The island of Samso, in Denmark, is 100% powered by wind power, and with a combination of wind and solar, they have managed to be completely carbon neutral.

Beautiful packaging design for Integrity Spirits' Lovejoy Vodka by ID Branding.

a mobile coat rack and
stool named ‘sprout’. the design is built using ash and molded cork

"Simulakrum" is name of Belgrade designer Snežana Veljković medal collection. She was awared at Prague Quadriennale for this exibition. All medals are made from paper + added materials (metal, glass...)

In the brilliant Phillip Toledano's latest exhibition, "America The Gift Shop", he examines the last 8 years of American history and the presidency of George W. Bush with the stereotypical "souvenirs" we have to remember him by.

Sponsored by Design Observer, Design/ers for Obama is a community art project for Obama supporters, to aggregate and rate Obama art that is available for download + printed by anyone.

While at Calty Design Research, Toyota Project Chief Designer, Ian Carabiano gave me a little demo of his impressive wacom tablet car sketching... all shading/rendering by hand... see the video!

Joep van Lieshout of Atelier Van Lieshout creates some unusual skulls in which you can sit or sweat. Here's two of them, the Sensory Deprivation Skull and the Wellness Skull, which has a sauna inside!

Here some outstanding pictures of the finalists for the 5th Peugeot Design Contest.

New work by illustrator HELLOVON (post 6898) - Migration, a beautiful project in London and New York

THE VISIBLE BLUNDSTONE
A one-of-a-kind resin casting for Boot It UP! - a benefit for Sketch.

Action in the bus shelter to promote Kung Fu Panda.

An art house extension with an amazing skin made in braided steel stripes. By ssm Architekten

For the Elevator Girls series, identically clothed female models pose within surrealistic architecture where anonymity and interchangeability echo their own psychic predicament.

MINI reinvents a traditional Beijing transport for the Olympics.

Kiwi's love Kiwi's. As one I was hunting for the best ever kiwi tshirt. This took the cake. Designed by Studio Alexander, made by Kinoo.

A buried building with a sheet of water as its only facade is the León municipal morgue by BAAS Arquitectos.

A wood beach house by dRN Arquitectos in Maitencillo, Chile.

Murakami releases a series of prints entitled "My First Art", some of his most famous pieces.

Voltaflex | New Body Parts | marketing, using the human body!

Artist Dorophy Tang created a furniture and art collection for the opening of the new Adidas Beijing store.

The “Really Cool” Waterproof Keyboard is a water-resistant and contaminant-proof keyboard with tactile feedback keys.

Furniture that has something in common with a Star Wars vehicle. AT-AT by T.N.A. Design Studio (for Röthlisberger Kollektion) made from pear trees, shares name and clean shape with the All Terrain Armored Transport.

Eric Clough secretly built an incredible scavenger hunt into a US$8.5-million, 4,200-square-foot Park Avenue apartment that included ciphers, riddles, poems and a lot of hidden doors and compartments.

All apparel at Departika on sale at up to 40% off, included the hit poster "Eagle," now in t-shirt form.

A sports hall with a stone skin, blends with the rural landscape in Croatia. By 3LHD Architects.

This are 25 extremely disturbing/fascinating object eating trees that will amaze you!
Now this is green art...

Frank Miller's The Spirit: Set photos

Tour de la Chapelle in Paris by Iñaki Ábalos and Renata Sentkiewicz.

Nike recently announced footwear for every single sport that is represented in the Olympic Games. The Ippeas horse riding boots were the ones that most surprised me!

Wayne Martin Belger builds cameras incorporating HIV+ blood, infant human hearts, skulls and other interesting odds and ends.

Sneak Peek - DING3000's Animal Tales collection for the upcoming Milano Design Week! Very fun use of shadows in their product photography.

review of the gorgeous new caprice chair by marcello ziliani for casprini

Javier Mariscal has designed some incredible, playful children's furniture with Magis... view them all (and they will get that kid inside of you excited no matter how old you are!)

Mirrored sculpture by Michel de Broin set deep within the woods. How interesting it might be to stumble upon this sculpture while walking through the forest...

New work by Andy Kehoe at Green Lantern Gallery in Chicago. Also to celebrate the "birth" of his new website, Andy has released some fabulous new prints.

Yuyen Chang's new jewelry collection titled "Orifices". The strangely familiar and seemingly human appearance of the pieces.... out of metalwork!

Dino Mighty's Dinero Tri-fold - Cool wallets in Tyvek. This tear-resistant wallet is designed without any stitches. It is one single sheet of high tech tyvek folded to create this seamless design.

A submission for the Momiji's Doll Design Competition at 'Don't Panic'. Momiji are dolls which have hidden message compartments. You can vote for this design by Australian illustrator Fiona Lee (aka Bonsai Foi).

The structure of the Upcher House by Bates Masi is an adjustable cantilevering rack system normally used in lumberyards. Located in East Hampton, the house only cost $228,000 to build. Two stories, with a loft and a catwalk that's outta sight!

Desiree Palmen, a 44-year-old Dutch artist creates crazy clothing to hide in plain sight with.... wow.

Also from the GE Ecomagination world ~ great tv ad on desalination (where bottled water is 'fished' for by some hardcore Norwegian fisherman to inspiring music)

Fred's Equal Measure ~ beaker/measuring cup ~ with not just cups and ozs, but also but things like 5000 droplets of water and 20,000 grains of rice marked

Impressive synagogue by Peter Schmitz. I really like they way the windows are folded into the star of David and the levels in the ceiling.

The Matrix M6001 Series wrist watch is, quite possibly, the most captivatingly gorgeous retro styled watch we have ever come across – and we have come across more than a few.

Nokia goes green at CES ~ with the 3110 Evolve, a fun booth display with great use of wood, some nice 60% recycled packaging, and a very fun vinyl stickered hybrid!