Danish design agency, Made by Makers offer an insight into six highly innovative speaker concepts – from the JamJar Speaker to the Board Speaker (resembling a surf board).

It's Evolution of the Species as Ruven Afanador pits skeletons and anatomy against fashion in this editorial for Elle Italia

Jenny Pokryvailo follows up Ninette van Kamp work with designing products that wil leave a temporary a tattoo print over your body …

Lyle Owerko (well-known for his famous shots of the Twin Towers) speaks boomboxes, NYC, and why "cool don't pay the bills."

Vintage skate cards from germany.

Droog's flagship store in Amsterdam showcases their innovative household objects in a beautiful gallery-like space.

The most influential designers of our time.

Freshly added to the NOTCOT Holiday Coupon Book ~ Alex & Chloe have put some of our favorites on sale just for you! Take a peek in this secret NOTCOT store!

KaNO is a New York City artist who is quite the jack of all trades when it comes to design. His name has been attached to a variety of different projects including commercial design, graphic novels, animation and most recently, vinyl toys.

Escape the stress of the ensuing RECESSION.
Some clever marketing... RECESS IS ON!

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All nighter?
Falling asleep?
No need to worry… just…
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TVs favorite serial killer, Showtime's Dexter has inspired products from dishes, flatware, candlesticks, lamps and glasses to posters, toys and jewelry. See them all here. What bloody fun!

Love the base detail of Demacker Design's Take.Off Series.

Drinking water becomes a completely new experience with the table tab. Using this tab inspired by old laboratory glass, it is as if you create water yourself. By Dutch designer Arnout Visser.

The George Console by Oly Studio has an Eiffel-tower-like metal base with the option of a resin or shell top.

The newest trailer for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek

The DogPot by Young-Long Choi is about as hands-off and pleasant as you can get when walking your dog - a recyclable alternative to the plastic bag, and it keeps your hands from getting dirty!

Naturally grown Fuji apples with the Apple logo on them! Delicious!

Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim's Solar Vertical Lamp is envisioned as being integrated into window blinds that are powered by solar energy during daylight hours, which can then be used to light a room at night.

Love this intricate t-shirt design by Paramodel, called Huge Tokyo Mansion.

Disney animators collaborate with street artists to get new interpretations of iconic Disney characters.

How to make a customs agent laugh. An impossible task, this one might just work!

Ekubo means "dimple" in Japanese. Artista came out with a series of ekubo-inspired tableware.

First NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway bundle ~ this one is a bunch of the latest from BAGGU, including their adorable holiday penguin in canvas!

There is a restaurant being built in a redwood tree in New Zealand as a marketing promotion for the Yellow Pages.

Daniel Becker's modular Hunting Lines two-seater.

Lovely modular shelving unit concept from Russian industrial designer Maria Yasko.

Jorre Van Ast, Mathias Hahn & Tomás Alonso collaborated to design the Ventiquattro Food Bag - a cutting board made of American oak and paired with a flush, sterling silver knife. Come with a washable synthetic bag.

Inclusive Objects - David pompa - why do we always think about functions when we talk about inclusive design? design icons are icons for an exclusive range of our society. why?

Avril Loreti makes cute Mustache Handkerchiefs.

A look inside a prefabricated geodesic dome erected on top of a mountain outside of Ojai, California.

70% milk, 20% dark and10% white chocolate presented as a perfect chart make this Chocolate Pie Chart by Mary & Matt ideal to survive the current economic crisis (swissmiss).

Chunnel.TV - Online magazine/Meta-Blog that I stumbled upon. It's got a pretty nice grid layout with a lot of very interesting articles.

Porsche Museum Is taking Shape and I for one will be there opening day, Amazing building!!

UFA is a project of unodesign that gives students of Design and Advertising a chance to know how the day-day of an agency in a period of one week.

Seattle’s Hutchison & Maul Architects designed this Washington State lake house.

The NOTCOT Holiday Coupon Book! Filled with exclusive deals and discounts from our friends! Happy Holidays! (And this is just day one of the gift guide ~ watch out for the giveaways coming up daily too!)

I Love You But ~ awesome illustrations with reasons why people love... but....

Ococoa ~ they take "peanut butter cups" as you know it to a whole new level ~ with flavors like Cashew Apricot, Marzipan Truffle, Almond Cherry, Classic Peanut Butter, and more they look delicious and beautifully packaged!

Meet the Bullet Buddies: Empty Shells, Full of Life! They are created from empty bullet shells found in shooting ranges. Each one is completely unique and individually named, with their own personality.

Dadist artist Robert Wolf is painted with the ashes of real burnt money in Zurich as a protest against the global financial crisis.

artworks of Eveline Tarunadjaja. She draws beautiful women with a stunning hair details, mostly on melancholic theme.

50 beautiful examples of tilt-shift photography.

Spiders on drugs make amazing webs... and some not so amazing... depending on which drugs. Fake or not, still mesmerizing :)