we love nature - a collection of beautiful plant and flower illustrations by kapitza

McDonald's is trying to be open about their food... but they are using nice graphics to do it.

Hydrodynamic Building Set - much better than those marble rolling tracks, etc... also shade elaine thinks we should hook one up to water plants

Awesome : The new Image Mosaic Generator

Wii Sharp Shooter ~ nice design incorporating wiimote and nunchuck for shooting games!

OK, I'm putting my name on the Smart Car waiting list just so I can turn it into a mini monster truck...

flOw ~ its even more impressive than you've heard. The visually and conceptually stunning flash game turned ps3 download is quite the MFA project dream story

Flor @ Target. Flor tiles now for sale at the chic big box store.

Limited edition CopyAndPaste chair by Sigurdur Gustafsson for Kallemo

Talented people do INCREDIBLE things when bored and inspired... like Super78's unofficial Wii advert... definitely a must see, even if you aren't a wii lover (do those exist?)

Nifty book made from a vintage index tab divider. Comes with a slew of new insertable tabs so you can change them out depending on your mood.

Wel.. this is the latest from Marcel Wanders. The swing is ready for spring. In your house or garden. Eye catcher of the year by Droog Design.

Have a client tell you to make it more "green" + "eco-friendly"? Apparently packaging really is 80% of what it takes... interesting article from NYT

Inspired by a transparent bag used to collect my rubbish, Jamie Wieck created a pair of carrier bags that quite literally 'carry' your shopping.

Watch for more pics of Wooster's 11 Spring St. exhibition as it unfolds this weekend. I ache to be there.

OXO Good Grips Folding Cutting board - my latest culinary indulgence - love the sturdy folding board, the black and white, and the grips on the edges that also serve as non slip feet when cutting.

think your crayons are boring? try these! an old project by pete goldlust, but definitely the coolest creation with crayons i've ever seen. [Editor's note: this is everywhere but still kinda pretty]

Mirrored lapel pins from France.

i do love my recycled furniture. this 'bucket seat' is part mop,bucket and chair.

Brilliant flat pack triangle based table

designers: Donata Paruccini + Fabio Bortolani, 2005... manufacturer: Pandora Design, Italy - plastic cutlery - prettier than most!

Great greeting cards with free shipping..sweet

Toast that loves you back

kinda awesome wrecks in rotterdam.

incredible, its made of straws! padlab has loads of other straw inspired objects too.

Hello? Hello?

Beerclip - money clip that even opens bottles! Maybe notcot needs some schwag?

probably old news to the cool kids. but newmindspace is awesome.

mikimoto? maybe?

Marisol Rodriguez's SKIN collection is origami meets fashion where it will expand with your baby bump... there's something very roly poly about these!

In Boston, Howeler Yoon Architecture and Squared Design Lab have proposed Filene’s Eco Pods, a series of modular pods that harbor an algae bioreactor.

In the Animated Short "The Forest" by David Scharf, the protagonist has to cope with this question and her hostile environment and finds a simple but radical solution.

This is the TV commercial created by BBH, London for new Surf Twilight Sensations. Shot entirely in camera, using theatrical shadow puppetry. Production from Sonny, London, and directed by Guy Manwaring.

MOMA's Paola Antonelli interview by Tom Bieling (Design Research Network) - relationship between 'making' and 'thinking', interesting new role for the designer between 'problemsolver' and 'sensemaker'. The Problem Maker!

Julie Tremblay collaborated with Nana Francisca Schottländer in order to mix sculpture, dance and happening in their “Everything That Happens” performance. Location: Copenhagen

Table linen Pantheon gold by Studio Job woven in the Dutch Textile museum. The pattern includes animals, airplanes and fantasy symbols. Finest quality damask set with artistic modern design will look great at any festive dinner table.

Happy Finish from London town do some lovely CGI, here's some dreamy 'walking on water' with photographer George Logan, with their online folio

"LP 09 // D5.2.1" tea and cake in the bathroom. Design: Laura Pregger

Frederic Chaubin, Cambodian born French-Spanish editor of Citizen K magazine, spent a good part of the 1980s documenting the outlandish, sci-fi architecture behind the Iron Curtain.

British designer Charlotte Kingsnorth has created the ‘Felt Up’ chair.

"Black Gold" is an installation by Tattfoo Tan that includes mobile gardens built out of discarded shopping carts and jarred compost priced at the value of gold.

We love MAG FRAME, a magazine rack designed by the japanese designer Shigeichiro Takeuchi...

Chris & Tibor presented the latest collection for Fall Winter 2009/10. Simple and clean, minimalistic approach to bag design.

Dutch artist Geke Wouters has created a stunning collection of paper-thin bowls made from carrots, peppers, beet root, leeks, tomatoes, and other vegetables. And yes, they are edible!

New motion design piece created by Seth Akkerman for the Non-Prophets song "Fresh." This project was completed as part of a SCAD Broadcast Design course.

Incredible glistening silver-mesh sculpture, and a relief installation that created dazzling effects akin to lenticular images by artist Lincoln Austin at the Institute for Modern Art, Australia.