Rubyy ~ blood orange energy drink in the gorgeous matte black aluminum bottle... that glows under the black light, AND tastes amazingly un-energy-drink-like... also a perfect addition to drinks!

ABSOLUT Barcelona website. Nice interaction experience and photo-collage work.

unbelievable shot of the golden gate bridge.

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #19: Mimoco is giving away 3 of the new VDC Mimobots with protohoodies to 3 lucky commenters!!!

Wow. I really need to go Siberia - some amazing photos of windows/home exteriors. Love the ornate facades.

The store, created by Ksubi in association with Herbert & Mason architects, leads the way in social and economical design by focusing on salvage and “mash” culture to produce an aesthetic the team call “homeless chic”.

Very interesting roofscape at the Future House by Innovarchi architecture - love how the roof becomes the ground of the courtyard between the two volumes.

Critter carols | And the Purina launches its generator cards online, using dogs and cats.

Freitag recently introduced the F22 iPhone sleeve, made with an individual roadkill tarp exterior and a velvet interior lining that automatically cleans the iPhone.

Faucets from Bongio, hand made from Murano glass, incredibly gorgeous… don’t you just love Italian design?

Love the minimal use of labels in John Sleeman Presents Series beer and the slightly tweaked bottle shapes. Designed by Dossier Creative.

The best of balloons on the web in 2008.

NOTCOT Holiday Special - Baxter of California is offering NOTCOT readers a 20% discount on all products using the code NOTCOT in the Coupon Code Section ~ good for 48 hours only ~ ends Sunday Dec 6th, midnight PST.

Mouth blown Murano glass pendant by famed architect Michele De Lucchi. If they're good enough for the Centre Pompidou museum in Paris, they're good enough for me!

Love Erika Lövqvist's Water-Lily Lamps - the height really makes you feel like you're underwater. Am curious as to how they stand with such thin bases...

Japanese design team, Tibori Design, have an awesome blog called Dotter Dotter where they post 8-bit inspired pieces of 3D art from classic Nintendo games.

Supermarket teamed up with Design Within Reach for a night of holiday shopping, Dec 10 at ModernMart IV. a great opportunity to find unique gifts from emerging designers at affordable prices...

Ever wonder where Creativity comes from? Creative juicing has historically been an elite pursuit accessible only to those lucky enough to be born into one of the South West's big five juicing families. Hilarious Video!

yet another great product from the mind of jamie hayon: this time, a little disco lighting via 2008. swarovski sparkle shady: unlimited possibilities for installation, crystals allow for an amazing game of light, on or off.

By using fragments of found typography to take apart and put back together language, Padberg creates visual improvisations. the end product, wow.

Nanotube sheets produce sound.
I'd like to sleep in sheets playing ambient music.

The goddesses of skateboard for ChenMan.

Snazzy spice boy spice grinders. Perfect for holiday medleys of cloves and allspice or just plain old pepper.

11,000 sq-ft Concept Store/ Event Space by Puma (created by Lot-Ek) - Twenty-four shipping containers are retrofitted and transformed into PUMA CITY, a transportable retail and event building that is traveling around the world

Exquisite black & white photography by Solve Sundsbo for NY Times' T Style Holiday 2008 issue with actors Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise.

Wool felt laptop sleeves for mini laptops (netbooks). Charcoal or red wool felt, black corduroy lining and black wooden buttons for closure.

Danielle Yurchinkonis has returned home to Baltimore with some incredible photographs taken during a 3 month period in which she lived as a vagabond in Latvia and Lithuania.

Bouffant is a boutique commercial production company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Pocket size plain moleskines with logo deboss and unique metallic illustration. Christmas gifts for clients.

Berlin's most famous landmark, the Stadtschloss, is being rebuilt. It's great to see that the façade will stay true to the original while the interior has all the comforts of modern design

Diamonds Chair ( hand died velcro and steel ) is a close cooperation between a chaotic impulsive improviser ( Anna Ter Haar ) and a neurotic perfectionist calculator ( Cris Bartels ) driven by constant conflict.

A company in Brazil was commissioned by a wealthy businessman to build a carbon fiber door with biometric scanner for his glass lobby elevator area in his home.

The 36e8 kitchen suites system develops around three macro areas: N.O.W bases, wall units and cupboards. Designed by Italian Daniele Lago.

The Bird Machine, a screen print poster workshop out of Chicago. Love Jay Ryan's posters and creative imagery. Squirrels, bears, cats, dogs, bunnies, orcas, and other sea creatures.

No stranger to NOTCOT - (#9132 & #12017) - Liz Wolfe has two limited editions available just in time for the holidays... just released today...this is 'Bunnies in Blood"

ICEBLOX - Ice Cube Tray Give Away by voala.eu, designeast.eu and designcollector.ru

Mathematical image processing and manipulation via Mathematica.

The Ultimate Coffee Cup by Lux-Delux Design. The ultimate in ergonomic modern design. A unique and innovative cup that is as delightful to the hand as it is to the eye.

Bo-Young Jung and Emmanuel Wolfs is Draw Me a Sheep. They have created a few cool seating concepts inspired by the world’s debate on GMO products, eco-crisis and today’s struggling human relationship with nature and our desire for authenticity.

Joel Trussell's signature vikings, bikers, other bearded characters descend on the scene with a solo show at the Grassy Knoll Gallery. Artist reception tonight!

Trailer for the new Ghostbusters Video Game looks just fantastic!

Futuristic Shell House by Kotaro Ide. The volumes are raised above the ground a bit and appear to float.

Beautiful photographic series called Sleeping by the Mississippi by Alex Soth.

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #18: Incase is giving one winner a VIP Boxed Set of 4 Metallic Slider Cases for the iPhone 3G in Silver, Gun Metal, Gold, and Copper ~ so so gorgeous. I love them all.

Halftone Def Studios just released the BACK IN BLACK reprint of the 74 Soundsystem Skull Poster. These prints are limited to an edition of 50 and printed on 80lb cover with white/gold ink at 18x24 inches.