PUNGA & SMITH will be releasing a couple of new items at Salone Satellite in Milan this month - including this little guy. A felt bear skin rug with brass skull.

teppei kaneuji's first solo exhibition 'melting city/ empty forest' at yokohama museum of art, japan

Vintage Porsche Posters

Absolutely love this Boombox and Mix Tape themed wedding invitation set designed by Adam Ramerth and printed by Studio On Fire.

Tadaomi Shibuya's use of straight lines and shadows transcends into some really original artwork. He creates a perfect sense of balance with his geometric patterns.

Entitled, Silver Paintings, architect and urban designer, Zaha Hadid will be showcasing her works in a new medium.

The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs - flickr set of images from a stay during their soft opening.

Peter Waltz's house-shaped light fixtures put a whole new spin on the saying "leaving the light on at home."

speaking about pushing it to the next level, here is Julien Breton's work aka Kaalam , it's all about light and calligraphy. WOW

Mark Clarke, a 3D narrative artist, inspired by historical and seemingly discouraging tales of scurvy and malaria, created a series of charming cabinets that convey stories of medicinal misfortune - with both sad and happy endings.

Love this pic of the Sony A900 Shell from Stephen Shankland over at CNET ~ more pics in the slideshow too!

Meet Memory, a unique armchair designed by Danish designer Ole Jensen.

Super cute squirrel wallpaper ~ from aimee wilder

President Obama unveiled new stimulus logos designed by Mode Project. We are thinking they look a little like fake logos from a movie, but I guess that's not bad considering it's the Federal Government.

Poster Boy cuts up MoMA's Subway Ads.

Atmospheric Optics by Megan Jenkinson @ Stills Gallery

On the subject of library stools: Buzzispace makes felt out of recycled PET bottles, and uses it for screens and other objects, including these colourful covers for library and office stools.

COW PR UK website - What a place. Would'nt we all love to dissapear into that field. Lovely 3D and illustration combine to make a memoreable browsing experience.

the 'kanteleen kutsu' fabric by sanna annukka depics forest animals - birds squirrels, bears ~ part of the Marimekko 09 collection!

Coat hook: A simple metal strap with an unimpressive winding off can be transformed into an elegant double loop, held together at the intersection and mounted to the wall with a standard screw and washer.

Kit Kat Bench!

I love Core77 Book Reviews ~ Book Review: The L.A. Earthquake Sourcebook, designed by Stefan Sagmeister and edited by Gloria Gerace

Religious buildings have been historically a sandbox for innovative architecture. The Prayer Chapel in Phoenix by debartolo architects is a good example of this, with a very delicate arrangement of materials and volumes for a fest of light.

The Metabolic Media designed by Loop.Ph. Woven and modular architectural structure used as a lightweight solution for growing food plants in small spaces without soil.

Multi - touch table installation by Los Angeles designers Nikolai Cornell, Sebastian Bettencourt, and Jonathan Jarvis

Miniwiz took a cue from fast food burger packaging when designing the prototype packaging for their new Solarbulbs ~ also see their use of cardboard in packaging of the new miniNotes too!

Kim Jakobsen To is a great London based photographer working in fashion and fine art.

Amazing skull bathtub over flow from London based Stephen Einhorn.

Installation by Chris Burden for the LACMA on Wilshire Blvd. in...LA. The effect of the 202 restored cast-iron street-lamps is magical.

Gallery 1988's January show sounds incredible ~ "Under the Influence: An Official Tribute to Beastie Boys" - 100 participating artists

Famous faces masks from Cox & Cox!! (Unfortunately they are sold out!)

Damien Lopez has two awesome diagrams of the Evolution of Game Controllers ~ one on the console standards and one on portable systems

Gift Guide: Indulge Those Vices!!! This one is about luxury, pleasure, indulgence and basically enjoying life...

Trailer for the new Ghostbusters Video Game looks just fantastic!

Design a Wallpaper for Nalden.net inspired by PayPal and win 500 euro + an Adobe CS4 Web Premium package. Submit your design in the Flickr Pool!

Ring in the New Year with SuperKonductor's Lotsa Dots Calendar! This unique calendar is screenprinted by hand in a limited quantity on 100# French Paper. $25 (shipping incl. in the U.S.)

Alien spacecraft or a renewably powered Alpine capsule concept? Hmmmm.

Magasin asked Normann Copenhagen to make their version of the Nutcracker soldier as part of a charity project helping the Danish red cross. SO CUTE! Such a pity it cracked...

If your loved ones are into something a little more sinister this christmas,artist Richard 'french' Sayer has some new prints and originals up at Vetika. Indulge in the darkside.

Taxidermy art from Toifu - hunting trophy wall decals.

Sir X paints a rendition of Pablo Picasso bombing. Doesn't get much better than this.

two strapped pieces of bent plywood make this chair, designed by ricardo garza marcos

Yesterday was the Paris Photo 08's private view at Le Carrousel du Louvre in Paris.

The Performer's House by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects provides a unique space where many folk high school activities take place. The outer metal skin makes it blend with old existing buildings.

Letterpress clocks ~ in fox, chick, and rabbit designs at Cursive New York

Sweetie Pie Press is collecting security envelopes for her new pin set. In exchange for your old envelopes, she'll send you a set of pins.