"Cross Stitch" project is a another way of embroidery: kit with a fully holed table where anyone can make letters, words, from patterns.

Google promotes "Google Maps" in the subway in New York.

In 2001, prostitution was legalized in Germany. And photographer Patric Fouad launched a book with images of the interior of eleven rooms of brothels

This house in Somosaguas by A-cero arquitectos has very clear lines that makes the facade more dynamic.

Incredible skate decks by Charlie Owens, Atlanta GA.

The intricate and dark satiric work of Kris Kuksi is worth a closer look.

Giancarlo Mazzanti designed this integrative school in the middle of Bogota's slum, part of a cultural plan to improve cities in Colombia. Modular design allows for expansion or replication in different configurations.

Florina Becichi is a talented Romanian ‘ Fashion Artist ” - She just made some really cool costumes and sketches inspired from the 1920’s

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, is definitely one of the best pop culture designer - see the Rubiks Cube Handbag - a little jewel for Fashonista girl

The polystyrene « Clouds » are the proliferation of a shared abstract form, like a growing plant, stubbornly repeating its structure of nodes. Poetic and impressive!

Kanye West released a new videoclip for his next single 'Heartless'. The video uses Rotoscope technology with 65 animators in Hong Kong.

Love the solution by BIG Architects and NOD Landscape Architects to revamp the Slussen area of Stockholm - providing pedestrian and bike access over what is now a very busy intersection. A huge, terraced sitting area is just part of the project.

Nil Güları's ASTER-IST six-person rocking chair was inspired by the movement of the ships on the Bosphorus.

Over 140 hip Chanukkah menorahs! No 'novelty' menorahs, just a huge collection of nicely designed menorahs that are great alternatives to traditional ones.

Takeshi Hosaka's incredible Garden House merges indoor with outdoor, incorporating an enclosed, two-story courtyard within the confines of the perimeter walls.

While in motion, the Helios is a sleek electric vehicle that is powered by solar energy, and when at rest it deploys a rather cool-looking fan that can absorb and store energy to power your house.

Wooster Collective caught Supakitch's installation usurping the subway lights at the 2nd Ave. F stop in Manhattan.

New release for cities poster series designed by the collective eBoy. The new Baltimore Docks poster is available on the online store.

Chris Kirby's Spiral Lamp is reminiscent of paper lanterns (and the design was in fact developed in paper). The lamp is made from a single sheet of slit material which is then bent to mesh together with itself.

nice dunny model... and the site its also fun.

A collaboration between Reona Ueda and Newwork - a wearable piece of art inspired by the traditional Japanese hair ornament, kanzashi.

London in stop-motion : More 3000 pictures in 2 minutes, mixed with ''Harder, better, faster, stronger'' from Daft Punk.

Giorgio Biscaro's Kappu lamp has an interchangeable polypropylene lens that allows you to mix and match the finish and color of your lamp.

Estelle & Thild is a new Swedish brand with eco-friendly body products for children. Nice and organic looking packing by Stockholm based Dolhem Design.

The Big Picture compiles incredible photographs of Antarctica.

this beaux arts brilliant home was built in 1902 for the astor family... recently restored to its grand glory and one of my favorite homes on the east coast.... astor courts

Interesting Chaos and Order installation at the Kobe Biennale by 000studio.

AMOEBA was built to evaluate the effects of waves on ship designs. A student found another use for this equipment : creating the alphabet on the water’s surface !

French society "Brochier Technologies" develops optical fibre weaving solutions for light applications. It looks like textile with patterns of light !

Mumbling Ozzy is the star for the new Samsumg commercial.

Incredible new art from Si Scott, and an interview about his work. The above poster is also available for free for a couple of weeks!

Maison de la Lumiere is a new house in Bologna, Italy designed by architect Duilio Damilano.

Pom goes iced coffee with some craaaaaazy sheep on their site

The Case Study Masters Series is a sturdy set of bird houses, hand-made from sustainably harvested teak with sandblasted 1/4" thick aluminum plate roofs.

Target ups their gift card tech again - Digital Camera GiftCard $50.00 - $1,000.00 ~ 2 AAA batteries, 1.2megapixel, 8MB

Toilet Paper Wallpaper!

New Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Touch...

this is a set of four text messages that i had kept around to the point that they became like artifacts. each message is rendered in braille on used audio tape stored in glass bottles.

Roxana Vazquez - 22 years old illustrator and 3d artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The George Hotel is a quirky slice of traditional English members club style in the heart of fashionable Hamburg.

The HYmini is a handheld, universal charger/adapter device that harnesses renewable wind power and conventional wall plug power to recharge almost all your 5V digital gadgets - cell phones, MP3 players, iPods, PDAs, digital cameras...

Spy is an artist from Madrid. His work consists in the playful reappropiation of urban elements, that he replicates or transforms and then installs in the street.

Wax still-life by Jolynn Krystosek.

Andy Uprock is a Sydney based artist whos work includes transforming streetscapes into large floating cup installations. The method and practice of his work runs parallel to the culture of graffiti and he titles this movement 'Cuprocking.'