Black + Blum ~ here's a look at some of their latest goodies ~ from ski pole inspired potato masher, Spudski to Desk Tidy? the porcelain merged cups for your desk... and a look at their WWF glass polar bear sculpture!

Audi Q1 TV spot by NY/LA Psyop. Very cool use of CG and real people.

David Downton Fashion Illustration are a mix of Trash with sweetness and Curves... Beautiful

Flensted Mobiles Circular Bunnies Mobile - so so so cute ~ and 10% off at design public with the code "FOODCOMA" until 12/1

To celebrate the Smurfs' 50 year anniversary, a giant blue balloon graced the sky this morning at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Lux Mineralis - A beautiful collection of original hand made porcelain luminaries by a french designer. Just have a look and you will be enlightened !

Ink your heart and let every heartbeat wear your loved one's name

Touchgrind, the first skate game and multi-touch game for the iPhone/iPhone

The most famous rabbit characters in design -- Part 2

BLESS' levelboxes come in the shape of staircases. A cool way to present your fave trinkets around the house courtesy of this amazing label.

Melbourne Illustrator Sarah Hankinson creates feminine her illustration style is elegant, youthful, and strongly fashion orientated...

Tsai Residence, Ancram - New York, HHF Architects + Ai Weiwei

Spacehack is a directory of ways to participate in space exploration, interact + connect with the space community and encourage citizen science.

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #11: Delight's ultimate eco-bundle of goodies! Including I Am Not A Paper Cup, Twist sponges with packaging that turns into bird feeders, reusable bags of multiple sorts, and much more!

spring is coming... in 12-14weeks lead time, just like a few of my favorite beds for spring. cappellini, zanotta, cassina and more. check out unica home too!

Thirteen new drawings by Banksy.

The new Porsche Design P’9522, made with aluminum and mineral glass. Incorporating a touch screen and tactile keypad, without a flip? This is something we could work with!

Jahyun Rita Baek uses cut acrylic to topographically create geometric forms. Really beautiful work!

Cunning has turned 10 - to celebrate they've baked an online birthday cake. Blow out their candles with your mouse or camera. For every wish made, they will donate to Action For Children (UK) or Children in Need (US).

Sited on a former concentration camp in Hinzert, Wandel Höfer Lorch + Hirsch have designed a memorial and exhibition space. I like the elongated shape and the triangulated steel facade.

'The inside light' project: The photography series was created by a group of upcoming artists who constructed giant light boxes to flash a reflection of a word that relates to their personal vision.

A look at vintage character balloons from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade's long legacy...

Fayetteville’s new Festival Park features a very well done outdoor venue for performances. Looks perfect for a Death Cab for Cutie show!

Designboom rounds up a selection of outdoor furniture displayed at the 'Cour des H' at the Saint Etienne Biennale '08. Above: Soft Bench by Lucile Soufflet (top) and Répétition by Régis Bigot and Gaëtan Grenier (bottom).

slices... brilliant campaign for scrabble...

Alien spacecraft or a renewably powered Alpine capsule concept? Hmmmm.

Love Steven Holl's intervention in the stairwell at NYU's Philosophy Department - an exploration in porosity.

Gizmine!!! From the guy behind Dynamism (high end japanese tech imports) ~ this is all the crazy japanese goodies we've been dying to get our hands on... and then some (like mimobots and headphones and such)

Awesome idea ~ Ad agency TAXI in vancouver actually runs its own cafe in the front ~ not just a great place for meetings, but a perfect way to stay in touch with the people they are designing for!

Chenman is a young Chinese photographer in her early twenties, her work as a photographer is pretty amazing ! She does everything herself, even the retouching where she incorporates 3D…

Considering that Supersudaka calls this the Kiltro House - referring to a crossbred dog - due to the "bastardized design", thanks to the changing program, site, building permits, contractors, and even the view, I'd say it's a pretty cohesive project!
The modus operandi is rather based on mistakes than certainties.

The result: a mix, a bastardized design, a fusion, like a crossbreed dog, in Chilean:
A Kiltro.

A new set of UK stamps celebrates British design classics

Love this screenprint by Aya Kakeda from her Blue Bird series.

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #10! Our big Gift Guide Sponsor Seagate is giving away one royal blue 320Gig FreeAgent|GO! Pocket sized, awesome lighting, and just leave me a comment with what you'd put in it!

Imegadito's felt Pot Covers dress up your house plants and protect your furniture from scratches.

Gift Guide: Designer Randomness! This one ended up being more of a miscellaneous pile of awesomeness...

Marketa Richterova's Carbon Collection jewelry makes carbon fiber look more like a robo-snake like organic structure...

Awesome Grid Systems shirt for men and women from YouWorkForThem

Gift Guide: Goodies for the Home!!!

Ecommr ~ a collection of e-commerce interface and design elements ~ looked like a resource worth bookmarking

Monty Python launches an official youtube channel ~ and here's the video talking about why they made the move! =)

Wow. Amazing screen printed gig posters from Micah Smith for 10$ ~ gorgeous and ready to frame, that's quite a holiday deal

TooLate ~ check out these new watches ~ awesomely packaged in jars, these playful, colorful, waterproof watch bands are apparently a hit in italy and only just coming to the US!

Magasin asked Normann Copenhagen to make their version of the Nutcracker soldier as part of a charity project helping the Danish red cross. SO CUTE! Such a pity it cracked...