Owned and designed by architects Ana Cecilia and Alfred Quezada, is this home in the Middle Ridge neighborhood of Mill Valley, California.

Artist Pamela Sunday's sculptures evoke sea monsters, asteroids, seeds and all forms of nature.

The Embassy Of Finland In Tokyo, by Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Ltd. This is a first prize in the architectural competition arranged by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Sam Weber's paintings are rich in colour, and full of emotion. He paints a dark world of vampires and demons, yet sustains an elegant, classical feel to his illustrations.

Fairytales by California photographer Emily Nathan...so sweet and dreamy.

Simple yet incredible poster design by The Silent Giants

Loving this Flat Clutch Bag from Nateve Original.

Watchmaker Ulysse Nardin's Chairman cellphone with a built in fingerprint scanner and powered by a kinetic rotor like an automatic watch.

Nordwesthaus on Lake Constance, Suiss

NOTCOT/CHROME GIVEAWAY! Two chances to win the Chrome Bag of your choice... i still love my old messenger bag from them ~ complete with seatbelt buckle/straps, secret pocket, and it's weatherproof!

This beautiful house with direct view on Lake Hollywood combines glass and stone in an elegant and luxurious finish.

Combining two Dutch traditional trades into one centerpiece. The Delfsblue vases are broken vases, combining the broken vases with Dutch basketry it becomes an all Dutch centerpiece.

Here is a nice illustration from the online portfolio of Virginie Maillard. She is a young french independent graphic artist and illustrator.

London from above, at night. Photographs by Jason Hawkes.

It's fun to explore the Macallan Distillery grounds and see all the beautiful photographs of Rankin.

Today we visited the Danish designduo Claydies, and got to see how they produce the Blend bowl for the New Danish Modern collection

“Meet Minoru, meaning ‘Reality’ in Japanese, the World's first 3D webcam.

Ring Flash ~ expodisc has a nice ring flash adapter that slips right onto your usual flashes like the Canon 580EX

Jason Bell captures Kate Beckinsale as first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the 2009 Inauguration issue of Capitol File.

Eat your clams perfectly with the Clam Ram.

The Surf House by XTEN Architecture is the ideal home for a surfer. The cut on the volume generates a nice terrace on the upper level.

Designboom wishes all a happy new year with Fred Butlers amazing eyelash shot... wow.

The Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Canada by HBBH Architects is a delicate piece of architecture, covers the British Columbia landscape, featuring the longest rammed earth wall on...earth.

DIY touchscreen synthesizer

Burton Machen is a photographer documenting urban decay in his "Urban Evolution New Orleans" series.

Stefan Diez's 404 F Chair is made from molded plywood. Nice, simple form.

9 spectacular architecture projects for a pilgrims route in Mexico. Delicate concrete works over the landscape. Projects by Ai Wei Wei, Alejandro Aravena, HHF, Tatiana Bilbao and more.

'Sorplefui' concept of house -under superficial- from Andrea Pontalto

Karl Zahn's Pallet Mirror - made of reclaimed shipping pallets. The scars on the lumber tell a story of its travels. While the form is reminiscent of old Victorian french mirrors, its origin is far from gold leaf.

Hamburger Panda has some fun prints in her Seabots series.

Gift Guide: Flora & Fauna ~ its all nature inspired/related and slightly random ~ but fun gift ideas none the less!

Quirky jewelry by Natural Historie - love this cloisonne deer on a strand of pearls.

Dog Photo Booth - "A personal project by photographer Sharon Montrose who is smitten with dogs and photobooth strips" ~ Gorgeous.

UK based architects and designers SHH have designed and branded a new three-storey, 50,000 square foot, 300 seat restaurant in Bahrain called Nu Asia.

This 2009 Desk Calendar filled with drawings of imaginary vacations will help you imagine far off places while being strapped to your desk.

Awesome package design for "By Killian" fragrance by Sophie Matisse

"Word's Aren't Always Meant To Be Read." The popular poster is now available as a t-shirt from Ugmonk.

Lovely work done by Tjep in a public space in Holland, the Amstel Train Station... see also www.lsworks.eu

J.R. Watkin's natural cleaning products with gorgeous packaging.

NATHAN OTA has a new vinyl toy. His artwork transcends well to this platform. Incredible!

At Spring Mountain ski area, in Schwenksville, PA, you can catch a glimpse of the fall foliage up close in the canopy.

The Design Museum, London is showing a great Alan Aldridge retrospective, the psychedelic illustrator of the 60's and designer of the Beatle's famous Lyric book, Rolling Stones and Elton John album covers.

Sa Dingding is not your average pop star. She sings in several languages including Mandarin, Sanskrit, Tibetan, a near-extinct tongue Laghu, as well an imaginary self created language to evoke the emotions in her songs.

Wine Stopper USB Memory Drive
Luxury! Testy! Stylish...
You can feel and get it from your electronic device.

This tree stump vase is hand-carved from reclaimed wood. The simple, elegant design brings nature back into the home in this functional vessel.

Chris Ruhe's Sahara Stool, a flexible, wood stool.