Crafters.org cleverly rifted wry humor into their logo designs. I love how they pair brilliant copy with vintage-styled graphics.

Artist Milan Heger launches 'Artifacts'. A new collection of luxury eco-friendly furniture finally available to the general public!

"Give Up" by Seattle Artist Karl Addison - Closes August 4th 2009 - Retrofit Homes - Seattle, 1419 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA

Diana's new Lomography attachment lets you print instant film from your camera, just like old Polaroids!

An Art Reception Saturday night at Copro Gallery, Featuring "Monster?" and "Beautiful Imprefections."

Artist Matt Root Joins Wanderlust.

For his Degree 2009 Project, Designer Elijah Stillson decided to do something for his ilk. He designed a mask that is comfortable to work in, while modeling his works.

Umbrella Chandelier by Shelly Sabel have been installed at two separate shows in 2009. They look simply divine!

Setsu and Shinobu Ito's new project - Swa - a cell dedicated to individual relax.

Fiat Open Lounge - Milano -Italy. New temporary Lounge sponsored by FIAT. Project: Antimeridian Design Consultancy

Olivia Frølich is an up and coming fashion photographer working out of Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

A look at the abandoned Lebow Clothing Factory in Baltimore, MD, with assistance from a fisheye lense.

An interview with sculptor Ron van der Ende.

Iowa States Solar Decathlon House will fare well this year with custom designed furniture by ISU students. It's modular chairs made from maple, red gum, and recycled seat belts turn into chairs, end tables, and footstools with storage.

Spore gives a touch of originality and lightness to the location. Design by Massimo Iosa Ghini.

French architects Polaris proposal for the ORDOS 100 project. A complex house, with beautifully illustrated concept renderings.

British design student Ryan Skelley's take on the iconic 1925 Sunbeam that set the land speed record (hence the LSR monaker) is simply breathtaking.

Shannon Taggart's Nuns photo series: guaranteed to make you smile.

With a title like "Shots of to-die-for loft living" how can you resist? That bed looks divine right now...

Freshly back from Singapore ~ back to the real world now... here are some fun looks at the gorgeous views flying from Singapore to LA!

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.

a little perspective with Schott's Stimulus Simulator ~ you need to see that tiny image in its full sized form to fully understand.

"Little New York" from photography duo Nick & Chloe...big city, bigger kids.

Two words: absolute booklust. Jovencio de la Paz has come out with an entirely Vegan friendly series of notebooks. Vegan leather, soy waxed linen thread and some sexy spine shots? Ohh what more can a girl ask for.

Selected projects by Colombian architects Paisajes Emergentes. This practice takes landscape architecture way beyond. Nice renderings and representation!

Creative and effective action to encourage the examination to detect breast cancer, developed by McCann Erickson Portugal

LU∞ is a collection of hand blown Murano chandeliers.
It shapes within a square, perfectly natural power balance.

Light up your lungs by Courage Índia.
A leading NGO, to come up with a unique device that vividly demonstrated the harm smoking can do.

Art producer Mothership produced this piece of art 'graffitibriljant' in Rotterdam (NL). The artists are the young illustrators Transister.

A Superhero Supply Store has opened up in Brooklyn. The latest of the 826 Nationals ~ (time travel mart, pirate supply store, etc tutoring spaces!)

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

Would you eat this if it showed up on your plate? A restaurant specializing in live octopus as well as other Seoul eats.

Japanese sneaker brand Onitsuka Tiger celebrates its 60th anniversary with "Zodiac Race." Created by PandaPanther, video tells the Japanese legend of how animals raced to earn their places on the zodiac calendar.

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

Swedish A2 designers has released their first furniture line under their own name. Clean and pretty classic modern Scandinavian look.
All furniture is produced in Sweden.

blow up by BSC architecture is a finalist to MoMA/P.S.1 competition, their design consisting on inflatable structures representing clouds to shade the courtyard

The Waterpod is a futuristic floating eco-habitat that makes extensive use of renewable energy and recycled materials.

The International Convention Center (CICCM) features a unique cylindrical building facade lined with solar panels and concave curves that suffuse its interiors with daylight... and will house an extensive rainwater catchment system.

With February just around the corner, we thought it important to mention that Estevan Oriol will soon be presenting a photographic retrospective in ‘This is Los Angeles.’

Eat your clams perfectly with the Clam Ram.

Retro 1971 cook book - Cucina con Amore - by Sophia Loren. Cooking aside, this is THE ultimate 1970's style inspiration.

The Rivy Ng Keymaster ~ makes me think it's for the luxurious gym teacher in your life...

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.

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

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #25: The fourth giveway from our sponsor, Seagate! Here is the FreeAgent Desk for Mac (yes, that means FireWire 800!!!) in a massive 1 terabyte of space!

The new Granada Science Park by spanish architects Ferrater + Jimenez Brasa features amazing interior spaces, flooded with natural light. The exterior is a complex topography that blends with the surrounding mountains.