Beautiful severed head sculptures made of felt! Adam Parker Smith's "Bold As Love" Exhibition happening in NYC right now until January 19th.

We are all made of meat! And so are some of our iconic objects, according to Italian artist Simone Racheli. Here's the chair, but don't miss the other objects

Interview with light artist Chris Levine, creator of this portrait of HM the Q

Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre - genius combinations of silhouettes on old painting visuals... they crack me up.

Great coverage of 100% Tokyo at Designboom ~ check out the new products by CONF ~ this webcam has a case for the cables, and even uses the opening to mount on your monitor

Blaue Blume Lacy Cup made by tina tsang/ undergrowth uk sold from Reiko Kaneko

Oh Joy! Has launched her store ~ Nantaka Joy, and she has some adorable cards and notebooks... "you're pretty awesome"

Sure, self sufficient houses are a dime-a-dozen these days, but I've yet to see one this architecturally stunning both inside and out. The zeroHouse from Specht Harpman.

An imaginary world of pop-up wild beasts feature in this vivid new animation by The People's Republic of Animation. It is the first chapter in a series of six 'supershort' films for Mitsubishi Lancer and Sony Tropfest.

Also designed Busy Beaver buttons the BEST packing tape ever.... you give them all hair cuts when you cut the package open!

This "candle holder" plays with the idea of electricity versus natural light. It's not electric, it's simply a candleholder that is held up by a socket. Unfortunately, not available in the US.

LG did Prada, Motorola did Dolce & Gabbana, apparently the sleek Samsung SGH-P520 is the new Armani Phone

Hector Serrano is an innovative, Spanish product designer who puts a new spin on familiar objects, materials and forms. Check out a few of his projects.

Cool Citroën C1 commercial featuring Rubik's Cube.

Sometimes the giftwrap is far too cool not to notice ~ in the case of Stephen Einhorn Jewelry ~ you can get plaster hearts that the recipient has to break open to get the gift out!

IKEA Vippig SeeSaw for 50$ !

Thorbjørn Ankerstjern: a bit of graphic design coming from Denmark but made in London

Aluminium placemat - take the components out of the middle, slot the together and you have a face to face nightlight holder. By David Louis

Karl Lagerfeld asked 15 artists to create work inspired by the iconic quilted Chanel bag (1955). Hadid’s sculptural building, started after a conversation with him last fall, captures new geometries in design and architecture.

THIS people is precisely why i am attempting (mildly successfully) to be on vacation - "Legally required paid annual leave around the world, in days."

Corriette Schoenarts mixes fashion photography with cartography.

Portland artist/designer Stephanie Simek's Tammy Faye Necklace uses real human hair and sterling silver...and it freaks me out. [Also NotCouture #747]

So many fingerless gloves, so little time. These are just some of the ones I found today! Personally I like the black ones by Generra (check out the post on notcot.com to see 'em!)

This summer, The Royal Parks Foundation, the charity for London's eight Royal Parks, celebrates a new collection of Deckchair Dreams and boasts a host of contributing artists.

this dazzlingly simple cocktail jigger from american designer josh owen was inspired by the japanese tradition of sipping sake from the corner of a box-shaped cup.

Cookie Monsters Green Brother... devours a computer! Gotta love some old school sesame street for a lazy saturday afternoon. Also: should this be the direction for the future of NotVideo?

Whitelabel Interview Magazine: 40 Interviews with german Design Personalities. (in German!)

Man in a box.
The latest work by wladimiro bendandi

Sheep stool - designer: - Hanns-Peter Krafft, 1982 - materials: Real sheep-skin over a body of jute skin filled with wood shavings, with head and legs in solid wood. Ears are made of leather.

"Avatar Machine" by Marc Owens - Mounted camera and HUD gives user a 3rd person view of himself, giving a Second Life feel to First Life. [Editor's Note: omg this is too funny. watch the video - genius!]

I found the Design House Stockholm Carrie baskets in a store, and was even more impressed than with the incredible images of these online! Best bike/shopping basket yet. by Marie-Louise Gustaffsson.

London College of Communication grad Hon Lam Li's Wall Piano turns any wall into a, err, piano

Designed by Sofie Collin & Gustav Lanberg the Carpet Alarm Clock requires a little stomping to shut it off.

NOTCOT for Aural NY : we designed the boxes and colors for their latest line of headphones... the green is my favorite... and maybe the black & white too.

The Dog Cage. A great design to replace the usual, ugly crate. Designed by Peter F. Pracilio for Design GO!

32 Originals is the BMW America's Cup Sail auction. Pieces of the Sails are cut up, framed, and signed, the proceeds going to charity

More new iPhone ads on apple.com

First there was moo for mini cards... now ShineBox for business card booklets (or brochures, or flip book like things?)

Music mind-mapping: Musicovery will not only help you find new music you like, it'll keep your eyes happy in the process. [Editor's Note: prev seen as #2420 - but this view of the browsing was cool]

the ultracube is a shiny-curvy metallic piece of Frank Gehry goodness, available in silver white and black at HellenOnline.

Also from Keetra Dean Dixon ~ a blanket thats as comforting textually as it is physically... "Everything Will Be Ok"

Wallpaper presents Eco Edit this year online, instead of live at the Salone... coming weds they launch their coverage and exclusive collaborations.

SkateChalkBoard ~ by mary and matt

The SmartFish mini-aircraft prototype. It's so gorgeous and sleek! Does that mean maybe they'll actually make it? Please?!

When your fav classic chairs go sk8 ~ Modern Series by Tony Larson for Girl

Rektor has teamed up with Agens, a scandinavian flash design bureau, in order to present the world´s first playable online music video. “Princess” is a completely new way to promote a single.