reel - After 6 and a half years we have finally condensed everything into a 2.5 minute reel with around 78 months of work!

"Plastered On The Street" by Robert Edmonds, The book documents just a few of the hundreds of posters he's designed and illustrated over the years. Include The Raveonettes, Snow Patrol, The White Stripes, The Bravery, The Cure, Flaming Lips, Ray Davies, etc.

Bob Staake designs the most recent cover of The New Yorker, using Mac OS7 and Photoshop 3.0, both released in 1991.

A deceptively effective coat rack. What appears to be a random construction is in fact a carefully composed arrangement of dowels that achieve maximum effectiveness for hanging and exceptional strength.

Tom Raffield's gorgeous Ash Pendant lamps feature a delicate steam-bent shade constructed entirely from locally sourced strips of FSC-certified English Ash.

Vintage matchbook covers.

Tuath na Mara earned MacGabhann Architects the Royal Irish Architects Institute’s Best House and Public Choice Awards this summer. Stunning house in a stunning surrounding.