What recession? From 10/25 through 01/06, guests can pay to stay overnight at the Guggenheim in artist Carsten Höller's Revolving Hotel Room. Actually, considering where you're sleeping, the $259 - $799 price tag doesn't seem so bad. Sadly, it's sold out.

Eco-friendly letterpress calendar for 2009. Sweet critters letterpressed in 9 soy-based inks on 100% cotton (tree-free!) paper.

General Mills recently redesigned a few of their cereal brands - Count Chocula, Boo Berry, and Franken Berry. I like the clean design and the close-up of the characters.

Zaha Hadid's Chanel Pavilion comes to NYC's Central Park, open until November 9th.

vampire bats are just one of the nyt's featured phlebotomists (yes, thats a blood sucker).

Love this amazing section through an elephant shaped structure. It was drawn by Charles-François Ribart in 1758.

The UK-based, Freshwest, showed this table at Tent London. Pool Table is made from 50mm acrylic with miniature diving board, reflected and refracted light in such a way that it resembled the depth and hue of an actual swimming pool.

Place Tile ~ like place cards, but ceramic tile you can write on with dry erase markers... reusable, and gorgeously gift wrapped in a tiffany colored box

The Louis XV Commode by Axis FormLAB is a twist on the traditional chest of drawers. It comes in three variations - plywood, mdf and acrylic. The acrylic one would be my choice since the commode would essentially read as a line drawing.

Shelby Supercars has announced that it plans to trump the Tesla Roadster and all other competitors by building the world’s fastest electric car, the Ultimate Aero EV.

Starwars ABC with beautiful Illustrations from tweedlebop

I want my sunset now. The viewer adjusts the rising and setting of the sun at their own desired speed. Via vvork.com

3 in 1 Font by Marcus Schaefer. Turn the letters around to change the typeface and find reams of random fonts between the given ones.

Chanel Gun Shoes, by Karl Lagerfeld and Laurence Decade, worn by Madonna

While watching Chuck tonight, i was smitten by the black/white/green decor and furniture picks - check out the headboard!

Forza Mare Hotel is located in Montenegro. at the shore of the Bay of Kotor. All off the rooms are completely different inspired by: Africa, India, Dubai, Japan and China...

“By writing thousands of protest letters every year, Amnesty International Malaysia has played a role in freeing dozens of political prisoners. But really, it’s just a drop in the ocean. There are still dozens more still being wrongfully imprisoned for their opinions.find out how you can help, log on to http://www.aimalaysia.org/ to become a freedom writer. Amnesty International. Write for freedom.”

Partical Zoo ~ because it's got a fun site design, and what is a more perfect gift than quarks and antiparticles?

Opto-isolator is a truly creepy piece of art that makes eye contact and mimics blinking. Gotta love those eyes.

Incase slider cases in metallics ~ right on trend, and oh so tempting (change them with each outfit?)

Katrin Olina creates “fantastical worlds of multilayered imagery and ethereal characters.”

Light Blubs From Pieke Bergmans - Paris

A sports and culture centre in Copenhagen by Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter. The new building is a literal extension of the old one, as the pavillions seem to be extruded from the old masonry walls.

This waterfall installation located in the Canal City Hakata shopping complex in Fukuoka, Japan can form intricate patters using water sprayed from hundreds of nozzles that are precisely controlled by computers.

No wonder the architects named this the White Apartment. Located in Romania, by Parasite Studio. Sleek interiors.

Gunwook Nam’s Human Pump is a clever solution to the world’s water crisis that captures kinetic energy generated from human foot traffic and uses it to power a system of pumps that bring fresh drinking water to the surface...

ImageSynth - It’s the ultimate organic pattern making tool for creating infinitely tileable images.

White Cave by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier. A concrete volume that adapts to the topography. The house looks silent to me, as a stone placed on a quiet landscape.

New Media School: Morphogenesis of School Typologies - The morphogenetic school typology is initiated by the study of school types and layout, and the comparison between gothic and modern architecture.

Mail Merge for creative Sharkproject which is an initiative to raise awareness about the threat of extinction of sharks.

Concepts for a new skincare line.

dreaming of lucid living: amazing animation work by miwa matreyek. her use of video projection plus live performance is absolutely magical.

Roger Numbers is the new animated host for a daily morning web newscast created by GOOD magazine...

Beautiful illustration work by Kooshinni (student at Central Saint Martins)

Feather eyelashes are part of the trend in Japan thanks to the Tokyo Lash Bar.

Boom-de-ah-dah, boom-de-ah-dah...From the top of the world to its molten lava rivers and its deepest oceans, "The World Is Just Awesome" celebrates the love of the planet we all have and the spirit of Discovery.

Great package design work from embroidery artist Ruben Trelles.

Digital artist Alexia Sinclair mixes history, photography and illustration to create "The Regal Twelve", a series about powerful historical women

Very funny, spot-on parody of financial services-type advertising. [Editor's Note: this makes me want ribs...]

Architectural and design photographer Jeff Herron documented the new KNOLL showroom in downtown Miami.

World Class Gyms in Stockholm, Sweden used a several caricature artists in various places and offered free portraits to passersby. What they got back is what they might look like if they really used the facilities at the new gym.

YouTube has launched “The Screening Room”, which is a platform for short films from around the world to find the audiences they deserve.

PaperMonster’s work is based around women in various states of shock, fear, or wonder. Every canvas is its own story.

Lebron James teams with Ralph Lauren’s Purple Label Division on this limited edition signed basketball. 100% of net proceeds will benefit the LeBron James Family Foundation.

Typography and design experiments by brazilian art director Tiago Marcondes.

Squeezing out a space for a car on a tiny land is one of the most important tasks when designing a house in urban Japan. A nice design by Akira Yoneda.