Poster protesting Olympics Beijing 2008 - By designers Michael Parisi & Rebecca Cadman.

Cute new ads for Hansaplast by TBWA Barcelona.

stunning organic porcelain lighting from london-based designer jeremy cole.

i do design's Union Bench- is a beautiful bench that helps you rethink communal, public seating. This nicely accommodates singles, couples, groups, strollers, and more with ease!

We’re suckers for a nice graphic print and when we saw this laptop bag by Comfort Station it hit all the right spots.

MOO (your favorite little flickr biz cards) has launched the E-STER MOO HUNT! Where adorable eggs have been hidden throughout the web on - flickr, timbuk2, picnik, etsy, blurb, ponoko, and style shake!

Sami Rinne has a beautiful line of ceramics, particularly intriguing are her black and white, good and evil, coffee cups, espresso cups, and related accessories.

To add to post 5711, Aqua Forest Aquariums based in San Fran, creates the most beautiful aquatic plant layouts by Takashi Amano

Shu Uemura's Art Of Hair ~ more gorgeous packaging as seen in the unboxing... and an incredible new line of haircare reviewed!

Fun underwater photography by Martin Strmiska. This is a pregnant pigmy sea horse at Bunaken island.

In the spirit of the week, vote for the winner in LVHRD's Architects Duel. Two firms from NYC built models of an Alaskan Research Center live on stage. Watch a recap video of the duel, then vote.

Pork Knox is on of the cutest and innovative piggy banks ever. The snout is a combination lock and the only way to open this little piggy.

Diamonds in Glass (DIG) has come up with a new use for bling. They suspend real diamonds in the stems of glasses, keyrings, napkin rings, perfume bottles, ashtrays and of course, jewelry. They also have a video of the process on their site.

Green Lady + The Nerve collaborated for this adorable cotton canvas turtle pillow

Less is more?

NINJATOWN Blind Box Mini Plushes!!! Launching Nov 30th... wouldn't these make awesome stocking stuffer/tree ornaments?

Cool animated video from Nau looking at what it would mean if corporations started giving 5% of their profits to charity.

it is not the shortcut key!!!

Undefeated made a limited edition basketball with Spalding especially for the Paper Magazine 24hour store that opens in LA tomorrow!

Since we have a fascination with reusable shopping bag options... here is the latest, and we even got you a sneak peek at the upcoming silver/carmel bags on black canvas ~ AMT + Charles & Marie

Sarah Van Gameren's Big Dipper creates twenty-four candle wax chandeliers by dipping on its own... and after they burn down in 4 hours, you can remelt it and make more.

On a playful laptop case that looks pretty cozy.... apparently even they have been touched by the puffy jacket/sleeping bag trend that has been popping up in fashion.

From Smanks Design Studio, the neo rococo line is created from the pixelated outlines of baroque furniture. It reminds me of the collision bounding volumes we use in games.

Amazing Cardboard sculpture by Chris Gilmour. There is no metal, wood, or plastic framework but only glue and cardboard.

JL Audio facility tour that shows how the Gotham is made. [Editor's Note: really interesting walk throughs of the factory!]

Muzi Tea ~ i'm in love with the accessories you need to go with it.... like this whisk and whisk holder for starters... and you have to check out the chocolate too!

Grindhouse Cereals. High in pulp, low on moral fibers.

A3 bag from Russian designer Tim Pokrichuk.

Oakley founder Jim Jannard is about to change digital cinema with his low-priced RED-camera. Indie film makers 'll love it...

Portland artist/designer Stephanie Simek's Tammy Faye Necklace uses real human hair and sterling silver...and it freaks me out. [Also NotCouture #747]

Art meets fashion ~ Paul Smith and Catalina Estrada collaborate on a collection for Japan.

Pod living by Jade Jagger calls for stress-free entertaining

This may look a lot like a Nixie tube clock, but look closely and you'll see that it's actually made using modern LED technology. That means it'll never burn out like Nixies can, and it still looks pretty darned cool.

Street Projection - Elegant laser trip so when someone stands in the human outline in the middle the wings grow, animate, then they fade when the person walks away.

Great packaging, and innovative twist to hair elastics for the active - and by a business unit of Rubbermaid! i|m active

Belkin announces some new USB Hubs ~ my favorite is the multi-tasking clip on hub... keeps your cables in check AND does its USB thing.

This contemporary jewelery for men from Franz Schnaas fuses industrial and mechanical components for a decidedly male take on body adornment.

Designed by Guillaume Delvigne and Ionna Vautrin for Innotreal the Embroidery Bowl let's you stitch your own pattern on it.

Meyer Wells in Seattle makes modern furniture from urban salvage trees.

This is an electromagnetically levitated lightbulb that is wirelessly powered. This piece will be shown at Sonar in Barcelona, June 14-16 created by Jeff Lieberman.

A stone+steel ski stop in Portillo, Chile by dRN Arquitectos

Daniel Libeskind in Toronto.

Visualizing the Power Struggle in Wikipedia : an emergent mosaic of activity!

Robot-like animal sculptures out of broken electronics and machines by Ann Smith.

Beautiful slideshow. Score one for analog... archipels by philippeb.ca

i've always been a fan of the grotesque and bizarre, and these deep sea critters certainly fit the bill. be sure to check out the slideshow. how cute is the dumbo octopus!?!