Adorable Felted Manta Rays Handmade in Nepal! From Branch (don't forget the NOTCOT coupon!)

Cordarounds (yes the peple who make cords that go the other way) ~ has awesome bike to work khakis ~ seams and pocket are reflective!

Conquer The Heart ~ 2k shirt by Adrian Johnson ~ so cute ~ available in mens and womens

The Platzhalter Bookshelf was designed by a young German duo Nina Farsen and Isabel Schöllhammer - When you’re running out of bookshelf space, just stretch your bookshelf and voila!

Timbuk2 has branched out into travel bags now!

the box doodle project - the rules are quite simple: rearrange a box to make any kind of figure or object. make the most of least.

Make Video! Uber Tuber: Compressed-air bazooka that fires potatoes.

Uncorked- Life Outside the Test Tube. The packaging for this awesome cork jewelry line is sheer BRILLIANCE!

If there has to be Christmas sales, they should all be presided over by a Retro Mod Tomten like this one at Atomic Interiors, Madison, WI.

The Vatican went green this week when they installed 2400 solar panels on top of the Papal Audience hall.

The amazing works of Francesca Grilli. Italian video artist and performer based in Amsterdam.

Amazing stop motion video for Ankle Injuries by Fujiya & Miyagi.

Paris design shop Royal Glamsters has collaborated with Kappachan to bring an adorable line of illustrated collars and ID-tags for dogs and cats. Perhaps the perfect holiday gift for your pets...

Kim Simonsson's sculpture has a childlike playfulness at first, and an eerie feel as you stare at it longer, that matte white with piercing eyes.........

::Short:: Viking Hat for kids ~ too cute, what better way to keep your head warm while pillaging?

New 2K by Gingham Shirts for fall/winter ~ loving the graphics on these two, unsure who made them...

Of the Muji Award Finalists ~ Bronze winner, Grandpa's Nail Hook by Masashi Watanabe was most striking... "if you could secure a nail at a set angle and length every time, then you could have beautiful hooks anywhere you could pound a nail in."

Sweet Gifs are fascinatingly mesmerizing... just can't stop clicking through them...

Punkahontas has some pretty funny pirate santa vs jewish ninja holiday cards

A look at the original winnie the pooh drawings ~ incredible to see how much the characters have evolved since their origin...

Gorgeous typography over at Ace Jet 170 ~ for Found Type Friday #71... i can't stop staring at the beautiful details in the letters...

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #13: Our official 2008 Gift Guide sponsor, Seagate, is giving away one Silver 320Gig Seagate FreeAgent Go for Mac! This drive has FW800/400/USB 2.0 and even comes with the Travel Case and Docking Station!

sjors trimbach (aka brickboy) ~ 14 papermodels (dubbed SPEAKERBOSS) in the colors of the rainbow, Matt Joyce printed (and sponsored) t-shirts in the same colors, and a mini-print ~ all boxed ~ and proceeds go to the Dutch Cancer Society.

Vita Weights - made of stainless steel

Incredible cardboard vehicles by Chris Gilmour.

Vinyl Toy Network! For all the LA toy lovers, don't miss out on the annual pasadena event Dec 6-7!

Sorapot now comes in a mirrored finish! (don't forget - 15% with code 'NOTPOT')

MICROSpikes - This grippy, durable, slip-on traction system features strategically placed stainless steel spikes connected to a dynamic flex-chain with a tough elastomer shoe harness.

DWR Limited ~ like their own buyable advent calendar (or like delight/charles and marie) ~ this is a special part of DWR where one new product or auction is unveiled daily until xmas!

Amazing long exposure photography from LAPP.

Italian designer Riccardo Giovanetti has designed a pavilion to host the premier of new Walt Disney movie Trilli.

Amazing photos by Rune Guneriussen.

UK design fair, opened today in London. great chance to buy unique Xmas presents!!

Those Who Live In Dollhouses (Better Be Small) - gorgeous modern dollhouse ~ the sleek curved woods and the adorable furniture make me wish i were a kid...

Loving the packaging of the Force Of Nature Holiday Pack soap and snaps.

Pixel Cloud Socks! Dancing around on cloud 9 in these fun socks freshly made by Diesel Sweeties - (20% off $20+ code NOTCOT)

Drawminos! Here is the next Line Rider. It's Friday why not waste some time!

Black Thin King . Great retro style animation with an incredible sound. One word for this one: WOW!

GLOW IN THE DARK!!! The Nooka giveaway has rekindled my glow in the dark obsession... so, Diesel Sweeties, has made special page of all shirts and panties with GITD for us! (20% off $20+ code NOTCOT)

LONDON — For sale: a vast tunnel complex in central London. The asking price is $7.4 million.

an old one, but nonetheless. pingmag on fencing. awesome.

Village Underground provides affordable studio space for young artists in Shoreditch, London. Part of their space includes recycled subway cars. Stunning!

Play Home's at the Land of Nod (Crate & Barrel's kid store) ~ these ceiling hanging play houses are brilliant! They look like super forts... or they could make for some great instant dressing rooms!

Brain Bogglers! Who can resist the challenge? And that awesome retro typography?

Geoff McFetridge for Patagonia ~ love this big foot with his tree-surfboard? That expression is priceless...

Lovely posters and video in this campaign to use both sides of the paper by JWT London.