There is just something wonderful about propping my door open with a life size gold bar. ~ Gold Doorstop by Arik Levy

Samsonite's Black Label Collection by Alexander McQueen Goes silver. The hardside "rib cage' case and the travel case in croc texture are both launched in a special silver finish this month. Wild.

Dries Van Noten will have the Palais Royal windows of the Minister of Culture until mid-December - After Martin Margelia, Dries exhibit on one of the most prestigious Parisian windows.

Some amazing shots of Obama and his family watching the election results at home. It must have been really something to be in that room when the results came in.

The Chapel of St. Loup by Danilo Mondada in Pompaples, Switzerland - love the accordion form.

Vogue resorted to acclaimed director Tim Burton among others, to shoot an homage to beloved children's author Roald Dahl

Loving the bent wire handles of Marita Kohl's porcelain paperclay vessels.

Leading digital and interactive agency Catalyst Studios has released its latest spot, "Art Interacts" as part of the Art for All campaign created for Target.

MTV and VIVA collaborated with PETA Germany to raise awareness of abused animals in captivity. Hosts and VJs from the music channels stripped naked and posed as animals in body paint.

Pretty felt ornaments by Selina Rose.

9 Bunk Beds that would have made your childhood happier.

who knew bunk beds could be this cool?

Hand-blown glass menorah in rainbow web motif. 6.5" x 14". Created by Bandhu Dunham of Salusa Glassworks. Beautiful! And those shadows... wow.

Microsoft viral with a skydiving mouse and some biker guys ~ "expect more from your mouse"

Ninja cats fighting on TV ad for new Toyota Corolla.

The Mensa table by Lazerian is so gorgeous. The table is constructed from birch plywood modules that form a beautiful, structural base.

Eco-friendly aluminum packaging now seen in wines from Volute.

Gorgeous illustrations by Joe Wilson. This particular one was done as a t-shirt pattern for Topshop’s Illustreight Capsule collection.

Kaws presented last night an amazing life size version of his Chum character toy.

The Madrid House by A-Cero Architects is made up of a series of shifting volumes.

Awesome graphic of what the last 12 presidents did in their first 100 days in office.

The Leaf Swing by Alberto Sánchez.

The XVI Architecture Biennale pavilion by Felipe Assadi features a skin mad eout of reusable materials.

Sweet new sponges by 5.5 designers, released in celebration of Scotch-Brite's 50th anniversary. The sponges come in a sponge house. Buyable soon!

buzzispace, awesome alternative to boring office dividers

On unexpected collaborations - Threadless Select teams up with RISD/John Maeda!!! Here's a sneak peek at the 4 upcoming shirt designs from RISD profs...

60’s & 70’s was an exciting time for car design, with the introduction of the supercar.

Paper Magazine's 24 Hour Dept Store is back! And launching tonight at 6 ~ our favorites like A+R, Citizen Citizen, and StrangeCo will all be present!

Images from the coronation of Bhutan's new king, currently the youngest monarch in the world.

A new level of paper art, a fashion toy made from a lot of variation of paper. With a story and a graphic novel coming up.

"Playing with Myself" - beautiful new works in oil from London based artist Sonia Blair. A personal exploration of childhood fables.

when reading a nytimes article on the suffering economy in china, i spotted this shot of piles of santa snoopys. one looks like it might be escaping!

suddenly, its real! makes an awesome wood yoyo ~ "They are made with various sustainably harvested woods from our own tiny forest! The strings are 100% cotton, professional Yo Yo strings!"

An crop from a poster by Seblester showing 100 Contemporary Boomerang Designs ~ it's absolutely fascinating (click the grey/white square in the photo nav)

I too want a scarf made of "trillions of tiny carbon nanotubes, arranged in a pseudo-random lattice to provide softness and heat retention similar to angora, but with a strength and density similar to kevlar" grown on space bunnies the size of lions.

I see the devil in my sleep, a comic by Becky Cloonan (American Virgin, etc.)

Paris Photo 2008, which brings together some one hundred galleries and publishers from around the world, will coincide with Paris Photography Month, making the City of Lights the international epicentre of art photography.

More 700 newspaper front pages from all over the world, the day after Barack Obama was elected.

Allison Sommers is a stellar illustrator who puts her dark imaginings into the world for the rest of us to enjoy (albeit slack-jawed and saucer-eyed at their incredible detail).

Obama's new site Change.gov has finally launched! "Throughout the Presidential Transition Project, this website will be your source for the latest news, events, and announcements so that you can follow the setting up of the Obama Administration."

Vogue Italia Does Fall Florals With Jessica Stam
Jessica Stam Shot by Solve Sundsbø for Vogue Italia

This amazing mousetrap of a water pipe plays music when it rains.

Happy to have Obama for President ? Get your free Obama icon here !

Brilliant works by Joana Vasconcelos.

LittleBIGPlanet TV Ad "JANICE PLANET" [Editor's Note: Haha ~ check out some of the others as well!]