Wes Anderson has released a free iTunes download of Hotel Chevalier, a 13-minute prequel/introduction for his upcoming film, The Darjeeling Limited. The short was shot in 2005 and stars Jason Schwartzman and a bruised-up Natalie Portman.

AMP is a universal active speaker for laptops and other music sources. The AMP refers to the time before transistor radios, when radios were still looked upon as pieces of furniture.

pull rabbit's ears and you will find a surprise: a very funny toilet brush....

Vertu and Ferrari have released another limited edition cell phone together, this time only sixty will be made and are made with real parts of Ferrari's.

Stressed day ~ and on brilliantly packaged masks worth every destressing penny ~ i'm fully backing the vials of blue and cloth pellets of the Skyn Iceland Cool Therapy. (yes i posted it on com a while back)

If Apple made Biscotti, their packaging would probably look like this. Cantuccini from Deseo Prato

AIAIAI earphones from Denmark. Cool colours and design. Nice alternativ to your white iPod earphones...

Endless sketchwalls that "float" and store markers neatly in the side...

Check out this teaser trailer for a documentary on GHOST, one of the most prolific graffiti writers in NYC history. The normally reclusive bomber talks openly about painting trains back in the day.

A quick post from Siggraph 2007, featuring RAYMOND, my absolute favorite short from the Electronic Theater. By BIF and THE MILL

Pete Fowler's Monsterism 4 - Pets and Owners - Each figure set is packaged with both pet and owner, in special cylindrical pet food cans.

Ludo Escrime - apparently in november Le Coq Sportif will be taking on fencing like you've never seen it before.

These cool stainless and acrylic cordless LED fixtures from Lumin cast a colorful wash of light in any space.

Google News Cushions. The top headlines from 2003, 2005 and 2006 Google searches printed on hand signed cushions. Designed by Elodie Blanchard.

fruit bowl by -jenny pokryvailo [Editor's Note: check out how it collapses down to pieces of wood on a metal ring!]

Vaja announces their iPhone cases....

For designers and other type addicts, Typografica.org just released a list of their 23 favorite fonts of 2006

GIANT Robot in the making. See how this cardboard robot is formed.

Artist Alex Amerri has created a visually stunning piece that is available for sale as a limited edition 2 color silk screen print on Stonehenge paper. Sales directly benefit the Bicycle Kitchen in Los Angeles.

I couldn't help myself, and just gushed about the packaging of the iphone more than the phone itself... they bothered to indent the button on the box!

designer jeremypettis! enough said. [Editor's Note: i loved his typography so much it has been featured on NOTCOT.com]

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

New work and motion of the collective company Ontwerp from Johannesburg, South Africa.

After #3909 - needed to feature Take Away Shows - "You meet a band. You take them outside, in the streets, and ask them to play there, shoot the movie in one unique shot, whatever happens."

Swiss Romain Jerome is selling watches which are partially built from authentic parts of the Titanic, which sank in 1912.

Beautiful work of Miwa Koizuni with PETs.

Rogues Gallery ~ men's line with some great nautically inspired pieces from Maine... gorgeous combo of clothing, models, photography and a clean site.

It's time for I Am 8-bit again at Gallery 1988 ~ for another giant group show of video game inspired art ~ and they are launching a new gallery in SF too this month!

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

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

Installation by Carsten Holler with intertwining slides at the Tate Modern, London.

Subvertizing the fashion/model/body image industry is always entertaining. So, make your own and do it yourself! DIY coldsores... Via The Anti-Advertising Agency.

Santos Stovetop Vacuum Coffee Maker - the story and instruction visuals are as good, if not better, than the coffee to come from this gorgeous classic.

Geek design chic. a usb drive enclosure that looks exactly like a naked hard drive.

Deep Inside..Joe Nishizawa's new photo book .
Futuristic reality from tokyo's underground. Forget the Matrix!!

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?)

A close up of the all new norco 125 bike. Designed with inspirations from Canada. This is one of three different models. Each one is inspired from different regions around the globe.

FATBOY ~ i've been needing their hammock... and now mocoloco has pics of their new rocking chair!!! and quilted foam cubes.

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.

"revealing the ardent desire of a defined space. finding the design. tattooing the wall"

These recycled bic pen chandeliers by En Pieza look just as classy (if not classier), refract light in the most gorgeous way, AND are far more creative and eco-friendly than their staid crystal counterparts. What more could you ask for in a chandelier?

HAPPY 2007! Dan Witz kicks off the new year with his latest second annual new years prank! So go look for these gloves around williamsburg!

Launched in September 2005, the collection "Vynil, an alternative to wallpaper", literally passes into the hands of the end users, who, invited to transform their interiors into an area where they can express themselves, become the creators of their own setting.

feathery - a new animal font from kapitza

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.