The Google logo has been LEGO-ified this morning, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic plastic brick.

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.

Top 8 Most Amazing Tree Houses

Das Art has some amazing lighted sculptures hand-made using steatite and calcite

Philipp Plein has come out with some amazing "death head" (that's what he calls skulls) jewelry and accessories in sterling silver and 18k gold.

McDonald's lifting from Nine Inch Nails. Looks more like a blatant steal to me.

Valle House by Guilherme Machado Vaz. The house buries into the slopes to vanish into the context. Has a great pool.

Jewelgraphy cards by innovative design firm D-BROS, plus lots of other great products.

Selection of creative Business Cards, visual identity to make the difference.

Just played with the upcoming Oakley Split Thump mp3 glasses and have a full hands on review, unboxing, and comparison with the previous model... fun packaging details, and cool removable earbuds

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own a(u)ctions. Up for sale on eBay is this 1966 Land Rover 88" Station Wagon, the official car of the 14th Dalai Lama.

Finnish Designer, Susanna Vesalainen, created this ceramic salt and pepper shaker for a competition this year sponsored by DesignBoom.

IDSA Connecting '07. This sums up the great evenings during the conference.

Andrea Branzi's limited edition ceramic vases, his Portali collection for SUPEREGO, are little pieces of art. All of them are for sale and amazing!

NIPPLES - glass plate

An innovative strategy for social housing by ELEMENTAL, a chilean based doing tank. Previously published in Domus, Archplus and Architecture for Humanity.

DALSTON, a set of 72 vector illustrations was inspired by the wide variety of cultural and economic backgrounds of people living in Dalston, Hackney, East London.

Typographic London landmarks by illustrator Oscar Wilson

Zygote Interactive Ball at BIP, Italy - by Alex Beim - is a lightweight inflated ball, illuminated from within, responds to any pressure applied to its surface with random led colors

Martin McMillan graduated this summer with a beautiful yet disturbing photographic portfolio

Intimate Control was created by Jennifer Chowdhury for her class thesis project. The aim of the game is to help bring couples together for a more intimate and closer game playing experience. See video.

In today's society, we're conditioned to get the most food while spending less. Bulk buy comes to mind. Borrowing on that dichotomy, what if you paying more meant getting less.

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.

Bush & Rinse Toothbrush Creates Mini Water Fountain

The Invisible City - Superb urban sculpture in Wellington by artist Anton Parsons. Two steel slates covered with a braille message. Check out a close up at http://www.flickr.com/photos/
peter_from_wellington/519693491/

"Passion" cufflinks from John Ferdinand, a new men's accessories brand. Styled in silver and inlaid with ebony. The wood used is actually offcuts from furniture manufacturing.

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

Biagi's idea of the TAR collection was born during a visit to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Check out the collection.

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.

Katamari Damacy Bay to Breakers San Fransisco May 21st 2006 -- 3m45cm13mm 450lbs The Prince Has A Posse -- your katamari is as big as: 16 Gavin Newsoms

Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Speedgoat is just a little bike shop in PA, but with the help of custom painters and artists they've raised almost $35,000 to fight breast cancer. The custom-painted pink frame and fork on this year's high-end bike is amazing. Raffle tickets are just $10.

The F.A.M. is a network of young professionals and close friends who specialize in a wide variety of art and design talents. The site houses information on each member's background, portfolio, and contact.

Cool Hunting mentioned this SteriPEN Adventurer Handheld Water Purifier that uses UV light to sterilize sketchy water in under a minute ~ and i can't think of a more useful gadget to have around.

via our buddies at MEDGADGET... something cool to get around in... the sexy porsche pegasus

Celebrate Voyagers 30th anniversary with this selection of Space Tees

That's not a grill, it's your next computer. Microsoft's Next Gen PC Design Competition

Jacuzzi Morphosis Omega Steam Shower with Hydromassage by Pininfarina, a famous car design company - looks gorgeous.

Wiimote street art in Darien, Illinois on a zebra crossing

Marrying form and function, Mimobots are USB flash drives that have been designed and developed by artists. [Editor's Note: We love Mimobots, here's a nice interview]

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

Samsung get really creative with how your computer should look... fascinating 3 concepts to check out

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!

Black Max Football ~ lose the band across the middle, and this is one seriously desirable designer football to go to the park with.