OS house. Located in Cantabria, Spain, this house builds an inner yard to get an open space protected from winds, while taking advantage of solar gain and cross ventilation and integrating with the landscape through a green roof. By Nolaster Arquitectos.

I just got a big LEGO fix this morning, after discovering the Brothers Brick blog.

In a Norwegian wood lies this beautiful house built for a local artist. Simple architectural design by Norwegian "Huus og Heim Arkitektur".

Mind-blowing nano-explosions. Fanny Beron's first-place image from the Science as Art competition.

Continuing on Cup Noodles, we couldn't help ourselves and rounded up about 20 ads for you to watch... the caveman series has me laughing so hard tonight... also the No Border! and Freedom campaigns.

Red Monkey Designs ~ these leather craftsmen in West Hollywood make some beautiful guitar straps, camera straps, watches and more... with great packaging! Here's an unboxing and some pics of the store!

On more reusable bag options ~ Porter has some fun collabs in nylon, cotton, leather, etc

A Day Without A Disposable Bag ~ Heal The Bay has proclaimed today No Plastic Bag Day! And to celebrate they will be giving away free reusable bags at various locations throughout LA today.

Sneaker company Onitsuka Tiger created a special limited edition model for the new Mini Clubman car. The Mini logo is on the back heel. Really cool!

Screen print inspired by a fantastic 1930's advertising slogan. Ideal for any kitchen!

ROCKWELL Font Lovers ~ this is the guitar pick for you... 100 limited edition picks made by Simon Whybray

Ectype's End - A 10 minute animated short film by indie New Zealand Animation studio Rhubarb Zoo!

Muji has some of the best stocking stuffer ~ so many wooden nature inspired toys this year! Perfect for any animal loving designer... or toddler in your life!

Plastic-looking biodegradable cutlery made from 80% potato starch and 20% soy oil. Yum.

Radiohead's new CD out in 10 days. There's a Discbox for £40.00. Or the Download for... well, whatever you would like to pay...

A brilliantly bizarre animation drawn on the walls of an old building! ~ by Blu!

Demelza Hill designed this beautiful bag that transforms into a picnic blanket. The graphics are gorgeous!

Latest in Evian packaging design: the Evian Palace Bottle exclusive to restaurants, with pourer and coaster.

Become a bird lover with this great poster with a ton of birds by a bunch of artists.

Not sure what to think of this revisionist rocking chair. Rocking Wheel Chair my Mathias Koehler

Corian and Swarovski crystals mirror by Bodo Sperlein

Siggraph 2007: a few picks from this year's Emerging Technologies

Apple's sleek new wireless aluminum keyboard is pushing all my design buttons.

The Chromatone 312 synthesizer has 312 individual keys, arranged in a cryptic pattern that's supposed to make it easier to play than a traditional keyboard. Yeah, right, easier.

Love this wall sticker from A Better Tomorrow

Jack Spade releases a new wallet as an ode to their history of being robbed. It has 'Don't steal my fucking wallet' gingerly stitched across the front.

Stunning photos of the new 911 GT2. The most powerful street legal 911 ever.

The latest Kawasaki pieces from her Innocents show at Lineage in philly take on an aquatic motif, and will blow your mind. As usual.

Florentijn Hofman's massive rubber duckie.
"Loire Estuary 2007"

Giant Grand Pianos washed up on the beach. The ulitmate piece of driftwood! Paal 5 by Florentijn Hofman

Not everyone wants an iPhone, but what about Tiffany & Co. iPhone jewelry complete with gems and iPhone icons? I call them iGems, and yes, they are just a concept.

An electric motorcycle that actually looks decent.

An interesting take on old problem, cracking a nut.

Do you think this is normal bin? I don't think so... Bertozzi and Casoni, Italian Designer decides to show simple object made in new, innovative material. This sculpture? Glaze Ceramic. I love it.

A speaker that bring you the sound;)
Working prototype realised by Bnko , enjoy more of his artwork on his blog .

Heavenly Sword is a PS3 game featuring Andy Serkis (doing some crazy ping-pong balled Motion Capture). But asides from that the character artwork is blimmin' lovely! (You need to register to download though - boo!)

when perusing core77's excellent coverage of ITP thesis presentations, josh klein's crow vending machine caught my eye. shaping crows to pick up loose change in exchange for peanuts.

Tony Carillo's F-Minus comic today is a nice example of the things that can motivate design details... the "like seat"

Ornate laser cut plywood wall frame. One of a kind, but accepting commissions for new pieces.

Although i dont know if Magritte would have picked the razr ~ or if this seems quite surreal enough... couldn't pass up a fun Magritte + tech inspired piece by Tasso.

Bags made with original sails used by Alinghi to win the America's Cup in 2003

Officially part of the (RED) Campaign or NOT?,.. I don't care. These custom Kicks designed by Logan Real don't shout (RED)!! they just whisper "I know what's up" PS- More styles to choose from!

Tear Blown Glass Vases by Chive ~ there is something too gorgeous about this line... check out the other pics as well

Sad that E3 ended - but for anyone interested E4All advanced ticket sales are now open (VIP Invite code: e4early or e3alum) in LA this October

Shot in 12 hours ~ discontinued ~ is a short film made for the 2007 NYC Film Race. [Editor's Note: fortune telling scrambled eggs!]

Alice Chocolate ~ swiss chocolate inspired by the great alice's of our time - Alice Pleasance Liddell of Wonderland, Alice B. Toklas (Gertrude Stein's life companion) and chef-extraordinaire Alice Waters