Empty white bookshelves placed underground commemorates the book burning of 1933 in Berlin. Memorial by Micha Ullman opened in 1995 in Bebelplatz.

Undoubtedly artistic, this hand tattooed leather chair is made by the Mama Tried studios, run by Scott Campbell, renowned tattoo artist.

"whiteweekendkites" is a group conducting research in architecture through computing and physical installations.

The Nest House by industrial designer Gerard Moliné is just perfect. Designed to have a minimal an impact as possible while being installed, it hangs from the tree with thick tape.

La Higuerita Sports Center by GBGV Arquitectos. A rich interior space, with a nice illumination achieved trough semi translucent blue tinted panels.

$10 worth of Sharpie's and a knack for drawing can go a long way when you have a basement with plain walls.

A Curiously Strong Lumberjack caught in a delicious dilemma as he chops his way to flavor.

Amazing SoCal photographer Scott Chu. Mainly does automotive photography, but had a great collection of other stuff too.

Incredible new exhibition of hidden locations from experimental photographer Andrew Brooks soon to be revealed at Urbis in Manchester. Great looking show and amazing portfolio elsewhere on the site

The American Vice-Presidential Wrestling Letterpress Poster from Yee-Haw featuring Sarah "the Killa from Wazilla" Palin vs. Joe "Foot in the Mouth" Biden and more!!!

PAUL SMITH has taken his love of art all the way to Japan, this weekend unveiling The Wood Show, an exhibition by British artist Richard Woods, at his Paul Smith SPACE shop in Tokyo.

The Moleskine Volant Notebooks with soft cover, come in sets of two with two different shades of the same color except for black. The acid free paper pages re thread-bound with detachable sheets.
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Available in black, blue, green, pink.

The Wohlfahrt-Laymann Residence by Meixner Schlüter Wendt blends old with new via interventions that link the existing to a new outer skin. The old cottage was painted white, separating its past and renewing it as an artifact of its previous self.

OMA's Torre Bicentenario in Mexico City - OMA describes the project as two stacked pyramids. Public programs are located where the two pyramids meet - at 100m, the datum of the surrounding buildings.

The ceramic and porcelain work by Japanese artist Hayashi Shigeki is really impressive. Some figures are made up of over 30 pieces.

Macalula's "Buttom Stool" - inspired by buttons - the perforations in the seat make for a perfect outdoor chair, allowing water to pass through, keeping the seat dry.

Maya Lin at the de Young in San Francisco

The iBangle is Gopinath Prasana's evolution of the iPod - imagining a device that is both iPod and jewelry. The iBangle is a thin aluminum bracelet with a multi-touch track pad.

Absolutely spectacular work from Belgian illustrator Raphael Vicenzi, this piece is from his You and I surrender series.

Poster artist Jason Munn made twenty special edition posters for InSound, and 20 blogs are each giving one away. This is my favorite, nuzzling skulls looks like a butterfly!!!

After folding you'll see a Dutch landscape appear with windmills etc.. very funny! It has no bottom so use a dish or let the table and bowl work together. Beautiful when a lamp or sunlight shines on the bowl

Alfredo Häberli's very lovely Los Bancos Suizos.

Burger King announces the opening of its first "Whopper Bar" | In 2009 the BK debuting a new concept with a cross between restaurant and bar, the "Whopper Bar".

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.”