Oded Ezer talks about one of his latest beautiful typography experiments, “The Finger” at TypoBerlin 2008. “The Finger” is best viewed in a video which shows the complexity of the piece, some of which isn’t as visible in 2-D representation.

New works by Dan May, Nathan Spoor and Brandi Milne at CoproNason Gallery opening June 7th. Previews are up and are looking good!

This floating sauna is soon to be installed at the Fakriken Furillen, an amazing hotel created at the site of an abandoned limestone quarry on Sweden's largest island, Gotland. And it's right on the beach, facing the Baltic Sea. Awesome.

Killer London street artist Slinkachu, famous for "Little People", is at it again with his latest project "Inner City Snail".

Nine-0 Swivel Armchair by Ettore Sottsass - the last piece to be designed by this legendary designer before his death on 12/31/07 - it is being produced in his classic olivetti typewriter valentine red. Only at DWR!

An incredibly fun new book in honor of the 35th Anniversary of Wacky Packs. The book has an introduction by Art Spiegelman.

Whoa. Sex sells. "Sensation" is an extremely unsubtle new French Schweppes ad from FFL Paris and Stink.

Part of Mathieu Lehanneur's brilliant design for Paris' Flood restaurant is 100-litre aquariums filled with micro algae that release fresh oxygen into the air while people are eating.

the Spirit House Chandelier and donated by Swarovski, will be installed on the staircase between two levels inside the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto

Ultra high resolution zoomable panorama of San Francisco at night using the google maps engine.

Inspired by the sea and surrounding scrub oak forest Architecture Research Office has design this modern beach house that updates New England’s rich traditions with glass, zinc, and an original clapboard siding scheme

Baby Car Logos | Dentsu Brazil's campaign for Minichamps.

Keep fresh or suffocate? | Campaign of Oman Economic Review magazine, against the use of plastic bags of Polypropylene.

New Pepsi Football spot created by Glassworks where people were interviewed and asked the question: "What would happen in your ideal Pepsi ad?" See what they got!

CityScape, an urban installation by Arné Quinze in Brussels.

Beautiful destruction/sculpturing of books by Nicholas Jones ~ check out this great interview with him by design files.

Optimizing passive solar gain and using untreated local wood are just a few of the ways that this sustainable home on Lake Laka in Poland has earned the moniker CO2 saver.

A round up of the ©Murakami exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum as well as video of Murakami from the press conference.

Grand Theft Auto on Legos!

Moco Loco has an adorable pic of Sitting Chairs by Lucas Maassen is part of the Design and the Elastic Mind Exhibition at MoMA

Inky illustrations by London based Designer (originally from Bangkok), Pomme Chan

AdCoffee | Logos in your coffee in the morning!

Hustler of Culture ~ how did this blog not make it on my radar until now?!?! It's been around since 2004, and i love the name. Cool Hunters, Trend Hunters, none sound nearly as sweet as being the Hustler.

Mathematical Society of Traffic Flow in Japan replicated traffic jams that occur for no reason on a circular test track. Fun video of the jam propagating backwards like a shock wave.

Nightvision Glasses from Tag Heuer! To improve your night driving...

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining ~ from the Keep Calm and Carry On guys... limited ed of 100, Metallic silver ink printed on 175gsm "Smoke" paper.

"Somebody lives with HIV. Nobody wants to play with him. Be like nobody." Great ads with a great message from the advertising agency JWT Mexico.

Sudoku not challenging enough anymore? Then try your hand at the Sudoku Puzzle Cube.

Ceramic Wall Heater concept for home use. The main problem is its similarity to the inner blocks of usual conditioner, but we’ve made all possible to avoid it and designed it vertically ~ by Anvos Design

Pivot, by Shay Alkalay. The coolest table on two legs! The drawers tilt open, instead of sliding out.

Even youtube got into the holiday logo game... perhaps google influence?

Design Sponge guest blogger, Ronda: She's covering local artists, designers and all things Scottish. The photo "floating heads" sculptures in the newly refurbished Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow.

Angus Hutcheson makes lamps from silk worm chrysalises, and to full understand how bizarre that is up close... check out some pictures from when i saw them in person last week!

Video lovers rejoice! The world's largest metrics network released Scope 2.1 for advertisers and agencies allowing them to track content across multiple video platforms and now position content to certain audiences.

The first in a series of shows conceived by CITIZEN:Citizen to explore how we value the objects in our life. Design is everywhere but what does it mean to us.

Casa Mar Azul by Argentinian BAK Arquitectos is like a bunker mixed with the stylish lines of a modern prefab house. Love the raw concrete and no fuzz furniture.

I spent a bit of time on Seletti's website, thanks to e-cool's post #8098. Their World Dinnerware series includes some of my favorites: New York, Tokyo, Venice, Rome, Paris and London.

Mr Clement's Petit Lapin figurine is finally available. Love their cozy yellow and orange scarves, but what's the story behind the letter and the knife?

Would you like to design the UK jacket for Jeff Howe's Crowdsourcing book? Have a go here to CoverSourcing.

Joshua Ben Longo's cuddly but curious creations are a must-see. With felt wool monster rugs , furry monsters that have anatomically correct bums & more. The above pic is of the Longoland booth at Brooklyn Design 07

Herringbone Houses, by Allison Brooks Architects. Two houses in South London, that get their name after their cladding.

Who knew that great tasting chocolate could come from Scotland? It doesn't hurt that Kchocolât makes their chocolate look great either...

iBox is an incredible hadcrafted sound system for iPod and Mp3 player. You can choose type of wood, colors and accessories.

Nice handmade USB LED lamp made of apple wood by unckel

Love it or hate it looks.... But by god it works! 115 DECIBELS - AirZound!

Burton and toy manufacturer Kidrobot got together to create a snowboard for this winter season - looks great! I cannot wait to ride this baby down the mountain!