Today the Nobel prizes are handed out in Stockholm and Oslo. Take a closer look on the medals designed by Erik Lindberg, Gustav Vigeland and Gunvor Svensson Lundkvist.

Park, Set and Match by Jorge Mañes. -- I love this type of mischief, taking over the parking lot in the name of tennis

Absolutely beautiful holiday-themed video for Stella Artois.

My Moet ~ this holiday season you can get custom swarovski crystalized Moet bottles with the message of your choice

beautiful new installation at the Dior Homme store in Paris by young Italian artist Andrea Mastrovito. great photo gallery at Wallpaper!

Stunning digital collages by Joseba Elorza.

Pile of dirt? Nope, five spice powder. A balancing act to find the perfect harmony between the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

The Ballandean House by Arkhefield not only shows a strong contrast with the plain surroundings through the different planes, but features several sustainable techniques.

Arcangelo Sassolino uses the language of energy. Yet not energy referred to in a new age kind of way, but real physical and mechanical energy.

A real unique and creative interpretation of the classic straight razor - the Damascus Birdwing by knife maker, Frank J. Warner. For the discerning gentleman.

The new Granada Science Park by spanish architects Ferrater + Jimenez Brasa features amazing interior spaces, flooded with natural light. The exterior is a complex topography that blends with the surrounding mountains.

Swedisk Smånsk has redesign the magazine Vagabonds travel bookstore in central Stockholm. A map of the local area provides the basis for the floor pattern, which continues up the walls in the form of a shelving system.

Francis Ford Coppola's new Blancaneaux Blood Red Hot Sauce. Available in 3 degrees of Heat.
Mellow, Moderate and Fierce Burning.
Visit the MANGIA! section of the online store to find.

Control more C and Control more V.

Weehouse is a St. Paul firm offering a range of minimalist prefab houses starting at $65,000. All the models are based on pre-insulated modules, which can be combined in various unexpected ways.

A giant, firebreathing robot dog roams the streets of London! Courtesy of our steam-punk friends Mutoid Waste Company.

Wieden and Kennedy London have created a Christmas Card Making Machine in their front window. It works by taking a picture of your face and placing it randomly onto one of the 12 Christmas characters which is then uploaded immediately on to the site. Find your face online and email your very own personalised christmas card to your loved ones for free!

I like this inverse pot called Terra, by Umamy.

These massive falling Tetris block sculptures might be found somewhere on the streets of Australia.

Beautiful, eco-conscious wood furniture from A Single Tree.

The Imaginary Foundation just released their new line of skateboard decks. I want to hang the whole line on my wall...

The “ICE TREE” by Paprika for Domison - Montreal’s furniture store DOMISON has commissioned the design firm Paprika to create a magical Christmas window installation.

Over 300 bottles are hung at various heights to give the random shape of the tree. Each bottle is filled with a DOMISON logo. The end result is a floating enchanted winter creature.

Love this amazing print by Tugboat Printshop.

A wine case that turns into a lamp that turns into recyclable waste.

Jorine Oosterhoff's playful Mad Hatter tableware. Love the oversized lids.

Gift Guide ~ NOTCOT Wishlist ~ aka a rant on gift guides this season and a collage of many random products that i've been craving that haven't made it on my other guides so far!

NOTCOT Giveaway #24 ~ Makr is giving away one of their handcrafted leather wallets ~ the Black Tonal Plaid Vertical Pocket to be exact!

four new prints by freshlyblended press, 2 prints are two color letterpressed at 8x10" and 2 are two color gocco prints at 6x8". All the prints are printed on eco-friendly papers with lots of tender loving care!

Yuichi Higashionna's fluorescent light sculptures.

A review of 'A Day at El Bulli' by Ferran Adria, published by Phaidon.

Neumeister designed these mini milk packets for Arla - they are way cooler than your typical diner half and half!

larytta - souvenir de chine - video directed by körner union ~ so bizarre, so fascinating, like a giant kaleidoscope, only with huge mirrors and live mice and various birds running around terribly confused.

Arnaud Kermarrec-Tortorici and Fabrice Pellé are the duo behind l'Illustre Fabrique ~ incredibly beautiful posters and illustrations!

Video for Stay the Same from French group Autokratz. "Stay The Same" available on the mini album "DOWN & OUT IN PARIS & LONDON" and KITSUNE MAISON 6 COMPILATION.

Nooka Zon -- One function displays the time in big digital numbers while the other way shows time in squares.

Nobu has recently opened a new restaurant, this time in Dubai, with an interior designed by the Rockwell Group.

This is where we live - Fantastic stop motion created entirely of books.

Knight's Decanters ~ apparently back in the day they were made so they could sip horseback without spillage... love Josef Flek’s modern interpretation!

Method has launched a new line of body washes - always with pretty packaging!

Wine bottle plant nannies ~ the age old concept of letting the plants absorb only the water they need, as they need it through the terracotta ~ only this time it's also a fun way to reuse your fav wine bottles!

Zero Gravity madness on the new National Geographic Channel Idents for Space Week, filmed in a G-Force Airplane used to train NASA astronauts.

Lea Turto from Finland has made Plastic Garden. Here is the iCty-fFower installation of plastic spoons.

"Fermer les yeux pour voir" proposes a new tactile and graphic language which takes everybody’s needs into account : blind people, partially sighted people and sighted people.

Proposed redesign of London buses.