This is a Norwegian girl, who broke up with her boyfriend and decided to redo her apartment in such a way she would never be "allowed" to by a boyfriend. Black! I love it though!!!!

2.100 Victorian Monograms, ideal for enhancing scrolls, certificates, awards and other graphic projects in need of calligraphic excitement.

The french street artists Space Invaders use binary code in their lastest piece.

D.O.G. Done Out of Garage by Brian Mock is a life-size dog sculpture welded from entirely found industrial metal scrap.

Pixlr is a online image editor, that means that you can upload your images and edit them in your browser. It is built in Flash and you need to have a Flash plug in to get it to work.

Alan Penner from Goleta, California has the scariest jack-o-laterns of all ~ winky emoticon and red ring of death as well as ubuntu and obama logo

What happens when Helvetica enters politics? Designer Joanne Chew gives the font a mind of its own - by making Democrat and Republican variations!

Isabelle de Beaufort and Bernard Ramus created a maze in Cordes-sur-Ciel, France with a house hiding inside...

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.

Typeface, Kartemquin’s latest documentary in progress, will bring together a fascinating junction of historical and contemporary Graphic Design.

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

Portrait is an installation at Somerset House in London, created by designers Fredrikson Stallard for champagne brand Veuve Clicquot.

Incredible fan-made music video using processing.

Typographer Alex Trochut's portfolio is a stunning array of his talent, as well as a very classy website.

Memorex SingStand - speakers, microphone, stand, and your mp3 player plugs right in!

Inside look at Toyota's Calty Design Research ~ i even got a hands on session with their clay modelers, and my own block of clay to turn into a "car".

Dutch architects MVRDV have unveiled designs for a new urban neighbourhood at Almere near Amsterdam, based on a string of beads.

Barca chair by Jacob Joergensen.

Dirk Winkel's Minai Chair. The central aluminum bars allow different kind of shells (wood or upholstered aluminum) to be clamped in.

The RBC Blue Water Project is a wide-ranging, multi-year program to help foster a culture of water stewardship...

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!

zChocolat.com has gourmet handmade truffles prepared by world famous chocolatiers in mahogany boxes that can be engraved. After the sweets are gone, a beautiful personalized jewelry or card box still remains

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

Ikea decided to decorate the monorail train with a colorful exterior, bright upholstery and fancy curtains.

The NOTCOT Hotline ~ a la Powerpuff Girls ~ It's become my "work" phone when at my desk, makes me more professional acting... See a full Hulger unboxing, and special 20% discount for NOTCOT readers!

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.

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.

The C-Lab is the Columbia Laboratory for Architectural Broadcasting, a experimental research unit devoted to develop new forms of communication. ArchDaily interview with them, explores the role of architects in today's society.

Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa has been celebrated and ridiculed- by world-famous artists such as Fernando Botero, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Rene Magritte, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and many others.

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...

Animal Shot Glasses by Goody Grams - for all you peeps out there with shot glass collections, here are some cool ones to add to the mix. They come in sets of two animals each: bear, bull, deer, moose or rhino.

The Diamantini & Domeniconi Butterfly Clock brings a little bit of summer to your living space and seamlessly introduces the current trend for wall art to your home.

Old Hessian Coffee Sacks make great hats. Ataahua just released these today in nz. Coolest upcycle I've seen in ages.

"Solar Collector" is an interactive outdoor light sculpture, powered by solar energy and with a continually evolving light show programmed online by the public from anywhere in the world.

Third in the Ultimate Accessories Post series ~ Eton FR 1000 ~ a full unboxing of this Self-Powered Hand-Crank AM/FM/NOAA Weather/2-Way GMRS Radio with Flashlight, Siren and Cell Phone Charger!

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

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

Is there such thing as clean advertising? Yes! Elle, Puma and ING are already using it and the technique is like a "reverse graffiti"... it is done by cleaning the walls and streets instead of painting them!

oooooh Drobo's Data Robotics have launched their Drobo Developer Community (DDC) and SDK program!

Black and white photography from the 70s and 80s by Joseph Szabo. Amazing.

Beautiful retro DAB/FM-radios from British Roberts Radio. I understand why they have two Royal Warrants of Appointment from the British royal court...