Gold and the holidays seem so natural together. This set of gold glazed bowls by a talented Parisian duo would make an excellent holiday gift for that person who seems to have everything.

Sofia Coppola directs the new Miss Dior Chérie fragrance commercial. Very dreamy.

The HoundRound dog exercise wheel. A giant hamster wheel for dogs!

"Make Yourself" is a very cool + colourful new promo spot for PUC by Santiago-based design/animation shop DAf.

This website shows all of the different recreated illustrations of Alice & Wonderland. Very inspiring.

Kim Rugg's alphabetized newspaper front pages meticulously compiled with a razor, steady hand, and plenty of patience.

ORIGAMI... a beautifull video of the Kihachiro Onitsuka, the creator of ASICS brand...

Artism is an independent organisation aiming to create a book bursting with artists/graphic designers work which will be sold to raise money for the National Autistic Society charity through the use of Art.

300.000 million pesetas are alredy in the spansih pockets. And now is the time to use them again. Try to find some in this cool website. Nice mix photo-treatment and analogue techniques.

House numbers by type designer Andrew Byrom

Fisker Automotive's eco-friendly plug-in hybrid, 'Karma', revealed.

Loving the new Greenfuz Toy from artist Will Sweeney.

Sleek aluminum kaleidoscopes by Japanese artist Tomoo Hosono. Inside are non-colored pieces which produce saturated patterns of changing color through the scientific phenomenon known as birefringence. (Japanese text)

David Choe, New York City, an amazing artist, illustration, advert, art ! I love it !

IDEA: A Christmas tree that ran solely from a potato battery. We realized that would have to be a huge-ass potato so we made it digital- and to keep it in the spirit, we made it a yam-ran-Christmas greeting.

Versace has just released a collection of tiles called Stone Palace.

Nixon is shortly releasing an awesome set of headphones, in both ear bud and classic over the ear style.

What bad economy? Tom Ford is introducing an $18 soap on a rope 'Cleansing Bar' that is scented with Tom Ford For Men.

Innovative and environmentally friendly packaging for Newton Running.

For part of La Blogotheque's brilliant "A Take Away Show" video-concert series, Vincent Moon filmed an absolutely amazing acoustic session with Fleet Foxes inside an abandoned wing of Paris' Palais Royale.

City of Books: a beautiful stop-motion animation for 4th Estate Publishers 25th Anniversary. Produced by Apt Studio.

Modscape's beautiful modular homes offer a plethora of sustainable features including solar panels, recycled materials, rainwater collection, and greywater recycling.

Love Chigo's versatile Tree Stacking Cabinet - three separate cabinets made of white ash that can be used separately or stacked on top of each other.

See Anna Ronnes unique wooden screen "Saturated Porosity". She was the first winner of the danish “Time to design” award.

I also believe than my pencils are speaking to each other when my attention is outside... Nice video series in 3D for Fedex.

Nice packaging design for Bull-A-Rook whiskey by Kyle Poff. I like how both sides of the label are considered, with the plainer side on the exterior and a layered map that can be viewed from the backside.

Some of us grew up drinking from these bottles and cans, most of us threw away after drinking but some of us kept them. Allen is a good example of such collector, he has captured many old items and in a way preserving them in the form of pictures.

In Naples, Italy, there's a tradition of including everyone from bakers to pizza makers in nativity scenes. Current events play a role too: this year the Obama and McCain figurines are incredibly popular.

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.