A samovar is a water heating container, mostly made of brass, with a pipe and built-in brazier inside...and more importantly, this one is gorgeous.

ceci n'est pas un livre. rather, it's a fake-paperback that serves as a shelf. =)

Unusable custom Vans, but perfect for Halloween

these vintage book covers are gorgeous. unfortunately they're not all available as posters at blackwells. =P

Brilliant public service campaign at the beach in Barcelona

Oooh Screenshots of Leopard. I like that they finally made a guest account, and that you can change the spacing of the grids for icons.

The Bootbag, designed by Saskia Marcotti. Only $77.00. Or, as swissmiss suggests, "DIY!"

Graphite on Paper - in real life those water towers are TINY on a large drawing of mountains... see more images over at .com of the work of Michael Schall

Animated illustrations from Leonardo Da Vinci's notebooks. LDV was my childhood hero.

Doug Boehm's collection of classic monster inspired illustrations are perfect for the upcoming Halloween holiday...and just about any other day!

love the mix of old and new stuff. the studioroom906 clock combines our modern alarm clocks with old school pocket watches.

Blik for your car ~ it's about time! Not loving any in particular for my car, and not sure how others don't work for the car... but still interesting interface... (not liking their 4 car options to demo on)

our latest release: 40 beautiful snow crystal .eps illustrations which you can mix and match.

Happy FIREFOX 2.0 launch! Now with Spellcheck! Better tabbed browsing! Suggestions as you search! AND i beg any of you on IE - please get firefox 2.0 - (this site looks better on it)

Sony unveiled the new limited edition Sony Casino Royale Spy Gear, integrating a Sony VAIO VGNTX007C notebook and a Cyber-shot 7.2 mgp digicam. - All in a 007 atache case. wtf?

Poor Urban Treeson is a victim of urban pollution! and turns black... there's also a new one that ate a firefly which glows in its belly. Click to check out the stories behind the toys.

Jonathan Harris (of We Feel Fine fame) ~ has a new project with Yahoo - Time Capsule - gorgeous site - really pretty/artsy UX - but not sure about the content

TobyD has a great collection of Doodle Tees

Psyop - School House Rockish Animations - Persuade! Change! Influence! [Editor's Note: also check out their coke ad at #577]

Hehe this image of evolution cracks me up cos it's sadly true, no?

While the last post tells you about the line - here's my hands on review of all the goodies you get INSIDE a Mimobot. Yes, when you behead it to plug it into your comp.

The Ginchy line of Mimobots has a Launch Party at Munky King on Thurs ~ designer, photographer, dj will all be present - Must see the McCarty Photos!

Designers love to take everyday objects and displace their meaning. Ray is a lampshade made from sunglasses

Fake riches, turn everyday plates into heirlooms

The Ambient Devices people have a new digital beta Ambient Clock which runs off of google calendars ~ new way to tell time - reminds me of an old cogsci hci project...

It is time for an upgrade. Finally they put FW800 back in ~ 200 gig HDs! 2-3 Gigs ram! Glossy screen option! 6x dual layer dvd! Dual Core! The New MacBook Pro.

Just fell in love with Twiggy, the new lamp by Marc Sadler for Foscarini.

Only thing better than getting a Wiiiiiii, are these Target light up Wii gift cards. Too fun.

London's Rokeby Gallery exhibit features drawings made by trees (among other nonhumans). Artist Tim Knowles "creates drawings independent of his own hand, using elaborate apparatus or time consuming practices."

The Slobots are Art /Toy/Sculptures by M Heisler. I can't believe these two robots started their life as a Munny.

Open Edition is an LED clock with four independent cubes, each with one of the digits of a clock, to be ordered as you feel.

Good/Bad post organisers by Illico. Personally I think the "Bad" one needs to be a lot bigger, I never get nice mail :(

Cat proof furniture. I most definitely need some of this stuff...

Nola Star has a really interesting product somewhere between thin plastic tiles and a curtain ~ gorgeous patterns available, and seems very unique and versatile for decorating

Lexus launches their Hybrid Living site, featuring some great videos of interviews with green designers, as well as ipod friendly tours of LA, SF, and NY spots that are both eco friendly and aesthetically impressive.

Rega make turntables that are as pleasing to the eye as they are to the ear. I think these little slabs of minimalist tellytubby-coloured goodness are my favourite.

Noticed the work of Markus Hofer over at JoshSpear.com and its mesmerizing to click through all these hardened paint blobs taking on lives of their own... be it from plugs, spray cans, floating paint cans, etc...

Vacuum Tube clock? Yes please.

TORD BOONTJE does TARGET! Gorgeous, affordable, fun, and i couldn't resist the dessert plate and bowls... full collection of images at .com

When I was a kid I used to pretend that my mum's hoover was R2D2. Now I can buy this and suck bugs out of Neo's stomach...

again, now sure how practical it is, but this corrugated bench from courtney skott is beautifully patterned.

Adorable 2007 Letterpressed & Hand Painted Calendar by Ilee.

Mini Hummer Golf Carts - also a really cute flamed roadster golfcart ~ impressively adorable once you get over the fact that they are hummerlets.

Garden Tile design that lets the grass show/grow through.