Astearchitecture have completed a mountain-top viewing platform above a glacier in Tyrol, Austria.

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.

Nice teardown of the new MacBook and MacBook Pro by iFixit, who says "This may be the most beautiful laptop we've disassembled."

yves behar has teamed up with french company canal + and designed 'le cube'.
it is a tv receiver box that has the same capabilities as cell phones, computers and the internet.

Great new series of prints by Keetra Dean Dixon...Cordial Invitations: "You are cordially invite to..."

Last year my good friend, Logi Hrafn Kristjánsson, made an elegant and beautiful bathroom basin called Snorri, with inspiration from the Icelandic waterfalls.

Skylar Morgan is an up and coming contemporary furniture designer from Atlanta.

Incredible fan-made music video using processing.

The Eat Better and Drink Better bowls by Victor Lee encourage good eating habits for your dogs by slowing down their consumption. Eat Better divides food into three areas, while Drink Better reduces the amount of drinkable water available at once with a floating disk.

Barca chair by Jacob Joergensen.

Video of the critters i found at a sunday morning flower/bird outdoor market ~ chipmunks, chinchillas, birds of all sorts, piles of guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, and more!

Jennifer Anderson's Drove chair. I like the faceted seat.

Video of David Levy's talk at Google about having NO TIME TO THINK!!! Too much efficiency, too much automation, too many things to easily multitask on... great talk, i just watched the whole hour...

Nendo recently released “Talking”, a set of seasoning dispensers. The mouth on each dispenser is a phonetic representation of Yu, Shi and Ko (shoyu, shio and kosho - soy sauce, salt and pepper - respectively). Cute.

The Denver Egoist has a great roundup of DNC related street art popping up all over Denver right now ~ and you can be sure it's in part due to all the artists in the Manifest Hope Show!

First images of the upcoming Karl Lagerfeld x Steiff Teddy Bear. The old master is once again on top of things! Love it!

Sebastian Gronemeyer's Orchid Chair.

Mariana Tocornal created the Beecups Project as a way to investigate our emotional attachment to objects. By using an unconventional material with a conventional form, our understanding of the preciousness of the teacup is challenged.

Barry Sheehan and Gregor Timlin have teamed up to fabricate the Shelter Cart, a mobile living unit
for junk collectors/homeless. It would be nice if the cart had small perforations so that you could get air when sleeping.

Terra launches their nicely designed new site for the Beijing Summer Olympics 2008. The agency who designed the site was Avenue A / Razorfish...

Jeffrey Milstein's photographs are taken precisely at the moment that an aircraft is overhead, decontextualizing the cruciform shapes of jet aircraft and exploring the beauty of their forms and graphic designs.

Mesmerized by this String Chair by Egawa + Zbryk

Comic Con Leaked footage of X-man's Wolverine Origins

Remota Hotel in chilean Patagonia, by German del Sol. Located on an amazing landscape, it blends with its surroundings through its materials and the green roof.

The briefcase "Guncase Ultimate series 3" has made us feel like quite a character on the road or at the airport.

Great Warhol exhibition at the Michael Kohn Gallery at the moment. Rare Warhol photographs this time!

Great online campaign from Norway, a hearing test from their national Red Cross. Take the test and judge by yourself.

Unsolicited ads for Toyota Prius by director David Krulik that have created controversy due to their depiction of immoral acts. Their message is, "Well, at least he drives a Prius." (click through 1,2,3)

It all starts with a lamp made of bread, and a candle made of butter... Dine on Design ~ see how this 8 course designer feast unfolds!

Bamboo is one of the most versatile materials in the world. You can create more or less anything with bamboo. Finnish Artek has chosen to design a series of smooth looking furniture with bamboo veneer. The sidetable is my personal favorite.

Several rocks, like the one pictured above, were set out in popular San Francisco locations. The hope was to reward people's curiosity by bringing a little joy to their day and a smile to their face.

Casa Camino Los Palquis, by Francisco Carrió Arquitecto, is a lovely wood, glass and stone house perched way up in the Andean foothills outside of Santiago, Chile.

The centerpiece of Melbourne Museum's new exhibition is the Dynamic Map, designed by ENESS. A feat in projection technology and installation art.

These painted skin shoes are really incredible! They look like real shoes when in fact the shoes are painted on. Amazing skills!

Colors magazine takes a fascinating look at currency alternatives from around the world, possibly the best single issue of a magazine ever produced.

Bruno Torfs has created one of the world's most unique and deeply inspiring experiences for art and garden lovers of all ages.

RS Barcelona's foosball tables and coat hangers! Check out the beautiful glossy metal tables i found at Conran and ICFF... priceless expressions and hand poses... also there's a mystery table i need your help with!

The Pompomist has posted an interview with the talented architect and cartoonist Maaike.

Interview with Shohei Shigematsu, director of OMA*AMO New York. Interesting thoughts on current state of architectural practice, and the role of the architect on modern society.

Two house in England countryside, featuring a prefab wood skin with photos from Cristobal Palma

Coffin Couches sells sofas made from actual recycled 18 gauge steel coffins. With options in leather colors and styles, they cost $3,500.00 each. They even have a pony hide coffin couch and a Dodger Blue one!

How to make an outdoor ad no one can ignore with 400 coins.... for super bonder - cute video

Karim Rashid's Globalight for Veuve Clicquot - their second collaboration - and this one creates and incredible ambient glow - without warming your precious bottle!

New videoclip of LeLe with illustrations of graphique artiste Parra!

"Mate set" is a couple of products: an electric kettle and the recipient. Through a symbiotic relation they renew the experience of drinking and give to the old ritual of Mate a contemporary look.

Why choose if you can combine? A great print ad from Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel.