FEATUREDInspiration: Sitka, Alaska! Salmon fishing and seeing humpback whales, puffins, otters, deer, bald eagles, owls, albatrosses, giant slugs! Also a peek at the town, awesome packaging, fun logos, LiDAR scanning totem poles, and more!

Sascha Akkermann always fancied a houseboat, so he just designed und built one. The result is astonishing and eco-friendly.

FEATUREDBeautiful natural illustrations of Gabriela Tomczyk found at the Central St Martin's final show.

Bridge Blocks, six screen printed puzzles that tell the story of building bridges. Each side depicts a different step in the bridge building process, from steel molecules to smelting steel to cranes with girders.

VIDEOMeet BG - The Joburg Zoo's mascot and world's first live tweeting Honey Badger. Follow his badgery adventures @zootweetslive

'Jo' wooden furniture collection by German designer Andreas Janson.

Suck Uk's Hi-reflective Umbrella: Be bright, be seen at night.

Portraits of electronic musicians and DJs by Spanish illustrator and designer Alex Trochut show one image during the day and another at night.

Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich's installation, Dalston House

'Les Cordes' amazing and monumental chandelier by French designer Matthieu Lehanneur at Palais Borély in Marseille, France.

HangTable, a suspension table and coathanger designed by Victoria University of Wellington students.

Mezzo, small radio with a vintage touch. Voluptuous shape of the basic controls give Mezzo a familiar and endearing air.

'Tile Collection' ceramic tile graphics by designer Matt W. Moore for Core Deco.

Argentinean street artist Chu Doma brings his art indoors with his beautiful multilayered sculptures that capture his signature playful and colorful style.

Wine growlers introduced at 3 Parks Wine... in 32 oz and 64 oz refillable bottles.

Our project about the alcohol debate in Turkey and the still going-on riot.

A new line of whimsical trophies to celebrate everyday life achievements by Trophy Buffet.

Animal Stackers is a new kind of building block for boys and girls. These wooden blocks are designed to transcend divisive gender boundaries and encourage children to play together.

Design collective Oh.No.Sumo created a 'Stairway Cinema' to foster community in a socially isolating street corner of Auckland.

FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious includes Strawberry Rhubarb Cocktails, Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cannolis, Grilled Artichokes with Crab Filling and more.

Borough Furnace is making cast iron frying skillets by hand in their Syracuse, NY workshop. The skillets are produced from 100% recycled scrap iron and poured from their custom furnace, powered by waste vegetable oil.

People at a bus stop get Photoshoped real time by hidden designer.

Concrete Paperweight is a minimalist design created by Rhode Island-based designer Kebei Li.

Babette is a cake carrier which turns into a cake stand. Designed by Michela Voglino for the first edidion of BMW Creative Lab, powered by Guzzini.

Barn yard friends constructed of storage crates have arrived from an overseas delivery.

'Edge' is a series of rings that measuring human size and placing tolerances for fit. The aim is to extend the range between the minimum and the maximum dimensions of the internal dimensions (ID) as much as possible and then determine and design the ideal size with frame of cubes.

Taking inspiration from boat oars, Remo are fluidly shaped solid oak wood chopping boards taking advantage of the latest woodworking technologies.

'Secrétaire' a collection of fashion accessories premium by the French designers Emilie Aubry and Laurène Bordes for Sept.

Grey Group Canada noticed the majority of office windows have white blinds. By adjusting them to a certain height and simply adding a clear decal of the infamous logo, we could create a visual illusion of a pint of Guinness.

Holzer Kobler Architekturen have built the new Paläon Research and Experience Center, which focuses on a small German town's oldest hunting weapon – Schöninger spears.

02 Tea Cup by Sung Jang Laboratory is released in limited edition.

Boil Up by Robert Hodgin is an incredible bait ball and swarming simulation. It was commissioned by the Auckland War Memorial Museum for their upcoming exhibition Moana, My Ocean.

Galvanized steel garden accessories from French company Laorus

Decor8 has a peek into the european IKEA Paper Shop experiments...

ASPIRIN // Calm down your head ads by Jacco Prüsmann

Car and Railroad Playmat T-shirts that let you get a back massage of sorts while your kids play... by bky kid

Collection of Walter Bosse's miniatures made into wearable necklaces. Now you can take them with you wherever you go!

VIDEOCool video of HollerDesign's "farm to furniture" process. Logs are selectively harvested from the family farm, milled into lumber then made into furniture.

'Monticule' pencil box by French designer Frédéric Saulou.

Danish architect Jesper Brask designed his family's summerhouse using the timber from the pines that previously occupied the very space.

DIY Geometric candles and concrete vases how-to using paper molds from Homemade Modern.

VIDEOStarbucks video telling the reversed story from coffee bean to coffee cup with beautiful animations.

Tris is an elegant family of trays. Realized in matt ceramic, these products can be placed both on the office's desk and on the home's coffee table. Soon available in different colors.

'The Wall House', when two houses become one, by Farm Architects in Singapore.

Timbre Speaker trims the essence of a speaker down to the very bare minimum, allowing the inherent qualities of the wood and glass to become the centerpiece of the design.

Magnus Walker: a unique Porsche car collector!

Play, Build, Organize. Brix is a fun, organization desk toy!

Combio is a 'couple'. Every table top couple derives from one metallic sheet. Combio may stand individually as side tables or combined, to use as a coffee table, emphasizing the common origin.

A huge train cake was constructed at London's Paddington Station to celebrate 15th birthday of the Heathrow Express.

Square Baskets by Specimen x Nendo.

Ad Tempus, the conversation between food, design, and diner. Following the temporality of restaurant menus, Ad Tempus is designed to adapt and evolve using 3D printing as a manufacturing method.

Aesthetic Invention's Spinthesizer is a novel electronic instrument that utilizes an internal accelerometer to allow for a fun and playful interactive experience. No keys? No problem!

The clean, demure beauty of Kokoro - result of meticulous Japanese composition blending modern design with time-honored technique.

VIDEOA day at Disneyland captured through Google Glass.

VIDEO3-D printed spout snaps onto plastic milk jugs repurposing them as useful watering cans. Ball lets you fill from the top, and it blocks the water as you pour so that it becomes a watering can of various strengths!

The CrossBell is a kettle bell that you fill with water, sand or coins to achieve a customized work out.

FEATUREDSTIX by Not Another Chair/Colin O’Dowd. Turning found sticks into cars, planes, trains and animals from the farm and jungle thanks to dad-friendly diy staples like cable ties and tool kits!

VIDEOArchitettura Sonora develops something completely unique, entirely designed, developed and hand-built in Tuscany, Italy. Beautiful look at the processes both manual and digital which go into these stunning speakers.

VIDEOA short time-lapse showing the building of the Nike SB Safari barge to help promote Go Skateboarding Day.

Volkswagen opens new chapter in 'Think Blue.Book' with beautiful paper art by Jonas Schenk.

A series of illustrations depicting the Seven Deadly Sins in a modern contemporary way by Vincent Mahé.

A group of PDX creatives have come together to create Mad Science. A science fiction based art show that takes place in 2045, transporting some of the greatest minds of 2013 to the future to solve the problems that plague future Earth.

'Mediatheque Glob' by Randja architects in Etampes, France.

'Hide' is a range of beautiful hand-molded leather pendant lights, designed by Ben Wahrlich for AN/AESTHETIC.

VIDEOGorgeous animation in this Nike Hypervenom ad

Street Stone, series of digitally created images conceived of and shot by photoshop manipulation.
The classical male and female Greek statues don contemporary casual fashions for a surprisingly cool look.

The MakeWorks team are about to start a summer-tour of Scotland, in an attempt to create database of homegrown manufacturers and designers, as a useful resource for creatives. 90 days, 180 makers.

'Stip' is a collaboratively developed installation out of ropes and pipe insulation forming a pliable, soft and erratic structure.

FEATUREDNashville/Memphis, TN inspiration! From s’more mallows, pressurized ketchup, trained hotel ducks, seas of bodies, magic mushroom fountain, a giant meatwad, delicious bbq, fire truck mechanic’s shop, jar of fireflies, + more.

Commissioned as the executive multimedia content producer for 7 media features at the new Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX, Moment Factory created 4 hours of original video content, as well as many interactive capsules.

My Little Geek teaches kids the kids the alphabet using holographic ninjas and time traveling zombies. Now the Kickstarter campaign for two more books in the series has passed it's goal and there's still a few days to get your own copy.

The photos of smoke-bombs in romantic landscapes by Italian photographer Filippo Minelli helped winning gold at the Norwegian Design Awards and silver at the European Design Awards 2013.

Brilliant poster campaign for Black Sabbath's new album "13" by McCann Copenhagen

FEATUREDImogene + Willie, a close up look into the adorable world of the denim masters in an old gas station in Nashville, TN. From denim to home goods, everything is perfectly curated in this gorgeous shop!

GINDS by Jeroen Bisscheroux is exploring the boundaries of Amsterdam Zuid. This set of 2 conical horns are capturing and amplifying the sounds on the other side of the border. Stand in between the two horns and listen to what is happening 100m away.

Spray paint porcelain by NooN x K.Olin tribu // Porcelain made in Limoges, France.

Basketball hoop with an iconographical approach, Bucket is a versatile structure – by flipping upside down, it can be used as a stool, a ball storage, and a table base.

White Reef, hand-cut paper dress by Casey Watson, awarded 1st place at a recent Wearable Art Fashion show in Montreal.

Float Coffee Table by RockPaperRobot, matrix of 'magnetized' wooden cubes that levitate with respect to one another.

'Slope' series of pendant lamps, designed by the Milan based design studio Skrivo for the Italian brand Miniforms.

'Erasme Medical Faculty' by Claus en Kaan Architecten in Rotterdam, Netherland.

Locker works like a bike tool but keeps your keys together. A fantastic little idea from Dreikant Cologne for Utensil.

Designed by Alberto Villarreal of San Francisco these bow tie sized storage links stack to create a one of a kind pattern to your preference.

Fun and dynamic typographic environmental graphics by Gensler for the Olson advertising offices in Minneapolis. Floor numbers made with string are just one example.

San Diego-based surfboard shaper Jeff McCallum creates functional works of art.

Kate Spade and eBay innovate on modern shopping.

The new Kool-Aid Man Photobomb Mobile app releases Kool-Aid Man into the real world. Various poses, sizing tools and masking puts real CGI photobombing action into your hands. Designed by VSA Partners, GG by Mass Market.

FEATUREDIncredible sculptures created using the wings of butterflies. Beautiful pieces from Anabela Chan at Show RCA 2013.

New Baguette Bag by CYAN is available on the new pre-order fashion platform Wowcracy.

Vintage children's pop-up book from cold-war era former soviet union.

Minimalist representation of your old high school friend (TI-83 calculator) on a t-shirt, launched with Cotton Bureau. Go celebrate tactile interfaces by wearing one!

Created by french designers Thierry Boltz and Claude Saos of BSG bikes, the 'WOOD.b' is born is conceived as a high-quality urban bike, influenced by a passion for cycling.

Modern and colorful state prints via These Are Things in Brooklyn.

FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious includes Strawberry Margarita Jello Shots, Korean Bibimbap, Individual Cheese Fondues and more.

A couple in Houston, TX restored a 1978 Volkswagen Bus and converted into a rentable photo booth on wheels.

A 19th-century barn has been converted into an office, at Bavel in the Netherlands, to a design by the studio Arend Groenewegen Architect.

Drum + machine is a digital art piece using a stereoscopic technique that working without any special glasses.

New exhibition of site-specific installations by Aakash Nihalani at Signal Gallery playing with forced perspective and viewer interaction.

Ceramic desktop speakers suspended on steel legs to step above the clutter of the desk below. Interchangibility of the top cone and colours allow users to have some create input.

FEATUREDA steam bending Sweatshop from Joe Pipal at RCA 2013 that brings manufacturing to users with a minimum of mechanization.

Hidemi Nishida's wooden cube installation "Fragile Invasion" permeates Galleri Fisk in Norway.

The 10º Step Stool is an absolutely gorgeous, sustainable, handcrafted piece from nascent furniture outfit The Office for Lost Objects.

Artistic Engineers have turned the FACT Gallery in Liverpool into an experimental Fracking Site.

Zim & Zou's paper barbecue.

VIDEONomoon's retrospective of Vespas from 1943 to 2013.

Ten explorations on the possible meanings of negative space showcasing new and intriguing perspectives.

A theater made of recycled paper, bamboo, and cardboard designed by Studio Andrew Todd to be exhibited at the World Stage Design 2013 in Cardiff, Wales.

House GePo in Belgium designed by Open Y Office. Simple steel structure, minimalist, creates an open space on the ground floor that connects with a wild garden.

Walking Drawings: Coloured People by Evewright.
Evewright creates large-scale drawings on selected transitional 'sandscapes' using the British coastline as a canvas, with a combination of mechanical and freehand tools.

Packaging design for BIO A+O.E. is an abstract, technical evolution of the Dandelion flower, a simple symbol of natural and timeless beauty.

Naomi Vona is an italian artist who lives in Dublin, Ireland. She works on vintage found photos creating a new interpretation of the original shots, simply using pens, paper, colored tape and stickers.

Project Loon is a Google X project with the aim of providing Internet access for the entire world using (believe it or not) balloons floating in the stratosphere.

'Makarenko nursery school' by French architects Ellenamehl, in Irvy-sur-Seine, France.

Miya Ando's Hand dyed, anoidized paintings on view at Sundaram Tagore Gallery NYC.

A padded cell, with cotton candy walls, was created by artist Jennifer Rubell for the Performa Arts' Red Party.

Food in my Beard plate series by designer Phil Jones.

VIDEOA Rube Goldberg machine demonstrating the digestive system of a cow!

Gorgeous new photos from Martin Usborne.

Minimalist On a Roll tape dispenser from Black + Blum.

The London Contemporary Orchestra head underground, filling abandoned tube stations with music in their Imagined Occasions series.

Beautiful visual identity and packaging for Beurre & Sel bakery from Monument Partners.

Taking Dr. Spiro Kostof’s dictum “To be civilized is to be urban” as inspiration, Studio Twenty Seven Architecture launches a series of installations to challenge urban norms and encourage non-standard thinking.

Joseph Bowen's adorable little Micro Hatchet for Triple Aught Design.

The 'Peace Pavilion' at Museum Gardens in Bethnal Green, London by the architects Atelier Zündel Cristea is the winner of the contest organized by ArchTriumph : 'Triumph Pavilion – Summer Pavilion 2013'.

Antibody worked with the good folk from Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment to create the launch trailer for their terrifying new story world. This is Tom Clancy's The Division.

Aspiro, the pendant lamp created by the Finnish lighting company Secto Design.

Caste Projects are involved in design, branding, and interiors but what I'm loving is their needle felt polar bear.

Hell is Other People, an experiment in anti-social media. It uses FourSquare to track your 'friends' and calculates optimal locations for avoiding them.

Level coffee tables by Erik Remmers of Vandaag Design Studio.

The Lomography Konstruktor DIY Kit, a build-your-own 35mm plastic SLR camera.

New origami street art by Mademoiselle Maurice outside Montée St-Maurice as part of the 2013 ARTAQ Festival in Angers, France.

Alacran showcases their all matte black tequila bottles in a video titled 'Big Bang'.

'Living' greenhouses that are uprooting conventional spaces.

Evil Spirits Vodka is the first offering from Evil Spirits Distillery.

FEATUREDThe LA Natural History Museum had quite the 100th Birthday Bash, including the dramatic Otis Booth Pavilion unveiling. From projection whales that breach... to busting through to show off the whale skeleton in a glass cube...

Like a giant strainer dropped into the river, + POOL makes it possible for everybody to swim in clean river water right here in NYC.

The Maharam Shell Chair Project celebrates the 50th anniversary of Hans J. Wegner’s iconic Shell Chair in collaboration with Maharam.

Gorgeous FallenTree Bench from Benjamin Graindorge.

One Million Bones, a stark installation across the National Mall in Washington DC.

Life, Philipp Meyer's tactile comic book for the blind.

Mezzo is a small radio designed by Ionna Vautrin for Lexon Design.

Besançon Art Centre and Cité de la Musique by Kengo Kuma and Associates.

The Exbury Egg will be a temporary, energy efficient self-sustaining work space for artist Stephen Turner in the estuary of the River Beaulieu.

The bench inspired by the bicycle chain created by the Danish designer Kerstin Kongsted.