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.

Sneak Preview of BACKYARD: Pancho Tolchinsky and Catalina Estrada ~ Cati's mesmerizingly beautiful digital illustrations layered on the backyard photography of Pancho are just magical!

Véra Nováková creates metal jewelry with an organic feel - fingerprints, wood grains, etc are imprinted into her pieces.

Since they are constantly exposed to the sun, solar power satellites could provide the earth with a continuous stream of 5-10 gigawatts of energy each.

Interview with Dyna Moe, the woman behind the popular MAD MEN desktop & iphone wallpapers, prints, & icon sets.

Police in Mexico find private zoo at drug cartel's party house - from panthers to albino tigers to lions ~ they certainly looked like they were living a luxurious lifestyle... check out the slideshow

New installation from James Jarvis at Nike London.

Eduardo Berlin Razmilic's House 2 in Santiago, Chile. The house is excavated into the site, with the main facade appearing to be only 11.5 feet above street level.

Illustrations by Jim Mahfood

Anna Geslev studio came up with a fun and colorful project for igloo ice cream.

I am digging the very simple packaging by Due Mani Non Bastano for Pandora Design's cutlery (post 6429).

natural urbano, mexican designer, shows us granizo (hail) amazing table/sculpture

The Minox Agent M DSC DigitalSpyCam is a tiny digital camera - only 3.14" x 1.14" x 0.79". At 5 megapixels, it's a good little portable camera.

It's oyster eating season! Raw, fried, or smoked it all adds up to delicious. This Wellfleet Oyster Print honors this tasty time of year.

Great branding and packaging of McCraw's Confections by Craig Skinner.

City Escape illustration by Rozefire.

The Seoul Design Olympiad fuses together in 3-weeks a great mix of culture, architecture, graphic, culinary, product, industrial, fashion and textile design. Here are some highlights in photos...

Japanese brand Ambush presents the Beeeeethoven jewelry series. Hilarious!

The Big Picture covers World Animal Day. The narwhal is a crazy mammal.

Champion Graphics's cover design for a Monster Children notebook, produced by Penguin.

Cemal Okten's I ♥ VEGETABLES : Part IIA project - a project that explores our connection to food, desiring to bring the process of farming vegetables into the home. The final product is a selection of vases which support the growth of vegetables.

First REAL NOTCOT Video (in HD even)! We've seen the pics of Banksy's Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill, and some mediocre youtubes... since i couldn't go, we've commissioned Seth Brau to make a film to show us all the details and the full experience!

Lia Halloran- Photography exhibition at the Fredric Snitzer in Miami. The Light that is captured in the photograph, is the patterns she creates when she is skateboarding. Simply beautiful!

Bee Cool ~ a Liqurious Original by Anita ~ because we really are silly enough to take on a dare to invent a drink inspired by yogurt flavors.