The Future Perfect's "Strict" chair made from children area's bubbles.

Is this your luggage? A site for anyone who has ever lost a bag. It's a collection of lost luggage laid out and photographed for voyeuristic pleasure. Watch out for the dirty pants.

Emma Barratt's illustrations ironically called "Rejects" are exactly the opposite. The ninja peas collection is great. I hope it gets produced. check out her portfolio on coroflot too.

hangover by luis luna is a chandelier made out of leftover plastic cups as the name suggests it

A golden sand dune-inspired structure begins to take shape as Foster + Partners recently broke ground upon their UAE pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

Jesse Kaczmarek's Pepsi can designs are great. i really like the Delft Blue influence.

384 entries were received from all corners of the world. After much deliberations, the Netdiver 10year Design Bash selections are ready for viewing.

Cool iphone Application by Aaron Cohen called iKalied.
Turns images and photos into kaleidoscopes.

Nice portfolio by Pablo G. de la Peña. Art and creative director of Shackleton Madrid.

StrangeCo is giving away some limited editions of their King Ken!

The work of Andrew Bell (Creatures in My Head) ~ all around a Parisian restaurant!

Quite contrary to the food-storage options that Tupperware is so famous for, the collection pail and outdoor compost bin offers an easy option for those who believe in recycling garbage.

Melissa Haslam's gorgeously eery paintings of girls in nature with creatures...

Ben Heck modded a Commodore C64 into a laptop. Portable gaming at its best.

The Apple Tree of Thailand has a fascinating collection of Weapons of Choice bunny jewelry... there's even a NotCouture looking safety pin one!

Wow ~ why don't my Home Depots have windows like this?

Art Lebedev takes on the problem: Turn the coat of arms of Moscow into a party accessory. Solution: Georgius is designed to depict Saint George with a spear that can pierce through anything, from fruit to canape.

The Web Trend Map 2009 by the Information Architects gives you the perfect overview of the internet, with the 333 most influential web domains and the 111 most influential internet people mapped onto the Tokyo Metro map.

Researching Living Walls gardens today ~ interesting to see even Smith & Hawken are doing them now!

Cheap Thrills ~ the golden twist tie engagement ring? by Benjamin Lignel

Super cute retro-green graphics on the packaging and reusable bags from Rebel Green!

Pretty little hanging porcelain vases ~ Feinedinge

Packaging of Frutier, gourmet sweets made of natural fruit. Attractive and exclusive packaging. The window of the pack shows the colourful sweets, contrasting with the black colour that it identifies the brand.

The very modern Ergon Two-Way Door by Venetian Celegon.

With a title like "Shots of to-die-for loft living" how can you resist? That bed looks divine right now...

Reavel Clipboards - Not your regular plain old clipboards. This one will make your office or desktop cooler and with attitude.

Night Horses was an obscure toyline from 1989-1990. Never very successful in the U.S., they found a small cult following in northern Sweden. Created Matt Brown.

OCTOPUS ROUNDUP!!! 36 octopi posts rounded up in one easy spot ~ inspired by #20344

London-based, Italian designers Sara Ferrari and Marcella Fiori have designed a book of place mats for note-taking during meals ~ with built in utensils even! Very cute ~ check out how it works!

THE BARAI is a journey where the art of architecture is your guide. Designed by Thai architect Lek Bunnag, The Barai Spa is inspired by the 11th century Khmer architecture.

Design Indaba Trust selected 50 South Africans with impeccable design pedigrees to participate in the South African leg of the 2009 Bowwow initiative to unleash their imaginations on iconic Magis Puppies created by Eero Aarnio in 2005.

Fascinating Animal Tables by Hella Jongerius going on display in Paris ~ great pics over at Dezeen

Phil Frost at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery

Wow, Mark Hoppus loves octopi as much as we do (if not more?) ~ check out this toy prototype and his blog logo... (also his twitter icon is sweet too)

Ok, 4:30am giddy to find out from a reader that Mark Hoppus reads NOTCOT and blogrolled it... which leads me to get distracted by the fact that TokiDoki is prototyping customizing his signature fender basses...

Idiosyncratic bathroom, located in rural California, designed by Bryan Boyer with a freestanding sink hewn from solid walnut.

Chef'n OilWand ~ on kitchen gadgets the oil wand is like a combo between oil brush and handle filled scrubby brush thing?

MOY concept car designed by Elvis Tomljenovic received first price in contest held during auto(r) automotive design conference in Zagreb, Croatia.

Strange and Bizarre work of Hyungkoo Lee

Beautiful collection of ceramics by Laura Zindel just got added over at Blackbird. Mugs, Espresso cups, Salad and Dinner Plates and more. So wonderfully creepy!

Banba design by Tomita Kazuhiko...the stool that looks like a planter box for balcony or pool-side where it does look ideal for. The volumized fabric on top is comfortable + useful to pick up the lid.

We used Bisazza mosaic tiles in a fresh and innovative way- a transparent custom made L shaped pool bar with a remote operated internal LED lighting system. The external structure is covered with pearl colored Bisazza mosaic tiles.

Jaz Harold makes beautiful, haunting illustrations

Amsterdam’s MiNiBAR takes the hotel minibar concept to a new level. A concierge shows you to your table, presents you with a key with which to gain access to your very own private bar, waiting is a thing of the past.

Freshly back from Singapore ~ back to the real world now... here are some fun looks at the gorgeous views flying from Singapore to LA!

NOTCOT makes Straits Times' Digital Life TOP 50 WEBSITES!!! So giddy ~ thanks so much for supporting NOTCOT!!!!

the Amsterdam RealTime Project by the Waag Society - mapping Amsterdam not by literal streets but by the movement of it's inhabitants.

A haunting image combining wonderful photography and hand drawn illustrative elements create a depressing but beautiful image.

Public Design Festival - Milan Design Week 2009

Owned and designed by architects Ana Cecilia and Alfred Quezada, is this home in the Middle Ridge neighborhood of Mill Valley, California.